Huey Joel Deckard

Representative from Indiana

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1979–1983ID D000183

LegislationHEADLINE

26%with Dems

of 747 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

26%with Dems

of 747 · both combined

Steepest move

+21 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

1981–8297th Congress

Sat as a Republican

39.4%with Democrats

of 249 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +21 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

Dec 21, 1982H.R. 7093No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 20, 1982H.Res. 636No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 3963), 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

Open roll call

Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 249 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance19.6% · 199 votes

Congress12.6% · 119 votes

Government Operations and Politics35.6% · 73 votes

International Affairs8.1% · 62 votes

Armed Forces and National Security55.6% · 36 votes

Energy21.4% · 28 votes

Education19.2% · 26 votes

Agriculture and Food47.8% · 23 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance23.8% · 21 votes

Transportation and Public Works40% · 20 votes

Taxation0% · 16 votes

Health20% · 15 votes

Labor and Employment26.7% · 15 votes

Science, Technology, Communications21.4% · 14 votes

Law63.6% · 11 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources72.7% · 11 votes

Housing and Community Development30% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 8 votes

Commerce— · 7 votes

Environmental Protection— · 7 votes

Native Americans— · 4 votes

Families— · 3 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 3 votes

Private Legislation— · 3 votes

Social Welfare— · 3 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote

Immigration— · 1 vote

Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

2 Congresses

96th · 197997th · 1981

Republican · House · IN96th–97th

Term datesexact

Huey Joel Deckard

Representative from Indiana

HOUSER1979–19832 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

25.6%with Democrats

of 747 votes · 74.4% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested26%of 747 · combined

Steepest move+21 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019791981

1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 249 votes39.4%

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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 · 249 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance19.6% · 199

Congress12.6% · 119

Government Operations and Politics35.6% · 73

International Affairs8.1% · 62

Armed Forces and National Security55.6% · 36

Energy21.4% · 28

Education19.2% · 26

Agriculture and Food47.8% · 23

Foreign Trade and International Finance23.8% · 21

Transportation and Public Works40% · 20

Taxation0% · 16

Health20% · 15

Labor and Employment26.7% · 15

Science, Technology, Communications21.4% · 14

Law63.6% · 11

Public Lands and Natural Resources72.7% · 11

Housing and Community Development30% · 10

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 8

Commerce— · 7

Environmental Protection— · 7

Native Americans— · 4

Families— · 3

Finance and Financial Sector— · 3

Private Legislation— · 3

Social Welfare— · 3

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1

Immigration— · 1

Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

96th · 197997th · 1981

Republican96th–97th

Party switchers

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