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William Wilfred Cobey Jr.

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1985–1987ID C000555
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LegislationHEADLINE
8%with Dems
of 514 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
8%with Dems
of 514 · both combined

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 ↓1985
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Republican
7.6%with Democrats
of 514 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
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 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6), 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 17, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 2127No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 514 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance4.8% · 146 votes
Armed Forces and National Security2.9% · 70 votes
International Affairs2.9% · 34 votes
Government Operations and Politics0% · 33 votes
Agriculture and Food27.6% · 29 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance27.6% · 29 votes
Congress13% · 23 votes
Housing and Community Development5.3% · 19 votes
Labor and Employment0% · 15 votes
Transportation and Public Works13.3% · 15 votes
Science, Technology, Communications15.4% · 13 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement10% · 10 votes
Taxation10% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Environmental Protection— · 9 votes
Social Welfare— · 9 votes
Immigration— · 8 votes
Native Americans— · 6 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 6 votes
Water Resources Development— · 6 votes
Health— · 5 votes
Commerce— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 3 votes
Education— · 3 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 3 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Energy, Law, Private Legislation.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
99th · 1985
Republican · House · NC99th–99th
Term datesexact
Members · North Carolina
WC

William Wilfred Cobey Jr.

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSER1985–19871 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
7.6%with Democrats
of 514 votes · 92.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested8%of 514 · combined

Career arc

10050019851985
1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 514 votes7.6%

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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 · 514 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance4.8% · 146
Armed Forces and National Security2.9% · 70
International Affairs2.9% · 34
Government Operations and Politics0% · 33
Agriculture and Food27.6% · 29
Foreign Trade and International Finance27.6% · 29
Congress13% · 23
Housing and Community Development5.3% · 19
Labor and Employment0% · 15
Transportation and Public Works13.3% · 15
Science, Technology, Communications15.4% · 13
Crime and Law Enforcement10% · 10
Taxation10% · 10
Environmental Protection— · 9
Social Welfare— · 9
Immigration— · 8
Native Americans— · 6
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 6
Water Resources Development— · 6
Health— · 5
Commerce— · 4
Commemorations— · 3
Education— · 3
Finance and Financial Sector— · 3
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Energy, Law, Private Legislation.

Service record

99th · 198599th · 1985
Republican99th–99th

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