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Ronald Bryan (Bo) Ginn

Representative from Georgia
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1973–1983ID G000226
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LegislationHEADLINE
56%with Dems
of 2,245 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
56%with Dems
of 2,245 · both combined
Steepest move
+14 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 ↓19731979
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
60.9%with Democrats
of 225 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +14 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.Res. 621No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 621), 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
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 7019No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982S. 1965No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 225 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance55% · 496 votes
Congress75.5% · 290 votes
Government Operations and Politics58.3% · 175 votes
International Affairs29.2% · 161 votes
Energy57% · 135 votes
Armed Forces and National Security46.4% · 69 votes
Transportation and Public Works71.9% · 64 votes
Labor and Employment67.2% · 58 votes
Agriculture and Food64.7% · 51 votes
Taxation48.9% · 47 votes
Education68.9% · 45 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance42.2% · 45 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources68.9% · 45 votes
Law22% · 41 votes
Health58.1% · 31 votes
Environmental Protection53.3% · 30 votes
Commerce28.6% · 28 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement16.7% · 24 votes
Housing and Community Development50% · 22 votes
Finance and Financial Sector52.6% · 19 votes
Social Welfare62.5% · 16 votes
District of Columbia66.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations64.3% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources50% · 14 votes
Science, Technology, Communications50% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Native Americans— · 5 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Immigration— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 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
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 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
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 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, 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, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

5 Congresses
93rd · 197397th · 1981
Democrat · House · GA93rd–97th
Term datesexact
Members · Georgia
RG

Ronald Bryan (Bo) Ginn

Representative from Georgia
HOUSED1973–19835 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
56.1%with Democrats
of 2,245 votes · 43.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested56%of 2,245 · combined
Steepest move+14 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019731981
1981–82 · 97th · Democrat · of 225 votes60.9%

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Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. 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 · 225 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance55% · 496
Congress75.5% · 290
Government Operations and Politics58.3% · 175
International Affairs29.2% · 161
Energy57% · 135
Armed Forces and National Security46.4% · 69
Transportation and Public Works71.9% · 64
Labor and Employment67.2% · 58
Agriculture and Food64.7% · 51
Taxation48.9% · 47
Education68.9% · 45
Foreign Trade and International Finance42.2% · 45
Public Lands and Natural Resources68.9% · 45
Law22% · 41
Health58.1% · 31
Environmental Protection53.3% · 30
Commerce28.6% · 28
Crime and Law Enforcement16.7% · 24
Housing and Community Development50% · 22
Finance and Financial Sector52.6% · 19
Social Welfare62.5% · 16
District of Columbia66.7% · 15
Industrial relations64.3% · 14
Mines and mineral resources50% · 14
Science, Technology, Communications50% · 12
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Native Americans— · 5
Private Legislation— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Immigration— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, 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, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 197397th · 1981
Democrat93rd–97th

Party switchers

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