C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger

Former Representative for Maryland’s 2nd District, 2003–2025 · Democrat

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 11, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 118th Congress

How it’s measured

0.05· expected 0.60

Below expectations

Rank 433 of 445 who served in the House that Congress · expected = average of 218 minority-party members

How far Ruppersberger’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

Introduced 2
Action in committee 2
Action beyond committee 0
Passed chamber 0
Became law 0

2 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 2 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the House

How Ruppersberger’s ratings compare with every representative

Ratings, 118th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Ruppersberger. Medians and ranks are among everyone who served in the 118th Congress’s House.

Ruppersberger in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured

94/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 77 missed of 1,235

Voted on 1,158 of 1,235 roll calls; missed 77. Lower than 85% of House members.

35%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured

98/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 123 of 218

Sided with the Democratic majority on 818 votes that split the parties. Higher than 59% of House members.

50%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured

16/ 100

Chamber median 16 · +0

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 53% of House members.

0%60%

Position

How it’s measured

−0.30

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.24

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Ruppersberger’s bills that got action in committee or further

All bills

2 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 118th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Ruppersberger’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 6005 Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act of 2023Agriculture and Food · In committee Jan 18, 2024Substantive80 words In committee
H.R. 205 SNAP Theft Protection Act of 2023Agriculture and Food · In committee Feb 13, 2023Substantive352 words In committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.