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Vonno Lamar Gudger Jr.

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1977–1981ID G000515
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LegislationHEADLINE
57%with Dems
of 1,084 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
57%with Dems
of 1,084 · both combined
Steepest move
+13 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 ↓1977
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
63.4%with Democrats
of 530 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +13 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 15, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1980H.J.Res. 637No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 12, 1980H.Res. 829No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 829), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
YEAVoted against both majorities — not scored
Dec 11, 1980S. 1097No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 530 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance52.8% · 250 votes
Congress79.7% · 153 votes
International Affairs37.6% · 125 votes
Government Operations and Politics58% · 88 votes
Energy59.2% · 49 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance35.3% · 34 votes
Education66.7% · 33 votes
Transportation and Public Works54.8% · 31 votes
Labor and Employment50% · 30 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources82.6% · 23 votes
Taxation60% · 20 votes
Agriculture and Food94.1% · 17 votes
Environmental Protection47.1% · 17 votes
Armed Forces and National Security46.7% · 15 votes
Health46.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations30.8% · 13 votes
Housing and Community Development16.7% · 12 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement90.9% · 11 votes
Law27.3% · 11 votes
Social Welfare63.6% · 11 votes
Commerce60% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Finance and Financial Sector— · 9 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Native Americans— · 3 votes
Private Legislation— · 3 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Cultural centers— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Science, Technology, Communications— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 48 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, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

2 Congresses
95th · 197796th · 1979
Democrat · House · NC95th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · North Carolina
VG

Vonno Lamar Gudger Jr.

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSED1977–19812 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
56.6%with Democrats
of 1,084 votes · 43.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested57%of 1,084 · combined
Steepest move+13 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019771979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 530 votes63.4%

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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 · 530 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance52.8% · 250
Congress79.7% · 153
International Affairs37.6% · 125
Government Operations and Politics58% · 88
Energy59.2% · 49
Foreign Trade and International Finance35.3% · 34
Education66.7% · 33
Transportation and Public Works54.8% · 31
Labor and Employment50% · 30
Public Lands and Natural Resources82.6% · 23
Taxation60% · 20
Agriculture and Food94.1% · 17
Environmental Protection47.1% · 17
Armed Forces and National Security46.7% · 15
Health46.7% · 15
Industrial relations30.8% · 13
Housing and Community Development16.7% · 12
Crime and Law Enforcement90.9% · 11
Law27.3% · 11
Social Welfare63.6% · 11
Commerce60% · 10
Finance and Financial Sector— · 9
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Native Americans— · 3
Private Legislation— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Independent regulatory commissions— · 2
Public works— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Cultural centers— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Museums— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Science, Technology, Communications— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 48 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, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water Resources Development.

Service record

95th · 197796th · 1979
Democrat95th–96th

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