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William McNulty Brodhead

Representative from Michigan
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1983ID B000862
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LegislationHEADLINE
93%with Dems
of 1,899 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
93%with Dems
of 1,899 · both combined
Steepest move
−3 pts
1979 → 1981
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
91.2%with Democrats
of 283 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, −3 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 21, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 1982H.R. 7093No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.Res. 636No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 636), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7356No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 283 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance91.7% · 421 votes
Congress95.4% · 241 votes
Government Operations and Politics89.9% · 169 votes
International Affairs96.5% · 141 votes
Energy91.5% · 106 votes
Armed Forces and National Security95.5% · 66 votes
Agriculture and Food83.7% · 49 votes
Taxation89.6% · 48 votes
Transportation and Public Works89.6% · 48 votes
Education95.2% · 42 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance97.6% · 42 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources95.1% · 41 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 38 votes
Law93.3% · 30 votes
Environmental Protection96.4% · 28 votes
Commerce100% · 22 votes
Health100% · 22 votes
Science, Technology, Communications90.9% · 22 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement90% · 20 votes
Finance and Financial Sector94.7% · 19 votes
Housing and Community Development87.5% · 16 votes
Social Welfare86.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 6 votes
Private Legislation— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 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
Families— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 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 68 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, 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, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government corporations, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, 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, Solar energy, 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
WB

William McNulty Brodhead

Representative from Michigan
HOUSED1975–19834 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
93.1%with Democrats
of 1,899 votes · 6.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested93%of 1,899 · combined
Steepest move−3 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751981
1981–82 · 97th · Democrat · of 283 votes91.2%

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 283 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance91.7% · 421
Congress95.4% · 241
Government Operations and Politics89.9% · 169
International Affairs96.5% · 141
Energy91.5% · 106
Armed Forces and National Security95.5% · 66
Agriculture and Food83.7% · 49
Taxation89.6% · 48
Transportation and Public Works89.6% · 48
Education95.2% · 42
Foreign Trade and International Finance97.6% · 42
Public Lands and Natural Resources95.1% · 41
Labor and Employment100% · 38
Law93.3% · 30
Environmental Protection96.4% · 28
Commerce100% · 22
Health100% · 22
Science, Technology, Communications90.9% · 22
Crime and Law Enforcement90% · 20
Finance and Financial Sector94.7% · 19
Housing and Community Development87.5% · 16
Social Welfare86.7% · 15
Industrial relations100% · 14
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Native Americans— · 6
Private Legislation— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 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
Families— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 68 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, 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, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government corporations, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, 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, Solar energy, 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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