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Daniel Bever Crane

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1979–1985ID C000871
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LegislationHEADLINE
5%with Dems
of 1,241 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
5%with Dems
of 1,241 · both combined
Steepest move
+5 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓1979
1983–8498th Congress
Sat as a Republican
4.5%with Democrats
of 442 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +5 pts — within one party label.
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 11, 1984H.R. 6027No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984H.R. 6027No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984H.R. 4230No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4230), 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
Oct 11, 1984H.Res. 615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 10, 1984H.J.Res. 648No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 10, 1984H.J.Res. 648No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 10, 1984H.R. 6028No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1984H.Res. 613No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 9, 1984S. 2574No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 442 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance4.6% · 325 votes
Congress3.1% · 162 votes
International Affairs4.7% · 106 votes
Armed Forces and National Security7.8% · 90 votes
Government Operations and Politics7.8% · 90 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance4% · 50 votes
Education2.4% · 42 votes
Agriculture and Food2.7% · 37 votes
Energy0% · 34 votes
Transportation and Public Works11.8% · 34 votes
Science, Technology, Communications3% · 33 votes
Labor and Employment0% · 28 votes
Health7.7% · 26 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 26 votes
Taxation12% · 25 votes
Housing and Community Development0% · 22 votes
Environmental Protection0% · 15 votes
Immigration13.3% · 15 votes
Law0% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commerce— · 9 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9 votes
Social Welfare— · 8 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7 votes
Native Americans— · 6 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 5 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Water Resources Development— · 4 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
96th · 197998th · 1983
Republican · House · IL96th–98th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Daniel Bever Crane

Representative from Illinois
HOUSER1979–19853 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
4.8%with Democrats
of 1,241 votes · 95.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested5%of 1,241 · combined
Steepest move+5 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019791983
1983–84 · 98th · Republican · of 442 votes4.5%

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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 · 442 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance4.6% · 325
Congress3.1% · 162
International Affairs4.7% · 106
Armed Forces and National Security7.8% · 90
Government Operations and Politics7.8% · 90
Foreign Trade and International Finance4% · 50
Education2.4% · 42
Agriculture and Food2.7% · 37
Energy0% · 34
Transportation and Public Works11.8% · 34
Science, Technology, Communications3% · 33
Labor and Employment0% · 28
Health7.7% · 26
Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 26
Taxation12% · 25
Housing and Community Development0% · 22
Environmental Protection0% · 15
Immigration13.3% · 15
Law0% · 12
Commerce— · 9
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9
Social Welfare— · 8
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7
Native Americans— · 6
Finance and Financial Sector— · 5
Private Legislation— · 5
Families— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Water Resources Development— · 4
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

Service record

96th · 197998th · 1983
Republican96th–98th

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