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Wilbur Clarence (Dan) Daniel

Representative from Virginia
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1969–1989ID D000038
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LegislationHEADLINE
24%with Dems
of 3,806 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
24%with Dems
of 3,806 · both combined
Steepest move
+26 pts
1983 → 1985
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 ↓1969197519811987
1987–88100th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
42.8%with Democrats
of 208 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +26 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Dec 18, 1987H.R. 3030No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 1987H.R. 3674No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 1987H.R. 2310No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 2310), 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
Dec 18, 1987H.Res. 335No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 1987noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1987H.R. 1467No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 1987H.R. 1467No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1987H.R. 1467No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 1987H.R. 1467No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 208 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance22.5% · 817 votes
Congress52% · 358 votes
International Affairs12.2% · 245 votes
Armed Forces and National Security26.2% · 237 votes
Government Operations and Politics19.4% · 237 votes
Energy9.9% · 152 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance28.8% · 111 votes
Agriculture and Food32.7% · 98 votes
Transportation and Public Works20.6% · 97 votes
Labor and Employment16% · 94 votes
Housing and Community Development22.1% · 68 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources23.9% · 67 votes
Taxation36.9% · 65 votes
Education15.6% · 64 votes
Environmental Protection19.3% · 57 votes
Science, Technology, Communications17.9% · 56 votes
Law4% · 50 votes
Health25.6% · 43 votes
Social Welfare27.9% · 43 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement10.3% · 39 votes
Commerce5.4% · 37 votes
Finance and Financial Sector25% · 24 votes
Immigration27.3% · 22 votes
Water Resources Development58.8% · 17 votes
District of Columbia6.7% · 15 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues28.6% · 14 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources14.3% · 14 votes
Native Americans15.4% · 13 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion9.1% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commemorations— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 67 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

10 Congresses
91st · 1969100th · 1987
Democrat · House · VA91st–100th
Term datesexact
Members · Virginia
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Wilbur Clarence (Dan) Daniel

Representative from Virginia
HOUSED1969–198910 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
23.8%with Democrats
of 3,806 votes · 76.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested24%of 3,806 · combined
Steepest move+26 pts1983→85, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019691987
1987–88 · 100th · Democrat · of 208 votes42.8%

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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 · 208 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance22.5% · 817
Congress52% · 358
International Affairs12.2% · 245
Armed Forces and National Security26.2% · 237
Government Operations and Politics19.4% · 237
Energy9.9% · 152
Foreign Trade and International Finance28.8% · 111
Agriculture and Food32.7% · 98
Transportation and Public Works20.6% · 97
Labor and Employment16% · 94
Housing and Community Development22.1% · 68
Public Lands and Natural Resources23.9% · 67
Taxation36.9% · 65
Education15.6% · 64
Environmental Protection19.3% · 57
Science, Technology, Communications17.9% · 56
Law4% · 50
Health25.6% · 43
Social Welfare27.9% · 43
Crime and Law Enforcement10.3% · 39
Commerce5.4% · 37
Finance and Financial Sector25% · 24
Immigration27.3% · 22
Water Resources Development58.8% · 17
District of Columbia6.7% · 15
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues28.6% · 14
Industrial relations0% · 14
Mines and mineral resources14.3% · 14
Native Americans15.4% · 13
Arts, Culture, Religion9.1% · 11
Commemorations— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Private Legislation— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 67 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

91st · 1969100th · 1987
Democrat91st–100th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
AD320 × 50 · Anchor