Charles Francis Dougherty

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1979–1983ID D000446

LegislationHEADLINE

55%with Dems

of 737 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

55%with Dems

of 737 · both combined

Steepest move

−8 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

49.8%with Democrats

of 249 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, −8 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. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

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

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

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 636), 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 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 17, 1982H.Res. 621No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

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

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

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 Finance59.7% · 211 votes

Congress52.4% · 126 votes

International Affairs51.5% · 68 votes

Government Operations and Politics65.1% · 63 votes

Armed Forces and National Security24.3% · 37 votes

Transportation and Public Works83.3% · 24 votes

Agriculture and Food60.9% · 23 votes

Education73.9% · 23 votes

Energy30.4% · 23 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance61.1% · 18 votes

Labor and Employment75% · 16 votes

Taxation62.5% · 16 votes

Health46.7% · 15 votes

Housing and Community Development40% · 10 votes

Law0% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 8 votes

Commerce— · 6 votes

Environmental Protection— · 6 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 4 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 3 votes

Native Americans— · 3 votes

Social Welfare— · 3 votes

Families— · 2 votes

Immigration— · 2 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote

They also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Sports and Recreation, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

2 Congresses

96th · 197997th · 1981

Republican · House · PA96th–97th

Term datesexact

Charles Francis Dougherty

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSER1979–19832 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

55.2%with Democrats

of 737 votes · 44.8% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested55%of 737 · combined

Steepest move−8 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019791981

1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 249 votes49.8%

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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 · 249 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance59.7% · 211

Congress52.4% · 126

International Affairs51.5% · 68

Government Operations and Politics65.1% · 63

Armed Forces and National Security24.3% · 37

Transportation and Public Works83.3% · 24

Agriculture and Food60.9% · 23

Education73.9% · 23

Energy30.4% · 23

Foreign Trade and International Finance61.1% · 18

Labor and Employment75% · 16

Taxation62.5% · 16

Health46.7% · 15

Housing and Community Development40% · 10

Law0% · 10

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 8

Commerce— · 6

Environmental Protection— · 6

Science, Technology, Communications— · 4

Finance and Financial Sector— · 3

Native Americans— · 3

Social Welfare— · 3

Families— · 2

Immigration— · 2

Private Legislation— · 2

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1

Also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Sports and Recreation, Water Resources Development.

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