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James Vandaveer Heidinger

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1941–1947ID H000450
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LegislationHEADLINE
8%with Dems
of 126 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
8%with Dems
of 126 · both combined
Steepest move
−10 pts
1943 → 1945
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 ↓1941
1945–4679th Congress
Sat as a Republican
0%with Democrats
of 2 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1943 → 1945, −10 pts — within one party label.
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
Feb 1, 1945H.R. 1752No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Feb 1, 1945H.R. 1752No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
2 most recent roll calls shown · 2 contested votes scored in the 79th 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

3 Congresses
77th · 194179th · 1945
Republican · House · IL77th–79th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
JH

James Vandaveer Heidinger

Representative from Illinois
HOUSER1941–19473 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
7.9%with Democrats
of 126 votes · 92.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested8%of 126 · combined
Steepest move−10 pts1943→45, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019411945
1945–46 · 79th · Republican · of 2 votes0%

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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.
Latest 2 shown · 2 contested votes scored in the 79th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

77th · 194179th · 1945
Republican77th–79th

Party switchers

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