JC
John Covode
Representative from PennsylvaniaHOUSEREPUBLICAN1857–1871ID C000818
LegislationHEADLINE
7%with Dems
of 1,338 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
7%with Dems
of 1,338 · both combined
Steepest move
+8 pts
1859 → 1861
still a Republican
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 ↓185718631869
1869–7041st Congress
Sat as a Republican
9.1%with Democrats
of 165 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1859 → 1861, +8 pts — within one party label.
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 6, 1871noneLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jan 6, 1871noneLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1870H.R. 2538LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 2538), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored
Dec 8, 1870H.R. 2295LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 6, 1870S.Res. 11LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 6, 1870S.Res. 11LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 6, 1870S.Res. 11LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 6, 1870noneLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Jul 15, 1870noneLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 165 contested votes scored in the 41st 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 Congresses35th · 185741st · 1869
Republican · House · PA35th–41st
Term datesexact