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John Hall Buchanan Jr.

Representative from Alabama
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1965–1981ID B001008
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LegislationHEADLINE
33%with Dems
of 2,625 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
33%with Dems
of 2,625 · both combined
Steepest move
+15 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓196519711977
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Republican
51.5%with Democrats
of 511 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, +15 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
Dec 13, 1980H.J.Res. 637No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 12, 1980H.Res. 829No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980S. 1097No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 1097), 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 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 7018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 7591No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 511 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance35.6% · 396 votes
Congress27% · 241 votes
International Affairs81.9% · 155 votes
Government Operations and Politics37% · 146 votes
Energy16.5% · 133 votes
Transportation and Public Works50% · 56 votes
Labor and Employment34.6% · 52 votes
Armed Forces and National Security28.9% · 45 votes
Agriculture and Food30.2% · 43 votes
Education76.7% · 43 votes
Taxation21.4% · 42 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance61% · 41 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources42.4% · 33 votes
Law36.7% · 30 votes
Health55.6% · 27 votes
Commerce7.7% · 26 votes
Environmental Protection30.8% · 26 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement18.2% · 22 votes
Housing and Community Development40% · 20 votes
Finance and Financial Sector43.8% · 16 votes
Social Welfare18.8% · 16 votes
District of Columbia100% · 14 votes
Industrial relations42.9% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources28.6% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Coins and coinage— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 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
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 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 of privacy— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, 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, Minorities, 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, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

8 Congresses
89th · 196596th · 1979
Republican · House · AL89th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Alabama
JB

John Hall Buchanan Jr.

Representative from Alabama
HOUSER1965–19818 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
33.4%with Democrats
of 2,625 votes · 66.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested33%of 2,625 · combined
Steepest move+15 pts1967→69, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019651979
1979–80 · 96th · Republican · of 511 votes51.5%

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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 majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 511 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance35.6% · 396
Congress27% · 241
International Affairs81.9% · 155
Government Operations and Politics37% · 146
Energy16.5% · 133
Transportation and Public Works50% · 56
Labor and Employment34.6% · 52
Armed Forces and National Security28.9% · 45
Agriculture and Food30.2% · 43
Education76.7% · 43
Taxation21.4% · 42
Foreign Trade and International Finance61% · 41
Public Lands and Natural Resources42.4% · 33
Law36.7% · 30
Health55.6% · 27
Commerce7.7% · 26
Environmental Protection30.8% · 26
Crime and Law Enforcement18.2% · 22
Housing and Community Development40% · 20
Finance and Financial Sector43.8% · 16
Social Welfare18.8% · 16
District of Columbia100% · 14
Industrial relations42.9% · 14
Mines and mineral resources28.6% · 14
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Immigration— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 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
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, 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, Minorities, 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, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

89th · 196596th · 1979
Republican89th–96th

Party switchers

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