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Sam Melville Gibbons

Representative from Florida
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1963–1997ID G000153
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LegislationHEADLINE
78%with Dems
of 6,602 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
78%with Dems
of 6,602 · both combined
Steepest move
+16 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓196319691975198119871993
1995–96104th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
91.3%with Democrats
of 760 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +16 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Sep 28, 1996H.R. 3610Department of Defense Appropriations for F.Y. 1997LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 28, 1996H.Res. 546Consideration of Sine Die ResolutionsLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 28, 1996H.R. 4236Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textOmnibus Parks and Public Lands Management ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Sep 28, 1996H.R. 3163State Authority Tax Compensation ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 28, 1996H.R. 1332Omnibus Insular Areas Act of 1996LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 27, 1996S. 1505Accountable Pipline Safety and Partnership Act of 1996LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 27, 1996H.R. 4000Reestablish POW/MIA ProceduresLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 27, 1996S. 39Sustainable Fisheries ActLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Sep 27, 1996H.R. 4073National Underground Railroad Freedom CenterLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 760 contested votes scored in the 104th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance75.1% · 1,405 votes
Congress90.6% · 807 votes
Armed Forces and National Security69.8% · 447 votes
International Affairs80.3% · 390 votes
Government Operations and Politics79.9% · 373 votes
Labor and Employment84.9% · 179 votes
Energy58.8% · 160 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources89.4% · 151 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement79.6% · 142 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance72.2% · 133 votes
Transportation and Public Works55.7% · 122 votes
Agriculture and Food54.8% · 115 votes
Science, Technology, Communications87.4% · 103 votes
Environmental Protection86.5% · 96 votes
Health81.7% · 93 votes
Education67.8% · 87 votes
Taxation71.1% · 83 votes
Housing and Community Development69.7% · 76 votes
Social Welfare72.6% · 62 votes
Law81.7% · 60 votes
Commerce82.8% · 58 votes
Immigration69.4% · 49 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues85.4% · 48 votes
Water Resources Development77.3% · 44 votes
Finance and Financial Sector72.1% · 43 votes
Native Americans88% · 25 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion83.3% · 18 votes
District of Columbia80% · 15 votes
Industrial relations71.4% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14 votes
Families91.7% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Municipal finance— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Credit— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Electronic surveillance— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Government securities— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses, Youth.

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

Service record

17 Congresses
88th · 1963104th · 1995
Democrat · House · FL88th–104th
Term datesexact
Members · Florida
SG

Sam Melville Gibbons

Representative from Florida
HOUSED1963–199717 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
77.9%with Democrats
of 6,602 votes · 22.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested78%of 6,602 · combined
Steepest move+16 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019631995
1995–96 · 104th · Democrat · of 760 votes91.3%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 760 contested votes scored in the 104th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance75.1% · 1,405
Congress90.6% · 807
Armed Forces and National Security69.8% · 447
International Affairs80.3% · 390
Government Operations and Politics79.9% · 373
Labor and Employment84.9% · 179
Energy58.8% · 160
Public Lands and Natural Resources89.4% · 151
Crime and Law Enforcement79.6% · 142
Foreign Trade and International Finance72.2% · 133
Transportation and Public Works55.7% · 122
Agriculture and Food54.8% · 115
Science, Technology, Communications87.4% · 103
Environmental Protection86.5% · 96
Health81.7% · 93
Education67.8% · 87
Taxation71.1% · 83
Housing and Community Development69.7% · 76
Social Welfare72.6% · 62
Law81.7% · 60
Commerce82.8% · 58
Immigration69.4% · 49
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues85.4% · 48
Water Resources Development77.3% · 44
Finance and Financial Sector72.1% · 43
Native Americans88% · 25
Arts, Culture, Religion83.3% · 18
District of Columbia80% · 15
Industrial relations71.4% · 14
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14
Families91.7% · 12
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Commemorations— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Emergency Management— · 5
Public works— · 5
Black lung— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Municipal finance— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Credit— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Animals— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Electronic surveillance— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Government securities— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses, Youth.

Service record

88th · 1963104th · 1995
Democrat88th–104th

Party switchers

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