The Vote Ledger
/
Data through Sep 17, 2026Compare members
The Vote Ledger
GC

George Henry Christopher

Representative from Missouri
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1949–1961ID C000383
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
91%with Dems
of 257 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
91%with Dems
of 257 · both combined
Steepest move
+11 pts
1957 → 1959
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 ↓19491955
1959–6086th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
100%with Democrats
of 1 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1957 → 1959, +11 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
Jan 7, 1959noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
1 most recent roll calls shown · 1 contested votes scored in the 86th 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

4 Congresses
81st · 194986th · 1959
Democrat · House · MO81st–86th
Term datesexact
Members · Missouri
GC

George Henry Christopher

Representative from Missouri
HOUSED1949–19614 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
90.7%with Democrats
of 257 votes · 9.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested91%of 257 · combined
Steepest move+11 pts1957→59, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019491959
1959–60 · 86th · Democrat · of 1 votes100%

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.
Latest 1 shown · 1 contested votes scored in the 86th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

81st · 194986th · 1959
Democrat81st–86th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
AD320 × 50 · Anchor