William Thomas Cahill

Representative from New Jersey

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1959–1971ID C000019

LegislationHEADLINE

43%with Dems

of 659 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

43%with Dems

of 659 · both combined

Steepest move

+27 pts

1959 → 1961

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 ↓19591965

1969–7091st Congress

Sat as a Republican

52.2%with Democrats

of 23 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1959 → 1961, +27 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

Dec 20, 1969S. 3016No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 20, 1969H.R. 15149No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 12, 1969H.R. 12321No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 12321), 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

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Dec 12, 1969H.R. 12321No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 11, 1969H.R. 4249No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 9, 1969H.R. 15149No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Nov 20, 1969H.R. 14580No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Nov 20, 1969H.R. 14580No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 23 contested votes scored in the 91st 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

6 Congresses

86th · 195991st · 1969

Republican · House · NJ86th–91st

Term datesexact

William Thomas Cahill

Representative from New Jersey

HOUSER1959–19716 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

43.2%with Democrats

of 659 votes · 56.8% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested43%of 659 · combined

Steepest move+27 pts1959→61, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019591969

1969–70 · 91st · Republican · of 23 votes52.2%

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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 majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

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Latest 6 shown · 23 contested votes scored in the 91st

By policy area

career

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

Service record

86th · 195991st · 1969

Republican86th–91st

Party switchers

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