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Rep. Thomas M. “Tom” Davis

Former Representative for Virginia’s 11th District

Davis was the representative for Virginia’s 11th congressional district and was a Republican. He served from 1995 to 2008.

Photo of Rep. Thomas M. “Tom” Davis [R-VA11, 1995-2008]

Analysis

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Davis is shown as a purple triangle in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2008 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 Davis sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 7, 2003 to Dec 10, 2008. See full analysis methodology.

Enacted Legislation

Davis was the primary sponsor of 32 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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Does 32 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

Davis sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:

Government Operations and Politics (27%) Economics and Public Finance (14%) Law (14%) Labor and Employment (11%) Armed Forces and National Security (10%) Science, Technology, Communications (9%) Crime and Law Enforcement (8%) Education (8%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Davis recently introduced the following legislation:

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

Davis voted Nay

Passed 385/35 on Jan 29, 2008.

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Davis voted Aye

Davis voted Nay

Davis voted Nay

Missed Votes

From Jan 1995 to Oct 2008, Davis missed 341 of 9,041 roll call votes, which is 3.8%. This is on par with the median of 3.1% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Oct 2008. 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

The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including: