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Thomas Gallagher

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1909–1921ID G000018
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LegislationHEADLINE
73%with Dems
of 611 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
73%with Dems
of 611 · both combined
Steepest move
−14 pts
1909 → 1911
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 ↓19091915
1919–2066th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
71.6%with Democrats
of 95 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1909 → 1911, −14 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Mar 3, 1921H.R. 15422No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1921H.R. 15943No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 28, 1921H.R. 15812No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 15812), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Feb 26, 1921H.R. 15543No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 26, 1921H.R. 15543No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 26, 1921H.R. 15543No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 26, 1921H.R. 15543No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Feb 26, 1921H.R. 15275No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 26, 1921H.R. 14461No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 95 contested votes scored in the 66th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

6 Congresses
61st · 190966th · 1919
Democrat · House · IL61st–66th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Thomas Gallagher

Representative from Illinois
HOUSED1909–19216 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
72.8%with Democrats
of 611 votes · 27.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested73%of 611 · combined
Steepest move−14 pts1909→11, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019091919
1919–20 · 66th · Democrat · of 95 votes71.6%

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Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. 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 · 95 contested votes scored in the 66th

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

61st · 190966th · 1919
Democrat61st–66th

Party switchers

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