Nye was the representative for Virginia’s 2nd congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 2009 to 2010.
![Photo of Rep. Glenn Nye [D-VA2, 2009-2010]](/static/legislator-photos/412301-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Nye 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 liberal–conservative ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Nye sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 21, 2010. See full analysis methodology.
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Nye sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (67%) Commerce (20%) Taxation (13%)
Recent Bills
Some of Nye’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 6371 (111th): Gold Star Parents Annuity Act of 2010
- H.R. 6369 (111th): MyCAA Act
- H.R. 6372 (111th): Spouses of Fallen Heroes Scholarship Act
- H.R. 6370 (111th): Small Business Procurement Integrity Act of 2010
- H.R. 6131 (111th): Restoring Congressional Oversight and Strengthening Military Jointness Act
- H.R. 5867 (111th): Military Personnel Readiness Act of 2010
- H.R. 5568 (111th): Stop Waste by Eliminating Excessive Programs Act of 2010
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2009 to Dec 2010, Nye missed 4 of 1,655 roll call votes, which is 0.2%. This is better 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 and major life events.
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
- Office of Glenn Nye for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
