Rep. Debbie Lesko’s 2020 Report Card

Wrote the 2^nd fewest laws compared to Arizona Delegation (tied with 2 others)

Lesko introduced 1 bill that became law, including via incorporation into other measures, in the 116th Congress. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. View Enacted Bills »

Those bills were: H.R. 6016: To designate the facility of …

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (11^th percentile); House Sophomores (35^th percentile); House Republicans (51^st percentile); All Representatives (37^th percentile).

The legislator must be the primary sponsor of the bill or joint resolution that was enacted or the primary sponsor of a bill or joint resolution for which at least about one third of its text was incorporated into another bill or joint resolution that was enacted as law, as determined by an automated analysis. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively. We also exclude bills where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill.

Got influential cosponsors the 3^rd least often compared to Arizona Delegation (tied with 1 other)

3 of Lesko’s bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward.

Those bills were: H.Res. 177: Expressing the sense of the …; H.R. 956: Saving Children Act; H.R. 8301: Holding Rioters Accountable Act of …

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (22^nd percentile); House Sophomores (45^th percentile); House Republicans (62^nd percentile); All Representatives (37^th percentile).

Held the 5^th most committee positions compared to House Sophomores (tied with 2 others)

Lesko held a leadership position on 0 committees and 2 subcommittees, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. For comparison to other Members of Congress, we assigned a score giving five points for each full committee leadership position and one point for each subcommittee leadership position. View Lesko’s Profile »

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (78^th percentile); House Sophomores (87^th percentile); House Republicans (86^th percentile); All Representatives (82^nd percentile).

Ranked 7^th most politically right compared to All Representatives

Our unique ideology analysis assigns a score to Members of Congress according to their legislative behavior by how similar the pattern of bills and resolutions they cosponsor are to other Members of Congress.

For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 116th Congress is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Lesko’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (78^th percentile); House Sophomores (95^th percentile); House Republicans (96^th percentile); All Representatives (98^th percentile).

Got their bills out of committee the 13^th most often compared to House Republicans (tied with 3 others)

Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Lesko introduced 5 bills in the 116th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.

Those bills were: H.Res. 1046: Supporting the designation of August …; H.R. 3694: Helping Families Fly Act of …; H.R. 4402: Inland Waters Security Review Act; H.R. 5828: DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense …; H.R. 6016: To designate the facility of …

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (44^th percentile); House Sophomores (75^th percentile); House Republicans (92^nd percentile); All Representatives (71^st percentile).

Introduced the 21^st most bills compared to House Republicans (tied with 2 others)

Lesko introduced 29 bills and resolutions in the 116th Congress. View Bills »

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (33^rd percentile); House Sophomores (65^th percentile); House Republicans (88^th percentile); All Representatives (69^th percentile).

Cosponsored the 28^th most bills compared to House Republicans

Lesko cosponsored 342 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (33^rd percentile); House Sophomores (45^th percentile); House Republicans (86^th percentile); All Representatives (47^th percentile).

Joined bipartisan bills the 34^th least often compared to House Republicans

Of the 342 bills that Lesko cosponsored, 28% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills »

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (78^th percentile); House Sophomores (54^th percentile); House Republicans (17^th percentile); All Representatives (61^st percentile).

Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic.

Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 35^th most bills compared to House Republicans (tied with 3 others)

In this era of partisanship, it is important to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. 11 of Lesko’s 29 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party than the party Lesko caucused with in the 116th Congress.

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (44^th percentile); House Sophomores (61^st percentile); House Republicans (81^st percentile); All Representatives (57^th percentile).

Cosponsors who caucused with neither the Democratic nor Republican party do not count toward this statistic.

Got the 41^st most cosponsors on their bills compared to House Republicans

Lesko’s bills and resolutions had 282 cosponsors in the 116th Congress. Securing cosponsors is an important part of getting support for a bill, although having more cosponsors does not always mean a bill will get a vote. View Bills »

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (33^rd percentile); House Sophomores (60^th percentile); House Republicans (79^th percentile); All Representatives (52^nd percentile).

Ranked the 45^th top leader compared to House Republicans

Our unique leadership analysis looks at who is cosponsoring whose bills. A higher score shows a greater ability to get cosponsors on bills.

For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in the 116th Congress is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Lesko’s score elsewhere on GovTrack.

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (33^rd percentile); House Sophomores (58^th percentile); House Republicans (77^th percentile); All Representatives (49^th percentile).

Working with the Senate

The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 1 of Lesko’s bills and resolutions had a companion bill in the Senate. Working with a sponsor in the other chamber makes a bill more likely to be passed by both the House and Senate.

Those bills were: H.R. 8106: District of Arizona Judgeship Authorization …

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (0^th percentile); House Sophomores (4^th percentile); House Republicans (14^th percentile); All Representatives (9^th percentile).

Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service.

Missed Votes

Lesko missed 3.0% of votes (29 of 954 votes) in the 116th Congress. View Lesko’s Profile »

Compare to all Arizona Delegation (56^th percentile); House Sophomores (62^nd percentile); All Representatives (64^th percentile).

The Speaker of the House, per current House rules, is not required to vote in “ordinary legislative proceedings” and is never recorded as missing a vote, and may not be included in the comparison with other representatives if not voting. The delegates from the five island territories and the District of Columbia are not eligible to vote in most roll call votes and so may not appear here if not elligible for any vote during the time period of these statistics.