White was the representative for Washington’s 1st congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1995 to 1998.
![Photo of Rep. Richard “Rick” White [R-WA1, 1995-1998]](/static/legislator-photos/411550-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
White is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 1998 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 White sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 5, 1993 to Dec 17, 1998. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
White was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- H.R. 1689 (105th): Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998
- H.R. 652 (105th): To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 651 (105th): To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State of Washington, and for other purposes.
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
White sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (28%) Law (18%) Science, Technology, Communications (18%) Commerce (8%) Transportation and Public Works (7%) Economics and Public Finance (7%) Finance and Financial Sector (7%) Water Resources Development (7%)
Recent Bills
Some of White’s most recently sponsored bills include...
- H.R. 4294 (105th): To amend the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act to provide ...
- H.R. 3582 (105th): Campaign Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1998
- H.R. 3502 (105th): Independent Commission on Campaign Finance Reform Act of 1998
- H.R. 3174 (105th): Electronic Campaign Disclosure Act of 1998
- H.R. 2372 (105th): Internet Protection Act of 1997
- H.R. 1839 (105th): National Salvage Motor Vehicle Consumer Protection Act of 1997
- H.R. 1689 (105th): Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1995 to Dec 1998, White missed 64 of 2,527 roll call votes, which is 2.5%. This is on par with the median of 2.6% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 1998. 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
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
