Rep. Sidney Yates

Former Representative from Illinois's 9^th District

Elected Positions

Dates	Title	Representing
1965-1998	Representative	Illinois's 9^th District
1961-1962	Representative	Illinois's 9^th District
1959-1960	Representative	Illinois's 9^th District
1957-1958	Representative	Illinois's 9^th District
1953-1956	Representative	Illinois's 9^th District
1949-1952	Representative	Illinois's 9^th District

Sponsorship Analysis

Yates was a far-left Democrat according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship from Yates’s time serving in the House of Representatives.

Use this chart to compare Yates to other members of the House of Representatives in the 105^th Congress on leadership and ideology.

This chart is based on principal components analysis for ideology and PageRank for leadership. See analysis methodology.

Bill Sponsorship & Cosponsorship

Some of Yates’s most recently sponsored bills include...

View All » (including bills from previous years)

Voting Record

From Jan 1949 to Dec 1998, Yates missed 1,299 of 17,418 roll call votes, which is 7.5%. This is worse than the median of 2.6% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 1998. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

Show the numbers...

Time Period	Votes Elligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1949 Jan-Mar	35	0	0.0%	0^th
1949 Apr-Jun	26	0	0.0%	0^th
1949 Jul-Sep	41	0	0.0%	0^th
1949 Oct-Oct	16	0	0.0%	0^th
1950 Jan-Mar	52	0	0.0%	0^th
1950 Apr-Jun	30	0	0.0%	0^th
1950 Jul-Sep	52	0	0.0%	0^th
1950 Dec-Dec	7	0	0.0%	0^th
1951 Jan-Jan	4	0	0.0%	0^th
1951 Jan-Mar	12	0	0.0%	0^th
1951 Apr-Jun	39	0	0.0%	0^th
1951 Jul-Sep	39	0	0.0%	0^th
1951 Oct-Oct	16	0	0.0%	0^th
1952 Jan-Mar	22	0	0.0%	0^th
1952 Apr-Jun	40	0	0.0%	0^th
1952 Jul-Jul	10	0	0.0%	0^th
1953 Jan-Mar	13	0	0.0%	0^th
1953 Apr-Jun	22	0	0.0%	0^th
1953 Jul-Aug	29	0	0.0%	0^th
1954 Jan-Mar	14	0	0.0%	0^th
1954 Apr-Jun	23	0	0.0%	0^th
1954 Jul-Aug	36	0	0.0%	0^th
1955 Jan-Mar	20	0	0.0%	0^th
1955 Apr-Jun	34	0	0.0%	0^th
1955 Jul-Aug	19	0	0.0%	0^th
1956 Jan-Mar	12	0	0.0%	0^th
1956 Apr-Jun	30	0	0.0%	0^th
1956 Jul-Jul	31	0	0.0%	0^th
1957 Jan-Mar	12	0	0.0%	0^th
1957 Apr-Jun	36	0	0.0%	0^th
1957 Jul-Aug	49	0	0.0%	0^th
1958 Jan-Mar	20	0	0.0%	0^th
1958 Apr-Jun	32	0	0.0%	0^th
1958 Jul-Aug	40	0	0.0%	0^th
1959 Jan-Apr	16	0	0.0%	0^th
1959 May-Aug	54	0	0.0%	0^th
1959 Sep-Sep	16	0	0.0%	0^th
1960 Feb-Apr	23	0	0.0%	0^th
1960 May-Aug	68	0	0.0%	0^th
1961 Jan-Apr	22	0	0.0%	0^th
1961 May-Aug	63	0	0.0%	0^th
1961 Sep-Sep	29	0	0.0%	0^th
1962 Jan-Mar	21	0	0.0%	0^th
1962 Apr-Jun	32	0	0.0%	0^th
1962 Jul-Sep	41	0	0.0%	0^th
1962 Oct-Oct	22	0	0.0%	0^th
1965 Jan-Mar	28	0	0.0%	0^th
1965 Apr-Jun	51	4	7.8%	63^rd
1965 Jul-Sep	98	4	4.1%	50^th
1965 Oct-Oct	20	4	20.0%	75^th
1966 Jan-Mar	30	1	3.3%	38^th
1966 Apr-Jun	51	0	0.0%	0^th
1966 Jul-Sep	72	5	6.9%	38^th
1966 Oct-Oct	37	18	48.6%	63^rd
1967 Jan-Mar	31	1	3.2%	67^th
1967 Apr-Jun	57	0	0.0%	0^th
1967 Jul-Sep	59	0	0.0%	0^th
1967 Oct-Dec	97	1	1.0%	78^th
1968 Jan-Mar	38	0	0.0%	0^th
1968 Apr-Jun	77	1	1.3%	33^rd
1968 Jul-Sep	90	1	1.1%	33^rd
1968 Oct-Oct	25	0	0.0%	0^th
1969 Jan-Mar	16	1	6.3%	27^th
1969 Apr-Jun	28	0	0.0%	0^th
1969 Jul-Sep	44	3	6.8%	42^nd
1969 Oct-Dec	87	6	6.9%	54^th
1970 Jan-Mar	35	10	28.6%	69^th
1970 Apr-Jun	74	3	4.1%	15^th
1970 Jul-Sep	76	6	7.9%	46^th
1970 Oct-Dec	81	8	9.9%	38^th
1971 Jan-Mar	22	0	0.0%	0^th
1971 Apr-Jun	90	0	0.0%	0^th
1971 Jul-Sep	72	3	4.2%	41^st
1971 Oct-Dec	133	2	1.5%	6^th
1972 Jan-Mar	64	15	23.4%	88^th
1972 Apr-Jun	113	1	0.9%	12^th
1972 Jul-Sep	101	5	5.0%	24^th
1972 Oct-Oct	49	5	10.2%	50^th
1973 Jan-Mar	36	1	2.8%	29^th
1973 Apr-Jun	189	4	2.1%	11^th
1973 Jul-Sep	130	3	2.3%	46^th
1973 Oct-Dec	179	10	5.6%	46^th
1974 Jan-Mar	77	2	2.6%	21^st
1974 Apr-Jun	168	1	0.6%	4^th
1974 Jul-Sep	147	4	2.7%	46^th
1974 Oct-Dec	141	8	5.7%	43^rd
1975 Jan-Mar	68	2	2.9%	35^th
1975 Apr-Jun	199	4	2.0%	23^rd
1975 Jul-Sep	146	7	4.8%	40^th
1975 Oct-Dec	189	13	6.9%	65^th
1976 Jan-Mar	106	0	0.0%	0^th
1976 Apr-Jun	267	5	1.9%	5^th
1976 Jul-Sep	277	11	4.0%	41^st
1976 Oct-Oct	7	2	28.6%	76^th
1977 Jan-Mar	100	4	4.0%	43^rd
1977 Apr-Jun	273	1	0.4%	6^th
1977 Jul-Sep	198	6	3.0%	27^th
1977 Oct-Dec	132	7	5.3%	54^th
1978 Jan-Mar	149	5	3.4%	33^rd
1978 Apr-Jun	299	4	1.3%	15^th
1978 Jul-Sep	308	7	2.3%	21^st
1978 Oct-Oct	75	3	4.0%	37^th
1979 Jan-Mar	63	0	0.0%	0^th
1979 Apr-Jun	220	7	3.2%	28^th
1979 Jul-Sep	198	7	3.5%	42^nd
1979 Oct-Dec	189	16	8.5%	48^th
1980 Jan-Mar	148	18	12.2%	71^st
1980 Apr-Jun	196	30	15.3%	82^nd
1980 Jul-Sep	192	8	4.2%	32^nd
1980 Oct-Dec	67	24	35.8%	93^rd
1981 Jan-Mar	15	0	0.0%	0^th
1981 Apr-Jun	89	1	1.1%	10^th
1981 Jul-Sep	106	0	0.0%	0^th
1981 Oct-Dec	142	3	2.1%	22^nd
1982 Feb-Mar	48	3	6.3%	54^th
1982 Apr-Jun	119	8	6.7%	69^th
1982 Jul-Sep	192	57	29.7%	96^th
1982 Oct-Dec	98	31	31.6%	97^th
1983 Jan-Mar	43	1	2.3%	13^th
1983 Apr-Jun	182	17	9.3%	70^th
1983 Jul-Sep	130	2	1.5%	24^th
1983 Oct-Nov	143	1	0.7%	6^th
1984 Jan-Mar	53	0	0.0%	0^th
1984 Apr-Jun	223	4	1.8%	17^th
1984 Jul-Sep	95	0	0.0%	0^th
1984 Oct-Oct	36	1	2.8%	30^th
1985 Jan-Mar	36	0	0.0%	0^th
1985 Apr-Jun	153	13	8.5%	81^st
1985 Jul-Sep	101	0	0.0%	0^th
1985 Oct-Dec	148	7	4.7%	60^th
1986 Jan-Mar	61	5	8.2%	60^th
1986 Apr-Jun	128	6	4.7%	65^th
1986 Jul-Sep	199	15	7.5%	78^th
1986 Oct-Oct	60	9	15.0%	87^th
1987 Jan-Mar	39	2	5.1%	62^nd
1987 Apr-Jun	187	5	2.7%	39^th
1987 Jul-Sep	95	0	0.0%	0^th
1987 Oct-Dec	167	10	6.0%	49^th
1988 Feb-Mar	49	1	2.0%	28^th
1988 Apr-Jun	156	40	25.6%	97^th
1988 Jul-Sep	152	7	4.6%	59^th
1988 Oct-Oct	89	2	2.2%	53^rd
1989 Jan-Mar	14	0	0.0%	0^th
1989 Apr-Jun	105	3	2.9%	46^th
1989 Jul-Sep	128	1	0.8%	18^th
1989 Oct-Nov	121	2	1.7%	26^th
1990 Jan-Mar	60	20	33.3%	99^th
1990 Apr-Jun	150	14	9.3%	87^th
1990 Jul-Sep	183	4	2.2%	43^rd
1990 Oct-Oct	143	13	9.1%	83^rd
1991 Jan-Mar	62	2	3.2%	53^rd
1991 Apr-Jun	139	21	15.1%	96^th
1991 Jul-Sep	81	4	4.9%	60^th
1991 Oct-Nov	162	7	4.3%	71^st
1992 Jan-Mar	66	14	21.2%	96^th
1992 Apr-Jun	185	20	10.8%	90^th
1992 Jul-Sep	196	11	5.6%	70^th
1992 Oct-Oct	41	4	9.8%	78^th
1993 Jan-Mar	127	12	9.4%	92^nd
1993 Apr-Jun	190	3	1.6%	34^th
1993 Jul-Sep	164	13	7.9%	92^nd
1993 Oct-Nov	134	6	4.5%	78^th
1994 Jan-Mar	95	7	7.4%	81^st
1994 Apr-Jun	219	5	2.3%	54^th
1994 Jul-Sep	142	9	6.3%	79^th
1994 Oct-Nov	51	3	5.9%	79^th
1995 Jan-Mar	279	46	16.5%	98^th
1995 Apr-Jun	189	51	27.0%	99^th
1995 Jul-Sep	232	42	18.1%	99^th
1995 Oct-Dec	185	19	10.3%	95^th
1996 Jan-Mar	110	4	3.6%	66^th
1996 Apr-Jun	182	25	13.7%	97^th
1996 Jul-Sep	163	17	10.4%	95^th
1997 Jan-Mar	71	1	1.4%	36^th
1997 Apr-Jun	174	54	31.0%	99^th
1997 Jul-Sep	232	52	22.4%	98^th
1997 Oct-Nov	163	67	41.1%	99^th
1998 Jan-Mar	89	24	27.0%	97^th
1998 Apr-Jun	185	27	14.6%	95^th
1998 Jul-Sep	199	73	36.7%	99^th
1998 Oct-Dec	74	16	21.6%	97^th

Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records, 1789-1990 by Howard L. Rosenthal and Keith T. Poole.
Martis’s “The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress”, via Keith Poole’s roll call votes data set, for political party affiliation for Members of Congress from 1789 through about year 2000
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress for the photo
THOMAS, for sponsored bills

Recent Legislative Activity

Elections and Offices

Rep. Sidney Yates [D-IL9, 1965-1998] leaves office as Representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district

Dec 19, 1998

Elections and Offices

Rep. Sidney Yates [D-IL9, 1965-1998] takes office as Representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district

Jan 04, 1965

Elections and Offices

Rep. Sidney Yates [D-IL9, 1965-1998] leaves office as Representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district

Oct 13, 1962

Elections and Offices

Rep. Sidney Yates [D-IL9, 1965-1998] takes office as Representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district

Jan 03, 1961

Elections and Offices

Rep. Sidney Yates [D-IL9, 1965-1998] leaves office as Representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district

Sep 01, 1960