AREA POLITICIANS NO REBELS STUDY FINDS MOST FOLLOW PARTY LINE IN D.C.Byline: Lisa Friedman Washington Bureau Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County does not send mavericks to Washington. That much, at least, is clear from a recent congressional vote study showing Southland politicians toe their party's line an average 96 percent of the time. ``They are pretty much already hard-core liberals and hard-core conservatives, so gerrymandering gerrymandering Drawing of electoral district lines in a way that gives advantage to a particular political party. The practice is named after Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry, who submitted to the state senate a redistricting plan that would have concentrated the voting allows them to vote their core convictions and not be worried about serious challenges from the opposing party,'' said Los Angeles political analyst Allan Hoffenblum. Indeed, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Congressional Quarterly Congressional Quarterly, Inc., or CQ, is a privately owned publishing company that produces a number of publications reporting primarily on the United States Congress. examination of party unity in 2004, local politicians appear even more loyal to their parties than the House as a whole. The study found that House Republicans voted with their party an average of 88 percent, while House Democrats voted the party line 86 percent. In Los Angeles County, Republicans voted with their party an average 95 percent, and Democrats followed their leaders 96.6 percent of the time. Meanwhile, a separate study of votes supporting President George W. Bush showed a slightly less partisan trend in Los Angeles County. Rep. David Dreier David Timothy Dreier (born July 5, 1952), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since January 1981, representing California's 26th congressional district (map). He was first elected to the U.S. House at age 28 in 1980. , R-Glendora, proved to be most often in agreement with the president, voting to support Bush's positions 94 percent of the time. Rep. Elton Gallegly Elton W. Gallegly (born March 7 1944), an American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, currently representing the 24th District of California (map). , R-Thousand Oaks, voted in agreement 82 percent of the time and Rep. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, voted with him 85 percent of the time. Democrats, for their part, opposed Bush with predictable frequency. Rep. Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. , D-Pasadena, took a position aligned with the president just 38 percent of the time. According to the analysis, the 108th Congress was the most polarized A one-way direction of a signal or the molecules within a material pointing in one direction. it's been since the 1960s. While 2004 wasn't the most partisan year - 2003 wins that distinction - the level of party loyalty was only slightly lower. Here's a look at how often selected Southern California congressional lawmakers vote with their respective parties: --Gallegly, 94 percent. --McKeon, 96 percent. --Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Los Angeles, 99 percent. --Rep. Howard Berman, D-Van Nuys, 97 percent. --Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Pasadena, 93 percent. --Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Sherman Oak, 96 percent. --Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Los Angeles, 97 percent. --Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., 96 percent. --Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., 95 percent. Lisa Friedman, (202) 662-8731 lisa.friedman(at)langnews.com |
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