Rep. Michael McMahon
Former Representative for New York’s 13th District
McMahon was the representative for New York’s 13th congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 2009 to 2010.
![Photo of Rep. Michael McMahon [D-NY13, 2009-2010]](/static/legislator-photos/412296-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
McMahon is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2010 positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills legislators sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 21, 2010. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
McMahon was the primary sponsor of 1 bill that was enacted:
Does 1 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
McMahon sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
International Affairs (38%) Crime and Law Enforcement (23%) Health (23%) Transportation and Public Works (15%)
Recently Introduced Bills
McMahon recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 6235 (111th): National Blue Alert Act of 2010
- H.R. 5564 (111th): Judgment Evading Foreign States Accountability Act of 2010
- H.R. 5418 (111th): Public Transportation Preservation Act of 2010
- H.Res. 1320 (111th): Expressing support for the vigilance and prompt response of the citizens of …
- H.Res. 1324 (111th): Expressing condolences and sympathies for the people of China following the tragic …
- H.R. 4647 (111th): Iran Human Rights Sanctions Act
- H.Res. 1059 (111th): Honoring the heroism of the seven United States Agency for International Development, …
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2009 to Dec 2010, McMahon missed 55 of 1,655 roll call votes, which is 3.3%. This is on par with the median of 3.1% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2010. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congresspedia for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
