Radanovich was the representative for California’s 19th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1995 to 2010.
![Photo of Rep. George Radanovich [R-CA19, 1995-2010]](/static/legislator-photos/400330-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Radanovich 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 Radanovich sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 21, 2010. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Radanovich was the primary sponsor of 6 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 438 (111th): Tuolumne Me-Wuk Land Transfer Act of 2009
- H.R. 409 (109th): Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2006
- H.R. 353 (109th): To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide supplemental funding and other services that are necessary to assist certain local school districts in the State of …
- H.R. 3401 (107th): California Five Mile Regional Learning Center Transfer Act
- H.R. 4020 (106th): Dillonwood Giant Sequoia Grove Park Expansion Act
- H.R. 5234 (106th): To amend the Hmong Veterans’ Naturalization Act of 2000 to extend the applicability of that Act to certain former spouses of deceased Hmong veterans.
Does 6 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
Radanovich sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Water Resources Development (20%) Government Operations and Politics (15%) Economics and Public Finance (12%) Environmental Protection (12%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (12%) Agriculture and Food (10%) International Affairs (10%) Finance and Financial Sector (8%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Radanovich recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 5405 (111th): To provide for a visitor center for visitors to Yosemite National Park, …
- H.R. 856 (111th): California Drought Alleviation Act of 2009
- H.R. 437 (111th): Madera Water Supply Enhancement Act
- H.R. 438 (111th): Tuolumne Me-Wuk Land Transfer Act of 2009
- H.Res. 1474 (110th): Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the first vertical ascent of the face …
- H.R. 6940 (110th): California Drought Alleviation Act of 2008
- H.R. 3490 (110th): Tuolumne Me-Wuk Land Transfer Act of 2008
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Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 1995 to Dec 2010, Radanovich missed 1,057 of 10,703 roll call votes, which is 9.9%. 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
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
