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Former Democratic representative for Wisconsin’s 3rd district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Kind votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Kind’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 Kind votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Kind’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
-4.7% | 95.6% | +57.3 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Kind 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) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 34.7% | +65.3 |
| Dec. 15, 2022 | Providing collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration health care workers (219-201) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 17.6% | +82.4 |
| 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) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 40.5% | +59.5 |
| Dec. 14, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement training in de-escalation tactics and in responding to mental and behavior health crises (264-162) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 57.3% | +42.7 |
| Dec. 14, 2022 | Updating regulations to address conflicts of interest in federal acquisitions (219-205) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 17.7% | +82.3 |
| 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) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 57.3% | +42.7 |
| Dec. 6, 2022 | Making it easier for noncitizen veterans to get lawful permanent resident status (220-208) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 21.1% | +78.9 |
| 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) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 81.1% | +18.9 |
| Dec. 1, 2022 | Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 57.4% | +42.6 |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 65.1% | +34.9 |
| Nov. 16, 2022 | Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 77.4% | +22.6 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 39.1% | +60.9 |
| Sept. 29, 2022 | Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 48.4% | +51.6 |
| Sept. 29, 2022 | Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 17.2% | +82.8 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 52.2% | +47.8 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 17.0% | +83.0 |
| 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) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 19.0% | +81.0 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 83.9% | +16.1 |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 34.7% | +65.3 |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 39.6% | +60.4 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 18.5% | +81.5 |
| 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) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 16.7% | +83.3 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 29.9% | +70.1 |
| Aug. 12, 2022 | 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) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 13.6% | +86.4 |
| July 29, 2022 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 68.6% | +31.4 |
| July 29, 2022 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 14.3% | +85.7 |
| July 29, 2022 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) Ron Kind's Vote: No | support | No |  | 14.0% | -14.0 |
| July 28, 2022 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 48.1% | +51.9 |
| July 27, 2022 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.6% | +2.4 |
| July 27, 2022 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 43.5% | +56.5 |
| July 27, 2022 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 53.8% | +46.2 |
| July 21, 2022 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 32.8% | +67.2 |
| July 20, 2022 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 13.7% | +86.3 |
| July 19, 2022 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 61.4% | +38.6 |
| July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 20.0% | +80.0 |
| July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 13.2% | +86.8 |
| July 14, 2022 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 76.2% | +23.8 |
| July 13, 2022 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) Ron Kind's Vote: No | support | No | | 57.9% | -57.9 |
| June 24, 2022 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 38.5% | +61.5 |
| June 23, 2022 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 19.3% | +80.7 |
| June 22, 2022 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 84.0% | +16.0 |
| June 22, 2022 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.1% | +3.9 |
| June 16, 2022 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 31.2% | +68.8 |
| June 15, 2022 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 12.0% | +88.0 |
| June 14, 2022 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 39.4% | +60.6 |
| June 9, 2022 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 24.5% | +75.5 |
| June 8, 2022 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 24.1% | +75.9 |
| May 18, 2022 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 19.0% | +81.0 |
| May 17, 2022 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 21.2% | +78.8 |
| May 13, 2022 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 53.2% | +46.8 |
| May 12, 2022 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 17.3% | +82.7 |
| May 11, 2022 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 70.7% | +29.3 |
| March 31, 2022 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 35.4% | +64.6 |
| March 18, 2022 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 40.1% | +59.9 |
| March 17, 2022 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 24.4% | +75.6 |
| March 9, 2022 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 57.5% | +42.5 |
| March 3, 2022 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 54.7% | +45.3 |
| Feb. 9, 2022 | 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) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 23.7% | +76.3 |
| Feb. 8, 2022 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 82.3% | +17.7 |
| Feb. 7, 2022 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 80.6% | +19.4 |
| Feb. 4, 2022 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 18.8% | +81.2 |
| Jan. 13, 2022 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 13.3% | +86.7 |
| Jan. 12, 2022 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 67.8% | +32.2 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 18.5% | +81.5 |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 14.4% | +85.6 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 18.1% | +81.9 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 18.7% | +81.3 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 12.3% | +87.7 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 36.4% | +63.6 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 27.7% | +72.3 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 32.8% | +67.2 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 67.5% | +32.5 |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (254-175) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 54.2% | +45.8 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through Dec. 16, 2022 (219-212) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 16.9% | +83.1 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 13.9% | +86.1 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 14.4% | +85.6 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 14.3% | +85.7 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 14.3% | +85.7 |
| 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) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.2% | +1.8 |
| July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 27.2% | +72.8 |
| 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) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.8% | +3.2 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 46.6% | +53.4 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 25.0% | +75.0 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 18.4% | +81.6 |
| June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 34.6% | +65.4 |
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 49.0% | +51.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 14.6% | +85.4 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 18.8% | +81.2 |
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 50.7% | +49.3 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 59.5% | +40.5 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 28.6% | +71.4 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 54.5% | +45.5 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 90.0% | +10.0 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 80.8% | +19.2 |
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 12.8% | +87.2 |
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 14.6% | +85.4 |
| April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 14.6% | +85.4 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 14.9% | +85.1 |
| April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 57.6% | +42.4 |
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 15.0% | +85.0 |
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 51.4% | +48.6 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 30.4% | +69.6 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 52.9% | +47.1 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) Ron Kind's Vote: No | support | No | | 14.4% | -14.4 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 26.1% | +73.9 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 12.3% | +87.7 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 20.9% | +79.1 |
| March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 18.3% | +81.7 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) Ron Kind's Vote: No | support | No | | 18.4% | -18.4 |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 27.5% | +72.5 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) Ron Kind's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 18.4% | +81.6 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) Ron Kind's Vote: No | support | No | | 78.5% | -78.5 |
| Average | 95.6% | 38.3% | +57.3 | |||
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