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John Dennis Hastert

Representative for Illinois, district 14 · Republican

Born 1942

Republican · IL House 1987–2009
7,606votes cast 69.5%attendance 93.0%party loyalty 11congresses served
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John Dennis Hastert

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.Res. 594 · Honoring the 50th anniversary of the Honorable John D. Dingell's service in the House of Representatives. December 12, 2005 · Passed House
  • H.R. 3767 · To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2600 Oak Street in St. Charles, Illi… September 14, 2005 · Public Law 109-85
  • H.J.Res. 110 · Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. October 8, 2004 · Public Law 108-432
  • H.R. 10 · 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act September 24, 2004 · Passed House
  • H.Res. 651 · Expressing the gratitude of the House of Representatives to its Parliamentarian, the Honorable Charles W. Joh… May 20, 2004 · Passed House
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
11 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseIllinois · District 14RepublicanJanuary 4, 2007 – November 26, 2007
HouseIllinois · District 14RepublicanJanuary 4, 2005 – January 3, 2007
HouseIllinois · District 14RepublicanJanuary 7, 2003 – January 3, 2005
HouseIllinois · District 14RepublicanJanuary 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
HouseIllinois · District 14RepublicanJanuary 6, 1999 – January 3, 2001
HouseIllinois · District 14RepublicanJanuary 7, 1997 – January 3, 1999
HouseIllinois · District 14RepublicanJanuary 4, 1995 – January 3, 1997
HouseIllinois · District 14RepublicanJanuary 5, 1993 – January 3, 1995
HouseIllinois · District 14RepublicanJanuary 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
HouseIllinois · District 14RepublicanJanuary 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991
HouseIllinois · District 14RepublicanJanuary 6, 1987 – January 3, 1989
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 27, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 110th Congress House.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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Record timeline

  1. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — Passage, Objections of the President Not Withstanding: H.R. 3043 (House Roll Call 1122 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended: H.R. 4136 (House Roll Call 1121 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Passage: H.R. 3773 (House Roll Call 1120 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 3773 (House Roll Call 1119 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Passage: H.R. 3915 (House Roll Call 1118 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 3915 (House Roll Call 1117 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Amendment: H.R. 3915 (House Roll Call 1116 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Amendment: H.R. 3915 (House Roll Call 1115 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Amendment: H.R. 3915 (House Roll Call 1114 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Con.Res. 259 (House Roll Call 1113 (110th Congress, 1st Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

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Recorded positions over time

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In the courts

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 27, 2026