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Robin Leo Beard Jr.

Representative from Tennessee
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1973–1983ID B000280
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LegislationHEADLINE
11%with Dems
of 2,174 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
11%with Dems
of 2,174 · both combined
Steepest move
−7 pts
1973 → 1975
still a Republican

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 ↓19731979
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
12.2%with Democrats
of 229 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, −7 pts — within one party label.
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
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 7397), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 14, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 14, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 14, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 13, 1982H.Res. 626No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 13, 1982H.J.Res. 553No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 229 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance8.5% · 481 votes
Congress12.5% · 280 votes
Government Operations and Politics13% · 161 votes
International Affairs11.9% · 151 votes
Energy7.6% · 131 votes
Armed Forces and National Security13.7% · 73 votes
Labor and Employment8.6% · 58 votes
Transportation and Public Works10.3% · 58 votes
Agriculture and Food30.8% · 52 votes
Taxation4.3% · 46 votes
Education22.7% · 44 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance12.5% · 40 votes
Law5.3% · 38 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources7.9% · 38 votes
Environmental Protection13.8% · 29 votes
Commerce7.1% · 28 votes
Health11.5% · 26 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement4% · 25 votes
Science, Technology, Communications13.6% · 22 votes
Housing and Community Development4.8% · 21 votes
Finance and Financial Sector11.1% · 18 votes
Social Welfare6.3% · 16 votes
District of Columbia0% · 15 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources14.3% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 8 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Native Americans— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Embargo— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

5 Congresses
93rd · 197397th · 1981
Republican · House · TN93rd–97th
Term datesexact
Members · Tennessee
RB

Robin Leo Beard Jr.

Representative from Tennessee
HOUSER1973–19835 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
11.1%with Democrats
of 2,174 votes · 88.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested11%of 2,174 · combined
Steepest move−7 pts1973→75, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019731981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 229 votes12.2%

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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 · 229 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance8.5% · 481
Congress12.5% · 280
Government Operations and Politics13% · 161
International Affairs11.9% · 151
Energy7.6% · 131
Armed Forces and National Security13.7% · 73
Labor and Employment8.6% · 58
Transportation and Public Works10.3% · 58
Agriculture and Food30.8% · 52
Taxation4.3% · 46
Education22.7% · 44
Foreign Trade and International Finance12.5% · 40
Law5.3% · 38
Public Lands and Natural Resources7.9% · 38
Environmental Protection13.8% · 29
Commerce7.1% · 28
Health11.5% · 26
Crime and Law Enforcement4% · 25
Science, Technology, Communications13.6% · 22
Housing and Community Development4.8% · 21
Finance and Financial Sector11.1% · 18
Social Welfare6.3% · 16
District of Columbia0% · 15
Industrial relations0% · 14
Mines and mineral resources14.3% · 14
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Lobbying— · 8
Private Legislation— · 8
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Native Americans— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Embargo— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 197397th · 1981
Republican93rd–97th

Party switchers

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