Fudge was the representative for Ohio’s 11th congressional district and was a Democrat. She served from 2008 to 2021.
![Photo of Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH11, 2008-2021]](/static/legislator-photos/412327-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Legislative Metrics
Read our 2020 Report Card for Fudge.
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Fudge is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2020 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 Fudge sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 6, 2015 to Dec 28, 2020. See full analysis methodology.
Ratings from Advocacy Organizations
Enacted Legislation
Fudge was the primary sponsor of 2 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 7794 (116th): Emergency SNAP Flexibilities Extension Act
- H.R. 6200 (116th): Pandemic EBT Act of 2020
Does 2 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
Fudge sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Education (35%) Agriculture and Food (30%) Health (15%) Environmental Protection (10%) Labor and Employment (5%) Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (5%)
Recent Bills
Some of Fudge’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 8709 (116th): Analyzing Kinetic Impact Projectiles Against Americans Act of 2020
- H.R. 8689 (116th): Connecting Youth to Jobs Act
- H.R. 8339 (116th): Expanding Opportunity through Pre-Apprenticeships Act
- H.R. 8039 (116th): Examining Educational Redlining in Lending Act
- H.R. 8004 (116th): To amend the Head Start Act to extend the duration of grants ...
- H.R. 7794 (116th): Emergency SNAP Flexibilities Extension Act
- H.R. 7801 (116th): To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants ...
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Dec 2008 to Mar 2021, Fudge missed 333 of 8,033 roll call votes, which is 4.1%. This is worse than the median of 2.0% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Mar 2021. 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
