Bentivolio was the representative for Michigan’s 11th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 2013 to 2014.
![Photo of Rep. Kerry Bentivolio [R-MI11, 2013-2014]](/static/legislator-photos/412547-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2014 Report Card for Bentivolio.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Bentivolio is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2014 positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Bentivolio sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2009 to Dec 11, 2014. See full analysis methodology.
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Bentivolio sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
International Affairs (40%) Commerce (20%) Armed Forces and National Security (20%) Government Operations and Politics (20%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Bentivolio recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Res. 779 (113th): To establish prospective standards effective January 20, 2017 defining impeachable “high crimes …
- H.R. 5779 (113th): To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction …
- H.R. 5738 (113th): Making supplemental appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for purposes of …
- H.R. 5479 (113th): To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require public disclosure of …
- H.R. 5231 (113th): Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2014
- H.R. 5121 (113th): Restore Unalienable Rights Act of 2014
- H.R. 4945 (113th): Repairing Our Aging Roads Act
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2013 to Dec 2014, Bentivolio missed 6 of 1,204 roll call votes, which is 0.5%. This is better than the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2014. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
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
- GPO Member Guide for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
