Gutknecht was the representative for Minnesota’s 1st congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1995 to 2006.
![Photo of Rep. Gilbert “Gil” Gutknecht [R-MN1, 1995-2006]](/static/legislator-photos/400164-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Gutknecht 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 Gutknecht sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2001 to Dec 8, 2006. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Gutknecht 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
Gutknecht sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (23%) Economics and Public Finance (14%) Commerce (12%) Health (12%) Law (12%) Environmental Protection (9%) Science, Technology, Communications (9%) Labor and Employment (9%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Gutknecht recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Res. 1107 (109th): Providing for the printing of a revised edition of the Rules and …
- H.Con.Res. 503 (109th): Providing for the sine die adjournment of the second session of the …
- H.R. 6261 (109th): Mercury Reclamation Act of 2006
- H.R. 5832 (109th): National Institute of Food and Agriculture Act of 2006
- H.R. 4357 (109th): 10 by 10 Act
- H.R. 3687 (109th): To authorize appropriations for grants for specialized technical assistance and training to …
- H.J.Res. 61 (109th): Supporting the goals and ideals of Gold Star Mothers Day.
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1995 to Dec 2006, Gutknecht missed 123 of 7,172 roll call votes, which is 1.7%. This is better 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