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Charles Arthur Hayes

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1983–1993ID H000388
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LegislationHEADLINE
97%with Dems
of 2,301 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
97%with Dems
of 2,301 · both combined
Steepest move
+2 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 ↓19831989
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
97.2%with Democrats
of 535 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +2 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Oct 5, 1992S. 1704NATIONAL PARK SERVICELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 3100LOUISIANA LAND CONVEYANCELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5739EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 535 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance96.4% · 535 votes
Armed Forces and National Security94.4% · 285 votes
Congress97.6% · 252 votes
International Affairs95.4% · 152 votes
Government Operations and Politics98.4% · 126 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance98.9% · 88 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 81 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources98.2% · 57 votes
Science, Technology, Communications100% · 57 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement96.2% · 53 votes
Transportation and Public Works92.2% · 51 votes
Agriculture and Food94% · 50 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 46 votes
Immigration89.5% · 38 votes
Environmental Protection97.3% · 37 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.1% · 34 votes
Health97.1% · 34 votes
Education100% · 31 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 30 votes
Water Resources Development96.7% · 30 votes
Social Welfare100% · 29 votes
Energy96.2% · 26 votes
Taxation90.9% · 22 votes
Commerce100% · 20 votes
Law94.7% · 19 votes
Native Americans100% · 15 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Families— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Emergency Management— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation.

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

Service record

5 Congresses
98th · 1983102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · IL98th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Charles Arthur Hayes

Representative from Illinois
HOUSED1983–19935 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
96.7%with Democrats
of 2,301 votes · 3.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested97%of 2,301 · combined
Steepest move+2 pts1983→85, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019831991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 535 votes97.2%

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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 535 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance96.4% · 535
Armed Forces and National Security94.4% · 285
Congress97.6% · 252
International Affairs95.4% · 152
Government Operations and Politics98.4% · 126
Foreign Trade and International Finance98.9% · 88
Labor and Employment100% · 81
Public Lands and Natural Resources98.2% · 57
Science, Technology, Communications100% · 57
Crime and Law Enforcement96.2% · 53
Transportation and Public Works92.2% · 51
Agriculture and Food94% · 50
Housing and Community Development100% · 46
Immigration89.5% · 38
Environmental Protection97.3% · 37
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.1% · 34
Health97.1% · 34
Education100% · 31
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 30
Water Resources Development96.7% · 30
Social Welfare100% · 29
Energy96.2% · 26
Taxation90.9% · 22
Commerce100% · 20
Law94.7% · 19
Native Americans100% · 15
Families— · 9
Commemorations— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Emergency Management— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation.

Service record

98th · 1983102nd · 1991
Democrat98th–102nd

Party switchers

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