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John Nance Garner

Representative from Texas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1903–1933ID G000074
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LegislationHEADLINE
92%with Dems
of 1,365 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
92%with Dems
of 1,365 · both combined
Steepest move
+12 pts
1919 → 1921
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 ↓19031909191519211927
1931–3272nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
100%with Democrats
of 1 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1919 → 1921, +12 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
Jul 13, 1932H.R. 12946No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
1 most recent roll calls shown · 1 contested votes scored in the 72nd 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

15 Congresses
58th · 190372nd · 1931
Democrat · House · TX58th–72nd
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
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John Nance Garner

Representative from Texas
HOUSED1903–193315 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
91.7%with Democrats
of 1,365 votes · 8.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested92%of 1,365 · combined
Steepest move+12 pts1919→21, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019031931
1931–32 · 72nd · Democrat · of 1 votes100%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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.
Latest 1 shown · 1 contested votes scored in the 72nd

By policy area

career

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

Service record

58th · 190372nd · 1931
Democrat58th–72nd

Party switchers

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