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William Venroe Chappell Jr.

Representative from Florida
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1969–1989ID C000321
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LegislationHEADLINE
49%with Dems
of 3,820 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
49%with Dems
of 3,820 · both combined
Steepest move
+14 pts
1971 → 1973
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 ↓1969197519811987
1987–88100th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
74.8%with Democrats
of 476 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1971 → 1973, +14 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
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5560No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 4333No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4333), 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
Oct 21, 1988S. 2204No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5552No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988S. 2100No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5043No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5264No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 3048No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 476 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance57% · 842 votes
Congress66.8% · 331 votes
Armed Forces and National Security39.5% · 281 votes
International Affairs32% · 259 votes
Government Operations and Politics53.4% · 247 votes
Energy32.6% · 144 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance47.9% · 117 votes
Labor and Employment35.2% · 105 votes
Transportation and Public Works53.3% · 92 votes
Agriculture and Food64.8% · 88 votes
Housing and Community Development74.3% · 70 votes
Taxation49.3% · 67 votes
Education39.1% · 64 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources72.6% · 62 votes
Science, Technology, Communications70.7% · 58 votes
Environmental Protection34.6% · 52 votes
Law34.6% · 52 votes
Social Welfare50% · 46 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement29.5% · 44 votes
Health53.8% · 39 votes
Commerce48.6% · 35 votes
Immigration26.9% · 26 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues63.2% · 19 votes
Finance and Financial Sector42.1% · 19 votes
District of Columbia33.3% · 15 votes
Native Americans46.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations42.9% · 14 votes
Water Resources Development92.9% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources63.6% · 11 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion80% · 10 votes
Commemorations70% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Families— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Depletion allowances— · 2 votes
Embargo— · 2 votes
Emergency Management— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 73 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, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, 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, Political representation, Prices, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, 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

10 Congresses
91st · 1969100th · 1987
Democrat · House · FL91st–100th
Term datesexact
Members · Florida
WC

William Venroe Chappell Jr.

Representative from Florida
HOUSED1969–198910 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
48.8%with Democrats
of 3,820 votes · 51.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested49%of 3,820 · combined
Steepest move+14 pts1971→73, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019691987
1987–88 · 100th · Democrat · of 476 votes74.8%

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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 · 476 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance57% · 842
Congress66.8% · 331
Armed Forces and National Security39.5% · 281
International Affairs32% · 259
Government Operations and Politics53.4% · 247
Energy32.6% · 144
Foreign Trade and International Finance47.9% · 117
Labor and Employment35.2% · 105
Transportation and Public Works53.3% · 92
Agriculture and Food64.8% · 88
Housing and Community Development74.3% · 70
Taxation49.3% · 67
Education39.1% · 64
Public Lands and Natural Resources72.6% · 62
Science, Technology, Communications70.7% · 58
Environmental Protection34.6% · 52
Law34.6% · 52
Social Welfare50% · 46
Crime and Law Enforcement29.5% · 44
Health53.8% · 39
Commerce48.6% · 35
Immigration26.9% · 26
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues63.2% · 19
Finance and Financial Sector42.1% · 19
District of Columbia33.3% · 15
Native Americans46.7% · 15
Industrial relations42.9% · 14
Water Resources Development92.9% · 14
Mines and mineral resources63.6% · 11
Arts, Culture, Religion80% · 10
Commemorations70% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Families— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Public works— · 5
Black lung— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Depletion allowances— · 2
Embargo— · 2
Emergency Management— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 73 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, 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, Political representation, Prices, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

91st · 1969100th · 1987
Democrat91st–100th

Party switchers

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