Rep. Daniel Donovan
Former Representative for New York’s 11th District
pronounced DAN-yul // DON-uh-vun
Donovan was the representative for New York’s 11th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2015 to 2018.
![Photo of Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY11, 2015-2018]](/static/legislator-photos/412672-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2018 Report Card for Donovan.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Donovan is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2018 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 Donovan sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2013 to Dec 21, 2018. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Donovan was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 7213 (115th): Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018
- H.R. 6198 (115th): Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018
- H.R. 5150 (114th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the “Leonard Montalto Post Office …
Does 3 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
Donovan sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Emergency Management (23%) Crime and Law Enforcement (19%) International Affairs (13%) Finance and Financial Sector (13%) Government Operations and Politics (10%) Transportation and Public Works (10%) Science, Technology, Communications (6%) Education (6%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Donovan recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 7213 (115th): Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018
- H.R. 7125 (115th): To rename the portions of the Gateway National Seashore located on Staten …
- H.R. 6783 (115th): Terrorist Asset Seizure Reform Act of 2018
- H.Res. 1055 (115th): To affirm strong United States-Liberia ties and support for democratic principles, and …
- H.R. 6666 (115th): To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant to States and …
- H.R. 6197 (115th): Rescuing Animals With Rewards Act of 2018
- H.R. 6198 (115th): Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From May 2015 to Dec 2018, Donovan missed 56 of 2,319 roll call votes, which is 2.4%. This is on par with the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2018. 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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
