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Steve Russell

Former

Republican · OK-5 · 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+0.84
Guns
R+0.99
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
R+0.98
Environment & Energy
R+0.83
Crime & Policing
R+0.85
Defense & Veterans
R+0.82
Economy & Labor
R+0.85
Foreign Policy & Trade
R+0.59
Civil Rights & Social
D+0.75
Education
R+0.47
Government & Democracy
R+0.92
Judicial & Executive Nominations
D+0.20

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

Steve Russell'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

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

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Most and least aligned members

Treating Russell'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
Designating room H-226 of the United States Capitol as the "Lincoln Room".
2018-12-21 · Passed
YEA
To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to ensure that the Public Buildings Reform Board has adequate time to carry out the responsibilities of the Board, and for other purposes.
2018-12-21 · Passed · Government & Democracy
YEA
To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to provide flexibility with respect to the leaseback of certain Federal real property, and for other purposes.
2018-12-21 · Passed · Government & Democracy
YEA
Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 3628.
2018-12-21 · Passed
YEA
National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act
2018-12-21 · Passed · Environment & Energy, Taxes & Fiscal
YEA
Directing the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill S. 3628.
2018-12-21 · Passed
YEA
National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act
2018-12-21 · Passed · Environment & Energy, Taxes & Fiscal
YEA
Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018
2018-12-21 · Passed · Civil Rights & Social
YEA
To make technical corrections to provisions of law enacted by the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, and for other purposes.
2018-12-21 · Passed
YEA
Department of Transportation Reports Harmonization Act
2018-12-21 · Passed
YEA
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the "Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office".
2018-12-21 · Passed
YEA
Federal Personal Property Management Act of 2018
2018-12-21 · Passed · Government & Democracy

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