William Webster Franklin

Representative from Mississippi

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1983–1987ID F000347

LegislationHEADLINE

18%with Dems

of 904 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

18%with Dems

of 904 · both combined

Steepest move

+11 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 ↓1983

1985–8699th Congress

Sat as a Republican

23.6%with Democrats

of 471 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +11 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 recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

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

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · 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

NAYVoted against 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 · 471 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance23.4% · 244 votes

Armed Forces and National Security11.1% · 117 votes

International Affairs9.1% · 66 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance13.6% · 59 votes

Congress19.1% · 47 votes

Government Operations and Politics13.6% · 44 votes

Agriculture and Food29.3% · 41 votes

Science, Technology, Communications5.9% · 34 votes

Housing and Community Development20.7% · 29 votes

Labor and Employment11.1% · 27 votes

Immigration0% · 21 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources35% · 20 votes

Transportation and Public Works35% · 20 votes

Education27.8% · 18 votes

Environmental Protection11.8% · 17 votes

Taxation11.8% · 17 votes

Health15.4% · 13 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement20% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Water Resources Development— · 9 votes

Energy— · 8 votes

Social Welfare— · 8 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7 votes

Native Americans— · 6 votes

Commerce— · 5 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 4 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes

Commemorations— · 3 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

Families— · 1 vote

Law— · 1 vote

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Private Legislation.

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

Service record

2 Congresses

98th · 198399th · 1985

Republican · House · MS98th–99th

Term datesexact

William Webster Franklin

Representative from Mississippi

HOUSER1983–19872 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

18.1%with Democrats

of 904 votes · 81.9% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested18%of 904 · combined

Steepest move+11 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019831985

1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 471 votes23.6%

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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 · 471 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance23.4% · 244

Armed Forces and National Security11.1% · 117

International Affairs9.1% · 66

Foreign Trade and International Finance13.6% · 59

Congress19.1% · 47

Government Operations and Politics13.6% · 44

Agriculture and Food29.3% · 41

Science, Technology, Communications5.9% · 34

Housing and Community Development20.7% · 29

Labor and Employment11.1% · 27

Immigration0% · 21

Public Lands and Natural Resources35% · 20

Transportation and Public Works35% · 20

Education27.8% · 18

Environmental Protection11.8% · 17

Taxation11.8% · 17

Health15.4% · 13

Crime and Law Enforcement20% · 10

Water Resources Development— · 9

Energy— · 8

Social Welfare— · 8

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7

Native Americans— · 6

Commerce— · 5

Finance and Financial Sector— · 4

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3

Commemorations— · 3

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Families— · 1

Law— · 1

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Private Legislation.

Service record

98th · 198399th · 1985

Republican98th–99th

Party switchers

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