![Photo of Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME2]](/static/legislator-photos/412842-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Golden is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the House of Representatives 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 Golden has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Apr 22, 2019. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Jared Golden sits on the following committees:
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House Committee on Small Business
- Chair, Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure
- Member, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture, Trade and Entrepreneurship
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House Committee on Armed Services
- Member, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces
- Member, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
Enacted Legislation
Golden was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
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
Some of Golden’s most recently sponsored bills include...
Voting Record
Key Votes
| Golden’s Vote | Vote Description |
|---|---|
| Aye |
H.R. 1585: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019
Apr 4, 2019. Passed 263/158.
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| Nay |
H.R. 1112: Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019
Feb 28, 2019. Passed 228/198.
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| Nay |
H.R. 8: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019
Feb 27, 2019. Passed 240/190.
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| Nay |
H.Res. 145: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to require a background check for every firearm sale, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1112) ...
Feb 26, 2019. Passed 227/194.
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| Aye |
H.R. 790: Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019
Jan 30, 2019. Passed 259/161.
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Missed Votes
From Jan 2019 to Apr 2019, Golden missed 1 of 167 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. This is better than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
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 Jared Golden for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
