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Richard M. Nolan

Former

Democrat · MN-8 · 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
D+0.58
Healthcare
D+0.34
Immigration & Border
D+0.50
Guns
D+0.50
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
D+0.97
Environment & Energy
D+0.56
Crime & Policing
D+0.35
Defense & Veterans
D+0.15
Economy & Labor
D+0.51
Foreign Policy & Trade
D+0.37
Civil Rights & Social
D+0.63
Education
D+0.78
Government & Democracy
D+0.80
Judicial & Executive Nominations
D+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

Richard M. Nolan'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

Richard M. Nolan (the large ringed dot) among every current member of Congress and the party platforms.

Socially conservativeSocially progressiveEconomic leftEconomic rightNolan

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Most and least aligned members

Treating Nolan'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
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 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
Clean Up the Code Act of 2018
2018-12-20 · Passed
YEA
JACK Act
2018-12-20 · Passed · Government & Democracy
YEA
Stigler Act Amendments of 2018
2018-12-20 · Passed · Civil Rights & Social
NAY
Child Protection Improvements Act of 2017
2018-12-20 · Passed · Crime & Policing
YEA
Clean Up the Code Act of 2018
2018-12-20 · Passed
YEA
JACK Act
2018-12-20 · Passed · Government & Democracy
YEA
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018
2018-12-20 · Passed · Healthcare
YEA
Ashanti Alert Act of 2018
2018-12-20 · Passed · Crime & Policing
YEA
Clean Up the Code Act of 2018
2018-12-20 · Passed

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