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Sam Blakeley Hall Jr.

Representative from Texas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1987ID H000070
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LegislationHEADLINE
34%with Dems
of 2,025 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
34%with Dems
of 2,025 · both combined
Steepest move
+33 pts
1983 → 1985
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 ↓19751981
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
69.8%with Democrats
of 63 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +33 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
May 15, 1985H.R. 1872No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 15, 1985noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
May 15, 1985noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
May 14, 1985H.R. 1555No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 14, 1985H.R. 2005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 14, 1985H.R. 1157No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 14, 1985H.R. 1157No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 14, 1985H.R. 1784No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
May 9, 1985H.R. 2068No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 63 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance28.5% · 471 votes
Congress56.9% · 248 votes
International Affairs18.7% · 182 votes
Government Operations and Politics31.7% · 167 votes
Armed Forces and National Security28% · 107 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance32.9% · 73 votes
Energy26.7% · 60 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources45.6% · 57 votes
Education34% · 50 votes
Agriculture and Food65.3% · 49 votes
Science, Technology, Communications34.7% · 49 votes
Transportation and Public Works42.9% · 49 votes
Labor and Employment22.9% · 48 votes
Taxation34.2% · 38 votes
Health22.6% · 31 votes
Environmental Protection20% · 30 votes
Housing and Community Development29.6% · 27 votes
Law23.1% · 26 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement55% · 20 votes
Social Welfare17.6% · 17 votes
Commerce6.3% · 16 votes
Immigration31.3% · 16 votes
Finance and Financial Sector42.9% · 14 votes
Industrial relations15.4% · 13 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues30% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Native Americans— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Water Resources Development— · 5 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Credit— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 56 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, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Gambling, Gold, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal rates and revenues, Public records, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco.

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

Service record

6 Congresses
94th · 197599th · 1985
Democrat · House · TX94th–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
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Sam Blakeley Hall Jr.

Representative from Texas
HOUSED1975–19876 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
33.8%with Democrats
of 2,025 votes · 66.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested34%of 2,025 · combined
Steepest move+33 pts1983→85, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751985
1985–86 · 99th · Democrat · of 63 votes69.8%

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 · 63 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance28.5% · 471
Congress56.9% · 248
International Affairs18.7% · 182
Government Operations and Politics31.7% · 167
Armed Forces and National Security28% · 107
Foreign Trade and International Finance32.9% · 73
Energy26.7% · 60
Public Lands and Natural Resources45.6% · 57
Education34% · 50
Agriculture and Food65.3% · 49
Science, Technology, Communications34.7% · 49
Transportation and Public Works42.9% · 49
Labor and Employment22.9% · 48
Taxation34.2% · 38
Health22.6% · 31
Environmental Protection20% · 30
Housing and Community Development29.6% · 27
Law23.1% · 26
Crime and Law Enforcement55% · 20
Social Welfare17.6% · 17
Commerce6.3% · 16
Immigration31.3% · 16
Finance and Financial Sector42.9% · 14
Industrial relations15.4% · 13
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues30% · 10
Lobbying— · 9
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Native Americans— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Black lung— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Water Resources Development— · 5
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Credit— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Museums— · 2
Public works— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1

Also voted in 56 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, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Gambling, Gold, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal rates and revenues, Public records, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco.

Service record

94th · 197599th · 1985
Democrat94th–99th

Party switchers

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