Cleveland Keith Benedict

Representative from West Virginia

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1981–1983ID B000358

LegislationHEADLINE

19%with Dems

of 280 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

19%with Dems

of 280 · both combined

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 ↓1981

1981–8297th Congress

Sat as a Republican

19.3%with Democrats

of 280 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

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 18, 1982H.R. 7356No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 17, 1982H.Res. 621No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 621), 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

Open roll call

Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 16, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 280 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance10.7% · 84 votes

Congress17.1% · 41 votes

Armed Forces and National Security41.4% · 29 votes

Government Operations and Politics26.9% · 26 votes

Science, Technology, Communications14.3% · 14 votes

Agriculture and Food45.5% · 11 votes

Law0% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 8 votes

Taxation— · 7 votes

Transportation and Public Works— · 7 votes

Environmental Protection— · 6 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 5 votes

Labor and Employment— · 4 votes

Energy— · 3 votes

Health— · 3 votes

International Affairs— · 3 votes

Commerce— · 2 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 2 votes

Native Americans— · 2 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote

Education— · 1 vote

Immigration— · 1 vote

Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 5 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families, Housing and Community Development, Social Sciences and History, Social Welfare.

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

Service record

1 Congresses

97th · 1981

Republican · House · WV97th–97th

Term datesexact

Cleveland Keith Benedict

Representative from West Virginia

HOUSER1981–19831 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

19.3%with Democrats

of 280 votes · 80.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested19%of 280 · combined

Career arc

10050019811981

1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 280 votes19.3%

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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 · 280 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance10.7% · 84

Congress17.1% · 41

Armed Forces and National Security41.4% · 29

Government Operations and Politics26.9% · 26

Science, Technology, Communications14.3% · 14

Agriculture and Food45.5% · 11

Law0% · 11

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 8

Taxation— · 7

Transportation and Public Works— · 7

Environmental Protection— · 6

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 5

Labor and Employment— · 4

Energy— · 3

Health— · 3

International Affairs— · 3

Commerce— · 2

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2

Finance and Financial Sector— · 2

Native Americans— · 2

Private Legislation— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1

Education— · 1

Immigration— · 1

Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 5 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families, Housing and Community Development, Social Sciences and History, Social Welfare.

Service record

97th · 198197th · 1981

Republican97th–97th

Party switchers

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