U.S. Representative

John W. Wydler

Republican·NY — District 5· Former member

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70%

Party loyalty

76%

Attendance

-1

Broke with party

Bills → law

Broke ranks.

Every vote where Wydler broke from the Republican majority. Crossover behavior is the clearest signal of independence — how we compute it.

Most recent defection · Dec 5, 1980

Voted NAY while Republicans voted YEA.

NAYvs Party: YEA

Dec 4, 1980
Surface Transportation Act of 1980
Voted NAY while Republicans voted YEA
NAY
Dec 3, 1980
An act to provide for liability, compensation, cleanup, and emergency response for hazardous substances released into the environment and the cleanup of inactive hazardous waste disposal sites.
Voted NAY while Republicans voted YEA
NAY
Nov 17, 1980
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the policy of the Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary of the American Bar Association and the United States Department of Justice pertaining to potential nominees for lifetime Federal judgeships who, but for their age, might otherwise be found qualified.
Voted NAY while Republicans voted YEA
NAY
Nov 13, 1980
State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act Amendments of 1980
Voted NAY while Republicans voted YEA
NAY
Nov 13, 1980
State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act Amendments of 1980
Voted NAY while Republicans voted YEA
NAY
Oct 2, 1980
A resolution to expel Representative Michael J. Myers.
Voted NAY while Republicans voted YEA
NAY
Oct 1, 1980
An act to provide general assistance to local educational agencies for the education of Cuban and Haitian refugee children, to provide special impact aid to such agencies for the education of Cuban and Haitian refugee children and Indochinese refugee children, and to provide assistance to State educational agencies for the education of Cuban and Haitian refugee adults.
Voted NAY while Republicans voted YEA
NAY

Last 10 roll-call votes.

Dec 15, 1980NV
Dec 13, 1980NV
Dec 12, 1980A resolution providing for concurring in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4231 "An Act to designate the 'John D. Larkins, Jr., Federal Building'" with an amendment.NV
Dec 11, 1980National Tourism Policy ActNV
Dec 10, 1980A resolution to provide for disposition of the Senate amendments to the House bill H.R. 7112.YEA
Dec 5, 1980A bill for the relief of James R. Thornwell.YEA
Dec 5, 1980A bill for the relief of James R. Thornwell.NAY
Dec 5, 1980Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1981YEA
Dec 5, 1980Motor Vehicle Safety and Cost Savings Authorization Act of 1980NV
Dec 5, 1980Motor Vehicle Safety and Cost Savings Authorization Act of 1980NV