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Rep. Jean Schmidt

Former Representative from Ohio’s 2nd District, Republican

Schmidt, a Republican, was the representative for Ohio's 2nd congressional district from 2005 to 2012.

Photo of Rep. Jean Schmidt [R-OH2, 2005-2012]

Analysis

Our unique analysis of the bills Schmidt sponsored and cosponsored provides insight into her position in the House of Representatives.

Each dot in the chart below was a member of the House of Representatives in 2013. The dots are positioned horizontally according to our progressive—conservative ideology score and vertically according to our leadership score (leaders toward the top). Schmidt is shown as a purple triangle. (analysis methodology)

Enacted Legislation

Schmidt was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:

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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 about one third or more 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

Schmidt sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:

Foreign Trade and International Finance (35%) Transportation and Public Works (15%) Families (15%) Health (12%) Government Operations and Politics (8%) Science, Technology, Communications (8%) Taxation (8%)

Recent Bills

Some of Schmidt’s most recently sponsored bills include...

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Schmidt’s Vote Vote Description
No H.R. 6233 (112th): Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012
Aug 2, 2012. Passed 223/197.
Nay H.R. 5972 (112th): Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
Jun 29, 2012. Passed 261/163.
Aye H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
Jun 23, 2011. Passed 304/117.
The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack Obama on September 16, 2011. The law represents the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952, and ...
No H.J.Res. 48 (112th): Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011
Mar 15, 2011. Passed 271/158.
Nay S. 3729 (111th): National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010
Sep 29, 2010. Passed 304/118.
No H.R. 5937 (110th): To facilitate the preservation of certain affordable housing dwelling units.
May 7, 2008. Passed 345/73.
Aye H.Res. 801 (110th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3688) to implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement.
Nov 7, 2007. Passed 349/55.
Yea H.R. 1830 (110th): To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until February 29, 2008.
Jun 27, 2007. Passed 365/59.
No H.R. 1362 (110th): Accountability in Contracting Act
Mar 15, 2007. Passed 347/73.
Nay H.R. 5 (110th): College Student Relief Act of 2007
Jan 17, 2007. Passed 356/71.

Missed Votes

From Sep 2005 to Jan 2013, Schmidt missed 179 of 5,898 roll call votes, which is 3.0%. This is on par with the median of 2.6% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Jan 2013. ProPublica has tracked 4 explanations for these missed votes. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Primary Sources

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