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Thomas Henry Ball

Representative from Texas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1897–1905ID B000101
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LegislationHEADLINE
96%with Dems
of 278 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
96%with Dems
of 278 · both combined
Steepest move
+5 pts
1901 → 1903
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 ↓18971903
1903–0458th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
100%with Democrats
of 2 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1901 → 1903, +5 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
Nov 11, 1903H.Res. 17No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Nov 11, 1903H.Res. 17No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
2 most recent roll calls shown · 2 contested votes scored in the 58th 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
55th · 189758th · 1903
Democrat · House · TX55th–58th
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
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Thomas Henry Ball

Representative from Texas
HOUSED1897–19054 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
96%with Democrats
of 278 votes · 4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested96%of 278 · combined
Steepest move+5 pts1901→03, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018971903
1903–04 · 58th · Democrat · of 2 votes100%

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.
Latest 2 shown · 2 contested votes scored in the 58th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

55th · 189758th · 1903
Democrat55th–58th

Party switchers

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