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Republican representative for Texas’s 6th district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Ellzey votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Ellzey’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 Ellzey votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Ellzey’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
-3.0% | 10.6% | -31.8 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Ellzey vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30 | Extending government funding, providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine, and authorizing compensation for victims of the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon wildfire (230-201) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No |  | 44.1% | -44.1 |
| Sept. 29 | Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 50.6% | -50.6 |
| Sept. 29 | Expanding access to mental and behavioral health services (220-205) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 25.0% | -25.0 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 57.1% | -57.1 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 24.8% | -24.8 |
| 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) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 27.1% | -27.1 |
| Sept. 22 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) Jake Ellzey's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 84.5% | +15.5 |
| Sept. 21 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 40.9% | -40.9 |
| Sept. 21 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 46.7% | -46.7 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 26.4% | -26.4 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 24.2% | -24.2 |
| Sept. 15 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 36.7% | -36.7 |
| 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) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 20.9% | -20.9 |
| July 29 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 71.7% | -71.7 |
| July 29 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 21.6% | -21.6 |
| July 29 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 20.6% | -20.6 |
| July 28 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 52.7% | -52.7 |
| July 27 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) Jake Ellzey's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.8% | +2.2 |
| July 27 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 48.8% | -48.8 |
| July 27 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 57.2% | -57.2 |
| July 21 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 39.4% | -39.4 |
| July 20 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 21.0% | -21.0 |
| July 19 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 66.1% | -66.1 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 27.8% | -27.8 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 20.3% | -20.3 |
| July 14 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) Jake Ellzey's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 76.3% | +23.7 |
| July 13 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 61.8% | -61.8 |
| June 24 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 44.9% | -44.9 |
| June 23 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 27.1% | -27.1 |
| June 22 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) Jake Ellzey's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 85.5% | +14.5 |
| June 22 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) Jake Ellzey's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.4% | +3.6 |
| June 16 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 36.4% | -36.4 |
| June 15 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 18.6% | -18.6 |
| June 14 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 44.9% | -44.9 |
| June 9 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 32.1% | -32.1 |
| June 8 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 31.4% | -31.4 |
| May 18 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 26.7% | -26.7 |
| May 17 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 29.6% | -29.6 |
| May 13 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 57.1% | -57.1 |
| May 12 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 26.0% | -26.0 |
| May 11 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) Jake Ellzey's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 73.6% | +26.4 |
| March 31 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 42.7% | -42.7 |
| March 18 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 46.5% | -46.5 |
| March 17 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 31.3% | -31.3 |
| March 9 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 61.9% | -61.9 |
| March 3 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 58.8% | -58.8 |
| 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) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 32.3% | -32.3 |
| Feb. 8 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Jake Ellzey's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 83.9% | +16.1 |
| Feb. 7 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 82.2% | -82.2 |
| Feb. 4 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 26.1% | -26.1 |
| Jan. 13 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 20.8% | -20.8 |
| Jan. 12 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 70.3% | -70.3 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 26.2% | -26.2 |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 22.0% | -22.0 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 25.7% | -25.7 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 26.4% | -26.4 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 19.7% | -19.7 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 39.7% | -39.7 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 35.7% | -35.7 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 40.1% | -40.1 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 71.4% | -71.4 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through December 16, 2022 (219-212) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 24.2% | -24.2 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 21.3% | -21.3 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 22.0% | -22.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 22.0% | -22.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Jake Ellzey's Vote: No | support | No | | 22.0% | -22.0 |
| Average | 10.6% | 42.4% | -31.8 | |||
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