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James Francis Byrnes

Senator from South Carolina
SENATEDEMOCRAT1911–1943ID B001215
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LegislationHEADLINE
88%with Dems
of 1,465 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
88%with Dems
of 1,465 · both combined
Steepest move
−13 pts
1935 → 1937
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 ↓191119171923192919351941
1941–4277th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
89.5%with Democrats
of 38 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1935 → 1937, −13 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Jun 30, 1941H.J.Res. 193No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jun 28, 1941H.R. 4646No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 28, 1941H.R. 4646No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4646), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Jun 20, 1941H.J.Res. 193No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jun 19, 1941H.J.Res. 193No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Jun 19, 1941H.J.Res. 193No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jun 12, 1941H.R. 4756No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Jun 12, 1941H.R. 4756No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jun 12, 1941H.R. 4756No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 38 contested votes scored in the 77th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

13 Congresses
62nd · 191172nd · 193177th · 1941
Democrat · House · SC62nd–68th
Democrat · Senate · SC72nd–77th
Term datesexact
Members · South Carolina
JB

James Francis Byrnes

Senator from South Carolina
SENATED1911–194313 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
88%with Democrats
of 1,465 votes · 12% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested88%of 1,465 · combined
Steepest move−13 pts1935→37, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019111941
1941–42 · 77th · Democrat · of 38 votes89.5%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 38 contested votes scored in the 77th

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

62nd · 191177th · 1941
Democrat62nd–68th
Democrat72nd–77th

Party switchers

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