Rep. Michael Ward
Former Representative for Kentucky’s 3rd District
Ward was the representative for Kentucky’s 3rd congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 1995 to 1996.
![Photo of Rep. Michael Ward [D-KY3, 1995-1996]](/https/www.govtrack.us/static/legislator-photos/411314-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Ward is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 1996 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 Ward sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 1991 to Oct 3, 1996. See full analysis methodology.
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Ward sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (33%) Government Operations and Politics (33%) Labor and Employment (33%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Ward recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 3279 (104th): To provide for early deferred annuities under chapter 83 of title 5, …
- H.R. 2222 (104th): To provide for continued retirement and leave benefits for certain former employees …
- H.Res. 160 (104th): Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1535) to amend the …
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1995 to Sep 1996, Ward missed 33 of 1,340 roll call votes, which is 2.5%. This is on par with the median of 2.7% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Sep 1996. 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
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills