Suzanne BonamiciVote leaningMore liberal
-0.401Based on 565 roll-call observations in the 119th Congress. This is Voteview DW-NOMINATE, an estimate from roll-call behavior—not a Baseline rating. Read the method ↗ or see our evidence rules.
Representative · Oregon · Democrat
Suzanne Bonamici
U.S. House · OR District 1
Suzanne Bonamici, a Democrat, has represented Oregon's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House since January 31, 2012. A lawyer, she previously served in the Oregon state house of representatives and the Oregon state senate.
Background
Biography
Suzanne Bonamici was born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 14, 1954. She earned an A.A. from Lane Community College in 1978, and a B.A. in 1980 and a J.D. in 1983 from the University of Oregon. Her House biography says she was an attorney in the Credit Practices Division of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection and then practiced law in Portland.
Bonamici worked on the staff of the Oregon state house of representatives from 2001 to 2006, was a member of that chamber from 2007 to 2008, and served in the Oregon state senate from 2008 to 2011. She was elected as a Democrat to the House in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative David Wu, and her service began on January 31, 2012. She sits on the Education and Workforce Committee and the Science, Space, and Technology Committee.
119th Congress
The voting record at a glance
Every House roll-call position in the current Congress that Voteview associates with this member. Data current through Oct 1, 2026.
- Recorded votes
- 674
- Participation
- 98.8%
- Yea / nay
- 274 / 391
- Latest vote
- Sep 16, 2026
Recorded positions
Latest roll-call votes
Position, question, result, tally, and source are shown together so readers can inspect the record without leaving the page.
| Date | Position | Roll call | Issue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | S2403On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassRetire through Ownership ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Labor and Employment | Passed401–14 | |
| Yea | HR9497On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedWater Resources Development ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Water Resources Development | Passed415–9 | |
| Yea | HR9340On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedRatepayer Protection ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Energy | Passed417–3 | |
| Nay | HJRES213On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”Bill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Environmental protection | Passed214–208 | |
| Nay | HR10326On PassagePROOF ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Government Operations and Politics | Passed217–207 | |
| Nay | HR9576On PassageNational Fraud Enforcement Division ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Crime and law enforcement | Passed352–72 | |
| Nay | HR5334On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentsAn Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposesOfficial roll call ↗ | Economics and public finance | Passed262–159 | |
| Yea | HCONRES93On Agreeing to the ResolutionDirecting the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with IranBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | International Affairs | Passed220–204 | |
| Nay | HJRES210On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”Bill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Environmental protection | Passed216–211 | |
| Yea | HR9500On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedTax Relief for Fraud Victims ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Taxation | Passed408–17 | |
| Yea | HR2140On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassDiesel Emissions Reduction ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Environmental protection | Passed343–79 | |
| Yea | HR4646On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedWhistleblower Protection ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Housing and Community Development | Passed424–0 |
Patterns in the record
Vote leaning and issue mix
These are descriptive measures of roll-call behavior, not judgments about truthfulness, effectiveness, or constituent approval.
Where roll calls fall
Policy areas come from Voteview’s Congressional Research Service fields, with plain-language fallback categories when no CRS label is supplied.
Source: Voteview members’ votes ↗. Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal, Boche, Rudkin, and Sonnet (2026), Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database.
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