JC
James Edward Cobb
Representative from AlabamaHOUSEDEMOCRAT1887–1897ID C000549
LegislationHEADLINE
94%with Dems
of 707 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
94%with Dems
of 707 · both combined
Steepest move
−9 pts
1889 → 1891
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 ↓18871893
1895–9654th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
95.5%with Democrats
of 22 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1889 → 1891, −9 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
Apr 16, 1896H.J.Res. 160LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Apr 8, 1896H.R. 7251LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Apr 8, 1896H.R. 7251LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 7251), 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
Apr 8, 1896H.R. 7251LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 27, 1896noneLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 24, 1896H.R. 878LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 20, 1896noneLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 20, 1896H.Res. 179LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 20, 1896H.Res. 1796LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 22 contested votes scored in the 54th CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
5 Congresses50th · 188754th · 1895
Democrat · House · AL50th–54th
Term datesexact