JE
James Edward English
Senator from ConnecticutSENATEDEMOCRAT1861–1877ID E000185
LegislationHEADLINE
81%with Dems
of 550 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
81%with Dems
of 550 · both combined
Steepest move
−7 pts
1861 → 1863
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 ↓186118671873
1875–7644th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
79.2%with Democrats
of 53 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1861 → 1863, −7 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
May 17, 1876noneLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Apr 25, 1876H.R. 1594LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Apr 20, 1876noneLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Apr 19, 1876S. 626LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Apr 19, 1876S. 1LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Apr 12, 1876S. 650LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Apr 12, 1876S. 650LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Apr 12, 1876S. 650LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Apr 12, 1876S. 650LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 53 contested votes scored in the 44th 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
3 Congresses37th · 186144th · 1875
Democrat · House · CT37th–38th
Democrat · Senate · CT44th–44th
Term datesexact