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Wayne Richard Grisham

Representative from California
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1979–1983ID G000480
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LegislationHEADLINE
10%with Dems
of 772 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
10%with Dems
of 772 · both combined
Steepest move
−0 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓1979
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
10.2%with Democrats
of 245 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, −0 pts — within one party label.
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 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 7397), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 7019No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982S. 1965No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 3191No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 245 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance8.7% · 207 votes
Congress14.6% · 130 votes
Government Operations and Politics12.2% · 74 votes
International Affairs1.4% · 71 votes
Armed Forces and National Security15.6% · 32 votes
Education18.5% · 27 votes
Energy11.5% · 26 votes
Transportation and Public Works8% · 25 votes
Agriculture and Food13.6% · 22 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance4.5% · 22 votes
Labor and Employment12.5% · 16 votes
Taxation6.3% · 16 votes
Health6.7% · 15 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 12 votes
Housing and Community Development10% · 10 votes
Law0% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9 votes
Commerce— · 7 votes
Environmental Protection— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 5 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Social Welfare— · 3 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

2 Congresses
96th · 197997th · 1981
Republican · House · CA96th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · California
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Wayne Richard Grisham

Representative from California
HOUSER1979–19832 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
10.5%with Democrats
of 772 votes · 89.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested10%of 772 · combined
Steepest move−0 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019791981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 245 votes10.2%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 245 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance8.7% · 207
Congress14.6% · 130
Government Operations and Politics12.2% · 74
International Affairs1.4% · 71
Armed Forces and National Security15.6% · 32
Education18.5% · 27
Energy11.5% · 26
Transportation and Public Works8% · 25
Agriculture and Food13.6% · 22
Foreign Trade and International Finance4.5% · 22
Labor and Employment12.5% · 16
Taxation6.3% · 16
Health6.7% · 15
Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 12
Housing and Community Development10% · 10
Law0% · 10
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9
Commerce— · 7
Environmental Protection— · 6
Native Americans— · 5
Private Legislation— · 5
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5
Finance and Financial Sector— · 4
Families— · 3
Social Welfare— · 3
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
Immigration— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Water Resources Development.

Service record

96th · 197997th · 1981
Republican96th–97th

Party switchers

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