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Frank W. Ballance Jr.

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSEDEMOCRAT2003–2005ID B001238
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LegislationHEADLINE
96%with Dems
of 406 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
96%with Dems
of 406 · both combined

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 ↓2003
2003–04108th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
96.3%with Democrats
of 406 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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
May 19, 2004H.R. 4200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
May 19, 2004H.R. 4200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 19, 2004H.Con.Res. 424Honoring past and current members of the Armed Forces of the United States and encouraging Americans to wear red poppies on Memorial DayLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textHonoring past and current members of the Armed Forces of the United States and encouraging Americans to wear red poppies on Memorial DayParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
May 19, 2004H.Res. 648Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4200) DOD Authorization, FY 2005LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 19, 2004H.Res. 648Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4200) DOD Authorization, FY 2005LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 19, 2004H.Res. 649Providing for the consideration of the conference report to accompany the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 95) the Congressional Budget for the U.S. Government for FY 2005LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 19, 2004H.Res. 649Providing for the consideration of the conference report to accompany the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 95) the Congressional Budget for the U.S. Government for FY 2005LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 18, 2004H.R. 4176Bobby Marshall Gentry Post Office BuildingLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 18, 2004H.R. 2731Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act of 2004LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 406 contested votes scored in the 108th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress98.2% · 111 votes
Economics and Public Finance95.8% · 95 votes
Taxation100% · 35 votes
Health100% · 33 votes
Finance and Financial Sector93.3% · 15 votes
Law93.3% · 15 votes
Energy100% · 14 votes
Armed Forces and National Security100% · 12 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 12 votes
International Affairs100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Transportation and Public Works— · 8 votes
Education— · 7 votes
Social Welfare— · 7 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 6 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 6 votes
Government Operations and Politics— · 6 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 3 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote

They also voted in 9 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Agriculture and Food, Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Commerce, Emergency Management, Environmental Protection, Families, Housing and Community Development, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
108th · 2003
Democrat · House · NC108th–108th
Term datesexact
Members · North Carolina
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Frank W. Ballance Jr.

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSED2003–20051 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
96.3%with Democrats
of 406 votes · 3.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested96%of 406 · combined

Career arc

10050020032003
2003–04 · 108th · Democrat · of 406 votes96.3%

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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 · 406 contested votes scored in the 108th

By policy area

career
Congress98.2% · 111
Economics and Public Finance95.8% · 95
Taxation100% · 35
Health100% · 33
Finance and Financial Sector93.3% · 15
Law93.3% · 15
Energy100% · 14
Armed Forces and National Security100% · 12
Labor and Employment100% · 12
International Affairs100% · 10
Transportation and Public Works— · 8
Education— · 7
Social Welfare— · 7
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 6
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 6
Government Operations and Politics— · 6
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 5
Commemorations— · 3
Science, Technology, Communications— · 2
Immigration— · 1
Native Americans— · 1

Also voted in 9 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Agriculture and Food, Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Commerce, Emergency Management, Environmental Protection, Families, Housing and Community Development, Water Resources Development.

Service record

108th · 2003108th · 2003
Democrat108th–108th

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