Rep. Thelma Drake
Former Representative from Virginia's 2nd District
Elected Positions
| Dates | Title | Representing |
|---|---|---|
| Representative | Virginia's 2nd District |
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Sponsorship Analysis
Drake was a rank-and-file Republican according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship from Drake’s time serving in the House of Representatives.
Use this chart to compare Drake to other members of the House of Representatives in the 110th 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 Drake’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 7111 (110th): To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the Honor and ...
- H.Res. 1309 (110th): Recognizing and honoring the 44th anniversary of the passage of the Civil ...
- H.R. 6317 (110th): To amend chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known ...
- H.R. 5987 (110th): To amend title 37, United States Code, to guarantee a pay increase ...
- H.R. 5797 (110th): Roth TSP Act of 2008
- H.R. 5233 (110th): Giving Relief to Our Small Businesses Act
- H.Con.Res. 261 (110th): Commemorating the centennial anniversary of the sailing of the Navy’s “Great White ...
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Voting Record
From Jan 2005 to Dec 2008, Drake missed 33 of 3,090 roll call votes, which is 1.1%. This is better than the median of 3.1% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2008. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
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
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- THOMAS, for sponsored bills