Rep. Ike Skelton

Former Representative for Missouri’s 4^th District

Skelton was the representative for Missouri’s 4^th congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 1977 to 2010.

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Analysis

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Skelton is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2010 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 Skelton sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 21, 2010. See full analysis methodology.

Enacted Legislation

Skelton was the primary sponsor of 12 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:

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Does 12 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 110^th Congress).

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Skelton sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:

Armed Forces and National Security (32%) Government Operations and Politics (16%) International Affairs (13%) Economics and Public Finance (11%) Health (8%) Finance and Financial Sector (8%) Environmental Protection (6%) Labor and Employment (6%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Skelton recently introduced the following legislation:

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

Skelton voted Yea

S. 3729 (111th): National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010

Passed 304/118 on Sep 29, 2010.

Skelton voted No

H.R. 4785 (111th): Rural Energy Savings Program Act

Passed 240/172 on Sep 16, 2010.

Skelton voted Nay

H.Res. 1500 (111th): Providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 4899) making emergency supplemental appropriations for …

Passed 215/210 on Jul 1, 2010.

Skelton voted Nay

H.Res. 989 (111th): Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should adopt national policies and …

Failed 241/170 on Jun 9, 2010.

Skelton voted Nay

H.R. 86 (111th): To eliminate an unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by incorporating the rocks and small islands along …

Passed 397/4 on Dec 9, 2009.

Skelton voted No

H.Res. 903 (111th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3962) to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans …

Passed 242/192 on Nov 7, 2009.

Skelton voted No

H.R. 2868 (111th): Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010

Passed 230/193 on Nov 6, 2009.

Skelton voted Nay

H.Res. 784 (111th): Honoring the 2560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius and recognizing his invaluable contributions to philosophy and …

Passed 361/47 on Oct 28, 2009.

Skelton voted Yea

H.R. 31 (111th): Lumbee Recognition Act

Passed 240/179 on Jun 3, 2009.

Skelton voted Nay

H.Res. 1031 (110th): Providing for the adoption of the resolution (H. Res. 895) establishing within the House of Representatives an …

Passed 229/182 on Mar 11, 2008.

Skelton voted Aye

H.Res. 801 (110th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3688) to implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement.

Passed 349/55 on Nov 7, 2007.

Skelton voted Yea

H.R. 1830 (110th): To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until February 29, 2008.

Passed 365/59 on Jun 27, 2007.

Missed Votes

From Jan 1977 to Dec 2010, Skelton missed 939 of 20,024 roll call votes, which is 4.7%. This is worse than the median of 3.1% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2010. 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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Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
1977 Jan-Mar	100	4	4.0%	30^th
1977 Apr-Jun	273	21	7.7%	43^rd
1977 Jul-Sep	198	11	5.6%	30^th
1977 Oct-Dec	135	3	2.2%	26^th
1978 Jan-Mar	150	7	4.7%	35^th
1978 Apr-Jun	300	23	7.7%	48^th
1978 Jul-Sep	308	39	12.7%	61^st
1978 Oct-Oct	76	7	9.2%	48^th
1979 Jan-Mar	63	0	0.0%	0^th
1979 Apr-Jun	221	21	9.5%	72^nd
1979 Jul-Sep	198	39	19.7%	79^th
1979 Oct-Dec	190	22	11.6%	69^th
1980 Jan-Mar	148	14	9.5%	52^nd
1980 Apr-Jun	197	19	9.6%	52^nd
1980 Jul-Sep	192	19	9.9%	66^th
1980 Oct-Dec	67	7	10.4%	55^th
1981 Jan-Mar	15	0	0.0%	0^th
1981 Apr-Jun	90	14	15.6%	85^th
1981 Jul-Sep	106	7	6.6%	62^nd
1981 Oct-Dec	142	5	3.5%	28^th
1982 Feb-Mar	48	9	18.8%	87^th
1982 Apr-Jun	119	11	9.2%	69^th
1982 Jul-Sep	193	33	17.1%	87^th
1982 Oct-Dec	99	26	26.3%	95^th
1983 Jan-Mar	43	1	2.3%	13^th
1983 Apr-Jun	182	19	10.4%	76^th
1983 Jul-Sep	130	8	6.2%	62^nd
1983 Oct-Nov	143	8	5.6%	51^st
1984 Jan-Mar	53	4	7.5%	58^th
1984 Apr-Jun	223	20	9.0%	60^th
1984 Jul-Sep	96	9	9.4%	76^th
1984 Oct-Oct	36	7	19.4%	87^th
1985 Jan-Mar	36	4	11.1%	69^th
1985 Apr-Jun	154	5	3.2%	38^th
1985 Jul-Sep	101	12	11.9%	84^th
1985 Oct-Dec	148	9	6.1%	64^th
1986 Jan-Mar	61	5	8.2%	64^th
1986 Apr-Jun	128	14	10.9%	86^th
1986 Jul-Sep	202	12	5.9%	59^th
1986 Oct-Oct	60	2	3.3%	56^th
1987 Jan-Mar	39	6	15.4%	81^st
1987 Apr-Jun	187	16	8.6%	79^th
1987 Jul-Sep	95	5	5.3%	69^th
1987 Oct-Dec	167	13	7.8%	62^nd
1988 Feb-Mar	49	3	6.1%	56^th
1988 Apr-Jun	161	6	3.7%	50^th
1988 Jul-Sep	152	13	8.6%	80^th
1988 Oct-Oct	89	11	12.4%	83^rd
1989 Jan-Mar	14	1	7.1%	55^th
1989 Apr-Jun	105	5	4.8%	67^th
1989 Jul-Sep	128	5	3.9%	71^st
1989 Oct-Nov	121	6	5.0%	61^st
1990 Jan-Mar	60	3	5.0%	79^th
1990 Apr-Jun	150	2	1.3%	34^th
1990 Jul-Sep	183	5	2.7%	53^rd
1990 Oct-Oct	143	14	9.8%	84^th
1991 Jan-Mar	62	0	0.0%	0^th
1991 Apr-Jun	139	7	5.0%	71^st
1991 Jul-Sep	81	2	2.5%	36^th
1991 Oct-Nov	162	3	1.9%	39^th
1992 Jan-Mar	66	6	9.1%	77^th
1992 Apr-Jun	185	7	3.8%	60^th
1992 Jul-Sep	196	4	2.0%	50^th
1992 Oct-Oct	41	0	0.0%	0^th
1993 Jan-Mar	127	6	4.7%	74^th
1993 Apr-Jun	190	5	2.6%	51^st
1993 Jul-Sep	164	4	2.4%	63^rd
1993 Oct-Nov	134	7	5.2%	79^th
1994 Jan-Mar	95	4	4.2%	65^th
1994 Apr-Jun	219	11	5.0%	78^th
1994 Jul-Sep	142	4	2.8%	51^st
1994 Oct-Nov	51	1	2.0%	49^th
1995 Jan-Mar	279	1	0.4%	19^th
1995 Apr-Jun	189	5	2.6%	63^rd
1995 Jul-Sep	232	2	0.9%	29^th
1995 Oct-Dec	185	3	1.6%	45^th
1996 Jan-Mar	110	2	1.8%	49^th
1996 Apr-Jun	182	3	1.6%	37^th
1996 Jul-Sep	163	3	1.8%	44^th
1997 Jan-Mar	71	1	1.4%	38^th
1997 Apr-Jun	174	21	12.1%	96^th
1997 Jul-Sep	232	0	0.0%	0^th
1997 Oct-Nov	163	7	4.3%	71^st
1998 Jan-Mar	89	1	1.1%	24^th
1998 Apr-Jun	185	1	0.5%	20^th
1998 Jul-Sep	199	4	2.0%	48^th
1998 Oct-Dec	74	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Jan-Mar	77	1	1.3%	35^th
1999 Apr-Jun	184	0	0.0%	0^th
1999 Jul-Sep	204	13	6.4%	88^th
1999 Oct-Nov	146	1	0.7%	20^th
2000 Jan-Mar	95	3	3.2%	41^st
2000 Apr-Jun	277	15	5.4%	76^th
2000 Jul-Sep	130	0	0.0%	0^th
2000 Oct-Dec	101	2	2.0%	17^th
2001 Jan-Mar	75	12	16.0%	96^th
2001 Apr-Jun	135	2	1.5%	33^rd
2001 Jul-Sep	149	2	1.3%	39^th
2001 Oct-Dec	153	1	0.7%	22^nd
2002 Jan-Mar	79	0	0.0%	0^th
2002 Apr-Jun	203	0	0.0%	0^th
2002 Jul-Sep	141	0	0.0%	0^th
2002 Oct-Nov	61	1	1.6%	43^rd
2003 Jan-Mar	94	2	2.1%	49^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	12	5.0%	78^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	1	0.5%	19^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Apr-Jun	221	3	1.4%	33^rd
2004 Jul-Sep	161	2	1.2%	28^th
2004 Oct-Dec	58	3	5.2%	62^nd
2005 Jan-Mar	90	2	2.2%	36^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	15	5.5%	76^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	3	2.1%	52^nd
2005 Oct-Dec	163	2	1.2%	30^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	4	4.9%	77^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	16	5.8%	84^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	1	0.6%	28^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	1	3.7%	52^nd
2007 Jan-Mar	213	4	1.9%	52^nd
2007 Apr-Jun	393	4	1.0%	34^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	24	7.6%	91^st
2007 Oct-Dec	263	4	1.5%	30^th
2008 Jan-Mar	149	1	0.7%	8^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	4	1.2%	22^nd
2008 Jul-Sep	205	2	1.0%	25^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	5	2.9%	59^th
2009 Apr-Jun	303	11	3.6%	66^th
2009 Jul-Sep	268	4	1.5%	40^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	6	2.4%	45^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	1	0.5%	12^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	4	1.8%	35^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	3	2.0%	44^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	3	3.0%	39^th

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

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Analysis

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Enacted Legislation

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Recently Introduced Bills

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Missed Votes

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