JB
Joseph Bengal Bates
Representative from KentuckyHOUSEDEMOCRAT1937–1953ID B000237
LegislationHEADLINE
89%with Dems
of 625 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
89%with Dems
of 625 · both combined
Steepest move
+16 pts
1943 → 1945
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 ↓193719431949
1951–5282nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
89.7%with Democrats
of 87 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1943 → 1945, +16 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
Jul 3, 1952H.R. 7289LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 26, 1952H.R. 7072LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 26, 1952H.R. 8210LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 8210), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Jun 26, 1952H.R. 8210LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 5, 1952H.R. 7656LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 26, 1952H.R. 6811LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
May 23, 1952H.R. 7005LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
May 23, 1952H.R. 7005LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 23, 1952H.R. 7005LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 87 contested votes scored in the 82nd CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
8 Congresses75th · 193782nd · 1951
Democrat · House · KY75th–82nd
Term datesexact