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Reuben Ellwood

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1883–1887ID E000151
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LegislationHEADLINE
30%with Dems
of 121 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
30%with Dems
of 121 · both combined
Steepest move
+21 pts
1883 → 1885
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 ↓1883
1885–8649th Congress
Sat as a Republican
50%with Democrats
of 2 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1883 → 1885, +21 pts — within one party label.
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
Jun 3, 1886H.R. 8328No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Feb 18, 1886H.R. 67No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
2 most recent roll calls shown · 2 contested votes scored in the 49th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

2 Congresses
48th · 188349th · 1885
Republican · House · IL48th–49th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Reuben Ellwood

Representative from Illinois
HOUSER1883–18872 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
29.8%with Democrats
of 121 votes · 70.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested30%of 121 · combined
Steepest move+21 pts1883→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050018831885
1885–86 · 49th · Republican · of 2 votes50%

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Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Latest 2 shown · 2 contested votes scored in the 49th

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

48th · 188349th · 1885
Republican48th–49th

Party switchers

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