Rep. Brian Kerns
Former Representative for Indiana’s 7th District
Kerns was the representative for Indiana’s 7th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2001 to 2002.
![Photo of Rep. Brian Kerns [R-IN7, 2001-2002]](/static/legislator-photos/400521-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Kerns is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2002 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 Kerns sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 7, 1997 to Nov 19, 2002. See full analysis methodology.
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Kerns sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Crime and Law Enforcement (100%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Kerns recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 4642 (107th): To repeal the law banning firearms in the District of Columbia.
- H.Con.Res. 350 (107th): Expressing the sense of Congress that amnesty should not be granted to …
- H.Con.Res. 315 (107th): Ten Commandments Public Display Resolution of 2002
- H.R. 1260 (107th): Ban on Human Cloning Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 2001 to Nov 2002, Kerns missed 0 of 996 roll call votes, which is 0.0%. This is better than the median of 2.8% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Nov 2002. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
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
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
