JG
John Henry Gear
Senator from IowaSENATEREPUBLICAN1887–1901ID G000110
LegislationHEADLINE
4%with Dems
of 1,012 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
4%with Dems
of 1,012 · both combined
Steepest move
−10 pts
1895 → 1897
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 ↓188718931899
1899–190056th Congress
Sat as a Republican
4.8%with Democrats
of 42 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1895 → 1897, −10 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 4, 1900noneLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jun 2, 1900S. 1291LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jun 2, 1900H.R. 2864LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 2864), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Jun 1, 1900H.R. 10450LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 21, 1900H.R. 2538LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
May 21, 1900H.R. 10301LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
May 21, 1900H.R. 10301LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
May 21, 1900noneLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
May 19, 1900H.R. 10301LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 42 contested votes scored in the 56th 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
6 Congresses50th · 188754th · 189556th · 1899
Republican · House · IA50th–53rd
Republican · Senate · IA54th–56th
Term datesexact