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Stevenson Archer

Representative from Maryland
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1867–1875ID A000274
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LegislationHEADLINE
87%with Dems
of 1,298 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
87%with Dems
of 1,298 · both combined
Steepest move
−7 pts
1869 → 1871
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 ↓18671873
1873–7443rd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
85.6%with Democrats
of 284 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1869 → 1871, −7 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Mar 3, 1875H.R. 3341No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Mar 3, 1875H.R. 2418No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1875H.R. 435No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 435), 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
Mar 3, 1875noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1875noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1875noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1875H.R. 3621No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1875noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1875noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 284 contested votes scored in the 43rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

4 Congresses
40th · 186743rd · 1873
Democrat · House · MD40th–43rd
Term datesexact
Members · Maryland
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Stevenson Archer

Representative from Maryland
HOUSED1867–18754 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
87.3%with Democrats
of 1,298 votes · 12.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested87%of 1,298 · combined
Steepest move−7 pts1869→71, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018671873
1873–74 · 43rd · Democrat · of 284 votes85.6%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. 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 · 284 contested votes scored in the 43rd

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

40th · 186743rd · 1873
Democrat40th–43rd

Party switchers

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