Gejdenson was the representative for Connecticut’s 2nd congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 1981 to 2000.
![Photo of Rep. Sam Gejdenson [D-CT2, 1981-2000]](/static/legislator-photos/400585-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Gejdenson is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2000 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 Gejdenson sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 4, 1995 to Dec 15, 2000. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Gejdenson was the primary sponsor of 14 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.R. 4249 (106th): Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act of 2000
- H.R. 1619 (106th): Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization Act of 1999
- H.R. 5246 (103rd): International Narcotics Control Corrections Act of 1994
- H.R. 1348 (103rd): Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994
- H.R. 4950 (103rd): Jobs Through Trade Expansion Act of 1994
- H.R. 4653 (103rd): Mohegan Nation of Connecticut Land Claims Settlement Act of 1994
- H.J.Res. 159 (103rd): To designate the month of November in 1993 and 1994 as “National Hospice Month”.
Does 14 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
Gejdenson sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Government Operations and Politics (20%) Armed Forces and National Security (15%) Law (13%) International Affairs (13%) Labor and Employment (11%) Commerce (10%) Crime and Law Enforcement (9%) Finance and Financial Sector (9%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Gejdenson recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Con.Res. 433 (106th): Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the parliamentary elections held …
- H.R. 5253 (106th): East Timor Transition to Independence Act of 2000
- H.Con.Res. 401 (106th): Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding high-level visits by Taiwanese officials …
- H.R. 4697 (106th): International Anti-Corruption and Good Governance Act of 2000
- H.R. 4417 (106th): Satellite Exports With Security Act of 2000
- H.R. 4306 (106th): Commercial Competitiveness and Labor Rights in China Act of 2000
- H.R. 4249 (106th): Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act of 2000
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1981 to Dec 2000, Gejdenson missed 257 of 10,246 roll call votes, which is 2.5%. This is on par with the median of 3.0% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2000. 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.
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
- 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
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
