Jo Ann Emerson, former Representative for Missouri's 8th Congressional District

Emerson was the representative for Missouri’s 8^th congressional district and was a Republican. She served from 1997 to 2013.

Photo of Rep. Jo Ann Emerson [R-MO8, 1997-2013]

Analysis

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Emerson is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2013 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 Emerson sponsored and cosponsored. See full analysis methodology.

Enacted Legislation

Emerson was the primary sponsor of 6 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 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 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Emerson sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:

Government Operations and Politics (32%) Health (18%) Economics and Public Finance (18%) Taxation (11%) Crime and Law Enforcement (7%) Social Welfare (7%) International Affairs (7%)

Recent Bills

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

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Voting Record

Key Votes

Emerson’s Vote	Vote Description
No	H.J.Res. 117 (112th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 Sep 13, 2012. Passed 329/91.
Aye	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	S. 365 (112th): Budget Control Act of 2011 Aug 1, 2011. Passed 269/161. The Budget Control Act of 2011 (Pub.L. 112–25, S. 365, 125 Stat. 240, enacted August 2, 2011) is a federal statute in the United States that was signed into law by President Barack Obama on August 2, 2011. The Act brought conclusion to the United ...
No	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 ...
Nay	S. 3729 (111th): National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 Sep 29, 2010. Passed 304/118.
Aye	H.R. 1752 (111th): To provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may ... Jul 30, 2009. Failed 282/144.
Aye	H.R. 7321 (110th): Auto Industry Financing and Restructuring Act Dec 10, 2008. Passed 237/170.
Yea	H.R. 6707 (110th): Taking Responsible Action for Community Safety Act Sep 27, 2008. Failed 243/175.
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.

Missed Votes

From Jan 1997 to Jan 2013, Emerson missed 370 of 10,994 roll call votes, which is 3.4%. This is worse than the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Jan 2013. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1997 Jan-Mar	71	0	0.0%	0^th
1997 Apr-Jun	174	2	1.1%	36^th
1997 Jul-Sep	232	5	2.2%	58^th
1997 Oct-Nov	163	3	1.8%	49^th
1998 Jan-Mar	89	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Apr-Jun	185	1	0.5%	20^th
1998 Jul-Sep	199	0	0.0%	0^th
1998 Oct-Dec	74	1	1.4%	40^th
1999 Jan-Mar	77	4	5.2%	76^th
1999 Apr-Jun	184	1	0.5%	15^th
1999 Jul-Sep	204	2	1.0%	39^th
1999 Oct-Nov	146	3	2.1%	41^st
2000 Jan-Mar	95	2	2.1%	37^th
2000 Apr-Jun	277	9	3.2%	59^th
2000 Jul-Sep	130	7	5.4%	80^th
2000 Oct-Dec	101	11	10.9%	72^nd
2001 Jan-Mar	75	0	0.0%	0^th
2001 Apr-Jun	135	7	5.2%	80^th
2001 Jul-Sep	149	5	3.4%	72^nd
2001 Oct-Dec	153	2	1.3%	37^th
2002 Jan-Mar	79	2	2.5%	57^th
2002 Apr-Jun	203	31	15.3%	96^th
2002 Jul-Sep	141	4	2.8%	54^th
2002 Oct-Nov	61	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Jan-Mar	94	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	11	4.6%	79^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	27	14.0%	96^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	3	2.0%	37^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	3	2.9%	43^rd
2004 Apr-Jun	221	23	10.4%	91^st
2004 Jul-Sep	161	3	1.9%	36^th
2004 Oct-Dec	58	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	7	7.8%	83^rd
2005 Apr-Jun	272	16	5.9%	78^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	7	4.8%	76^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	3	1.8%	36^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	2	2.5%	60^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	4	1.4%	38^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	2	1.3%	40^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	2	7.4%	65^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	5	2.3%	60^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	19	4.8%	83^rd
2007 Jul-Sep	317	5	1.6%	41^st
2007 Oct-Dec	263	3	1.1%	23^rd
2008 Jan-Mar	149	7	4.7%	60^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	6	1.9%	36^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	5	2.4%	49^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	5	2.9%	62^nd
2009 Apr-Jun	303	2	0.7%	18^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	5	1.9%	53^rd
2009 Oct-Dec	246	13	5.3%	75^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	7	3.6%	58^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	2	0.9%	21^st
2010 Jul-Sep	151	4	2.6%	54^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	1	1.0%	18^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	9	4.2%	86^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	22	7.8%	92^nd
2011 Jul-Sep	247	5	2.0%	63^rd
2011 Oct-Dec	208	11	5.3%	80^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	1	0.7%	24^th
2012 Apr-Jun	299	1	0.3%	20^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	1	0.7%	33^rd
2012 Nov-Dec	51	3	5.9%	68^th
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	25	13	52.0%	100^th

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

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