John Abney Culberson
Former representative for Texas's 7th district · Republican; served until January 3, 2019
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Seats held: Representative for TX-7, 2001–2019.
Votes compared with what constituents said
- Cooperative Election Study: voted with 15 of 35 surveyed votes where the district's estimated majority was clear.
| Survey question | Vote | How they voted | What constituents said | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repeal only the Affordable Care Act's requirement that everyone have health insurance | December 20, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (40% support, likely 32.3–47.6%) | Related bill, not counted |
| The 2017 tax bill (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) | December 20, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (64.5% support, likely 57.1–72%) | With the majority |
| Impose sanctions on countries and firms doing business with North Korea | July 25, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (68% support, likely 60.4–75.6%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Require the President to get Congress's approval to ease sanctions on Russia | July 25, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (67.2% support, likely 59.6–74.8%) | With the majority |
| Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea) | July 25, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (78.1% support, likely 68.8–87.4%) | With the majority |
| No Sanctuary for Criminals Act (withhold grants from cities that limit cooperation with immigration enforcement) | June 29, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (47.6% support, likely 37.9–57.3%) | Too close to call |
| Kate's Law (longer prison terms for people who re-enter the U.S. illegally after deportation) | June 29, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (82.5% support, likely 73.5–91.5%) | With the majority |
| Financial CHOICE Act (roll back the Dodd-Frank financial rules) | June 8, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (38.8% support, likely 29.2–48.4%) | Against the majority |
| Partly repeal the Affordable Care Act (American Health Care Act) | May 4, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (45.4% support, likely 37.6–53.1%) | Too close to call |
| American Health Care Act (partly repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act) | May 4, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (46% support, likely 36.3–55.7%) | Too close to call |
| Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (government funding through September 2017) | May 3, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (70.8% support, likely 61.3–80.4%) | With the majority |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | January 6, 2016 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (54.5% support, likely 47.1–62%) | Too close to call |
| Highway and transportation funding (FAST Act) | December 3, 2015 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (77.9% support, likely 70.9–84.8%) | Against the majority |
| Education reform (Every Student Succeeds Act, replacing No Child Left Behind) | December 2, 2015 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (80.7% support, likely 74.2–87.1%) | Against the majority |
| Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement | June 18, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (62.4% support, likely 55.1–69.7%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement | June 18, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (61.9% support, likely 52.1–71.7%) | Related bill, not counted |
| USA Freedom Act (end bulk collection of phone records) | May 13, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (69.8% support, likely 60.1–79.6%) | With the majority |
| USA Freedom Act (end bulk collection of phone records) | May 13, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (66.3% support, likely 55.6–77.1%) | With the majority |
| Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (change how Medicare pays doctors) | March 26, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (71.9% support, likely 64.9–78.9%) | With the majority |
| Approve the Keystone XL pipeline | February 11, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (58.5% support, likely 48.7–68.3%) | Too close to call |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | February 3, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (56.4% support, likely 46.6–66.3%) | Too close to call |
| Ryan budget plan (House budget resolution) | April 10, 2014 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (25.7% support, likely 18.6–32.8%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Raise the debt ceiling | February 11, 2014 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (49.2% support, likely 41.4–57%) | Too close to call |
| Agriculture bill (farm programs and food stamps, 2014 Farm Bill) | January 29, 2014 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (61% support, likely 53.3–68.7%) | With the majority |
| Student Success Act (return control of K-12 school standards to states) | July 19, 2013 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (53.4% support, likely 43.9–62.8%) | Too close to call |
| Ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy (Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act) | June 18, 2013 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (60.3% support, likely 51–69.6%) | With the majority |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | May 16, 2013 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (57.3% support, likely 48.1–66.6%) | Too close to call |
| Renew the Violence Against Women Act | February 28, 2013 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (86.5% support, likely 78.4–94.7%) | Against the majority |
| Renew the Violence Against Women Act | February 28, 2013 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (90.8% support, likely 83.1–98.6%) | Against the majority |
| Tax Hike Prevention Act (extend the Bush-era income tax cuts for all incomes) | August 1, 2012 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (25.6% support, likely 18.2–33.1%) | Against the majority |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | July 11, 2012 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (44.3% support, likely 36.5–52.2%) | Too close to call |
| Ryan budget plan (House budget resolution for 2013) | March 29, 2012 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (24.2% support, likely 16.8–31.6%) | Against the majority |
| Simpson-Bowles budget plan | March 28, 2012 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (53.2% support, likely 45.4–61.1%) | Too close to call |
| U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement | October 12, 2011 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (49.7% support, likely 41.8–57.6%) | Too close to call |
| End "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (let gay people serve openly in the military) | December 15, 2010 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (60.9% support, likely 51.6–70.2%) | Against the majority |
| End "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (let gay people serve openly in the military) | December 15, 2010 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (64.6% support, likely 56.9–72.4%) | Against the majority |
| Financial reform (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) | June 30, 2010 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (68.8% support, likely 61.6–76%) | Against the majority |
| Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (let gay people serve openly in the military) | May 27, 2010 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (56.1% support, likely 48.6–63.5%) | Too close to call |
| Health care reform (Affordable Care Act) | March 21, 2010 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (49% support, likely 39.7–58.3%) | Too close to call |
| Affordable Care Act of 2010 | March 21, 2010 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (59% support, likely 50–68.1%) | Against the majority |
| Health care reform (Affordable Care Act) | March 21, 2010 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (46.5% support, likely 38–55%) | Too close to call |
| Health care reform (House bill, November 2009) | November 7, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (43.6% support, likely 33.8–53.5%) | Too close to call |
| American Clean Energy and Security Act (cap and trade) | June 26, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (57.6% support, likely 47.6–67.5%) | Too close to call |
| American Clean Energy and Security Act (cap and trade) | June 26, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (60.4% support, likely 49.7–71.2%) | Too close to call |
| American Clean Energy and Security Act (cap and trade) | June 26, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (57% support, likely 49.5–64.5%) | Too close to call |
| Expand federal hate-crimes law to cover sexual orientation and gender identity | April 29, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (58.3% support, likely 49.4–67.3%) | Too close to call |
| American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the 2009 stimulus) | February 13, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (50.8% support, likely 40.4–61.2%) | Too close to call |
| American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the 2009 stimulus) | February 13, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (55.3% support, likely 46–64.6%) | Too close to call |
| American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the 2009 stimulus) | February 13, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (45.1% support, likely 37–53.2%) | Too close to call |
| Expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) | February 4, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (78.3% support, likely 70.1–86.6%) | Against the majority |
| Expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) | February 4, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (73.3% support, likely 62.7–83.9%) | Against the majority |
| Expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) | February 4, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (68.3% support, likely 61–75.6%) | Against the majority |
| Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (more time to sue over pay discrimination) | January 27, 2009 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (64.2% support, likely 55.3–73%) | Against the majority |
| The 2008 bank bailout (Troubled Asset Relief Program) | October 3, 2008 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most oppose (32.8% support, likely 22.1–43.6%) | With the majority |
| The 2008 bank bailout (Troubled Asset Relief Program) | October 3, 2008 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most oppose (29.1% support, likely 19–39.1%) | With the majority |
| The $700 billion bank bailout (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act) | October 3, 2008 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most oppose (25.2% support, likely 17.6–32.8%) | With the majority |
| Federal help for homeowners facing foreclosure (Housing and Economic Recovery Act) | July 23, 2008 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (43.2% support, likely 33.5–53%) | Too close to call |
| Allow eavesdropping on overseas terrorist suspects without a court order (FISA Amendments Act) | June 20, 2008 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (71.3% support, likely 62.4–80.2%) | With the majority |
| Allow eavesdropping on overseas communications without a court order (FISA Amendments Act) | June 20, 2008 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (71.9% support, likely 63.2–80.5%) | With the majority |
| Extend NAFTA-style free trade to Peru (U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement) | November 8, 2007 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (54.5% support, likely 46.2–62.8%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) | September 25, 2007 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (67.4% support, likely 59–75.7%) | Against the majority |
| Withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within 180 days (Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act) | July 12, 2007 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (56.7% support, likely 46.9–66.6%) | Too close to call |
| Fund research using embryonic stem cells (Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act) | June 7, 2007 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (65.2% support, likely 56.1–74.4%) | Against the majority |
| Fund research using embryonic stem cells (Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act) | June 7, 2007 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (60.6% support, likely 53.1–68%) | Against the majority |
| Fund research using embryonic stem cells (Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act) | June 7, 2007 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (59.3% support, likely 50.7–67.8%) | Against the majority |
| Raise the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour (Fair Minimum Wage Act) | January 10, 2007 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (74.9% support, likely 66.7–83.2%) | Against the majority |
Attendance
In the 115th Congress, John Abney Culberson missed 31 of 1,210 House votes (2.6%). On votes where most of their party voted one way, they voted with their party 98% of the time.