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Paul Findley

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1961–1983ID F000123
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LegislationHEADLINE
33%with Dems
of 3,053 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
33%with Dems
of 3,053 · both combined
Steepest move
+23 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓1961196719731979
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
38.7%with Democrats
of 282 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, +23 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
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 16, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 7019No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982S. 1965No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 282 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance38.6% · 487 votes
Congress33.8% · 281 votes
Government Operations and Politics30.9% · 165 votes
International Affairs75.8% · 157 votes
Energy21.3% · 127 votes
Armed Forces and National Security60.3% · 78 votes
Transportation and Public Works19.4% · 62 votes
Labor and Employment40.7% · 59 votes
Agriculture and Food26.4% · 53 votes
Taxation18.4% · 49 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources31.8% · 44 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance60.5% · 43 votes
Education30% · 40 votes
Law65.8% · 38 votes
Health39.3% · 28 votes
Commerce30.8% · 26 votes
Environmental Protection19.2% · 26 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement36% · 25 votes
Science, Technology, Communications31.8% · 22 votes
Finance and Financial Sector50% · 20 votes
Housing and Community Development26.3% · 19 votes
Social Welfare31.3% · 16 votes
Industrial relations35.7% · 14 votes
District of Columbia100% · 13 votes
Mines and mineral resources61.5% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Native Americans— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Petroleum industry— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 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
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
Monuments and memorials— · 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

They also voted in 71 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, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Embargo, 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, Lobbying, 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, Youth.

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

Service record

11 Congresses
87th · 196197th · 1981
Republican · House · IL87th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Paul Findley

Representative from Illinois
HOUSER1961–198311 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
32.5%with Democrats
of 3,053 votes · 67.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested33%of 3,053 · combined
Steepest move+23 pts1967→69, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019611981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 282 votes38.7%

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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 · 282 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance38.6% · 487
Congress33.8% · 281
Government Operations and Politics30.9% · 165
International Affairs75.8% · 157
Energy21.3% · 127
Armed Forces and National Security60.3% · 78
Transportation and Public Works19.4% · 62
Labor and Employment40.7% · 59
Agriculture and Food26.4% · 53
Taxation18.4% · 49
Public Lands and Natural Resources31.8% · 44
Foreign Trade and International Finance60.5% · 43
Education30% · 40
Law65.8% · 38
Health39.3% · 28
Commerce30.8% · 26
Environmental Protection19.2% · 26
Crime and Law Enforcement36% · 25
Science, Technology, Communications31.8% · 22
Finance and Financial Sector50% · 20
Housing and Community Development26.3% · 19
Social Welfare31.3% · 16
Industrial relations35.7% · 14
District of Columbia100% · 13
Mines and mineral resources61.5% · 13
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Public works— · 6
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Native Americans— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Museums— · 2
Petroleum industry— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 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
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 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

Also voted in 71 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, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Embargo, 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, Lobbying, 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, Youth.

Service record

87th · 196197th · 1981
Republican87th–97th

Party switchers

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