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David Lance Cornwell

Representative from Indiana
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1977–1979ID C000787
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LegislationHEADLINE
75%with Dems
of 544 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
75%with Dems
of 544 · 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 ↓1977
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
75%with Democrats
of 544 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 14, 1978H.R. 10979No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 9937No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 13511), 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 14, 1978H.R. 13750No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.Res. 1448No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978S. 3447No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978S. 2493No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 12250No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 4018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 544 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance81.5% · 119 votes
International Affairs64.3% · 56 votes
Congress78.8% · 52 votes
Government Operations and Politics62.2% · 37 votes
Energy76% · 25 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources84.2% · 19 votes
Labor and Employment76.5% · 17 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance75% · 16 votes
Environmental Protection64.3% · 14 votes
Industrial relations84.6% · 13 votes
Transportation and Public Works83.3% · 12 votes
Armed Forces and National Security81.8% · 11 votes
Taxation70% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Law— · 9 votes
Social Welfare— · 8 votes
Education— · 7 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Agriculture and Food— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Commerce— · 5 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Health— · 3 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Public works— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 51 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Arts, Culture, Religion, 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, Immigration, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Private Legislation, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Science, Technology, Communications, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Terrorism, Tobacco.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
95th · 1977
Democrat · House · IN95th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Indiana
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David Lance Cornwell

Representative from Indiana
HOUSED1977–19791 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
75%with Democrats
of 544 votes · 25% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested75%of 544 · combined

Career arc

10050019771977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 544 votes75%

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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 · 544 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance81.5% · 119
International Affairs64.3% · 56
Congress78.8% · 52
Government Operations and Politics62.2% · 37
Energy76% · 25
Public Lands and Natural Resources84.2% · 19
Labor and Employment76.5% · 17
Foreign Trade and International Finance75% · 16
Environmental Protection64.3% · 14
Industrial relations84.6% · 13
Transportation and Public Works83.3% · 12
Armed Forces and National Security81.8% · 11
Taxation70% · 10
Law— · 9
Social Welfare— · 8
Education— · 7
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Agriculture and Food— · 5
Black lung— · 5
Commerce— · 5
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Health— · 3
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Housing and Community Development— · 2
Museums— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Public works— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 51 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Arts, Culture, Religion, 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, Immigration, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Private Legislation, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Science, Technology, Communications, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Terrorism, Tobacco.

Service record

95th · 197795th · 1977
Democrat95th–95th

Party switchers

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