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John James Flynt Jr.

Representative from Georgia
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1955–1979ID F000229
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LegislationHEADLINE
32%with Dems
of 2,272 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
32%with Dems
of 2,272 · both combined
Steepest move
−38 pts
1963 → 1965
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 ↓1955196119671973
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
23.8%with Democrats
of 517 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1963 → 1965, −38 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
Oct 13, 1978S. 2534No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1978H.R. 12370No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1978H.Res. 1416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 1416), 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
Oct 13, 1978H.Res. 1414No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1978H.Res. 1434No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1978H.R. 1432No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1978H.Res. 1432No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1978H.Res. 1426No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 12, 1978H.R. 11545No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 517 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance29.2% · 260 votes
Congress44% · 141 votes
Energy24.8% · 105 votes
International Affairs8% · 88 votes
Government Operations and Politics32.9% · 82 votes
Labor and Employment12.8% · 39 votes
Transportation and Public Works20.5% · 39 votes
Armed Forces and National Security28.6% · 35 votes
Agriculture and Food46.4% · 28 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources25.9% · 27 votes
Environmental Protection21.7% · 23 votes
Law13% · 23 votes
Taxation4.5% · 22 votes
Commerce15% · 20 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance5% · 20 votes
Education12.5% · 16 votes
Finance and Financial Sector7.1% · 14 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
District of Columbia15.4% · 13 votes
Health7.7% · 13 votes
Social Welfare30.8% · 13 votes
Housing and Community Development16.7% · 12 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement9.1% · 11 votes
Mines and mineral resources9.1% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Depletion allowances— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
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
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 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 75 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, Animals, 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, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Motor vehicles, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Native Americans, 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, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

12 Congresses
84th · 195595th · 1977
Democrat · House · GA84th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Georgia
JF

John James Flynt Jr.

Representative from Georgia
HOUSED1955–197912 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
31.8%with Democrats
of 2,272 votes · 68.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested32%of 2,272 · combined
Steepest move−38 pts1963→65, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019551977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 517 votes23.8%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 517 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance29.2% · 260
Congress44% · 141
Energy24.8% · 105
International Affairs8% · 88
Government Operations and Politics32.9% · 82
Labor and Employment12.8% · 39
Transportation and Public Works20.5% · 39
Armed Forces and National Security28.6% · 35
Agriculture and Food46.4% · 28
Public Lands and Natural Resources25.9% · 27
Environmental Protection21.7% · 23
Law13% · 23
Taxation4.5% · 22
Commerce15% · 20
Foreign Trade and International Finance5% · 20
Education12.5% · 16
Finance and Financial Sector7.1% · 14
Industrial relations0% · 14
District of Columbia15.4% · 13
Health7.7% · 13
Social Welfare30.8% · 13
Housing and Community Development16.7% · 12
Crime and Law Enforcement9.1% · 11
Mines and mineral resources9.1% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Depletion allowances— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Lobbying— · 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 75 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, 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, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Motor vehicles, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Native Americans, 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, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

84th · 195595th · 1977
Democrat84th–95th

Party switchers

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