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Edwin Washington Edwards
Representative from LouisianaHOUSEDEMOCRAT1965–1973ID E000067
LegislationHEADLINE
55%with Dems
of 305 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
55%with Dems
of 305 · both combined
Steepest move
−10 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓19651971
1971–7292nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
40%with Democrats
of 10 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −10 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
Feb 23, 1972H.R. 12931LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 17, 1972H.R. 12350LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Feb 9, 1972H.J.Res. 1025LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.J.Res. 1025), 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
Feb 9, 1972H.Res. 796LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jun 28, 1971H.R. 6531LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jun 10, 1971H.R. 8866LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jun 10, 1971H.Res. 471LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
May 12, 1971H.R. 8190LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 18, 1971H.J.Res. 468LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 10 contested votes scored in the 92nd 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
4 Congresses89th · 196592nd · 1971
Democrat · House · LA89th–92nd
Term datesexact