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John Lowell Burton

Representative from California
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1973–1983ID B001153
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LegislationHEADLINE
87%with Dems
of 1,684 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
87%with Dems
of 1,684 · both combined
Steepest move
+12 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 ↓19731979
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
93%with Democrats
of 143 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +12 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 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 7357), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7356No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 7019No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982S. 1965No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 143 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance76.4% · 373 votes
Congress88.1% · 210 votes
Government Operations and Politics88.5% · 139 votes
International Affairs91.4% · 128 votes
Energy82.5% · 97 votes
Armed Forces and National Security91.1% · 56 votes
Transportation and Public Works85.1% · 47 votes
Taxation79.5% · 44 votes
Agriculture and Food92.5% · 40 votes
Education97.2% · 36 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 35 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources94.3% · 35 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance79.4% · 34 votes
Law100% · 26 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 23 votes
Health95.2% · 21 votes
Commerce100% · 20 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement94.7% · 19 votes
Finance and Financial Sector82.4% · 17 votes
Housing and Community Development93.8% · 16 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14 votes
Social Welfare61.5% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 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
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Families— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Income tax— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Petroleum industry— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Power resources— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 77 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, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Coins and coinage, Commemorations, Commodity control, Congressional-executive relations, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Import restrictions, 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, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, 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

5 Congresses
93rd · 197397th · 1981
Democrat · House · CA93rd–97th
Term datesexact
Members · California
JB

John Lowell Burton

Representative from California
HOUSED1973–19835 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
87.5%with Democrats
of 1,684 votes · 12.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested87%of 1,684 · combined
Steepest move+12 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019731981
1981–82 · 97th · Democrat · of 143 votes93%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 143 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance76.4% · 373
Congress88.1% · 210
Government Operations and Politics88.5% · 139
International Affairs91.4% · 128
Energy82.5% · 97
Armed Forces and National Security91.1% · 56
Transportation and Public Works85.1% · 47
Taxation79.5% · 44
Agriculture and Food92.5% · 40
Education97.2% · 36
Labor and Employment100% · 35
Public Lands and Natural Resources94.3% · 35
Foreign Trade and International Finance79.4% · 34
Law100% · 26
Environmental Protection100% · 23
Health95.2% · 21
Commerce100% · 20
Crime and Law Enforcement94.7% · 19
Finance and Financial Sector82.4% · 17
Housing and Community Development93.8% · 16
Industrial relations100% · 14
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14
Social Welfare61.5% · 13
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Native Americans— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
District of Columbia— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Public works— · 2
Real property— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Families— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Income tax— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Petroleum industry— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Power resources— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 77 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Coins and coinage, Commemorations, Commodity control, Congressional-executive relations, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Import restrictions, 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, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 197397th · 1981
Democrat93rd–97th

Party switchers

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