Thomas Forbes Hartnett

Representative from South Carolina

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1981–1987ID H000302

LegislationHEADLINE

9%with Dems

of 1,086 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

9%with Dems

of 1,086 · both combined

Steepest move

+8 pts

1983 → 1985

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 ↓1981

1985–8699th Congress

Sat as a Republican

13.2%with Democrats

of 363 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +8 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

Oct 8, 1986H.R. 2005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Oct 8, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 8, 1986noneNo 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

Open roll call

Oct 7, 1986H.R. 2868No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 7, 1986H.R. 5215No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Oct 7, 1986S. 2880No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 7, 1986H.R. 5445No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 25, 1986H.R. 5495No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 25, 1986H.R. 3838No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 363 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance8.5% · 295 votes

Armed Forces and National Security6.2% · 129 votes

Congress8.2% · 85 votes

Government Operations and Politics4.3% · 70 votes

International Affairs8.7% · 69 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance11.1% · 63 votes

Agriculture and Food23.5% · 51 votes

Science, Technology, Communications6.4% · 47 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources16.7% · 30 votes

Labor and Employment7.4% · 27 votes

Taxation8.3% · 24 votes

Transportation and Public Works13% · 23 votes

Housing and Community Development10% · 20 votes

Environmental Protection5.3% · 19 votes

Education5.6% · 18 votes

Health5.6% · 18 votes

Immigration14.3% · 14 votes

Law0% · 12 votes

Social Welfare18.2% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 8 votes

Commerce— · 6 votes

Energy— · 6 votes

Water Resources Development— · 6 votes

Native Americans— · 5 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 3 votes

Commemorations— · 2 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Families— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

97th · 198199th · 1985

Republican · House · SC97th–99th

Term datesexact

Thomas Forbes Hartnett

Representative from South Carolina

HOUSER1981–19873 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

8.9%with Democrats

of 1,086 votes · 91.1% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested9%of 1,086 · combined

Steepest move+8 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019811985

1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 363 votes13.2%

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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 majorityYea

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 363 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance8.5% · 295

Armed Forces and National Security6.2% · 129

Congress8.2% · 85

Government Operations and Politics4.3% · 70

International Affairs8.7% · 69

Foreign Trade and International Finance11.1% · 63

Agriculture and Food23.5% · 51

Science, Technology, Communications6.4% · 47

Public Lands and Natural Resources16.7% · 30

Labor and Employment7.4% · 27

Taxation8.3% · 24

Transportation and Public Works13% · 23

Housing and Community Development10% · 20

Environmental Protection5.3% · 19

Education5.6% · 18

Health5.6% · 18

Immigration14.3% · 14

Law0% · 12

Social Welfare18.2% · 11

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 8

Commerce— · 6

Energy— · 6

Water Resources Development— · 6

Native Americans— · 5

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Finance and Financial Sector— · 3

Commemorations— · 2

Private Legislation— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Families— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

Service record

97th · 198199th · 1985

Republican97th–99th

Party switchers

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