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Clifford Robertson Allen

Representative from Tennessee
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1979ID A000118
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LegislationHEADLINE
76%with Dems
of 667 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
76%with Dems
of 667 · both combined
Steepest move
−6 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 ↓1975
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
73.8%with Democrats
of 404 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, −6 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 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
May 25, 1978H.R. 9400No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
May 25, 1978H.R. 7814No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 25, 1978H.R. 7814No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 7814), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
May 25, 1978H.Res. 1165No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 25, 1978H.J.Res. 137No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 24, 1978H.R. 10929No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 24, 1978H.R. 10929No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 24, 1978H.R. 10929No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
May 24, 1978H.R. 10929No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 404 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance79.1% · 139 votes
Congress75% · 72 votes
Government Operations and Politics85% · 60 votes
International Affairs44.9% · 49 votes
Energy72.7% · 33 votes
Labor and Employment66.7% · 21 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources75% · 20 votes
Law87.5% · 16 votes
Environmental Protection86.7% · 15 votes
Armed Forces and National Security71.4% · 14 votes
Industrial relations84.6% · 13 votes
Transportation and Public Works66.7% · 12 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance81.8% · 11 votes
Social Welfare63.6% · 11 votes
Agriculture and Food80% · 10 votes
Taxation90% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7 votes
Education— · 7 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes
Commerce— · 6 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 5 votes
Health— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Credit— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Political participation— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Home repair and improvement— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Science, Technology, Communications— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 60 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Child abuse, Clergy, Climate, Commemorations, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disabled, District of Columbia, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government property, Government publications, Government securities, Human rights, Immigration, Insect control, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Political prisoners, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Public records, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

2 Congresses
94th · 197595th · 1977
Democrat · House · TN94th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Tennessee
CA

Clifford Robertson Allen

Representative from Tennessee
HOUSED1975–19792 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
76.3%with Democrats
of 667 votes · 23.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested76%of 667 · combined
Steepest move−6 pts1975→77, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 404 votes73.8%

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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 majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 404 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance79.1% · 139
Congress75% · 72
Government Operations and Politics85% · 60
International Affairs44.9% · 49
Energy72.7% · 33
Labor and Employment66.7% · 21
Public Lands and Natural Resources75% · 20
Law87.5% · 16
Environmental Protection86.7% · 15
Armed Forces and National Security71.4% · 14
Industrial relations84.6% · 13
Transportation and Public Works66.7% · 12
Foreign Trade and International Finance81.8% · 11
Social Welfare63.6% · 11
Agriculture and Food80% · 10
Taxation90% · 10
Lobbying— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7
Education— · 7
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7
Commerce— · 6
Housing and Community Development— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Mines and mineral resources— · 5
Health— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Embargo— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Credit— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Museums— · 2
Political participation— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Public works— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Home repair and improvement— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Science, Technology, Communications— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 60 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Child abuse, Clergy, Climate, Commemorations, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disabled, District of Columbia, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government property, Government publications, Government securities, Human rights, Immigration, Insect control, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Political prisoners, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Public records, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197595th · 1977
Democrat94th–95th

Party switchers

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