James Thomas Heflin

Senator from Alabama

SENATEDEMOCRAT1903–1931ID H000446

LegislationHEADLINE

95%with Dems

of 1,934 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

95%with Dems

of 1,934 · both combined

Steepest move

+12 pts

1913 → 1915

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 ↓19031909191519211927

1929–3071st Congress

Sat as a Democrat

91%with Democrats

of 244 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1913 → 1915, +12 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Mar 3, 1931S.J.Res. 49No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Mar 2, 1931H.R. 16836No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Mar 2, 1931H.R. 16836No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 16836), 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

Open roll call

Feb 27, 1931H.R. 17054No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 26, 1931H.R. 17163No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 25, 1931noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 23, 1931S.J.Res. 49No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Feb 21, 1931H.R. 16969No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 20, 1931H.R. 14246No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 244 contested votes scored in the 71st CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

14 Congresses

58th · 190367th · 192171st · 1929

Democrat · House · AL58th–66th

Democrat · Senate · AL67th–71st

Term datesexact

James Thomas Heflin

Senator from Alabama

SENATED1903–193114 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

94.5%with Democrats

of 1,934 votes · 5.5% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested95%of 1,934 · combined

Steepest move+12 pts1913→15, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019031929

1929–30 · 71st · Democrat · of 244 votes91%

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Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. 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 · 244 contested votes scored in the 71st

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

58th · 190371st · 1929

Democrat58th–66th

Democrat67th–71st

Party switchers

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