John Grotberg

Representative from Illinois

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1985–1987ID G000499

LegislationHEADLINE

9%with Dems

of 270 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

9%with Dems

of 270 · both combined

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 ↓1985

1985–8699th Congress

Sat as a Republican

8.5%with Democrats

of 270 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

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

Jan 29, 1986H.R. 3525No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Jan 23, 1986H.R. 2443No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 19, 1985H.R. 3128No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 3128), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.

Where this lands

NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Dec 19, 1985noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 19, 1985H.R. 3992No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 19, 1985H.R. 3128No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 19, 1985H.R. 3718No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 19, 1985H.R. 3128No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 19, 1985H.J.Res. 465No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 270 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance14.5% · 69 votes

Government Operations and Politics0% · 29 votes

Armed Forces and National Security3.6% · 28 votes

Agriculture and Food26.1% · 23 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance5% · 20 votes

International Affairs0% · 19 votes

Congress11.8% · 17 votes

Science, Technology, Communications7.7% · 13 votes

Taxation20% · 10 votes

Transportation and Public Works0% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Environmental Protection— · 9 votes

Labor and Employment— · 6 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 4 votes

Commemorations— · 3 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes

Education— · 2 votes

Commerce— · 1 vote

Finance and Financial Sector— · 1 vote

Health— · 1 vote

Social Welfare— · 1 vote

Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 10 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Crime and Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, Energy, Housing and Community Development, Immigration, Law, Native Americans, Private Legislation, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

1 Congresses

99th · 1985

Republican · House · IL99th–99th

Term datesexact

John Grotberg

Representative from Illinois

HOUSER1985–19871 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

8.5%with Democrats

of 270 votes · 91.5% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested9%of 270 · combined

Career arc

10050019851985

1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 270 votes8.5%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 270 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance14.5% · 69

Government Operations and Politics0% · 29

Armed Forces and National Security3.6% · 28

Agriculture and Food26.1% · 23

Foreign Trade and International Finance5% · 20

International Affairs0% · 19

Congress11.8% · 17

Science, Technology, Communications7.7% · 13

Taxation20% · 10

Transportation and Public Works0% · 10

Environmental Protection— · 9

Labor and Employment— · 6

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 4

Commemorations— · 3

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2

Education— · 2

Commerce— · 1

Finance and Financial Sector— · 1

Health— · 1

Social Welfare— · 1

Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 10 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Crime and Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, Energy, Housing and Community Development, Immigration, Law, Native Americans, Private Legislation, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

99th · 198599th · 1985

Republican99th–99th

Party switchers

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