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John James Duncan

Representative from Tennessee
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1965–1989ID D000534
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LegislationHEADLINE
23%with Dems
of 4,297 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
23%with Dems
of 4,297 · both combined
Steepest move
+12 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 ↓1965197119771983
1987–88100th Congress
Sat as a Republican
37.5%with Democrats
of 312 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, +12 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
Apr 21, 1988H.R. 3No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Apr 21, 1988H.R. 3No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Apr 21, 1988H.R. 3No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
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 Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Apr 21, 1988noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Apr 21, 1988H.R. 4222No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Apr 21, 1988H.R. 4222No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Apr 20, 1988noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Apr 19, 1988H.R. 5No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Apr 19, 1988H.R. 5No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 312 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance28.4% · 846 votes
Congress25.7% · 374 votes
International Affairs10.3% · 272 votes
Government Operations and Politics24.5% · 249 votes
Armed Forces and National Security18.1% · 226 votes
Energy16.9% · 154 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance29.7% · 118 votes
Agriculture and Food40% · 100 votes
Transportation and Public Works30.3% · 99 votes
Labor and Employment24.7% · 97 votes
Housing and Community Development20.3% · 74 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources39.4% · 71 votes
Taxation26.5% · 68 votes
Education37.3% · 67 votes
Science, Technology, Communications33.9% · 62 votes
Environmental Protection13.2% · 53 votes
Law15.7% · 51 votes
Health23.4% · 47 votes
Social Welfare24.4% · 45 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement25% · 40 votes
Commerce16.2% · 37 votes
Immigration20.7% · 29 votes
Finance and Financial Sector30.4% · 23 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues30% · 20 votes
Water Resources Development62.5% · 16 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources42.9% · 14 votes
District of Columbia15.4% · 13 votes
Native Americans7.7% · 13 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion18.2% · 11 votes
Commemorations40% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 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
Emergency Management— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 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
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 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
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 68 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, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, 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, 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

12 Congresses
89th · 1965100th · 1987
Republican · House · TN89th–100th
Term datesexact
Members · Tennessee
JD

John James Duncan

Representative from Tennessee
HOUSER1965–198912 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
23.2%with Democrats
of 4,297 votes · 76.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested23%of 4,297 · combined
Steepest move+12 pts1967→69, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019651987
1987–88 · 100th · Republican · of 312 votes37.5%

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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 · 312 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance28.4% · 846
Congress25.7% · 374
International Affairs10.3% · 272
Government Operations and Politics24.5% · 249
Armed Forces and National Security18.1% · 226
Energy16.9% · 154
Foreign Trade and International Finance29.7% · 118
Agriculture and Food40% · 100
Transportation and Public Works30.3% · 99
Labor and Employment24.7% · 97
Housing and Community Development20.3% · 74
Public Lands and Natural Resources39.4% · 71
Taxation26.5% · 68
Education37.3% · 67
Science, Technology, Communications33.9% · 62
Environmental Protection13.2% · 53
Law15.7% · 51
Health23.4% · 47
Social Welfare24.4% · 45
Crime and Law Enforcement25% · 40
Commerce16.2% · 37
Immigration20.7% · 29
Finance and Financial Sector30.4% · 23
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues30% · 20
Water Resources Development62.5% · 16
Industrial relations0% · 14
Mines and mineral resources42.9% · 14
District of Columbia15.4% · 13
Native Americans7.7% · 13
Arts, Culture, Religion18.2% · 11
Commemorations40% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 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
Emergency Management— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 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
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 68 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, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, 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, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

89th · 1965100th · 1987
Republican89th–100th

Party switchers

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