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William David Ford

Representative from Michigan
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1965–1995ID F000270
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LegislationHEADLINE
95%with Dems
of 5,484 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
95%with Dems
of 5,484 · both combined
Steepest move
+4 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 ↓19651971197719831989
1993–94103rd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
97%with Democrats
of 594 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +4 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

5 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
Nov 29, 1994H.R. 5110GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994H.Res. 579PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994S. 1569MINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textMINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994H.Res. 570PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES 416; LIMITED AUTHORIZATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN HAITILEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 594 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance95.8% · 1,149 votes
Congress95% · 605 votes
Armed Forces and National Security97.1% · 373 votes
International Affairs96.3% · 321 votes
Government Operations and Politics95.9% · 296 votes
Labor and Employment99.4% · 169 votes
Energy91.3% · 150 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources95% · 139 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance95.2% · 125 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement88.3% · 103 votes
Transportation and Public Works93.1% · 101 votes
Agriculture and Food87.9% · 99 votes
Education92.4% · 92 votes
Science, Technology, Communications100% · 91 votes
Health98.7% · 78 votes
Environmental Protection92% · 75 votes
Housing and Community Development97.3% · 75 votes
Taxation94.1% · 68 votes
Law98.1% · 52 votes
Finance and Financial Sector98% · 50 votes
Social Welfare95.7% · 47 votes
Commerce100% · 41 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.3% · 37 votes
Water Resources Development97.3% · 37 votes
Immigration97.2% · 36 votes
Native Americans100% · 23 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 12 votes
District of Columbia100% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commemorations— · 9 votes
Families— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Emergency Management— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Contested elections— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Income tax— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Power resources— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 74 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, Barber and beauty shops, 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, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, 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, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, 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

15 Congresses
89th · 1965103rd · 1993
Democrat · House · MI89th–103rd
Term datesexact
Members · Michigan
WF

William David Ford

Representative from Michigan
HOUSED1965–199515 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
95.4%with Democrats
of 5,484 votes · 4.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested95%of 5,484 · combined
Steepest move+4 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019651993
1993–94 · 103rd · Democrat · of 594 votes97%

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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 · 594 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance95.8% · 1,149
Congress95% · 605
Armed Forces and National Security97.1% · 373
International Affairs96.3% · 321
Government Operations and Politics95.9% · 296
Labor and Employment99.4% · 169
Energy91.3% · 150
Public Lands and Natural Resources95% · 139
Foreign Trade and International Finance95.2% · 125
Crime and Law Enforcement88.3% · 103
Transportation and Public Works93.1% · 101
Agriculture and Food87.9% · 99
Education92.4% · 92
Science, Technology, Communications100% · 91
Health98.7% · 78
Environmental Protection92% · 75
Housing and Community Development97.3% · 75
Taxation94.1% · 68
Law98.1% · 52
Finance and Financial Sector98% · 50
Social Welfare95.7% · 47
Commerce100% · 41
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.3% · 37
Water Resources Development97.3% · 37
Immigration97.2% · 36
Native Americans100% · 23
Industrial relations100% · 14
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 12
District of Columbia100% · 12
Commemorations— · 9
Families— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Black lung— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Emergency Management— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Contested elections— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Income tax— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Power resources— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 74 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, Barber and beauty shops, 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, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, 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, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

89th · 1965103rd · 1993
Democrat89th–103rd

Party switchers

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