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James Michael Curley

Representative from Massachusetts
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1911–1947ID C000996
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LegislationHEADLINE
84%with Dems
of 232 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
84%with Dems
of 232 · both combined
Steepest move
−22 pts
1913 → 1943
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 ↓191119171923192919351941
1945–4679th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
97.2%with Democrats
of 36 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1913 → 1943, −22 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
Jun 11, 1946H.R. 4908No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 29, 1946H.Res. 644No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 25, 1946H.R. 6578No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6578), 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
Apr 18, 1946H.Res. 430No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Apr 17, 1946H.R. 6042No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Apr 17, 1946H.R. 6042No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Apr 17, 1946H.R. 6042No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Apr 17, 1946H.R. 6042No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Apr 17, 1946H.R. 6042No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 36 contested votes scored in the 79th 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

4 Congresses
62nd · 191179th · 1945
Democrat · House · MA62nd–79th
Term datesexact
Members · Massachusetts
JC

James Michael Curley

Representative from Massachusetts
HOUSED1911–19474 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
84.1%with Democrats
of 232 votes · 15.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested84%of 232 · combined
Steepest move−22 pts1913→43, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019111945
1945–46 · 79th · Democrat · of 36 votes97.2%

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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 majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 36 contested votes scored in the 79th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

62nd · 191179th · 1945
Democrat62nd–79th

Party switchers

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