Numeric counter for order in THOMAS data from 93rd - 110th Congresses
Legislator name, as given in THOMAS
ICPSR number, according to Poole and Rosenthal
Congress number
Year at start of Congress
Two-letter state code
Congressional district number
1 = Democrat
Year first elected to House
1 = female
Percent vote received to enter this Congress
First-dimension DW-NOMINATE score
Second-dimension DW-NOMINATE score
Size of House delegation from member's state
1= Speaker
1 = subcommittee chair (or vice chair), according to Almanac of American Politic
Number of substantively significant bills sponsored
Number of substantively significant bills with action in committee
Number of substantively significant bills with action beyond committee
Number of substantively significant bills passed House
Number of substantively significant bills became law
Number of substantive bills sponsored
Number of substantive bills with action in committee
Number of substantive bills with action beyond committee
Number of substantive bills passed House
Number of substantive bills became law
Number of commemorative bills sponsored
Number of commemorative bills with action in committee
Number of commemorative bills with action beyond committee
Number of commemorative bills passed House
Number of commemorative bills became law
1 = African American
1 = Latino/a
votepct squared
1 = Member of Appropriation, Rules, or Ways and Means
1 = committee chair, according to Almanac of American Politics
1 = served in state legislature
state_leg * state legislature professionalism
1 = majority party member
1 = Majority party leadership
1 = Minority party leadership
Absolute distance from floor median (DW-NOMINATE)
Absolute distance from majority party median (DW-NOMINATE)
Total bills sponsored
Total bills with action in committee
Total bills with action beyond committee
Total bills passed House
Total bills became law
Legislative Effectiveness Score (1-5-10)
Lagged LES
Seniority, number of terms served counting current
Predicted LES value based on seniority, majority, chair, subchr in each Congress
LES/benchmark
1 = Below, 2 = Meets, 3 = Exceeds
Total members in party in this Congress receiving LES
1 = Top LES in party, etc.
100=Dem, 200=Rep, Other
Name in bioguide
Indicator for member in bioguide
Year born
Year died, as of 2020