Kirkpatrick is the representative for Arizona’s 2nd congressional district (view map) and is a Democrat. She has served since Jan 3, 2019. Kirkpatrick is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
She was previously the representative for Arizona’s 1st congressional district as a Democrat from 2013 to 2016; and the representative for Arizona’s 1st congressional district as a Democrat from 2009 to 2010.
![Photo of Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ2]](/static/legislator-photos/412286-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Kirkpatrick.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Kirkpatrick is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Kirkpatrick has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Mar 3, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Enacted Legislation
Kirkpatrick was the primary sponsor of 7 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 670 (116th): Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act
- H.R. 4416 (113th): To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 161 Live Oak Street in Miami, Arizona, as the “Staff Sergeant Manuel V. Mendoza Post ...
- H.R. 862 (113th): To authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private improvements that were developed based upon the ...
- H.R. 3553 (111th): Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act of 2010
- H.R. 1065 (111th): White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010
- H.R. 1513 (111th): Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009
- H.R. 1762 (111th): To repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly known as the “Bennett Freeze”.
Does 7 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Kirkpatrick sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Public Lands and Natural Resources (67%) Native Americans (33%)
Recent Bills
Some of Kirkpatrick’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 250: January 8th National Memorial Act
- H.R. 7640 (116th): Local Journalism Sustainability Act
- H.Res. 879 (116th): Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should continue ...
- H.R. 5559 (116th): January 8th National Memorial Act
- H.R. 4246 (116th): To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to clarify the venue for judicial ...
- H.R. 3043 (116th): Permanently Authorizing PILT Act
- H.R. 670 (116th): Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2009 to Mar 2021, Kirkpatrick missed 394 of 5,200 roll call votes, which is 7.6%. This is much worse than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
