Rep. John Bayard Taylor Campbell’s 2014 Report Card
Representative
from California's 45th District
Republican
Served Jan 3, 2013 – Jan 3, 2015
These statistics cover Campbell’s record during the 113th Congress (Jan 3, 2013-Jan 2, 2015) and compare him to other representatives also serving at the end of the session. Last updated on Jan 12, 2015. Although Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA1], Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY4], Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ10], and Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] served in the 112th Congress, they took office within the last two months of the 112th Congress and here are grouped with other freshmen for the 113th Congress.
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 Campbell’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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Got the fewest cosponsors on their bills compared to California DelegationCampbell’s bills and resolutions had 5 cosponsors in the 113th Congress. 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 California Delegation (0th percentile); House Republicans (3rd percentile); Safe House Seats (3rd percentile); All Representatives (3rd percentile). |
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Was 2nd most absent in votes compared to All RepresentativesCampbell missed 43.8% of votes (527 of 1,204 votes) in the 113th Congress. View Campbell’s Profile » Compare to all California Delegation (98th percentile); Safe House Seats (99th percentile); All Representatives (100th 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. |
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Introduced the 2nd fewest bills compared to California Delegation (tied with 2 others)Campbell introduced 4 bills and resolutions in the 113th Congress. View Bills » Compare to all California Delegation (2nd percentile); House Republicans (4th percentile); Safe House Seats (5th percentile); All Representatives (5th percentile). |
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Joined bipartisan bills the 4th least often compared to California DelegationOf the 107 bills that Campbell cosponsored, 12% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Republican. View Cosponsored Bills » Compare to all California Delegation (6th percentile); House Republicans (63rd percentile); Safe House Seats (36th percentile); All Representatives (33rd 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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Cosponsored the 25th fewest bills compared to All RepresentativesCampbell cosponsored 107 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 California Delegation (9th percentile); House Republicans (7th percentile); Safe House Seats (6th percentile); All Representatives (5th percentile). |
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Got their bills out of committee the 49th least often compared to House Republicans (tied with 47 others)Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Campbell introduced 1 bill in the 113th Congress that got past committee and to the floor for consideration. Those bills were: H.R. 4809: To reauthorize the Defense Production … Compare to all California Delegation (57th percentile); House Republicans (21st percentile); Safe House Seats (38th percentile); All Representatives (38th percentile). |
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Laws EnactedCampbell introduced 1 bill that became law in the 113th Congress. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law. View Enacted Bills » Those bills were: H.R. 4809: To reauthorize the Defense Production … Compare to all California Delegation (66th percentile); House Republicans (58th percentile); Safe House Seats (65th percentile); All Representatives (65th 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 Cosponsors0 of Campbell’s bills and resolutions in the 113th Congress 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. Compare to all California Delegation (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); Safe House Seats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). |
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Working with the SenateThe House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing Compare to all California Delegation (0th percentile); House Republicans (0th percentile); Safe House Seats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile). Companion bills are those that are identified as “identical” by Congress’s Congressional Research Service. |
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Committee PositionsCampbell 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 Campbell’s Profile » Compare to all California Delegation (38th percentile); House Republicans (38th percentile); Safe House Seats (40th percentile); All Representatives (41st percentile). |
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Government TransparencyGovTrack looked at whether Campbell supported any of 12 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Campbell 1 point, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills. Campbell cosponsored H.R. 2061: Digital Accountability and Transparency Act … Compare to all California Delegation (68th percentile); House Republicans (86th percentile); Safe House Seats (80th percentile); All Representatives (80th percentile). |
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 the 113th Congress) was the 113th Congress (freshmen) or 112th (sophomores). Members of Congress who took office within the last few months of a Congress are considered freshmen in the next Congress as well.