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Willie Gathrel (Bill) Hefner

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1999ID H000448
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LegislationHEADLINE
76%with Dems
of 6,142 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
76%with Dems
of 6,142 · both combined
Steepest move
+15 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓1975198119871993
1997–98105th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
87.9%with Democrats
of 552 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +15 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

6 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 19, 1998H.Res. 614Appointment of ManagersLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 611), 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
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1998H.Res. 612Supporting United States Troops in the Persian GulfLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 20, 1998H.R. 4328Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 1999LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 552 contested votes scored in the 105th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance78.5% · 1,477 votes
Congress88.6% · 911 votes
Armed Forces and National Security63.3% · 461 votes
International Affairs68.6% · 440 votes
Government Operations and Politics75.4% · 399 votes
Labor and Employment75.4% · 171 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources86.9% · 168 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement63.5% · 156 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance70.3% · 148 votes
Energy62.7% · 134 votes
Transportation and Public Works69.8% · 116 votes
Education78.6% · 112 votes
Agriculture and Food75.5% · 102 votes
Taxation78% · 100 votes
Environmental Protection49.5% · 93 votes
Science, Technology, Communications84.3% · 89 votes
Health83.5% · 85 votes
Housing and Community Development81.5% · 81 votes
Finance and Financial Sector69.4% · 72 votes
Commerce71.9% · 64 votes
Social Welfare82.5% · 63 votes
Law74.2% · 62 votes
Immigration58.8% · 51 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues68% · 50 votes
Water Resources Development88.6% · 44 votes
Native Americans90.3% · 31 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion86.7% · 15 votes
Families86.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations28.6% · 14 votes
Commemorations72.7% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Private Legislation— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 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
Contested elections— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Public works— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 66 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, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses, Youth.

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

Service record

12 Congresses
94th · 1975105th · 1997
Democrat · House · NC94th–105th
Term datesexact
Members · North Carolina
WH

Willie Gathrel (Bill) Hefner

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSED1975–199912 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
76.2%with Democrats
of 6,142 votes · 23.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested76%of 6,142 · combined
Steepest move+15 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751997
1997–98 · 105th · Democrat · of 552 votes87.9%

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 · 552 contested votes scored in the 105th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance78.5% · 1,477
Congress88.6% · 911
Armed Forces and National Security63.3% · 461
International Affairs68.6% · 440
Government Operations and Politics75.4% · 399
Labor and Employment75.4% · 171
Public Lands and Natural Resources86.9% · 168
Crime and Law Enforcement63.5% · 156
Foreign Trade and International Finance70.3% · 148
Energy62.7% · 134
Transportation and Public Works69.8% · 116
Education78.6% · 112
Agriculture and Food75.5% · 102
Taxation78% · 100
Environmental Protection49.5% · 93
Science, Technology, Communications84.3% · 89
Health83.5% · 85
Housing and Community Development81.5% · 81
Finance and Financial Sector69.4% · 72
Commerce71.9% · 64
Social Welfare82.5% · 63
Law74.2% · 62
Immigration58.8% · 51
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues68% · 50
Water Resources Development88.6% · 44
Native Americans90.3% · 31
Arts, Culture, Religion86.7% · 15
Families86.7% · 15
Industrial relations28.6% · 14
Commemorations72.7% · 11
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Private Legislation— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Emergency Management— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Contested elections— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Public works— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 66 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, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses, Youth.

Service record

94th · 1975105th · 1997
Democrat94th–105th

Party switchers

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