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John Edward Cunningham III

Representative from Washington
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1977–1979ID C000992
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LegislationHEADLINE
11%with Dems
of 455 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
11%with Dems
of 455 · 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 Republican
10.5%with Democrats
of 455 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. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13750No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.Res. 1448No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 1448), 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. 12467No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 15No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · 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 recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 4018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 455 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance7% · 100 votes
International Affairs6.4% · 47 votes
Congress11.8% · 34 votes
Government Operations and Politics6.5% · 31 votes
Energy16% · 25 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance20% · 15 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources21.4% · 14 votes
Environmental Protection8.3% · 12 votes
Labor and Employment8.3% · 12 votes
Transportation and Public Works33.3% · 12 votes
Armed Forces and National Security9.1% · 11 votes
Law0% · 11 votes
Taxation0% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Social Welfare— · 8 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes
Industrial relations— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Agriculture and Food— · 5 votes
Education— · 5 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Commerce— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Health— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Municipal finance— · 3 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 52 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, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Disabled, Earthquakes, Emergency Management, Federal advisory bodies, Housing and Community Development, Human rights, Immigration, Import restrictions, Income tax, Insect control, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Private Legislation, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rehabilitation, 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
Republican · House · WA95th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Washington
JC

John Edward Cunningham III

Representative from Washington
HOUSER1977–19791 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
10.5%with Democrats
of 455 votes · 89.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested11%of 455 · combined

Career arc

10050019771977
1977–78 · 95th · Republican · of 455 votes10.5%

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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 · 455 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance7% · 100
International Affairs6.4% · 47
Congress11.8% · 34
Government Operations and Politics6.5% · 31
Energy16% · 25
Foreign Trade and International Finance20% · 15
Public Lands and Natural Resources21.4% · 14
Environmental Protection8.3% · 12
Labor and Employment8.3% · 12
Transportation and Public Works33.3% · 12
Armed Forces and National Security9.1% · 11
Law0% · 11
Taxation0% · 10
Social Welfare— · 8
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7
Industrial relations— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Agriculture and Food— · 5
Education— · 5
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Commerce— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Health— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Financial disclosure— · 3
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Municipal finance— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2
Museums— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 52 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Disabled, Earthquakes, Emergency Management, Federal advisory bodies, Housing and Community Development, Human rights, Immigration, Import restrictions, Income tax, Insect control, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Private Legislation, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Science, Technology, Communications, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Terrorism, Tobacco.

Service record

95th · 197795th · 1977
Republican95th–95th

Party switchers

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