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William Vollie (Bill) Alexander Jr.

Representative from Arkansas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1969–1993ID A000103
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LegislationHEADLINE
81%with Dems
of 4,469 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
81%with Dems
of 4,469 · both combined
Steepest move
+13 pts
1975 → 1977
still a Democrat

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓1969197519811987
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
89.9%with Democrats
of 425 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, +13 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 604WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION ON H.R. 429; RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 604WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION ON H.R. 429; RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 12CABLE TELEVISION CONSUMER PROTECTION AND COMPETITION ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5334HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 776COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACTLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 776COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY ACTLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 425 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance86.7% · 983 votes
Congress95.7% · 488 votes
Armed Forces and National Security68.4% · 335 votes
Government Operations and Politics83% · 294 votes
International Affairs84.4% · 289 votes
Energy67.2% · 137 votes
Labor and Employment84.6% · 130 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance87.7% · 114 votes
Agriculture and Food80.8% · 104 votes
Transportation and Public Works76.7% · 103 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.4% · 95 votes
Housing and Community Development88% · 75 votes
Education88.9% · 72 votes
Taxation63.8% · 69 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement62.9% · 62 votes
Environmental Protection67.8% · 59 votes
Science, Technology, Communications83.9% · 56 votes
Law63% · 54 votes
Health94.1% · 51 votes
Finance and Financial Sector73.9% · 46 votes
Social Welfare86.7% · 45 votes
Commerce72.5% · 40 votes
Immigration75% · 36 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues86.7% · 30 votes
Water Resources Development96.6% · 29 votes
Native Americans95% · 20 votes
Industrial relations57.1% · 14 votes
District of Columbia23.1% · 13 votes
Mines and mineral resources61.5% · 13 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion60% · 10 votes
Families90% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Mortgages— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Petroleum industry— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

12 Congresses
91st · 1969102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · AR91st–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Arkansas
WA

William Vollie (Bill) Alexander Jr.

Representative from Arkansas
HOUSED1969–199312 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
80.8%with Democrats
of 4,469 votes · 19.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested81%of 4,469 · combined
Steepest move+13 pts1975→77, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019691991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 425 votes89.9%

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Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 425 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance86.7% · 983
Congress95.7% · 488
Armed Forces and National Security68.4% · 335
Government Operations and Politics83% · 294
International Affairs84.4% · 289
Energy67.2% · 137
Labor and Employment84.6% · 130
Foreign Trade and International Finance87.7% · 114
Agriculture and Food80.8% · 104
Transportation and Public Works76.7% · 103
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.4% · 95
Housing and Community Development88% · 75
Education88.9% · 72
Taxation63.8% · 69
Crime and Law Enforcement62.9% · 62
Environmental Protection67.8% · 59
Science, Technology, Communications83.9% · 56
Law63% · 54
Health94.1% · 51
Finance and Financial Sector73.9% · 46
Social Welfare86.7% · 45
Commerce72.5% · 40
Immigration75% · 36
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues86.7% · 30
Water Resources Development96.6% · 29
Native Americans95% · 20
Industrial relations57.1% · 14
District of Columbia23.1% · 13
Mines and mineral resources61.5% · 13
Arts, Culture, Religion60% · 10
Families90% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Commemorations— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Public works— · 6
Emergency Management— · 5
Independent regulatory commissions— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Mortgages— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Petroleum industry— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

91st · 1969102nd · 1991
Democrat91st–102nd

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
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