Madeleine Dean

U.S. Representative · PA-4 · Democrat

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

0.20· expected 0.51

Below expectations

Rank 370 of 433 in the House · expected = average of 192 minority-party members without a committee lead

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

23 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 22 substantive, 1 commemorative. Compare the House

How Dean’s ratings compare with every representative

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one representative; the ringed marker is Dean.

99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 10 missed of 674

Voted on 664 of 674 roll calls; missed 10. Higher than 61% of House members.

15%100%

99/ 100

House D median 98 · Rank 55 of 214

Sided with the Democratic majority on 468 votes that split the parties. Higher than 81% of House members.

45%100%

11/ 100

Chamber median 12 · −1

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Lower than 62% of House members.

0%70%

−0.44

Democratic middle 80%: -0.52 to -0.23

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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1 bill sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Dean’s effectiveness score.

H.R. 10543 PREP ActEstablishes or modifies preparedness or prevention programs under the PREP Act. AI-readCrime and Law Enforcement · In committee Sep 30, 2026Substantive3.5k words In committee

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