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John G. Fary

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1983ID F000040
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LegislationHEADLINE
87%with Dems
of 1,710 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
87%with Dems
of 1,710 · both combined
Steepest move
−8 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓19751981
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
82.8%with Democrats
of 285 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, −8 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Dec 21, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 1982H.R. 7093No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.Res. 636No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 636), 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
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7356No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 1982noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 285 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance85.5% · 400 votes
Congress95.2% · 231 votes
Government Operations and Politics78.8% · 146 votes
International Affairs94.3% · 141 votes
Energy83.1% · 83 votes
Armed Forces and National Security48.3% · 60 votes
Transportation and Public Works97.9% · 48 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance85% · 40 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources78.9% · 38 votes
Labor and Employment94.6% · 37 votes
Agriculture and Food91.7% · 36 votes
Education80.6% · 36 votes
Taxation77.8% · 36 votes
Law88.9% · 27 votes
Environmental Protection69.2% · 26 votes
Health77.3% · 22 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement83.3% · 18 votes
Science, Technology, Communications94.4% · 18 votes
Commerce100% · 16 votes
Housing and Community Development86.7% · 15 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 14 votes
Social Welfare100% · 14 votes
Industrial relations100% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Native Americans— · 5 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Immigration— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Credit— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Political participation— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 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
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Insect control, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Life insurance, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal rates and revenues, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

4 Congresses
94th · 197597th · 1981
Democrat · House · IL94th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
JF

John G. Fary

Representative from Illinois
HOUSED1975–19834 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
86.7%with Democrats
of 1,710 votes · 13.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested87%of 1,710 · combined
Steepest move−8 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751981
1981–82 · 97th · Democrat · of 285 votes82.8%

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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 · 285 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance85.5% · 400
Congress95.2% · 231
Government Operations and Politics78.8% · 146
International Affairs94.3% · 141
Energy83.1% · 83
Armed Forces and National Security48.3% · 60
Transportation and Public Works97.9% · 48
Foreign Trade and International Finance85% · 40
Public Lands and Natural Resources78.9% · 38
Labor and Employment94.6% · 37
Agriculture and Food91.7% · 36
Education80.6% · 36
Taxation77.8% · 36
Law88.9% · 27
Environmental Protection69.2% · 26
Health77.3% · 22
Crime and Law Enforcement83.3% · 18
Science, Technology, Communications94.4% · 18
Commerce100% · 16
Housing and Community Development86.7% · 15
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 14
Social Welfare100% · 14
Industrial relations100% · 13
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Native Americans— · 5
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Immigration— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Credit— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Museums— · 2
Political participation— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Public works— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1

Also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Insect control, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Life insurance, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal rates and revenues, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197597th · 1981
Democrat94th–97th

Party switchers

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