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Former Republican representative for New York’s 23rd district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Sempolinski votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Sempolinski’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 Sempolinski votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Sempolinski’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
-11.2% | 13.0% | -13.3 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Sempolinski vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 23, 2022 | Providing appropriations for various federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023; updating the process of appointing and tallying presidential electors; providing money for humanitarian, security and economic assistance to Ukraine (225-201) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No |  | 17.8% | -17.8 |
| Dec. 15, 2022 | Providing collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration health care workers (219-201) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.0% | -2.0 |
| Dec. 15, 2022 | Allowing Puerto Rico to hold a referendum on whether to become a U.S. state, an independent country or a sovereign government (233-191) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 19.5% | -19.5 |
| Dec. 14, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement training in de-escalation tactics and in responding to mental and behavior health crises (264-162) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 45.9% | -45.9 |
| Dec. 14, 2022 | Updating regulations to address conflicts of interest in federal acquisitions (219-205) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.1% | -2.1 |
| Dec. 8, 2022 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state; includes an amendment allowing religious organizations to deny services or accomodations for same-sex weddings (258-169) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 37.8% | -37.8 |
| Dec. 6, 2022 | Making it easier for noncitizen veterans to get lawful permanent resident status (220-208) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 4.0% | -4.0 |
| Dec. 1, 2022 | 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) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 74.3% | -74.3 |
| Dec. 1, 2022 | Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 41.6% | -41.6 |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 57.5% | +42.5 |
| Nov. 16, 2022 | Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 69.2% | +30.8 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 22.3% | -22.3 |
| Sept. 29, 2022 | Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 39.8% | -39.8 |
| Sept. 29, 2022 | Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.3% | -2.3 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 33.6% | -33.6 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.3% | -2.3 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | 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) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.8% | -2.8 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 81.8% | +18.2 |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 15.6% | -15.6 |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 16.9% | -16.9 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.8% | -2.8 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.3% | -2.3 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Joseph Sempolinski's Vote: No | support | No | | 10.6% | -10.6 |
| Average | 13.0% | 26.3% | -13.3 | |||
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