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Jack Davis

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1987–1989ID D000106
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LegislationHEADLINE
13%with Dems
of 509 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
13%with Dems
of 509 · 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 ↓1987
1987–88100th Congress
Sat as a Republican
12.8%with Democrats
of 509 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 21, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5560No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 4333No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4333), 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 21, 1988S. 2204No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5552No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988S. 2100No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5043No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5264No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 3048No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 509 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance5.6% · 107 votes
Armed Forces and National Security7% · 100 votes
International Affairs2.1% · 48 votes
Government Operations and Politics24.2% · 33 votes
Congress7.1% · 28 votes
Housing and Community Development4.5% · 22 votes
Labor and Employment86.4% · 22 votes
Social Welfare5.3% · 19 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance55.6% · 18 votes
Transportation and Public Works8.3% · 12 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues27.3% · 11 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement10% · 10 votes
Law0% · 10 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources20% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Education— · 8 votes
Energy— · 8 votes
Health— · 6 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6 votes
Environmental Protection— · 5 votes
Immigration— · 5 votes
Water Resources Development— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 3 votes
Commerce— · 3 votes
Agriculture and Food— · 2 votes
Native Americans— · 2 votes
Taxation— · 2 votes
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Families— · 1 vote
Finance and Financial Sector— · 1 vote

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

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

Service record

1 Congresses
100th · 1987
Republican · House · IL100th–100th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
JD

Jack Davis

Representative from Illinois
HOUSER1987–19891 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
12.8%with Democrats
of 509 votes · 87.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested13%of 509 · combined

Career arc

10050019871987
1987–88 · 100th · Republican · of 509 votes12.8%

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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 · 509 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance5.6% · 107
Armed Forces and National Security7% · 100
International Affairs2.1% · 48
Government Operations and Politics24.2% · 33
Congress7.1% · 28
Housing and Community Development4.5% · 22
Labor and Employment86.4% · 22
Social Welfare5.3% · 19
Foreign Trade and International Finance55.6% · 18
Transportation and Public Works8.3% · 12
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues27.3% · 11
Crime and Law Enforcement10% · 10
Law0% · 10
Public Lands and Natural Resources20% · 10
Education— · 8
Energy— · 8
Health— · 6
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6
Environmental Protection— · 5
Immigration— · 5
Water Resources Development— · 5
Commemorations— · 3
Commerce— · 3
Agriculture and Food— · 2
Native Americans— · 2
Taxation— · 2
Emergency Management— · 1
Families— · 1
Finance and Financial Sector— · 1

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

Service record

100th · 1987100th · 1987
Republican100th–100th

Party switchers

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