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John W. Cox Jr.

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1991–1993ID C000836
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LegislationHEADLINE
92%with Dems
of 536 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
92%with Dems
of 536 · 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 ↓1991
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
91.6%with Democrats
of 536 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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
Oct 5, 1992S. 1704NATIONAL PARK SERVICELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 3100LOUISIANA LAND CONVEYANCELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5739EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 536 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance89.5% · 124 votes
Congress97.5% · 122 votes
Armed Forces and National Security88.2% · 34 votes
International Affairs82.6% · 23 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources95.2% · 21 votes
Government Operations and Politics94.4% · 18 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 18 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 16 votes
Finance and Financial Sector68.8% · 16 votes
Health100% · 13 votes
Science, Technology, Communications84.6% · 13 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance66.7% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Law— · 9 votes
Energy— · 8 votes
Taxation— · 7 votes
Commerce— · 6 votes
Education— · 6 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
Environmental Protection— · 2 votes
Families— · 2 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Transportation and Public Works— · 2 votes
Agriculture and Food— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote

They also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Private Legislation, Social Welfare.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · IL102nd–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
JC

John W. Cox Jr.

Representative from Illinois
HOUSED1991–19931 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
91.6%with Democrats
of 536 votes · 8.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested92%of 536 · combined

Career arc

10050019911991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 536 votes91.6%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 536 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance89.5% · 124
Congress97.5% · 122
Armed Forces and National Security88.2% · 34
International Affairs82.6% · 23
Public Lands and Natural Resources95.2% · 21
Government Operations and Politics94.4% · 18
Labor and Employment100% · 18
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 16
Finance and Financial Sector68.8% · 16
Health100% · 13
Science, Technology, Communications84.6% · 13
Foreign Trade and International Finance66.7% · 12
Law— · 9
Energy— · 8
Taxation— · 7
Commerce— · 6
Education— · 6
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Water Resources Development— · 3
Environmental Protection— · 2
Families— · 2
Housing and Community Development— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Transportation and Public Works— · 2
Agriculture and Food— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1

Also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Private Legislation, Social Welfare.

Service record

102nd · 1991102nd · 1991
Democrat102nd–102nd

Party switchers

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