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Oscar William Gillespie

Representative from Texas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1903–1911ID G000198
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LegislationHEADLINE
91%with Dems
of 438 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
91%with Dems
of 438 · both combined
Steepest move
−6 pts
1907 → 1909
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 ↓19031909
1909–1061st Congress
Sat as a Democrat
86.4%with Democrats
of 125 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1907 → 1909, −6 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
Mar 4, 1911H.Res. 1008No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 4, 1911H.R. 32957No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 4, 1911noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Mar 2, 1911S. 5843No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 1, 1911H.R. 13474No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 1, 1911S. 10456No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 1, 1911H.R. 28436No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 28, 1911H.R. 28436No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Feb 28, 1911H.R. 32957No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 125 contested votes scored in the 61st 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

4 Congresses
58th · 190361st · 1909
Democrat · House · TX58th–61st
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
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Oscar William Gillespie

Representative from Texas
HOUSED1903–19114 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
90.9%with Democrats
of 438 votes · 9.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested91%of 438 · combined
Steepest move−6 pts1907→09, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019031909
1909–10 · 61st · Democrat · of 125 votes86.4%

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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.
Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 125 contested votes scored in the 61st

By policy area

career

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

Service record

58th · 190361st · 1909
Democrat58th–61st

Party switchers

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