McKinney was the representative for Georgia’s 4th congressional district and was a Democrat. She served from 2005 to 2006.
She was previously the representative for Georgia’s 4th congressional district as a Democrat from 1997 to 2002; and the representative for Georgia’s 11th congressional district as a Democrat from 1993 to 1996.
![Photo of Rep. Cynthia McKinney [D-GA4, 2005-2006]](/static/legislator-photos/400513-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
McKinney is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2006 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 McKinney sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2001 to Dec 8, 2006. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
McKinney 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
McKinney sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (17%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (15%) Law (15%) Crime and Law Enforcement (14%) Armed Forces and National Security (12%) Economics and Public Finance (11%) International Affairs (9%) Commerce (8%)
Recently Introduced Bills
McKinney recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 6422 (109th): To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C> 206(a)(1) …
- H.Res. 1106 (109th): Articles of Impeachment against George Walker Bush, President of the United States …
- H.R. 6381 (109th): To repeal Public Law No: 109-366, the Military Commissions Act of 2006, …
- H.R. 6382 (109th): Law Enforcement Abuse Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006
- H.Res. 1072 (109th): Urging the Government of Nigeria to conduct a thorough judicial review of …
- H.Res. 1025 (109th): Honoring the life and achievements of the late Oscar Davis, Sr., of …
- H.Res. 1026 (109th): For the re-opening of investigative hearings into the Counter-Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO) and …
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1993 to Dec 2006, McKinney missed 480 of 7,073 roll call votes, which is 6.8%. This is much worse than the median of 2.9% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2006. 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
