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James Johnston Blanchard

Representative from Michigan
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1983ID B000538
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LegislationHEADLINE
91%with Dems
of 1,819 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
91%with Dems
of 1,819 · both combined
Steepest move
+6 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓19751981
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
94.4%with Democrats
of 197 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +6 pts — while still a Democrat.
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 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Sep 23, 1982H.R. 5540No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 23, 1982H.R. 5540No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5540), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Sep 23, 1982H.R. 5540No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 23, 1982H.R. 5447No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 23, 1982H.R. 5447No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 23, 1982H.Res. 565No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 23, 1982H.Res. 566No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 23, 1982noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 197 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance90.9% · 407 votes
Congress93.2% · 235 votes
Government Operations and Politics89.5% · 162 votes
International Affairs94.3% · 140 votes
Energy93.4% · 106 votes
Armed Forces and National Security90.5% · 63 votes
Agriculture and Food91.7% · 48 votes
Taxation91.1% · 45 votes
Transportation and Public Works84.1% · 44 votes
Education84.2% · 38 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance85.7% · 35 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 35 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources91.2% · 34 votes
Law82.1% · 28 votes
Environmental Protection77.3% · 22 votes
Science, Technology, Communications100% · 21 votes
Commerce95% · 20 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 20 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement83.3% · 18 votes
Health77.8% · 18 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 17 votes
Social Welfare80% · 15 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 5 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 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 to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, District of Columbia, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

4 Congresses
94th · 197597th · 1981
Democrat · House · MI94th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · Michigan
JB

James Johnston Blanchard

Representative from Michigan
HOUSED1975–19834 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
91.2%with Democrats
of 1,819 votes · 8.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested91%of 1,819 · combined
Steepest move+6 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751981
1981–82 · 97th · Democrat · of 197 votes94.4%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 197 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance90.9% · 407
Congress93.2% · 235
Government Operations and Politics89.5% · 162
International Affairs94.3% · 140
Energy93.4% · 106
Armed Forces and National Security90.5% · 63
Agriculture and Food91.7% · 48
Taxation91.1% · 45
Transportation and Public Works84.1% · 44
Education84.2% · 38
Foreign Trade and International Finance85.7% · 35
Labor and Employment100% · 35
Public Lands and Natural Resources91.2% · 34
Law82.1% · 28
Environmental Protection77.3% · 22
Science, Technology, Communications100% · 21
Commerce95% · 20
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 20
Crime and Law Enforcement83.3% · 18
Health77.8% · 18
Housing and Community Development100% · 17
Social Welfare80% · 15
Industrial relations100% · 14
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Mines and mineral resources— · 5
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, District of Columbia, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197597th · 1981
Democrat94th–97th

Party switchers

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