JB
James Buffinton
Representative from MassachusettsHOUSEREPUBLICAN1857–1877ID B001040
LegislationHEADLINE
17%with Dems
of 2,378 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
17%with Dems
of 2,378 · both combined
Steepest move
−25 pts
1873 → 1875
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 ↓1857186318691875
1875–7644th Congress
Sat as a Republican
0%with Democrats
of 8 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1873 → 1875, −25 pts — within one party label.
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
Mar 1, 1877noneLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 27, 1877noneLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jul 14, 1876noneLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
May 2, 1876noneLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
May 1, 1876noneLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Apr 28, 1876H.R. 3269LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Apr 6, 1876H.R. 1226LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 22, 1876H.R. 876LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 13, 1876noneLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 8 contested votes scored in the 44th 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
7 Congresses35th · 185744th · 1875
Republican · House · MA35th–44th
Term datesexact