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Republican representative for Tennessee’s 1st district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Harshbarger votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Harshbarger’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
| Biden margin | Biden score | Biden plus-minus |
|---|---|---|
| Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s | How often Harshbarger votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Harshbarger’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
-54.1% | 8.7% | +1.9 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Harshbarger vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 1 | Requiring the Bureau of Prisons to provide incarcerated women with certain pregnancy-related care and limiting the use of solitary confinement for pregnant women (324-90) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No |  | 19.3% | -19.3 |
| Dec. 1 | Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| Nov. 30 | Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.9% | -12.9 |
| Nov. 16 | Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.2% | -12.2 |
| Sept. 30 | Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 29 | Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 4.5% | -4.5 |
| Sept. 29 | Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for local governments to train mental health professionals and send them instead of law enforcement officers to respond to emergencies involving people with behavioral health needs (223-206) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 22 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 63.8% | +36.2 |
| Sept. 21 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 21 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 15 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Aug. 12 | Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices; extending Affordable Care Act subsidies; expanding tax credits for renewable and clean energy efforts; establishing a 15 percent corporate minimum tax; and other measures (220-207) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 29 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 1.6% | +98.4 |
| July 29 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 29 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 28 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 27 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 87.6% | +12.4 |
| July 27 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 27 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.8% | -0.8 |
| July 21 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 20 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 19 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 14 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 74.5% | +25.5 |
| July 13 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.3% | -0.3 |
| June 24 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 23 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 22 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 19.2% | +80.8 |
| June 22 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 78.6% | +21.4 |
| June 16 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 15 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 14 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 9 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 8 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| May 18 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| May 17 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| May 13 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.3% | -0.3 |
| May 12 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| May 11 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.5% | -2.5 |
| March 31 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 18 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 17 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 9 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.1% | -0.1 |
| March 3 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| Feb. 9 | Imposing visa restrictions on foreign people found responsible for human rights violations related to someone's sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics (227-206) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Feb. 8 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 19.6% | +80.4 |
| Feb. 7 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 16.9% | -16.9 |
| Feb. 4 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 13 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 12 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 5.1% | -5.1 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.3% | -0.3 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through December 16, 2022 (219-212) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 29, 2021 | Providing emergency funding for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack and for the expansion of the Afghan visa program (416-11) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.4% | +0.6 |
| July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 22, 2021 | Increasing the number of and expediting the process for visas available to Afghans who worked on behalf of the U.S. government in Afghanistan (407-16) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 83.9% | +16.1 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.1% | -2.1 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 32.3% | -32.3 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 7.7% | -7.7 |
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.1% | -0.1 |
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) Diana Harshbarger's Vote: No | support | No | | 52.4% | -52.4 |
| Average | 8.7% | 6.7% | +1.9 | |||
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