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William Howard Harsha

Representative from Ohio
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1961–1981ID H000281
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LegislationHEADLINE
20%with Dems
of 2,732 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
20%with Dems
of 2,732 · both combined
Steepest move
+11 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓1961196719731979
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Republican
18.4%with Democrats
of 467 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, +11 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 12, 1980H.Res. 829No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980S. 1097No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 8379), 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 5, 1980H.R. 8105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 7591No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 467 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance15.6% · 397 votes
Congress20.3% · 222 votes
International Affairs8.5% · 153 votes
Government Operations and Politics23.7% · 139 votes
Energy33.9% · 121 votes
Transportation and Public Works36.4% · 55 votes
Labor and Employment25.9% · 54 votes
Armed Forces and National Security26.7% · 45 votes
Agriculture and Food31.7% · 41 votes
Education14.6% · 41 votes
Taxation7.7% · 39 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources29.4% · 34 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance18.2% · 33 votes
Health14.8% · 27 votes
Commerce23.1% · 26 votes
Environmental Protection26.9% · 26 votes
Law16.7% · 24 votes
Housing and Community Development4.5% · 22 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement15.8% · 19 votes
Finance and Financial Sector52.9% · 17 votes
Mines and mineral resources64.3% · 14 votes
Social Welfare21.4% · 14 votes
District of Columbia16.7% · 12 votes
Industrial relations18.2% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Black lung— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Credit— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 75 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

10 Congresses
87th · 196196th · 1979
Republican · House · OH87th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Ohio
WH

William Howard Harsha

Representative from Ohio
HOUSER1961–198110 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
20.4%with Democrats
of 2,732 votes · 79.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested20%of 2,732 · combined
Steepest move+11 pts1967→69, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019611979
1979–80 · 96th · Republican · of 467 votes18.4%

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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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 467 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance15.6% · 397
Congress20.3% · 222
International Affairs8.5% · 153
Government Operations and Politics23.7% · 139
Energy33.9% · 121
Transportation and Public Works36.4% · 55
Labor and Employment25.9% · 54
Armed Forces and National Security26.7% · 45
Agriculture and Food31.7% · 41
Education14.6% · 41
Taxation7.7% · 39
Public Lands and Natural Resources29.4% · 34
Foreign Trade and International Finance18.2% · 33
Health14.8% · 27
Commerce23.1% · 26
Environmental Protection26.9% · 26
Law16.7% · 24
Housing and Community Development4.5% · 22
Crime and Law Enforcement15.8% · 19
Finance and Financial Sector52.9% · 17
Mines and mineral resources64.3% · 14
Social Welfare21.4% · 14
District of Columbia16.7% · 12
Industrial relations18.2% · 11
Lobbying— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5
Independent regulatory commissions— · 5
Public works— · 5
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Black lung— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Credit— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 75 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

87th · 196196th · 1979
Republican87th–96th

Party switchers

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