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John Joseph Cavanaugh

Representative from Nebraska
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1977–1981ID C000261
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LegislationHEADLINE
75%with Dems
of 1,053 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
75%with Dems
of 1,053 · both combined
Steepest move
+4 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓1977
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
77%with Democrats
of 500 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +4 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 15, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 10, 1980H.Res. 826No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 8379), 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
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 3, 1980H.R. 7765No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 2, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 500 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance65.4% · 246 votes
Congress83.3% · 144 votes
International Affairs90.8% · 120 votes
Government Operations and Politics71.4% · 84 votes
Energy75.5% · 49 votes
Education67.6% · 34 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance81.3% · 32 votes
Transportation and Public Works67.7% · 31 votes
Labor and Employment76.7% · 30 votes
Taxation65% · 20 votes
Agriculture and Food83.3% · 18 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.9% · 18 votes
Armed Forces and National Security53.3% · 15 votes
Health53.3% · 15 votes
Environmental Protection92.9% · 14 votes
Industrial relations84.6% · 13 votes
Housing and Community Development75% · 12 votes
Law75% · 12 votes
Social Welfare81.8% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commerce— · 9 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 9 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3 votes
Native Americans— · 3 votes
Private Legislation— · 3 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 49 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Science, Technology, Communications, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Terrorism, Tobacco.

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

Service record

2 Congresses
95th · 197796th · 1979
Democrat · House · NE95th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Nebraska
JC

John Joseph Cavanaugh

Representative from Nebraska
HOUSED1977–19812 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
74.8%with Democrats
of 1,053 votes · 25.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested75%of 1,053 · combined
Steepest move+4 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019771979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 500 votes77%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 500 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance65.4% · 246
Congress83.3% · 144
International Affairs90.8% · 120
Government Operations and Politics71.4% · 84
Energy75.5% · 49
Education67.6% · 34
Foreign Trade and International Finance81.3% · 32
Transportation and Public Works67.7% · 31
Labor and Employment76.7% · 30
Taxation65% · 20
Agriculture and Food83.3% · 18
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.9% · 18
Armed Forces and National Security53.3% · 15
Health53.3% · 15
Environmental Protection92.9% · 14
Industrial relations84.6% · 13
Housing and Community Development75% · 12
Law75% · 12
Social Welfare81.8% · 11
Commerce— · 9
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9
Finance and Financial Sector— · 9
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3
Native Americans— · 3
Private Legislation— · 3
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Public works— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Museums— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 49 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Science, Technology, Communications, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Terrorism, Tobacco.

Service record

95th · 197796th · 1979
Democrat95th–96th

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