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FILE · D000424
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Calvin M. Dooley

Representative for California, district 20 · Democrat

Born 1954

Democrat · CA House 1991–2005
7,466votes cast 94.5%attendance 84.9%party loyalty 7congresses served
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Calvin M. Dooley

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 5120 · U.S. National Arboretum Appreciation Act of 2004 September 22, 2004 · Out of committee
  • H.R. 3308 · To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to convert the dairy forward pricing program into a permanent progra… October 16, 2003 · In committee
  • H.R. 1737 · Asbestos Victims' Compensation Act of 2003 April 10, 2003 · In committee
  • H.R. 1568 · Medicare Rx Now Act of 2003 April 2, 2003 · In committee
  • H.R. 1274 · To direct the Administrator of General Services to convey to Fresno County, California, the existing Federal … March 13, 2003 · Public Law 108-221
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
7 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseCalifornia · District 20DemocratJanuary 7, 2003 – January 3, 2005
HouseCalifornia · District 20DemocratJanuary 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
HouseCalifornia · District 20DemocratJanuary 6, 1999 – January 3, 2001
HouseCalifornia · District 20DemocratJanuary 7, 1997 – January 3, 1999
HouseCalifornia · District 20DemocratJanuary 4, 1995 – January 3, 1997
HouseCalifornia · District 20DemocratJanuary 5, 1993 – January 3, 1995
HouseCalifornia · District 17DemocratJanuary 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
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 108th Congress House.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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The record, in order

Record timeline

  1. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: S. 2845 (House Roll Call 544 (108th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree to Senate Amendment: H.Con.Res. 528 (House Roll Call 543 (108th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H.R. 4818 (House Roll Call 542 (108th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H.R. 5382 (House Roll Call 541 (108th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 866 (House Roll Call 540 (108th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree: H.Res. 853 (House Roll Call 539 (108th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 846 (House Roll Call 538 (108th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H.R. 1350 (House Roll Call 537 (108th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Passage: S. 2986 (House Roll Call 536 (108th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Motion to Commit with Instructions: S. 2986 (House Roll Call 535 (108th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

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  • Court and ethics records: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

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Same measure, over time

Recorded positions over time

On 44 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 217 measures the recorded position is the same across two or more votes.

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Attendance

Last 96 roll calls

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Votes cast by year

In the courts

Court cases naming this member in their official role

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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 28, 2026