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William Jackson (Jack) Edwards

Representative from Alabama
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1965–1985ID E000084
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LegislationHEADLINE
22%with Dems
of 3,240 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
22%with Dems
of 3,240 · both combined
Steepest move
+9 pts
1971 → 1973
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
1983–8498th Congress
Sat as a Republican
36.5%with Democrats
of 414 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1971 → 1973, +9 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
Oct 11, 1984H.R. 6027No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984H.R. 6027No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984H.R. 4230No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4230), 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
Oct 11, 1984H.Res. 615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 10, 1984H.J.Res. 648No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 10, 1984H.J.Res. 648No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 10, 1984H.R. 6028No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1984H.Res. 613No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 9, 1984S. 2574No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 414 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance27.9% · 594 votes
Congress30% · 283 votes
Government Operations and Politics31.1% · 193 votes
International Affairs19.2% · 182 votes
Energy19.7% · 137 votes
Armed Forces and National Security19.5% · 128 votes
Transportation and Public Works20.8% · 72 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance31% · 71 votes
Agriculture and Food21.5% · 65 votes
Labor and Employment16.9% · 65 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources38.3% · 60 votes
Taxation19% · 58 votes
Education19.3% · 57 votes
Law14.6% · 41 votes
Environmental Protection2.6% · 39 votes
Science, Technology, Communications47.1% · 34 votes
Health30.3% · 33 votes
Housing and Community Development21.9% · 32 votes
Commerce10.3% · 29 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement33.3% · 27 votes
Finance and Financial Sector21.1% · 19 votes
Social Welfare5.3% · 19 votes
Immigration26.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations14.3% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources7.1% · 14 votes
District of Columbia41.7% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9 votes
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
Native Americans— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Water Resources Development— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 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
Municipal finance— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 3 votes
Black lung— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 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
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 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
Sports and Recreation— · 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, Cultural centers, 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, 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

10 Congresses
89th · 196598th · 1983
Republican · House · AL89th–98th
Term datesexact
Members · Alabama
WE

William Jackson (Jack) Edwards

Representative from Alabama
HOUSER1965–198510 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
22.4%with Democrats
of 3,240 votes · 77.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested22%of 3,240 · combined
Steepest move+9 pts1971→73, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019651983
1983–84 · 98th · Republican · of 414 votes36.5%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 · 414 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance27.9% · 594
Congress30% · 283
Government Operations and Politics31.1% · 193
International Affairs19.2% · 182
Energy19.7% · 137
Armed Forces and National Security19.5% · 128
Transportation and Public Works20.8% · 72
Foreign Trade and International Finance31% · 71
Agriculture and Food21.5% · 65
Labor and Employment16.9% · 65
Public Lands and Natural Resources38.3% · 60
Taxation19% · 58
Education19.3% · 57
Law14.6% · 41
Environmental Protection2.6% · 39
Science, Technology, Communications47.1% · 34
Health30.3% · 33
Housing and Community Development21.9% · 32
Commerce10.3% · 29
Crime and Law Enforcement33.3% · 27
Finance and Financial Sector21.1% · 19
Social Welfare5.3% · 19
Immigration26.7% · 15
Industrial relations14.3% · 14
Mines and mineral resources7.1% · 14
District of Columbia41.7% · 12
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Native Americans— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Water Resources Development— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Municipal finance— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Social Sciences and History— · 3
Black lung— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 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
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 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
Sports and Recreation— · 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, Cultural centers, 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, 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 · 196598th · 1983
Republican89th–98th

Party switchers

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