Louise McIntosh Slaughter

Former representative for New York's 25th district · Democrat; served until March 16, 2018

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Seats held: Representative for NY-25, 2013–2018 · Representative for NY-28, 1993–2013 · Representative for NY-30, 1987–1993.

Votes compared with what constituents said

Cooperative Election Study: voted with 39 of 47 surveyed votes where the district's estimated majority was clear.

Each survey is shown on its own, never combined. Votes marked related were on a bill close to what was asked, and aren't counted. How the estimates work.

Survey question	Vote	How they voted	What constituents said	Compared
Repeal only the Affordable Care Act's requirement that everyone have health insurance CES 2018	December 20, 2017 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Most oppose (42.5% support, likely 36.3–48.7%)	Related bill, not counted
The 2017 tax bill (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) CES 2018	December 20, 2017 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Too close to call (50.7% support, likely 44.4–56.9%)	Too close to call
Impose sanctions on countries and firms doing business with North Korea CES 2018	July 25, 2017 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (65.1% support, likely 59–71.2%)	Related bill, not counted
Require the President to get Congress's approval to ease sanctions on Russia CES 2018	July 25, 2017 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (73% support, likely 67.2–78.7%)	With the majority
Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea) CES 2017	July 25, 2017 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (79.4% support, likely 71.3–87.6%)	With the majority
No Sanctuary for Criminals Act (withhold grants from cities that limit cooperation with immigration enforcement) CES 2017	June 29, 2017 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Most support (61.2% support, likely 52.4–70%)	Against the majority
Kate's Law (longer prison terms for people who re-enter the U.S. illegally after deportation) CES 2017	June 29, 2017 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Most support (83.9% support, likely 76.1–91.7%)	Against the majority
Financial CHOICE Act (roll back the Dodd-Frank financial rules) CES 2017	June 8, 2017 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Most oppose (40.2% support, likely 31.4–49%)	With the majority
Partly repeal the Affordable Care Act (American Health Care Act) CES 2018	May 4, 2017 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Most oppose (39.5% support, likely 33.3–45.7%)	With the majority
American Health Care Act (partly repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act) CES 2017	May 4, 2017 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Too close to call (44.5% support, likely 35.5–53.4%)	Too close to call
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (government funding through September 2017) CES 2017	May 3, 2017 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (72.1% support, likely 63.6–80.5%)	With the majority
Repeal the Affordable Care Act CES 2016	January 6, 2016 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Too close to call (51% support, likely 43.4–58.6%)	Too close to call
Highway and transportation funding (FAST Act) CES 2016	December 3, 2015 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (88.6% support, likely 82.7–94.4%)	With the majority
Education reform (Every Student Succeeds Act, replacing No Child Left Behind) CES 2016	December 2, 2015 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (79.7% support, likely 73–86.5%)	With the majority
Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement CES 2016	June 18, 2015 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Too close to call (50.7% support, likely 43.1–58.3%)	Related bill, not counted
Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement CES 2015	June 18, 2015 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Most support (62.9% support, likely 53.6–72.2%)	Related bill, not counted
USA Freedom Act (end bulk collection of phone records) CES 2016	May 13, 2015 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (72.6% support, likely 63.5–81.7%)	With the majority
USA Freedom Act (end bulk collection of phone records) CES 2015	May 13, 2015 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (68.6% support, likely 57.9–79.3%)	With the majority
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (change how Medicare pays doctors) CES 2016	March 26, 2015 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (72.7% support, likely 65.5–79.8%)	With the majority
Approve the Keystone XL pipeline CES 2015	February 11, 2015 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Too close to call (50.3% support, likely 40.7–59.8%)	Too close to call
Repeal the Affordable Care Act CES 2015	February 3, 2015 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Too close to call (54.7% support, likely 45.4–64.1%)	Too close to call
Ryan budget plan (House budget resolution) CES 2014	April 10, 2014 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Most oppose (25.4% support, likely 18.3–32.5%)	Related bill, not counted
Raise the debt ceiling CES 2014	February 11, 2014 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Too close to call (49.5% support, likely 42–56.9%)	Too close to call
Agriculture bill (farm programs and food stamps, 2014 Farm Bill) CES 2014	January 29, 2014 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Most support (58.2% support, likely 50.7–65.7%)	Against the majority
Student Success Act (return control of K-12 school standards to states) CES 2013	July 19, 2013 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Too close to call (48.8% support, likely 39.6–57.9%)	Too close to call
Ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy (Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act) CES 2013	June 18, 2013 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Too close to call (57.5% support, likely 48.4–66.6%)	Too close to call
Repeal the Affordable Care Act CES 2013	May 16, 2013 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Too close to call (54.7% support, likely 45.5–63.9%)	Too close to call
Renew the Violence Against Women Act CES 2013	February 28, 2013 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (89.3% support, likely 81.9–96.6%)	With the majority
Renew the Violence Against Women Act CES 2015	February 28, 2013 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (90.7% support, likely 82.3–99.1%)	With the majority
Tax Hike Prevention Act (extend the Bush-era income tax cuts for all incomes) CES 2012	August 1, 2012 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Most oppose (14.4% support, likely 8.6–20.2%)	With the majority
Repeal the Affordable Care Act CES 2012	July 11, 2012 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Most oppose (34.2% support, likely 27–41.4%)	With the majority
Ryan budget plan (House budget resolution for 2013) CES 2012	March 29, 2012 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Most oppose (12.8% support, likely 7.1–18.4%)	With the majority
Simpson-Bowles budget plan CES 2012	March 28, 2012 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Too close to call (52.8% support, likely 45.5–60.2%)	Too close to call
U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement CES 2012	October 12, 2011 · official record	Did not vote	Too close to call (43.9% support, likely 36.5–51.3%)	Didn't vote
End "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (let gay people serve openly in the military) CES 2011	December 15, 2010 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (70.3% support, likely 61.4–79.2%)	With the majority
End "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (let gay people serve openly in the military) CES 2012	December 15, 2010 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (82.3% support, likely 76–88.5%)	With the majority
Financial reform (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) CES 2010	June 30, 2010 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (78.4% support, likely 71–85.8%)	With the majority
Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (let gay people serve openly in the military) CES 2010	May 27, 2010 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (69.8% support, likely 61.9–77.7%)	With the majority
Health care reform (Affordable Care Act) CES 2011	March 21, 2010 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (65.7% support, likely 56.6–74.8%)	With the majority
Affordable Care Act of 2010 CES 2012	March 21, 2010 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (66.6% support, likely 58.3–74.9%)	With the majority
Health care reform (Affordable Care Act) CES 2010	March 21, 2010 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (63.5% support, likely 54.2–72.9%)	With the majority
Health care reform (House bill, November 2009) CES 2009	November 7, 2009 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (62% support, likely 51.9–72.1%)	With the majority
American Clean Energy and Security Act (cap and trade) CES 2009	June 26, 2009 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (64.7% support, likely 54.6–74.8%)	With the majority
American Clean Energy and Security Act (cap and trade) CES 2011	June 26, 2009 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (64.6% support, likely 53.6–75.6%)	With the majority
American Clean Energy and Security Act (cap and trade) CES 2010	June 26, 2009 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (69.4% support, likely 61.4–77.3%)	With the majority
Expand federal hate-crimes law to cover sexual orientation and gender identity CES 2009	April 29, 2009 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (68.1% support, likely 59–77.2%)	With the majority
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the 2009 stimulus) CES 2009	February 13, 2009 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Too close to call (54.2% support, likely 43.4–65.1%)	Too close to call
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the 2009 stimulus) CES 2011	February 13, 2009 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (69.7% support, likely 60.7–78.8%)	With the majority
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (the 2009 stimulus) CES 2010	February 13, 2009 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (65.2% support, likely 56.4–73.9%)	With the majority
Expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) CES 2009	February 4, 2009 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (80.9% support, likely 72.4–89.4%)	With the majority
Expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) CES 2011	February 4, 2009 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (86.7% support, likely 76.7–96.6%)	With the majority
Expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) CES 2010	February 4, 2009 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (77.8% support, likely 70.2–85.4%)	With the majority
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (more time to sue over pay discrimination) CES 2009	January 27, 2009 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (71.7% support, likely 62.8–80.6%)	With the majority
The 2008 bank bailout (Troubled Asset Relief Program) CES 2011	October 3, 2008 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most oppose (32.6% support, likely 21.3–43.9%)	Against the majority
The 2008 bank bailout (Troubled Asset Relief Program) CES 2010	October 3, 2008 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most oppose (30.4% support, likely 19.9–40.9%)	Against the majority
The $700 billion bank bailout (Emergency Economic Stabilization Act) CES 2008	October 3, 2008 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most oppose (30.6% support, likely 22.2–38.9%)	Against the majority
Federal help for homeowners facing foreclosure (Housing and Economic Recovery Act) CES 2008	July 23, 2008 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Too close to call (58.9% support, likely 48.9–68.9%)	Too close to call
Allow eavesdropping on overseas terrorist suspects without a court order (FISA Amendments Act) CES 2011	June 20, 2008 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Most support (70.3% support, likely 61.5–79.2%)	Against the majority
Allow eavesdropping on overseas communications without a court order (FISA Amendments Act) CES 2008	June 20, 2008 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Most support (63% support, likely 53.6–72.3%)	Against the majority
Extend NAFTA-style free trade to Peru (U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement) CES 2008	November 8, 2007 · official record	Nay (against the proposal)	Too close to call (48.1% support, likely 39.2–56.9%)	Related bill, not counted
Expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) CES 2008	September 25, 2007 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (83.6% support, likely 76.2–91.1%)	With the majority
Withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within 180 days (Responsible Redeployment from Iraq Act) CES 2008	July 12, 2007 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (71.1% support, likely 61.3–80.8%)	With the majority
Fund research using embryonic stem cells (Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act) CES 2011	June 7, 2007 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (71.5% support, likely 62.8–80.3%)	With the majority
Fund research using embryonic stem cells (Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act) CES 2010	June 7, 2007 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (73% support, likely 65.3–80.7%)	With the majority
Fund research using embryonic stem cells (Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act) CES 2008	June 7, 2007 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (75.6% support, likely 66.8–84.4%)	With the majority
Raise the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour (Fair Minimum Wage Act) CES 2008	January 10, 2007 · official record	Yea (for the proposal)	Most support (87.8% support, likely 80.8–94.7%)	With the majority

Attendance

In the 115th Congress, Louise McIntosh Slaughter missed 112 of 824 House votes (13.6%). On votes where most of their party voted one way, they voted with their party 96.8% of the time.

Most recent votes

Vote	Date	Their vote
H.Res. 780: Providing for consideration of H.R. 4061, the Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017; and providing for consideration of H.R. 4293, the Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 On Agreeing to the Resolution · Passed	March 15, 2018	Did not vote
H.Res. 780: Providing for consideration of H.R. 4061, the Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017; and providing for consideration of H.R. 4293, the Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 On Ordering the Previous Question · Passed	March 15, 2018	Did not vote
H.R. 4545: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act On Passage · Passed	March 15, 2018	Did not vote
H.R. 4545: On Agreeing to the Amendment On Agreeing to the Amendment · Failed	March 15, 2018	Did not vote
H.R. 4263: Regulation At Improvement Act of 2017 On Passage · Passed	March 15, 2018	Did not vote
H.R. 4263: Regulation At Improvement Act of 2017 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions · Failed	March 15, 2018	Did not vote
H.R. 1116: Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017 or the TAILOR Act of 2017 On Passage · Passed	March 14, 2018	Did not vote
H.R. 1116: Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2017 or the TAILOR Act of 2017 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions · Failed	March 14, 2018	Did not vote
H.R. 4909: Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing School Violence Act of 2018 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed	March 14, 2018	Did not vote
H.Res. 773: Providing for consideration of H.R. 4545, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; H.R. 1116, the TAILOR Act of 2017; and H.R. 4263, the Regulation At Improvement Act of 2017 On Agreeing to the Resolution · Passed	March 14, 2018	Did not vote
H.Res. 773: Providing for consideration of H.R. 4545, the Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act; H.R. 1116, the TAILOR Act of 2017; and H.R. 4263, the Regulation At Improvement Act of 2017 On Ordering the Previous Question · Passed	March 14, 2018	Did not vote
H.R. 4465: Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed	March 13, 2018	Did not vote
H.R. 5247: Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Failed	March 13, 2018	Did not vote
H.R. 1119: Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act On Passage · Passed	March 8, 2018	Did not vote
H.R. 1119: Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act On Motion to Recommit with Instructions · Failed	March 8, 2018	Did not vote

Every vote, with filters, on the interactive page.

Figures as of November 10, 2026, from the official vote records and published survey data listed on the Sources page. The interactive page always shows the latest. Found an error? Tell us.