Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick
Former Representative for Michigan’s 13th District
![Photo of Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D-MI13, 2003-2010]](/static/legislator-photos/400217-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Kilpatrick is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2010 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 Kilpatrick sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 21, 2010. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Kilpatrick was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 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
Kilpatrick sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (23%) Government Operations and Politics (16%) Education (14%) Economics and Public Finance (14%) Sports and Recreation (11%) Social Welfare (9%) Armed Forces and National Security (7%) Arts, Culture, Religion (7%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Kilpatrick recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 4273 (111th): Pediatric Workforce Investment Act
- H.Res. 684 (111th): Recognizing and honoring Howard University School of Law’s 140-year legacy of social …
- H.R. 3098 (111th): Caring for an Aging America Act of 2009
- H.Con.Res. 150 (111th): Supporting the goals and ideals of African American Bone Marrow Awareness Month.
- H.R. 1982 (111th): Veterans Entitlement to Service (VETS) Act of 2009
- H.R. 6337 (110th): Caring for an Aging America Act of 2008
- H.Con.Res. 372 (110th): Supporting the goals and ideals of Black Music Month and to honor …
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 1997 to Dec 2010, Kilpatrick missed 695 of 9,363 roll call votes, which is 7.4%. This is much worse than the median of 3.1% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2010. 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
- Office of Carolyn Kilpatrick for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
