Leslie Arends, former Representative for Illinois's 15th Congressional District

Arends was the representative for Illinois’s 15^th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1973 to 1974.

He was previously the representative for Illinois’s 17^th congressional district as a Republican from 1935 to 1972.

Analysis

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Arends is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 1974 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 Arends sponsored and cosponsored. See full analysis methodology.

Enacted Legislation

Arends was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:

H.J.Res. 968 (93rd): A joint resolution designating the premises occupied by the Chief of Naval Operations as the official residence of the Vice President, effective upon the termination of service ...

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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 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

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Voting Record

Missed Votes

From Jan 1935 to Dec 1974, Arends missed 432 of 5,936 roll call votes, which is 7.3%. This is better than the median of 9.7% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 1974. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

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Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1935 Jan-Mar	32	1	3.1%	40^th
1935 Apr-Jun	40	1	2.5%	0^th
1935 Jul-Aug	60	10	16.7%	80^th
1936 Jan-Jun	80	5	6.3%	20^th
1937 Jan-Mar	19	1	5.3%	38^th
1937 Apr-Jun	41	6	14.6%	38^th
1937 Jul-Aug	28	1	3.6%	25^th
1937 Dec-Dec	9	0	0.0%	0^th
1938 Jan-Jun	61	1	1.6%	38^th
1939 Jan-Mar	30	2	6.7%	89^th
1939 Apr-Jun	42	0	0.0%	0^th
1939 Jul-Aug	16	0	0.0%	0^th
1939 Oct-Nov	6	0	0.0%	0^th
1940 Jan-Mar	32	0	0.0%	0^th
1940 Apr-Jun	63	0	0.0%	0^th
1940 Jul-Sep	28	0	0.0%	0^th
1940 Oct-Dec	10	3	30.0%	56^th
1941 Jan-Mar	17	1	5.9%	54^th
1941 Apr-Jun	31	4	12.9%	85^th
1941 Jul-Aug	16	0	0.0%	0^th
1941 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
1942 Jan-Mar	26	0	0.0%	0^th
1942 Apr-Jun	30	0	0.0%	0^th
1942 Jul-Sep	11	0	0.0%	0^th
1942 Oct-Nov	5	0	0.0%	0^th
1943 Jan-Mar	17	1	5.9%	53^rd
1943 Apr-Jun	49	0	0.0%	0^th
1943 Jul-Sep	13	0	0.0%	0^th
1943 Oct-Dec	12	0	0.0%	0^th
1944 Jan-Mar	23	0	0.0%	0^th
1944 Apr-Jun	32	1	3.1%	25^th
1944 Sep-Sep	3	0	0.0%	0^th
1944 Nov-Dec	7	1	14.3%	11^th
1945 Jan-Mar	27	2	7.4%	83^rd
1945 Apr-Jun	40	1	2.5%	48^th
1945 Jul-Sep	12	0	0.0%	0^th
1945 Oct-Dec	22	0	0.0%	0^th
1946 Jan-Mar	34	1	2.9%	67^th
1946 Apr-Jun	53	5	9.4%	83^rd
1946 Jul-Aug	43	0	0.0%	0^th
1947 Jan-Mar	24	0	0.0%	0^th
1947 Apr-Jun	32	4	12.5%	97^th
1947 Jul-Jul	22	0	0.0%	0^th
1947 Nov-Dec	6	0	0.0%	0^th
1948 Jan-Mar	21	2	9.5%	81^st
1948 Apr-Jun	54	0	0.0%	0^th
1948 Aug-Aug	4	0	0.0%	0^th
1949 Jan-Mar	35	0	0.0%	0^th
1949 Apr-Jun	27	2	7.4%	83^rd
1949 Jul-Sep	43	4	9.3%	77^th
1949 Oct-Oct	16	2	12.5%	85^th
1950 Jan-Mar	54	11	20.4%	98^th
1950 Apr-Jun	30	0	0.0%	0^th
1950 Jul-Sep	59	1	1.7%	60^th
1950 Dec-Dec	7	0	0.0%	0^th
1951 Jan-Jan	4	0	0.0%	0^th
1951 Jan-Mar	12	0	0.0%	0^th
1951 Apr-Jun	40	3	7.5%	75^th
1951 Jul-Sep	39	1	2.6%	60^th
1951 Oct-Oct	18	0	0.0%	0^th
1952 Jan-Mar	22	1	4.5%	62^nd
1952 Apr-Jun	40	3	7.5%	77^th
1952 Jul-Jul	10	0	0.0%	0^th
1953 Jan-Mar	13	0	0.0%	0^th
1953 Apr-Jun	28	0	0.0%	0^th
1953 Jul-Aug	30	0	0.0%	0^th
1954 Jan-Mar	14	0	0.0%	0^th
1954 Apr-Jun	24	1	4.2%	50^th
1954 Jul-Aug	38	1	2.6%	64^th
1955 Jan-Mar	21	0	0.0%	0^th
1955 Apr-Jun	36	2	5.6%	91^st
1955 Jul-Aug	19	0	0.0%	0^th
1956 Jan-Mar	12	1	8.3%	87^th
1956 Apr-Jun	30	1	3.3%	60^th
1956 Jul-Jul	31	0	0.0%	0^th
1957 Jan-Mar	12	1	8.3%	81^st
1957 Apr-Jun	36	0	0.0%	0^th
1957 Jul-Aug	52	1	1.9%	44^th
1958 Jan-Mar	21	1	4.8%	68^th
1958 Apr-Jun	32	0	0.0%	0^th
1958 Jul-Aug	40	3	7.5%	82^nd
1959 Jan-Apr	16	0	0.0%	0^th
1959 May-Aug	54	1	1.9%	53^rd
1959 Sep-Sep	17	0	0.0%	0^th
1960 Feb-Apr	23	3	13.0%	93^rd
1960 May-Aug	70	6	8.6%	93^rd
1961 Jan-Apr	22	0	0.0%	0^th
1961 May-Aug	65	0	0.0%	0^th
1961 Sep-Sep	29	6	20.7%	97^th
1962 Jan-Mar	21	0	0.0%	0^th
1962 Apr-Jun	32	0	0.0%	0^th
1962 Jul-Sep	49	2	4.1%	79^th
1962 Oct-Oct	22	1	4.5%	67^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	50	4	8.0%	73^rd
1964 Jan-Mar	26	1	3.8%	64^th
1964 Apr-Jun	34	0	0.0%	0^th
1964 Jul-Sep	49	1	2.0%	44^th
1964 Oct-Oct	4	0	0.0%	0^th
1965 Jan-Mar	28	2	7.1%	46^th
1965 Apr-Jun	53	8	15.1%	69^th
1965 Jul-Sep	98	7	7.1%	49^th
1965 Oct-Oct	22	4	18.2%	58^th
1966 Jan-Mar	30	2	6.7%	41^st
1966 Apr-Jun	51	3	5.9%	28^th
1966 Jul-Sep	72	7	9.7%	35^th
1966 Oct-Oct	40	7	17.5%	42^nd
1967 Jan-Mar	31	1	3.2%	48^th
1967 Apr-Jun	57	0	0.0%	0^th
1967 Jul-Sep	59	2	3.4%	59^th
1967 Oct-Dec	98	4	4.1%	71^st
1968 Jan-Mar	38	2	5.3%	82^nd
1968 Apr-Jun	79	0	0.0%	0^th
1968 Jul-Sep	91	4	4.4%	52^nd
1968 Oct-Oct	25	0	0.0%	0^th
1969 Jan-Mar	16	2	12.5%	71^st
1969 Apr-Jun	28	0	0.0%	0^th
1969 Jul-Sep	45	9	20.0%	81^st
1969 Oct-Dec	88	12	13.6%	56^th
1970 Jan-Mar	35	0	0.0%	0^th
1970 Apr-Jun	74	8	10.8%	32^nd
1970 Jul-Sep	76	2	2.6%	13^th
1970 Oct-Dec	81	6	7.4%	20^th
1971 Jan-Mar	22	3	13.6%	66^th
1971 Apr-Jun	90	17	18.9%	70^th
1971 Jul-Sep	74	11	14.9%	72^nd
1971 Oct-Dec	134	26	19.4%	74^th
1972 Jan-Mar	64	12	18.8%	80^th
1972 Apr-Jun	114	8	7.0%	30^th
1972 Jul-Sep	101	8	7.9%	44^th
1972 Oct-Oct	50	5	10.0%	37^th
1973 Jan-Mar	36	2	5.6%	36^th
1973 Apr-Jun	191	20	10.5%	57^th
1973 Jul-Sep	131	8	6.1%	54^th
1973 Oct-Dec	182	28	15.4%	78^th
1974 Jan-Mar	79	5	6.3%	35^th
1974 Apr-Jun	170	28	16.5%	71^st
1974 Jul-Sep	148	26	17.6%	84^th
1974 Oct-Dec	141	14	9.9%	45^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
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.gov/FDSys, for sponsored bills

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