MD
Martin Dies Jr.
Representative from TexasHOUSEDEMOCRAT1931–1959ID D000338
LegislationHEADLINE
75%with Dems
of 664 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
75%with Dems
of 664 · both combined
Steepest move
−21 pts
1943 → 1953
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 ↓19311937194319491955
1957–5885th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
45%with Democrats
of 60 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1943 → 1953, −21 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
Aug 8, 1958H.R. 13247LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Aug 6, 1958H.R. 13580LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Jul 17, 1958H.R. 3LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 3), 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
Jul 15, 1958H.Res. 597LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 2, 1958H.R. 13192LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Jun 27, 1958H.R. 12181LEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Jun 26, 1958H.Res. 609LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
May 28, 1958H.R. 7999LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
May 28, 1958H.R. 7999LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 60 contested votes scored in the 85th CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
10 Congresses72nd · 193185th · 1957
Democrat · House · TX72nd–85th
Term datesexact