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Rep. Mike Gallagher

Representative for Wisconsin’s 8th District

pronounced mīk // GA-luh-ger


Gallagher is the representative for Wisconsin’s 8th congressional district (view map) and is a Republican. He has served since Jan 3, 2017. Gallagher is next up for reelection in 2024 and serves until Jan 3, 2025. He is 39 years old.

Photo of Rep. Mike Gallagher [R-WI8]

Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2022 Report Card for Gallagher.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Gallagher 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 Gallagher has sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Mar 23, 2023. See full analysis methodology.

Committee Membership

Mike Gallagher sits on the following committees:

Enacted Legislation

Gallagher was the primary sponsor of 4 bills that were enacted:

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Does 4 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

Gallagher sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:

International Affairs (34%) Armed Forces and National Security (15%) Government Operations and Politics (14%) Transportation and Public Works (12%) Health (8%) Immigration (7%) Foreign Trade and International Finance (6%) Crime and Law Enforcement (4%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Gallagher recently introduced the following legislation:

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

Gallagher voted Yea

Gallagher voted Nay

Passed 327/85 on Dec 21, 2020.

This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, a major government funding bill, which also included economic stimulus provisions due …

Gallagher voted Yea

Gallagher voted Nay

Passed 369/47 on Dec 12, 2018.

See the Congressional Research Service's 122-page summary of the bill. * * * H.R. 2 amends and extends major programs for income support, food and …

Gallagher voted Nay

Passed 366/52 on Jul 25, 2018.

The House Amendment to S. 1182 extends the National Flood Insurance Program, which is set to expire July 31, 2018, through November 30, 2018. This …

Missed Votes

From Jan 2017 to Mar 2023, Gallagher missed 77 of 3,324 roll call votes, which is 2.3%. This is worse than the median of 1.5% 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, major life events, and running for higher office.

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Primary Sources

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