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J. Herbert Burke

Representative from Florida
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1967–1979ID B001091
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LegislationHEADLINE
18%with Dems
of 1,808 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
18%with Dems
of 1,808 · both combined
Steepest move
+11 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 ↓19671973
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Republican
17.3%with Democrats
of 532 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, +11 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 14, 1978H.R. 4018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 7010No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1978H.R. 12370No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 12370), 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
Oct 13, 1978H.Res. 1416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1978H.Res. 1414No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1978H.Res. 1434No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1978H.R. 1432No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1978H.Res. 1432No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1978H.Res. 1426No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 532 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance16.5% · 272 votes
Congress20.4% · 147 votes
Government Operations and Politics21.1% · 95 votes
Energy22.8% · 92 votes
International Affairs23% · 87 votes
Labor and Employment17.1% · 41 votes
Armed Forces and National Security51.3% · 39 votes
Transportation and Public Works24.2% · 33 votes
Law7.1% · 28 votes
Agriculture and Food29.6% · 27 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources40% · 25 votes
Taxation13.6% · 22 votes
Commerce10.5% · 19 votes
Environmental Protection10.5% · 19 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance17.6% · 17 votes
Education20% · 15 votes
Health26.7% · 15 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement21.4% · 14 votes
Finance and Financial Sector21.4% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources71.4% · 14 votes
District of Columbia23.1% · 13 votes
Housing and Community Development25% · 12 votes
Social Welfare16.7% · 12 votes
Industrial relations0% · 11 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
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Coins and coinage— · 2 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Petroleum industry— · 2 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 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
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Electronic surveillance— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 74 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, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, 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, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, 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

6 Congresses
90th · 196795th · 1977
Republican · House · FL90th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Florida
JB

J. Herbert Burke

Representative from Florida
HOUSER1967–19796 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
18.3%with Democrats
of 1,808 votes · 81.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested18%of 1,808 · combined
Steepest move+11 pts1967→69, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019671977
1977–78 · 95th · Republican · of 532 votes17.3%

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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 · 532 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance16.5% · 272
Congress20.4% · 147
Government Operations and Politics21.1% · 95
Energy22.8% · 92
International Affairs23% · 87
Labor and Employment17.1% · 41
Armed Forces and National Security51.3% · 39
Transportation and Public Works24.2% · 33
Law7.1% · 28
Agriculture and Food29.6% · 27
Public Lands and Natural Resources40% · 25
Taxation13.6% · 22
Commerce10.5% · 19
Environmental Protection10.5% · 19
Foreign Trade and International Finance17.6% · 17
Education20% · 15
Health26.7% · 15
Crime and Law Enforcement21.4% · 14
Finance and Financial Sector21.4% · 14
Mines and mineral resources71.4% · 14
District of Columbia23.1% · 13
Housing and Community Development25% · 12
Social Welfare16.7% · 12
Industrial relations0% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Coins and coinage— · 2
Congressional-executive relations— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Petroleum industry— · 2
Postal rates and revenues— · 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
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Electronic surveillance— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 74 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, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, 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, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

90th · 196795th · 1977
Republican90th–95th

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