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Diane Black

Former

Republican · TN-6 · U.S. House

No longer in office — profile reflects their service in the 114th–119th Congresses (2015–present).

Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

LeftCenterRight

Issue profile

FiscalHealthImmig.GunsAbortionEnviron.CrimeDefenseEconomyForeignCivil R.Educ.GovtJudicial
Taxes & Fiscal
R+0.85
Healthcare
R+0.48
Immigration & Border
R+0.98
Guns
R+1.00
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
R+0.98
Environment & Energy
R+0.88
Crime & Policing
R+0.75
Defense & Veterans
R+0.93
Economy & Labor
R+0.90
Foreign Policy & Trade
R+0.61
Civil Rights & Social
D+0.52
Education
R+0.59
Government & Democracy
R+0.93
Judicial & Executive Nominations
R+1.00

Each issue runs left right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.

How they score against the parties

Diane Black's voting record compared with each party's national platform, issue by issue — the same similarity score used across the site.

On the political map

Diane Black (the large ringed dot) among every current member of Congress and the party platforms.

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Most and least aligned members

Treating Black's 14 issue scores as a vector, cosine similarity measures whether two voting records point the same way (+100%) or in opposite directions (−100%) — the colleagues whose records align most and least with theirs.

Recent notable votes

YEA
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Land Transfer Act of 2017
2018-12-11 · Passed · Government & Democracy
YEA
Urging the Secretary of the Interior to recognize the historical significance of Roberto Clemente's place of death near Piñones in Loíza, Puerto Rico, by adding it to the National Register of Historic Places.
2018-12-10 · Passed
YEA
Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018
2018-11-27 · Passed · Foreign Policy & Trade
YEA
To rename the Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge as the Congressman Lester Wolff National Wildlife Refuge.
2018-11-13 · Passed
YEA
Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018
2018-09-28 · Passed · Taxes & Fiscal
YEA
Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018
2018-09-28 · Passed · Taxes & Fiscal
YEA
Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6, with an amendment.
2018-09-28 · Passed
YEA
Family Savings Act of 2018
2018-09-27 · Passed · Taxes & Fiscal
YEA
American Innovation Act of 2018
2018-09-27 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy
YEA
Family Savings Act of 2018
2018-09-27 · Passed · Taxes & Fiscal
YEA
American Innovation Act of 2018
2018-09-27 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy
YEA
American Innovation Act of 2018
2018-09-27 · Passed · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy

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