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Robert Blackford Duncan

Representative from Oregon
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1963–1981ID D000537
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LegislationHEADLINE
77%with Dems
of 1,733 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
77%with Dems
of 1,733 · both combined
Steepest move
−19 pts
1965 → 1975
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 ↓196319691975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
83.8%with Democrats
of 464 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1965 → 1975, −19 pts — while still a Democrat.
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 13, 1980H.J.Res. 637No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 12, 1980H.Res. 829No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980S. 1097No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 1097), 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
Dec 10, 1980H.Res. 826No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 464 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance83.2% · 310 votes
Congress87.9% · 190 votes
Government Operations and Politics70% · 130 votes
International Affairs87.4% · 127 votes
Energy68.8% · 93 votes
Taxation76.2% · 42 votes
Agriculture and Food84.2% · 38 votes
Education60.5% · 38 votes
Transportation and Public Works50% · 38 votes
Armed Forces and National Security57.6% · 33 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance73.3% · 30 votes
Labor and Employment71.4% · 28 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources59.3% · 27 votes
Environmental Protection42.9% · 21 votes
Finance and Financial Sector58.8% · 17 votes
Housing and Community Development82.4% · 17 votes
Commerce56.3% · 16 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement43.8% · 16 votes
Health68.8% · 16 votes
Law93.3% · 15 votes
Industrial relations71.4% · 14 votes
Social Welfare75% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Income tax— · 3 votes
Municipal finance— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Black lung— · 2 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Political participation— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 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
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Electronic surveillance— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 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
Rivers— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 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, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Domestic relations, Emergency Management, Emigration, Families, 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, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

5 Congresses
88th · 196396th · 1979
Democrat · House · OR88th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Oregon
RD

Robert Blackford Duncan

Representative from Oregon
HOUSED1963–19815 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
77.4%with Democrats
of 1,733 votes · 22.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested77%of 1,733 · combined
Steepest move−19 pts1965→75, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019631979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 464 votes83.8%

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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 · 464 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance83.2% · 310
Congress87.9% · 190
Government Operations and Politics70% · 130
International Affairs87.4% · 127
Energy68.8% · 93
Taxation76.2% · 42
Agriculture and Food84.2% · 38
Education60.5% · 38
Transportation and Public Works50% · 38
Armed Forces and National Security57.6% · 33
Foreign Trade and International Finance73.3% · 30
Labor and Employment71.4% · 28
Public Lands and Natural Resources59.3% · 27
Environmental Protection42.9% · 21
Finance and Financial Sector58.8% · 17
Housing and Community Development82.4% · 17
Commerce56.3% · 16
Crime and Law Enforcement43.8% · 16
Health68.8% · 16
Law93.3% · 15
Industrial relations71.4% · 14
Social Welfare75% · 12
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Vietnamese Conflict— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Income tax— · 3
Municipal finance— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Black lung— · 2
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Museums— · 2
Political participation— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Electronic surveillance— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Domestic relations, Emergency Management, Emigration, Families, 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, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

88th · 196396th · 1979
Democrat88th–96th

Party switchers

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