Edwin Ruthvin Bethune Jr.

Representative from Arkansas

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1979–1985ID B000422

LegislationHEADLINE

15%with Dems

of 1,212 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

15%with Dems

of 1,212 · both combined

Steepest move

+4 pts

1979 → 1981

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 ↓1979

1983–8498th Congress

Sat as a Republican

16.5%with Democrats

of 401 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +4 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

Oct 5, 1984S. 607No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1984S. 607No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1984S. 607No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 607), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.

Where this lands

YEAVoted against both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Oct 5, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 4, 1984H.Res. 603No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 4, 1984H.R. 5492No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Oct 4, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 3, 1984H.R. 6023No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 3, 1984H.R. 3795No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 401 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance13.5% · 326 votes

Congress8.8% · 159 votes

International Affairs4.7% · 107 votes

Armed Forces and National Security20% · 90 votes

Government Operations and Politics16.9% · 89 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance21.6% · 51 votes

Agriculture and Food20.5% · 39 votes

Education24.3% · 37 votes

Energy32.4% · 34 votes

Transportation and Public Works9.4% · 32 votes

Science, Technology, Communications10.3% · 29 votes

Labor and Employment15.4% · 26 votes

Taxation4% · 25 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources68.2% · 22 votes

Housing and Community Development5% · 20 votes

Health11.1% · 18 votes

Immigration26.7% · 15 votes

Environmental Protection15.4% · 13 votes

Law16.7% · 12 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement18.2% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commerce— · 8 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7 votes

Social Welfare— · 7 votes

Native Americans— · 6 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 5 votes

Private Legislation— · 5 votes

Families— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes

Water Resources Development— · 3 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

96th · 197998th · 1983

Republican · House · AR96th–98th

Term datesexact

Edwin Ruthvin Bethune Jr.

Representative from Arkansas

HOUSER1979–19853 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

15.3%with Democrats

of 1,212 votes · 84.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested15%of 1,212 · combined

Steepest move+4 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019791983

1983–84 · 98th · Republican · of 401 votes16.5%

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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 majorityNay

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 401 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance13.5% · 326

Congress8.8% · 159

International Affairs4.7% · 107

Armed Forces and National Security20% · 90

Government Operations and Politics16.9% · 89

Foreign Trade and International Finance21.6% · 51

Agriculture and Food20.5% · 39

Education24.3% · 37

Energy32.4% · 34

Transportation and Public Works9.4% · 32

Science, Technology, Communications10.3% · 29

Labor and Employment15.4% · 26

Taxation4% · 25

Public Lands and Natural Resources68.2% · 22

Housing and Community Development5% · 20

Health11.1% · 18

Immigration26.7% · 15

Environmental Protection15.4% · 13

Law16.7% · 12

Crime and Law Enforcement18.2% · 11

Commerce— · 8

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7

Social Welfare— · 7

Native Americans— · 6

Finance and Financial Sector— · 5

Private Legislation— · 5

Families— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3

Water Resources Development— · 3

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

Service record

96th · 197998th · 1983

Republican96th–98th

Party switchers

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