JG
James Abram Garfield
Representative from OhioHOUSEREPUBLICAN1863–1881ID G000063
LegislationHEADLINE
16%with Dems
of 2,497 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
16%with Dems
of 2,497 · both combined
Steepest move
−11 pts
1873 → 1875
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 ↓186318691875
1879–8046th Congress
Sat as a Republican
4.2%with Democrats
of 168 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1873 → 1875, −11 pts — within one party label.
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
Jun 7, 1880S. 1509LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 24, 1880noneLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
May 22, 1880noneLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
May 22, 1880noneLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 22, 1880H.R. 1846LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
May 21, 1880H.R. 3291LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
May 20, 1880H.R. 6112LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
May 20, 1880H.R. 5541LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
May 19, 1880H.R. 4592LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 168 contested votes scored in the 46th CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
9 Congresses38th · 186346th · 1879
Republican · House · OH38th–46th
Term datesexact