Representative · MT-1 · Republican · since Jan 2015

Ryan K. Zinke

Bills authored 6Missed votes 16 of 524Party unity 80% derived

Counted from 524 roll calls and 68 sponsorship records on file.

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Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Ryan K. Zinke was born in Bozeman, Montana, and raised in Whitefish by his parents, Jean and Ray Dale Zinke.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Ryan Zinke} He earned a bachelor's degree in geology from the University of Oregon in 1984, followed by master's degrees from National University and the University of San Diego.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Ryan Zinke} Before entering politics, he served as a United States Navy SEAL from 1986 to 2008, retiring with the rank of commander.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Ryan Zinke}

Zinke began his political career in the Montana Senate, serving from 2009 to 2013.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Ryan Zinke} He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Montana's at-large district in 2014, served as the United States Secretary of the Interior from 2017 to 2019, and returned to Congress to represent Montana's 1st district in 2023.^{Source 1: Ryan K. Zinke — Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}^{Source 2: Official website of Ryan K. Zinke}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Ryan Zinke}

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The path here

1986-2008
Served as a United States Navy SEAL, retiring at the rank of commander.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Ryan Zinke}
2009-2013
Served in the Montana Senate.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Ryan Zinke}
2015-2017
Served as the U.S. representative for Montana's at-large congressional district.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Ryan Zinke}
2017-2019
Served as the United States Secretary of the Interior.^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Ryan Zinke}
2023-Present
Serves as the U.S. representative for Montana's 1st congressional district.^{Source 1: Ryan K. Zinke — Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}^{Source 3: Wikipedia: Ryan Zinke}

96.95% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

3 sources

1Ryan K. Zinke — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
2Official website of Ryan K. Zinkeofficial profileopen source
3Wikipedia: Ryan Zinkewikipediaopen source archived copy

Full record card

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11.7YRS

In office · 4th term · since Jan 2015

24,746VOTES

2024 margin of victory · 7.68%

Certified result

96.95%

Attendance

house median 97.9% (431 members)

Not a candidate in any election we track.

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

1986-2008 Served as a United States Navy SEAL, retiring at the rank of commander.
2009-2013 Served in the Montana Senate.
2015-2017 Served as the U.S. representative for Montana's at-large congressional district.
2017-2019 Served as the United States Secretary of the Interior.
2023-Present Serves as the U.S. representative for Montana's 1st congressional district.

House Committee on AppropriationsHouse Committee on Foreign AffairsHouse Committee on Foreign Affairs · East Asia and Pacific subcommitteeHouse Committee on Appropriations · Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies subcommitteeHouse Committee on Foreign Affairs · Middle East and North Africa subcommitteeHouse Committee on Appropriations · Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies subcommitteeHouse Committee on Appropriations · Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies subcommittee6 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

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How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

12%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

Campaign financeNot yet derived · 34%
Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

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Disclosed trades

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Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)0.442

Social (dim 2)-0.113

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