Chester Greenough Atkins

Representative from Massachusetts

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1985–1993ID A000226

LegislationHEADLINE

96%with Dems

of 1,940 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

96%with Dems

of 1,940 · both combined

Steepest move

+5 pts

1985 → 1987

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 ↓19851991

1991–92102nd Congress

Sat as a Democrat

93.8%with Democrats

of 500 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1985 → 1987, +5 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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, 1992H.R. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textREVENUE ACT OF 1992Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYDEM 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

9 most recent roll calls shown · 500 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance96.3% · 456 votes

Armed Forces and National Security98% · 245 votes

Congress95.4% · 217 votes

International Affairs92% · 138 votes

Government Operations and Politics98.1% · 106 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 67 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance96.8% · 63 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement91.8% · 49 votes

Housing and Community Development97.7% · 44 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources97.6% · 42 votes

Transportation and Public Works88.1% · 42 votes

Agriculture and Food75.6% · 41 votes

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 39 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 30 votes

Finance and Financial Sector82.8% · 29 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 28 votes

Water Resources Development78.6% · 28 votes

Health100% · 26 votes

Social Welfare100% · 26 votes

Immigration96% · 25 votes

Commerce100% · 19 votes

Education94.7% · 19 votes

Law100% · 19 votes

Energy100% · 18 votes

Taxation81.3% · 16 votes

Native Americans100% · 15 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 7 votes

Commemorations— · 5 votes

Emergency Management— · 4 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation.

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

Service record

4 Congresses

99th · 1985102nd · 1991

Democrat · House · MA99th–102nd

Term datesexact

Chester Greenough Atkins

Representative from Massachusetts

HOUSED1985–19934 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

95.6%with Democrats

of 1,940 votes · 4.4% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested96%of 1,940 · combined

Steepest move+5 pts1985→87, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019851991

1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 500 votes93.8%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 500 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance96.3% · 456

Armed Forces and National Security98% · 245

Congress95.4% · 217

International Affairs92% · 138

Government Operations and Politics98.1% · 106

Labor and Employment100% · 67

Foreign Trade and International Finance96.8% · 63

Crime and Law Enforcement91.8% · 49

Housing and Community Development97.7% · 44

Public Lands and Natural Resources97.6% · 42

Transportation and Public Works88.1% · 42

Agriculture and Food75.6% · 41

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 39

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 30

Finance and Financial Sector82.8% · 29

Environmental Protection100% · 28

Water Resources Development78.6% · 28

Health100% · 26

Social Welfare100% · 26

Immigration96% · 25

Commerce100% · 19

Education94.7% · 19

Law100% · 19

Energy100% · 18

Taxation81.3% · 16

Native Americans100% · 15

Families— · 7

Commemorations— · 5

Emergency Management— · 4

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation.

Service record

99th · 1985102nd · 1991

Democrat99th–102nd

Party switchers

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