Rep. John Dingell

District:: Michigan - District 12
Party:: Democrat

Elected Positions

Dates	Title / State / District
2013-2015	Representative, Michigan's 12^th District
2003-2013	Representative, Michigan's 15^th District
1965-2002	Representative, Michigan's 16^th District
1961-1964	Representative, Michigan's 15^th District
1959-1960	Representative, Michigan's 15^th District
1957-1958	Representative, Michigan's 15^th District
1955-1956	Representative, Michigan's 15^th District

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Sponsorship Analysis

Dingell is a moderate Democratic follower according to GovTrack's own analysis of bill sponsorship. Dingell’s bills have had a total of 17 cosponsors in the 113^th Congress.

Use this chart to compare Dingell to other members of the House of Representatives on leadership and ideology.

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Committee Membership

John Dingell sits on the following committees:

House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Member, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
- Member, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
- Member, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy
- Member, Subcommittee on Health

Bills Sponsored

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

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Voting Record

From Jan 1956 to Apr 2014, Dingell missed 2,068 of 27,513 roll call votes, which is 7.5%. This is worse than the median of 2.3% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Time Period	Votes Elligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1956 Jan-Mar	12	0	0.0%	0^th
1956 Apr-Jun	30	0	0.0%	0^th
1956 Jul-Jul	31	0	0.0%	0^th
1957 Jan-Mar	12	0	0.0%	0^th
1957 Apr-Jun	36	0	0.0%	0^th
1957 Jul-Aug	52	0	0.0%	0^th
1958 Jan-Mar	21	0	0.0%	0^th
1958 Apr-Jun	32	0	0.0%	0^th
1958 Jul-Aug	40	0	0.0%	0^th
1959 Jan-Apr	16	0	0.0%	0^th
1959 May-Aug	53	0	0.0%	0^th
1959 Sep-Sep	17	0	0.0%	0^th
1960 Feb-Apr	23	0	0.0%	0^th
1960 May-Aug	70	0	0.0%	0^th
1961 Jan-Apr	22	0	0.0%	0^th
1961 May-Aug	64	0	0.0%	0^th
1961 Sep-Sep	28	0	0.0%	0^th
1962 Jan-Mar	19	0	0.0%	0^th
1962 Apr-Jun	32	0	0.0%	0^th
1962 Jul-Sep	46	0	0.0%	0^th
1962 Oct-Oct	21	1	4.8%	0^th
1963 Jan-Mar	9	0	0.0%	0^th
1963 Apr-Jun	31	0	0.0%	0^th
1963 Jul-Sep	28	0	0.0%	0^th
1963 Oct-Dec	47	0	0.0%	0^th
1964 Jan-Mar	26	0	0.0%	0^th
1964 Apr-Jun	33	0	0.0%	0^th
1964 Jul-Sep	42	0	0.0%	0^th
1964 Oct-Oct	4	0	0.0%	0^th
1965 Jan-Mar	28	1	3.6%	0^th
1965 Apr-Jun	52	4	7.7%	0^th
1965 Jul-Sep	96	6	6.3%	0^th
1965 Oct-Oct	20	5	25.0%	50^th
1966 Jan-Mar	30	1	3.3%	0^th
1966 Apr-Jun	49	5	10.2%	0^th
1966 Jul-Sep	72	3	4.2%	0^th
1966 Oct-Oct	38	6	15.8%	50^th
1967 Jan-Mar	31	0	0.0%	0^th
1967 Apr-Jun	54	1	1.9%	50^th
1967 Jul-Sep	59	0	0.0%	0^th
1967 Oct-Dec	96	0	0.0%	0^th
1968 Jan-Mar	38	0	0.0%	0^th
1968 Apr-Jun	76	1	1.3%	0^th
1968 Jul-Sep	87	4	4.6%	0^th
1968 Oct-Oct	25	0	0.0%	0^th
1969 Jan-Mar	16	1	6.3%	0^th
1969 Apr-Jun	28	3	10.7%	0^th
1969 Jul-Sep	45	7	15.6%	50^th
1969 Oct-Dec	88	20	22.7%	0^th
1970 Jan-Mar	35	10	28.6%	50^th
1970 Apr-Jun	74	20	27.0%	0^th
1970 Jul-Sep	75	9	12.0%	0^th
1970 Oct-Dec	72	17	23.6%	50^th
1971 Jan-Mar	22	1	4.5%	0^th
1971 Apr-Jun	90	6	6.7%	0^th
1971 Jul-Sep	72	3	4.2%	50^th
1971 Oct-Dec	132	19	14.4%	50^th
1972 Jan-Mar	63	3	4.8%	0^th
1972 Apr-Jun	113	18	15.9%	25^th
1972 Jul-Sep	92	24	26.1%	75^th
1972 Oct-Oct	48	13	27.1%	75^th
1973 Jan-Mar	35	4	11.4%	50^th
1973 Apr-Jun	186	43	23.1%	67^th
1973 Jul-Sep	130	11	8.5%	67^th
1973 Oct-Dec	180	25	13.9%	67^th
1974 Jan-Mar	76	12	15.8%	67^th
1974 Apr-Jun	167	19	11.4%	50^th
1974 Jul-Sep	148	24	16.2%	67^th
1974 Oct-Dec	140	11	7.9%	33^rd
1975 Jan-Mar	68	2	2.9%	33^rd
1975 Apr-Jun	198	12	6.1%	50^th
1975 Jul-Sep	145	10	6.9%	58^th
1975 Oct-Dec	187	24	12.8%	75^th
1976 Jan-Mar	105	8	7.6%	50^th
1976 Apr-Jun	265	38	14.3%	67^th
1976 Jul-Sep	280	9	3.2%	33^rd
1976 Oct-Oct	7	3	42.9%	83^rd
1977 Jan-Mar	99	14	14.1%	80^th
1977 Apr-Jun	269	30	11.2%	60^th
1977 Jul-Sep	197	18	9.1%	60^th
1977 Oct-Dec	134	14	10.4%	67^th
1978 Jan-Mar	148	14	9.5%	53^rd
1978 Apr-Jun	297	41	13.8%	47^th
1978 Jul-Sep	302	32	10.6%	40^th
1978 Oct-Oct	72	21	29.2%	73^rd
1979 Jan-Mar	62	17	27.4%	82^nd
1979 Apr-Jun	215	43	20.0%	82^nd
1979 Jul-Sep	198	22	11.1%	65^th
1979 Oct-Dec	189	32	16.9%	71^st
1980 Jan-Mar	148	18	12.2%	53^rd
1980 Apr-Jun	193	40	20.7%	76^th
1980 Jul-Sep	186	24	12.9%	59^th
1980 Oct-Dec	65	13	20.0%	71^st
1981 Jan-Mar	15	1	6.7%	35^th
1981 Apr-Jun	89	15	16.9%	88^th
1981 Jul-Sep	106	10	9.4%	67^th
1981 Oct-Dec	138	40	29.0%	96^th
1982 Feb-Mar	48	2	4.2%	25^th
1982 Apr-Jun	119	6	5.0%	58^th
1982 Jul-Sep	193	10	5.2%	42^nd
1982 Oct-Dec	99	7	7.1%	54^th
1983 Jan-Mar	43	6	14.0%	81^st
1983 Apr-Jun	182	24	13.2%	81^st
1983 Jul-Sep	130	22	16.9%	91^st
1983 Oct-Nov	143	20	14.0%	94^th
1984 Jan-Mar	53	5	9.4%	72^nd
1984 Apr-Jun	222	25	11.3%	66^th
1984 Jul-Sep	95	3	3.2%	50^th
1984 Oct-Oct	36	4	11.1%	66^th
1985 Jan-Mar	36	5	13.9%	76^th
1985 Apr-Jun	154	27	17.5%	94^th
1985 Jul-Sep	100	21	21.0%	94^th
1985 Oct-Dec	148	11	7.4%	79^th
1986 Jan-Mar	61	10	16.4%	91^st
1986 Apr-Jun	128	15	11.7%	91^st
1986 Jul-Sep	201	18	9.0%	74^th
1986 Oct-Oct	60	11	18.3%	85^th
1987 Jan-Mar	39	8	20.5%	92^nd
1987 Apr-Jun	187	27	14.4%	90^th
1987 Jul-Sep	91	14	15.4%	95^th
1987 Oct-Dec	166	21	12.7%	88^th
1988 Feb-Mar	49	2	4.1%	50^th
1988 Apr-Jun	160	14	8.8%	88^th
1988 Jul-Sep	152	6	3.9%	63^rd
1988 Oct-Oct	84	2	2.4%	55^th
1989 Jan-Mar	14	1	7.1%	52^nd
1989 Apr-Jun	105	6	5.7%	77^th
1989 Jul-Sep	127	13	10.2%	94^th
1989 Oct-Nov	119	12	10.1%	89^th
1990 Jan-Mar	60	4	6.7%	79^th
1990 Apr-Jun	150	11	7.3%	75^th
1990 Jul-Sep	183	5	2.7%	52^nd
1990 Oct-Oct	143	17	11.9%	90^th
1991 Jan-Mar	62	8	12.9%	96^th
1991 Apr-Jun	139	12	8.6%	89^th
1991 Jul-Sep	81	6	7.4%	79^th
1991 Oct-Nov	162	5	3.1%	64^th
1992 Jan-Mar	66	2	3.0%	48^th
1992 Apr-Jun	185	23	12.4%	93^rd
1992 Jul-Sep	196	3	1.5%	43^rd
1992 Oct-Oct	41	0	0.0%	0^th
1993 Jan-Mar	127	8	6.3%	81^st
1993 Apr-Jun	190	16	8.4%	79^th
1993 Jul-Sep	164	9	5.5%	83^rd
1993 Oct-Nov	134	9	6.7%	89^th
1994 Jan-Mar	95	6	6.3%	78^th
1994 Apr-Jun	219	17	7.8%	89^th
1994 Jul-Sep	142	10	7.0%	77^th
1994 Oct-Nov	51	2	3.9%	70^th
1995 Jan-Mar	279	3	1.1%	47^th
1995 Apr-Jun	189	5	2.6%	63^rd
1995 Jul-Sep	232	25	10.8%	95^th
1995 Oct-Dec	185	12	6.5%	87^th
1996 Jan-Mar	110	2	1.8%	46^th
1996 Apr-Jun	182	6	3.3%	59^th
1996 Jul-Sep	163	0	0.0%	0^th
1997 Jan-Mar	71	7	9.9%	90^th
1997 Apr-Jun	174	4	2.3%	54^th
1997 Jul-Sep	232	10	4.3%	76^th
1997 Oct-Nov	163	9	5.5%	82^nd
1998 Jan-Mar	89	3	3.4%	60^th
1998 Apr-Jun	185	17	9.2%	89^th
1998 Jul-Sep	199	13	6.5%	85^th
1998 Oct-Dec	74	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Jan-Mar	77	4	5.2%	76^th
1999 Apr-Jun	184	7	3.8%	69^th
1999 Jul-Sep	204	5	2.5%	70^th
1999 Oct-Nov	146	3	2.1%	41^st
2000 Jan-Mar	95	6	6.3%	66^th
2000 Apr-Jun	277	9	3.2%	59^th
2000 Jul-Sep	130	2	1.5%	44^th
2000 Oct-Dec	101	12	11.9%	74^th
2001 Jan-Mar	75	4	5.3%	81^st
2001 Apr-Jun	135	7	5.2%	80^th
2001 Jul-Sep	149	14	9.4%	93^rd
2001 Oct-Dec	153	5	3.3%	62^nd
2002 Jan-Mar	79	6	7.6%	84^th
2002 Apr-Jun	203	10	4.9%	73^rd
2002 Jul-Sep	141	5	3.5%	60^th
2002 Oct-Nov	61	2	3.3%	60^th
2003 Jan-Mar	94	7	7.4%	86^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	32	13.4%	96^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	7	3.6%	75^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	4	2.6%	46^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	7	6.7%	68^th
2004 Apr-Jun	221	7	3.2%	58^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	2	1.2%	28^th
2004 Oct-Dec	58	1	1.7%	44^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	5	5.6%	71^st
2005 Apr-Jun	272	8	2.9%	60^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	4	2.7%	63^rd
2005 Oct-Dec	163	8	4.9%	71^st
2006 Jan-Mar	81	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	3	1.1%	26^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	7	4.4%	77^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	2	7.4%	65^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	1	0.5%	19^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	8	2.0%	60^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	3	0.9%	22^nd
2007 Oct-Dec	263	33	12.5%	94^th
2008 Jan-Mar	149	9	6.0%	70^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	17	5.3%	72^nd
2008 Jul-Sep	205	16	7.8%	85^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	11	6.3%	86^th
2009 Apr-Jun	303	8	2.6%	55^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	8	3.0%	70^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	10	4.1%	67^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	16	8.2%	85^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	6	2.7%	51^st
2010 Jul-Sep	151	1	0.7%	20^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	4	4.0%	54^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	2	0.9%	44^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	13	4.6%	84^th
2011 Jul-Sep	247	21	8.5%	92^nd
2011 Oct-Dec	208	4	1.9%	50^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	2	1.3%	43^rd
2012 Apr-Jun	299	7	2.3%	61^st
2012 Jul-Sep	152	5	3.3%	74^th
2012 Nov-Dec	51	9	17.6%	94^th
2013 Jan-Jan	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	5	5.6%	78^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	8	3.7%	72^nd
2013 Jul-Sep	200	17	8.5%	89^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	3	2.2%	53^rd
2014 Jan-Mar	148	23	15.5%	94^th
2014 Apr-Apr	29	0	0.0%	0^th

Primary Sources

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:

The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
Congressional Biographical Directory for elected positions
United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records, 1789-1990 by Howard L. Rosenthal and Keith T. Poole.
Martis’s “The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress”, via Keith Poole’s roll call votes data set, for political party affiliation for Members of Congress from 1789 through about year 2000
GPO Member Guide for the photo
THOMAS, for sponsored bills