Thomas Cooper Evans

Representative from Iowa

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1981–1987ID E000259

LegislationHEADLINE

31%with Dems

of 1,217 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

31%with Dems

of 1,217 · both combined

Steepest move

−9 pts

1983 → 1985

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 ↓1981

1985–8699th Congress

Sat as a Republican

25.4%with Democrats

of 468 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, −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 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6), 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

Open roll call

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 2127No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 468 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance20.2% · 332 votes

Armed Forces and National Security45% · 149 votes

Congress12.2% · 90 votes

Government Operations and Politics34.7% · 75 votes

International Affairs55.7% · 70 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance26.6% · 64 votes

Agriculture and Food47.2% · 53 votes

Science, Technology, Communications44.4% · 45 votes

Housing and Community Development6.3% · 32 votes

Transportation and Public Works23.3% · 30 votes

Labor and Employment33.3% · 27 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources44.4% · 27 votes

Environmental Protection46.2% · 26 votes

Taxation20.8% · 24 votes

Immigration26.1% · 23 votes

Education50% · 20 votes

Health42.1% · 19 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement33.3% · 15 votes

Social Welfare23.1% · 13 votes

Energy75% · 12 votes

Law16.7% · 12 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9 votes

Native Americans— · 9 votes

Commerce— · 8 votes

Water Resources Development— · 8 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 5 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Commemorations— · 3 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Families— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

97th · 198199th · 1985

Republican · House · IA97th–99th

Term datesexact

Thomas Cooper Evans

Representative from Iowa

HOUSER1981–19873 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

30.7%with Democrats

of 1,217 votes · 69.3% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested31%of 1,217 · combined

Steepest move−9 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019811985

1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 468 votes25.4%

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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 · 468 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance20.2% · 332

Armed Forces and National Security45% · 149

Congress12.2% · 90

Government Operations and Politics34.7% · 75

International Affairs55.7% · 70

Foreign Trade and International Finance26.6% · 64

Agriculture and Food47.2% · 53

Science, Technology, Communications44.4% · 45

Housing and Community Development6.3% · 32

Transportation and Public Works23.3% · 30

Labor and Employment33.3% · 27

Public Lands and Natural Resources44.4% · 27

Environmental Protection46.2% · 26

Taxation20.8% · 24

Immigration26.1% · 23

Education50% · 20

Health42.1% · 19

Crime and Law Enforcement33.3% · 15

Social Welfare23.1% · 13

Energy75% · 12

Law16.7% · 12

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9

Native Americans— · 9

Commerce— · 8

Water Resources Development— · 8

Finance and Financial Sector— · 5

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Commemorations— · 3

Sports and Recreation— · 3

Private Legislation— · 2

Families— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

Service record

97th · 198199th · 1985

Republican97th–99th

Party switchers

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