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Rep. Melton “Mel” Hancock

Former Representative for Missouri’s 7th District


Hancock was the representative for Missouri’s 7th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1989 to 1996.

Photo of Rep. Melton “Mel” Hancock [R-MO7, 1989-1996]

Analysis

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Hancock is shown as a purple triangle in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 1996 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 Hancock sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 1991 to Oct 3, 1996. See full analysis methodology.

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Hancock sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:

Taxation (100%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Hancock recently introduced the following legislation:

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Missed Votes

From Jan 1989 to Sep 1996, Hancock missed 59 of 4,298 roll call votes, which is 1.4%. This is better than the median of 2.7% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Sep 1996. 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.

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Primary Sources

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