Rep. Michael Michaud

Former Representative for Maine’s 2^nd District

Michaud was the representative for Maine’s 2^nd congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 2003 to 2014.

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Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Read our 2014 Report Card for Michaud.

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Michaud is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 2014 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 6, 2009 to Dec 11, 2014. See full analysis methodology.

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Michaud sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:

Armed Forces and National Security (44%) Public Lands and Natural Resources (12%) Taxation (12%) Transportation and Public Works (12%) Health (7%)

Recently Introduced Bills

Michaud recently introduced the following legislation:

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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.

Voting Record

Key Votes

Michaud voted Nay

H.R. 83 (113th): Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

Passed 219/206 on Dec 11, 2014.

This bill became the vehicle for passage of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [pdf], which was approved by the House on December …

Michaud voted No

H.J.Res. 124 (113th): Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015

Passed 319/108 on Sep 17, 2014.

Michaud voted Aye

H.Res. 380 (113th): Relating to consideration of the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2642) to …

Passed 223/189 on Oct 11, 2013.

Michaud voted No

H.R. 6233 (112th): Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012

Passed 223/197 on Aug 2, 2012.

Michaud voted Yea

H.Res. 587 (112th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2087) to remove restrictions from a parcel of land situated …

Passed 232/170 on Mar 20, 2012.

Michaud voted Aye

H.R. 1249 (112th): Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Passed 304/117 on Jun 23, 2011.

The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA) is a United States federal statute that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Barack …

Michaud voted Nay

S. 3729 (111th): National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010

Passed 304/118 on Sep 29, 2010.

Michaud voted Nay

H.Res. 915 (111th): Encouraging the Republic of Hungary to respect the rule of law, treat foreign investors fairly, and promote …

Passed 333/74 on Dec 8, 2009.

Michaud voted Nay

H.Res. 5 (111th): Adopting rules for the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.

Passed 242/181 on Jan 6, 2009.

Michaud voted Nay

H.Res. 1433 (110th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6899) to advance the national security interests of the United …

Passed 229/194 on Sep 16, 2008.

Michaud voted No

H.Res. 801 (110th): Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3688) to implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement.

Passed 349/55 on Nov 7, 2007.

Missed Votes

From Jan 2003 to Dec 2014, Michaud missed 57 of 8,776 roll call votes, which is 0.6%. This is better than the median of 2.5% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Dec 2014. 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.

Show the numbers...

Time Period	Votes Eligible	Missed Votes	Percent	Percentile
2003 Jan-Mar	94	1	1.1%	38^th
2003 Apr-Jun	239	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Jul-Sep	193	0	0.0%	0^th
2003 Oct-Dec	151	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Jan-Mar	104	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Apr-Jun	221	3	1.4%	35^th
2004 Jul-Sep	161	0	0.0%	0^th
2004 Oct-Dec	58	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Jan-Mar	90	1	1.1%	18^th
2005 Apr-Jun	272	7	2.6%	59^th
2005 Jul-Sep	146	0	0.0%	0^th
2005 Oct-Dec	163	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Jan-Mar	81	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Apr-Jun	276	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Jul-Sep	159	0	0.0%	0^th
2006 Nov-Dec	27	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jan-Mar	213	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Apr-Jun	393	0	0.0%	0^th
2007 Jul-Sep	317	18	5.7%	86^th
2007 Oct-Dec	263	1	0.4%	10^th
2008 Jan-Mar	149	0	0.0%	0^th
2008 Apr-Jun	321	1	0.3%	8^th
2008 Jul-Sep	205	0	0.0%	0^th
2008 Oct-Dec	15	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Jan-Mar	174	2	1.1%	35^th
2009 Apr-Jun	303	4	1.3%	31^st
2009 Jul-Sep	268	0	0.0%	0^th
2009 Oct-Dec	246	3	1.2%	26^th
2010 Jan-Mar	195	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Apr-Jun	219	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Jul-Sep	151	0	0.0%	0^th
2010 Nov-Dec	99	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Jan-Mar	212	1	0.5%	25^th
2011 Apr-Jun	281	0	0.0%	0^th
2011 Jul-Sep	247	2	0.8%	35^th
2011 Oct-Dec	208	1	0.5%	18^th
2012 Jan-Mar	151	2	1.3%	43^rd
2012 Apr-Jun	299	0	0.0%	0^th
2012 Jul-Sep	152	4	2.6%	66^th
2012 Nov-Dec	51	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Jan 112th Congress	5	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Jan-Mar	89	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Apr-Jun	215	3	1.4%	42^nd
2013 Jul-Sep	200	0	0.0%	0^th
2013 Oct-Dec	137	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Jan-Mar	148	1	0.7%	22^nd
2014 Apr-Jun	219	2	0.9%	33^rd
2014 Jul-Sep	147	0	0.0%	0^th
2014 Nov-Dec	49	0	0.0%	0^th

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
GPO Member Guide for the photo
GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills

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Analysis

Legislative Metrics

Ideology–Leadership Chart

Bills Sponsored

Issue Areas

Recently Introduced Bills

Voting Record

Key Votes

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Missed Votes

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