Rep. Sean Duffy’s 2015 Report Card
Representative
from Wisconsin's 7th District
Republican
Served Jan 5, 2011 – Sep 23, 2019
These year-end statistics cover Duffy’s record during the 2015 legislative year (Jan 6, 2015-Dec 31, 2015) and compare him to other representatives serving at the end of that period. Last updated on Jan 9, 2016.
A higher or lower number below doesn’t necessarily make this legislator any better or worse, or more or less effective, than other Members of Congress. We present these statistics for you to understand the quantitative aspects of Duffy’s legislative career and make your own judgements based on what activities you think are important.
Keep in mind that there are many important aspects of being a legislator besides what can be measured, such as constituent services and performing oversight of the executive branch, which aren’t reflected here.
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Supported government transparency the least often compared to Wisconsin Delegation (tied with 1 other)GovTrack looked at whether Duffy supported any of 28 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Duffy 0 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills. Compare to all Wisconsin Delegation (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); Safe House Seats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). |
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Cosponsored the 2nd fewest bills compared to Wisconsin DelegationDuffy cosponsored 108 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Wisconsin Delegation (13th percentile); House Republicans (25th percentile); Safe House Seats (17th percentile); All Representatives (16th percentile). |
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Got bicameral support on the 2nd fewest bills compared to Wisconsin Delegation (tied with 2 others)The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Those bills were: H.R. 2047: Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability …; H.J.Res. 21: Proposing an amendment to the … Compare to all Wisconsin Delegation (13th percentile); House Republicans (55th percentile); Safe House Seats (53rd percentile); All Representatives (55th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Joined bipartisan bills the 3rd least often compared to Wisconsin DelegationOf the 108 bills that Duffy cosponsored, 10% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all Wisconsin Delegation (25th percentile); House Republicans (56th percentile); Safe House Seats (34th percentile); All Representatives (32nd percentile). Only Democratic and Republican Members of Congress who cosponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic. |
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Got bipartisan cosponsors on the 17th lowest % of bills compared to House RepublicansDuffy tends to gather cosponsors only on one side of the aisle. 23% of Duffy’s 22 bills and resolutions had both a Democratic cosponsor and a Republican cosponsor in 2015. Compare to all House Republicans (15th percentile); Safe House Seats (27th percentile); All Representatives (25th percentile). Only Members of Congress who sponsored more than 10 bills and resolutions are included in this statistic. |
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Introduced the 39th most bills compared to All Representatives (tied with 4 others)Duffy introduced 22 bills and resolutions in 2015. View Bills » Compare to all Wisconsin Delegation (75th percentile); House Republicans (90th percentile); Safe House Seats (90th percentile); All Representatives (90th percentile). |
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Got their bills out of committee the 51st most often compared to All Representatives (tied with 45 others)Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Duffy introduced 2 bills in 2015 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: H.R. 1265: Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act; H.R. 4046: To designate the facility of … Compare to all Wisconsin Delegation (63rd percentile); House Republicans (65th percentile); Safe House Seats (77th percentile); All Representatives (78th percentile). |
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Ranked the 78th top leader compared to All RepresentativesOur unique leadership analysis looks at who is cosponsoring whose bills. A higher score shows a greater ability to get cosponsors on bills. For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in 2015 is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Duffy’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Wisconsin Delegation (63rd percentile); House Republicans (72nd percentile); Safe House Seats (81st percentile); All Representatives (82nd percentile). |
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Laws EnactedDuffy introduced 0 bills that became law in 2015. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. Compare to all Wisconsin Delegation (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); Safe House Seats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). A bill or joint resolution is considered enacted if it or an exactly identical bill to it is enacted as law. We only consider bills that the legislator was the primary sponsor of. While a legislator may lay claim to authoring other bills that became law, such as through incorporation into larger bills, these cases are difficult for us to track quantitatively. |
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Powerful Cosponsors2 of Duffy’s bills and resolutions in 2015 had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward. Those bills were: H.R. 352: Environmental Protection Agency Accountability Act …; H.R. 3338: Justice for Former American Hostages … Compare to all Wisconsin Delegation (38th percentile); House Republicans (49th percentile); Safe House Seats (43rd percentile); All Representatives (44th percentile). |
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Committee PositionsDuffy held a leadership position on 0 committees and 1 subcommittee, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Duffy’s Profile » Compare to all Wisconsin Delegation (38th percentile); House Republicans (38th percentile); Safe House Seats (36th percentile); All Representatives (38th percentile). |
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CosponsorsDuffy’s bills and resolutions had 250 cosponsors in 2015. Securing cosponsors is an important part of getting support for a bill, although having more cosponsors does not always mean a bill will get a vote. View Bills » Compare to all Wisconsin Delegation (50th percentile); House Republicans (74th percentile); Safe House Seats (71st percentile); All Representatives (72nd percentile). |
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Ideology ScoreOur unique ideology analysis assigns a score to Members of Congress according to their legislative behavior by how similar the pattern of bills and resolutions they cosponsor are to other Members of Congress. For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in 2015 is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Duffy’s score elsewhere on GovTrack. Compare to all Wisconsin Delegation (50th percentile); House Republicans (39th percentile); Safe House Seats (64th percentile); All Representatives (66th percentile). |
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Missed VotesDuffy missed 1.7% of votes (12 of 704 votes) in 2015. View Duffy’s Profile » Compare to all Wisconsin Delegation (43rd percentile); Safe House Seats (46th percentile); All Representatives (48th percentile). The Speaker of the House, per current House rules, is not required to vote in “ordinary legislative proceedings” and is never recorded as missing a vote, and may not be included in the comparison with other representatives if not voting. The delegates from the five island territories and the District of Columbia are not eligible to vote in most roll call votes and so may not appear here if not elligible for any vote during the time period of these statistics. |
Additional Notes
Leadership/Ideology: The leadership and ideology scores are not displayed for Members of Congress who introduced fewer than 10 bills, or, for ideology, for Members of Congress that have a low leadership score, as there is usually not enough data in these cases to compute reliable leadership and ideology statistics.
Missing Bills: We exclude bills from some statistics where the sponsor’s original intent is not in the final bill because the bill’s text was replaced in whole with unrelated provisions (i.e. it became a vehicle for passage of unrelated provisions).
Ranking Members (RkMembs): The chair of a committee is always selected from the political party that holds the most seats in the chamber, called the “majority party”. The “ranking member” (sometimes “RkMembs”) is the title given to the senior-most member of the committee not in the majority party.
Freshmen/Sophomores: Freshmen and sophomores are Members of Congress whose first term (in the same chamber at the end of 2015) was the 114th Congress (freshmen) or 113th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.
