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Robert Alton Gammage

Representative from Texas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1977–1979ID G000036
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LegislationHEADLINE
34%with Dems
of 512 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
34%with Dems
of 512 · both combined

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 ↓1977
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
34%with Democrats
of 512 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
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 14, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13750No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.Res. 1448No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 1448), 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
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 12467No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 15No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978S. 3447No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978S. 2493No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 12250No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 4018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 512 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance17.1% · 111 votes
International Affairs17.3% · 52 votes
Congress58% · 50 votes
Government Operations and Politics61.1% · 36 votes
Energy16% · 25 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources44.4% · 18 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance6.3% · 16 votes
Labor and Employment37.5% · 16 votes
Environmental Protection7.1% · 14 votes
Industrial relations84.6% · 13 votes
Armed Forces and National Security9.1% · 11 votes
Law18.2% · 11 votes
Taxation50% · 10 votes
Transportation and Public Works50% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Education— · 8 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Social Welfare— · 7 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 6 votes
Commerce— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Agriculture and Food— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Health— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Black lung— · 1 vote
Contested elections— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 58 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Aquaculture, Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Housing and Community Development, Human rights, Immigration, Import restrictions, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Political representation, Private Legislation, Public works, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Science, Technology, Communications, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
95th · 1977
Democrat · House · TX95th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
RG

Robert Alton Gammage

Representative from Texas
HOUSED1977–19791 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
34%with Democrats
of 512 votes · 66% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested34%of 512 · combined

Career arc

10050019771977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 512 votes34%

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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 · 512 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance17.1% · 111
International Affairs17.3% · 52
Congress58% · 50
Government Operations and Politics61.1% · 36
Energy16% · 25
Public Lands and Natural Resources44.4% · 18
Foreign Trade and International Finance6.3% · 16
Labor and Employment37.5% · 16
Environmental Protection7.1% · 14
Industrial relations84.6% · 13
Armed Forces and National Security9.1% · 11
Law18.2% · 11
Taxation50% · 10
Transportation and Public Works50% · 10
Education— · 8
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Social Welfare— · 7
Finance and Financial Sector— · 6
Commerce— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Agriculture and Food— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Health— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2
Animals— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Black lung— · 1
Contested elections— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Museums— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 58 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Aquaculture, Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Housing and Community Development, Human rights, Immigration, Import restrictions, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Political representation, Private Legislation, Public works, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Science, Technology, Communications, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water Resources Development.

Service record

95th · 197795th · 1977
Democrat95th–95th

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