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Willis David Gradison Jr.

Representative from Ohio
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1975–1995ID G000349
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LegislationHEADLINE
27%with Dems
of 4,350 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
27%with Dems
of 4,350 · both combined
Steepest move
−14 pts
1989 → 1991
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 ↓1975198119871993
1993–94103rd Congress
Sat as a Republican
11.1%with Democrats
of 9 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1989 → 1991, −14 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

3 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
Jan 27, 1993noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jan 26, 1993H.Res. 20TO ESTABLISH THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON NARCOTICS ABUSE AND CONTROLLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jan 26, 1993H.Res. 20TO ESTABLISH THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON NARCOTICS ABUSE AND CONTROLLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textTO ESTABLISH THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON NARCOTICS ABUSE AND CONTROLParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Jan 26, 1993noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jan 5, 1993H.Res. 5RULES OF THE HOUSELEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jan 5, 1993H.Res. 5RULES OF THE HOUSELEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jan 5, 1993H.Res. 5RULES OF THE HOUSELEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jan 5, 1993H.Res. 5RULES OF THE HOUSELEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jan 5, 1993noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 9 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance24% · 997 votes
Congress16.4% · 507 votes
Armed Forces and National Security32.6% · 353 votes
International Affairs35% · 320 votes
Government Operations and Politics27.2% · 302 votes
Energy15% · 133 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance33.1% · 133 votes
Labor and Employment18.3% · 120 votes
Agriculture and Food22.9% · 105 votes
Transportation and Public Works21.9% · 105 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources49% · 102 votes
Science, Technology, Communications20.7% · 82 votes
Taxation15.8% · 76 votes
Education21.3% · 75 votes
Housing and Community Development21.3% · 75 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement37.5% · 72 votes
Environmental Protection34.4% · 64 votes
Health35% · 60 votes
Law44% · 50 votes
Social Welfare27.7% · 47 votes
Finance and Financial Sector28.9% · 45 votes
Commerce20.9% · 43 votes
Immigration35% · 40 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues35.9% · 39 votes
Water Resources Development32.3% · 31 votes
Native Americans23.8% · 21 votes
Industrial relations28.6% · 14 votes
Families16.7% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Commemorations— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Revenue sharing— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 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
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 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 to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 65 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, 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, Monuments and memorials, 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, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

10 Congresses
94th · 1975103rd · 1993
Republican · House · OH94th–103rd
Term datesexact
Members · Ohio
WG

Willis David Gradison Jr.

Representative from Ohio
HOUSER1975–199510 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
26.7%with Democrats
of 4,350 votes · 73.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested27%of 4,350 · combined
Steepest move−14 pts1989→91, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019751993
1993–94 · 103rd · Republican · of 9 votes11.1%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 · 9 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance24% · 997
Congress16.4% · 507
Armed Forces and National Security32.6% · 353
International Affairs35% · 320
Government Operations and Politics27.2% · 302
Energy15% · 133
Foreign Trade and International Finance33.1% · 133
Labor and Employment18.3% · 120
Agriculture and Food22.9% · 105
Transportation and Public Works21.9% · 105
Public Lands and Natural Resources49% · 102
Science, Technology, Communications20.7% · 82
Taxation15.8% · 76
Education21.3% · 75
Housing and Community Development21.3% · 75
Crime and Law Enforcement37.5% · 72
Environmental Protection34.4% · 64
Health35% · 60
Law44% · 50
Social Welfare27.7% · 47
Finance and Financial Sector28.9% · 45
Commerce20.9% · 43
Immigration35% · 40
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues35.9% · 39
Water Resources Development32.3% · 31
Native Americans23.8% · 21
Industrial relations28.6% · 14
Families16.7% · 12
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 8
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Commemorations— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Emergency Management— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Revenue sharing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 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
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 65 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, 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, Monuments and memorials, 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, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 1975103rd · 1993
Republican94th–103rd

Party switchers

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