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William Henry Crain

Representative from Texas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1885–1897ID C000865
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LegislationHEADLINE
81%with Dems
of 626 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
81%with Dems
of 626 · both combined
Steepest move
+6 pts
1887 → 1889
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 ↓18851891
1895–9654th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
87.5%with Democrats
of 8 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1887 → 1889, +6 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
Jan 10, 1896noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jan 10, 1896noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 28, 1895H.R. 2904No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 2904), 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
Dec 27, 1895H.Res. 70No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 26, 1895H.R. 2749No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 26, 1895H.Res. 68No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1895noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 1895noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 2, 1895noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 8 contested votes scored in the 54th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

6 Congresses
49th · 188554th · 1895
Democrat · House · TX49th–54th
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
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William Henry Crain

Representative from Texas
HOUSED1885–18976 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
80.5%with Democrats
of 626 votes · 19.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested81%of 626 · combined
Steepest move+6 pts1887→89, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018851895
1895–96 · 54th · Democrat · of 8 votes87.5%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. 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 · 8 contested votes scored in the 54th

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

49th · 188554th · 1895
Democrat49th–54th

Party switchers

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