JG
James Mathews Griggs
Representative from GeorgiaHOUSEDEMOCRAT1897–1911ID G000473
LegislationHEADLINE
91%with Dems
of 399 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
91%with Dems
of 399 · both combined
Steepest move
−15 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 ↓189719031909
1909–1061st Congress
Sat as a Democrat
75%with Democrats
of 24 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1907 → 1909, −15 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
Aug 4, 1909H.R. 11570LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Aug 4, 1909H.R. 11570LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jul 31, 1909H.R. 1438LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 1438), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Jul 31, 1909H.R. 1438LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jul 31, 1909H.R. 1438LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 30, 1909noneLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jul 12, 1909S.Con.Res. 5LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 12, 1909S.J.Res. 40LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 12, 1909S.J.Res. 40LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 24 contested votes scored in the 61st 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
7 Congresses55th · 189761st · 1909
Democrat · House · GA55th–61st
Term datesexact