JB
James Bernard Bowler
Representative from IllinoisHOUSEDEMOCRAT1953–1959ID B000698
LegislationHEADLINE
90%with Dems
of 100 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
90%with Dems
of 100 · both combined
Steepest move
−3 pts
1955 → 1957
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 ↓1953
1957–5885th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
87.5%with Democrats
of 8 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1955 → 1957, −3 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below
Votes
Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.
DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
May 29, 1957H.R. 7665LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Apr 10, 1957S.J.Res. 72LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Apr 4, 1957H.R. 6287LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6287), 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
Apr 4, 1957H.R. 6287LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Apr 4, 1957H.R. 6287LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Apr 4, 1957H.R. 6287LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 27, 1957H.Res. 85LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 13, 1957H.R. 4901LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 13, 1957H.R. 4901LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 8 contested votes scored in the 85th CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
3 Congresses83rd · 195385th · 1957
Democrat · House · IL83rd–85th
Term datesexact