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William Louis Dickinson

Representative from Alabama
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1965–1993ID D000326
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LegislationHEADLINE
13%with Dems
of 5,107 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
13%with Dems
of 5,107 · both combined
Steepest move
+10 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓19651971197719831989
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Republican
13.2%with Democrats
of 471 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, +10 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Oct 5, 1992S. 1704NATIONAL PARK SERVICELEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 3100LOUISIANA LAND CONVEYANCELEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5739EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 604WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT AND ITS CONSIDERATION ON H.R. 429; RECLAMATION PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 471 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance16.8% · 1,036 votes
Congress11.4% · 499 votes
Armed Forces and National Security10.8% · 371 votes
International Affairs9.2% · 327 votes
Government Operations and Politics14.7% · 299 votes
Energy9.3% · 151 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance18.6% · 140 votes
Labor and Employment8.3% · 133 votes
Transportation and Public Works10.5% · 114 votes
Agriculture and Food37% · 108 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources15.4% · 104 votes
Education7.6% · 79 votes
Science, Technology, Communications17.9% · 78 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement15.1% · 73 votes
Housing and Community Development5.6% · 72 votes
Taxation10.1% · 69 votes
Environmental Protection1.6% · 63 votes
Health28.8% · 59 votes
Law3.5% · 57 votes
Commerce4.2% · 48 votes
Social Welfare2.1% · 47 votes
Finance and Financial Sector6.5% · 46 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues5.6% · 36 votes
Immigration11.1% · 36 votes
Water Resources Development43.3% · 30 votes
Native Americans9.5% · 21 votes
Industrial relations7.1% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources0% · 14 votes
District of Columbia0% · 13 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion10% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commemorations— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Families— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Petroleum industry— · 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
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
Museums— · 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
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 71 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, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Embargo, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, 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, Right to counsel, 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

14 Congresses
89th · 1965102nd · 1991
Republican · House · AL89th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Alabama
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William Louis Dickinson

Representative from Alabama
HOUSER1965–199314 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
12.7%with Democrats
of 5,107 votes · 87.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested13%of 5,107 · combined
Steepest move+10 pts1967→69, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019651991
1991–92 · 102nd · Republican · of 471 votes13.2%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 471 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance16.8% · 1,036
Congress11.4% · 499
Armed Forces and National Security10.8% · 371
International Affairs9.2% · 327
Government Operations and Politics14.7% · 299
Energy9.3% · 151
Foreign Trade and International Finance18.6% · 140
Labor and Employment8.3% · 133
Transportation and Public Works10.5% · 114
Agriculture and Food37% · 108
Public Lands and Natural Resources15.4% · 104
Education7.6% · 79
Science, Technology, Communications17.9% · 78
Crime and Law Enforcement15.1% · 73
Housing and Community Development5.6% · 72
Taxation10.1% · 69
Environmental Protection1.6% · 63
Health28.8% · 59
Law3.5% · 57
Commerce4.2% · 48
Social Welfare2.1% · 47
Finance and Financial Sector6.5% · 46
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues5.6% · 36
Immigration11.1% · 36
Water Resources Development43.3% · 30
Native Americans9.5% · 21
Industrial relations7.1% · 14
Mines and mineral resources0% · 14
District of Columbia0% · 13
Arts, Culture, Religion10% · 10
Commemorations— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Families— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 8
Vietnamese Conflict— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Emergency Management— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Government securities— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Petroleum industry— · 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
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 71 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, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Embargo, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, 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, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

89th · 1965102nd · 1991
Republican89th–102nd

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