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Eldon Beau Boulter

Representative from Texas
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1985–1989ID B000666
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LegislationHEADLINE
8%with Dems
of 926 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
8%with Dems
of 926 · both combined
Steepest move
−3 pts
1985 → 1987
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 ↓1985
1987–88100th Congress
Sat as a Republican
6.2%with Democrats
of 417 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1985 → 1987, −3 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 20, 1988S. 2840No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 19, 1988S. 2752No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 19, 1988S. 2752No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 2752), 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
Oct 5, 1988H.R. 5410No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 4, 1988H.Res. 563No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 3, 1988S. 437No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Sep 29, 1988H.R. 387No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Sep 29, 1988H.R. 387No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 29, 1988H.R. 387No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 417 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance11.8% · 237 votes
Armed Forces and National Security5.8% · 154 votes
International Affairs5.5% · 73 votes
Government Operations and Politics5.6% · 54 votes
Congress2.2% · 46 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance13.6% · 44 votes
Housing and Community Development2.6% · 39 votes
Labor and Employment8.1% · 37 votes
Agriculture and Food25% · 32 votes
Transportation and Public Works18.5% · 27 votes
Social Welfare4.2% · 24 votes
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 18 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 15 votes
Environmental Protection0% · 13 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 13 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues16.7% · 12 votes
Immigration0% · 12 votes
Water Resources Development0% · 11 votes
Health20% · 10 votes
Taxation10% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Law— · 8 votes
Native Americans— · 8 votes
Energy— · 7 votes
Commemorations— · 5 votes
Commerce— · 5 votes
Education— · 4 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 2 votes
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Families, Private Legislation.

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

Service record

2 Congresses
99th · 1985100th · 1987
Republican · House · TX99th–100th
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
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Eldon Beau Boulter

Representative from Texas
HOUSER1985–19892 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
8.1%with Democrats
of 926 votes · 91.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested8%of 926 · combined
Steepest move−3 pts1985→87, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019851987
1987–88 · 100th · Republican · of 417 votes6.2%

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 majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 417 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance11.8% · 237
Armed Forces and National Security5.8% · 154
International Affairs5.5% · 73
Government Operations and Politics5.6% · 54
Congress2.2% · 46
Foreign Trade and International Finance13.6% · 44
Housing and Community Development2.6% · 39
Labor and Employment8.1% · 37
Agriculture and Food25% · 32
Transportation and Public Works18.5% · 27
Social Welfare4.2% · 24
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 18
Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 15
Environmental Protection0% · 13
Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 13
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues16.7% · 12
Immigration0% · 12
Water Resources Development0% · 11
Health20% · 10
Taxation10% · 10
Law— · 8
Native Americans— · 8
Energy— · 7
Commemorations— · 5
Commerce— · 5
Education— · 4
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2
Finance and Financial Sector— · 2
Emergency Management— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Families, Private Legislation.

Service record

99th · 1985100th · 1987
Republican99th–100th

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