Zeldin is the representative for New York’s 1st congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 6, 2015. Zeldin is next up for reelection in 2022 and serves until Jan 3, 2023.
![Photo of Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY1]](/static/legislator-photos/412646-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Zeldin 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 ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Zeldin has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 13, 2021. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Enacted Legislation
Zeldin was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 828: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 Route 111 in Smithtown, New York, as the “Congressman Bill Carney Post Office”.
- H.R. 829: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1450 Montauk Highway in Mastic, New York, as the “Army Specialist Thomas J. Wilwerth Post Office ...
- H.J.Res. 132 (115th): Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to “Indirect ...
Does 3 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
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
Issue Areas
Zeldin sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (28%) International Affairs (17%) Finance and Financial Sector (13%) Crime and Law Enforcement (11%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (9%) Government Operations and Politics (9%) Education (7%) Immigration (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of Zeldin’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 342: To provide for the issuance of a PFC Garfield M. Langhorn Memorial Semipostal ...
- H.R. 8279: Quantum Network Infrastructure Act of 2020
- H.Res. 1093: Establishing a “Bill of Rights” to support United States law enforcement personnel nationwide ...
- H.R. 6293: Interagency Council on Homelessness Coronavirus Guidance Act of 2020
- H.R. 5846: Neutralizing Unfair Chinese Export Subsidies Act of 2020
- H.R. 5595: To impose additional prohibitions relating to foreign boycotts under Export Control Reform Act ...
- H.R. 4630: Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2015 to Jan 2021, Zeldin missed 54 of 3,506 roll call votes, which is 1.5%. This is on par with the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses and major life events.
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
