William Martin Hendon

Representative from North Carolina

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1981–1987ID H000490

LegislationHEADLINE

17%with Dems

of 793 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

17%with Dems

of 793 · both combined

Steepest move

+7 pts

1981 → 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

19.2%with Democrats

of 506 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1981 → 1985, +7 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 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 2127No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 506 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance15.2% · 231 votes

Armed Forces and National Security13.9% · 101 votes

Congress14.5% · 62 votes

Government Operations and Politics10.3% · 58 votes

Agriculture and Food42.5% · 40 votes

International Affairs10.5% · 38 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance24.2% · 33 votes

Science, Technology, Communications11.1% · 27 votes

Transportation and Public Works17.4% · 23 votes

Housing and Community Development21.1% · 19 votes

Labor and Employment11.1% · 18 votes

Taxation23.5% · 17 votes

Environmental Protection0% · 15 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement25% · 12 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources33.3% · 12 votes

Law0% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Social Welfare— · 9 votes

Health— · 8 votes

Immigration— · 8 votes

Native Americans— · 7 votes

Water Resources Development— · 7 votes

Commerce— · 6 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 5 votes

Education— · 4 votes

Energy— · 4 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3 votes

Commemorations— · 3 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

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

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

Service record

2 Congresses

97th · 198199th · 1985

Republican · House · NC97th–99th

Term datesexact

William Martin Hendon

Representative from North Carolina

HOUSER1981–19872 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

16.8%with Democrats

of 793 votes · 83.2% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested17%of 793 · combined

Steepest move+7 pts1981→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019811985

1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 506 votes19.2%

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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 majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 506 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance15.2% · 231

Armed Forces and National Security13.9% · 101

Congress14.5% · 62

Government Operations and Politics10.3% · 58

Agriculture and Food42.5% · 40

International Affairs10.5% · 38

Foreign Trade and International Finance24.2% · 33

Science, Technology, Communications11.1% · 27

Transportation and Public Works17.4% · 23

Housing and Community Development21.1% · 19

Labor and Employment11.1% · 18

Taxation23.5% · 17

Environmental Protection0% · 15

Crime and Law Enforcement25% · 12

Public Lands and Natural Resources33.3% · 12

Law0% · 11

Social Welfare— · 9

Health— · 8

Immigration— · 8

Native Americans— · 7

Water Resources Development— · 7

Commerce— · 6

Finance and Financial Sector— · 5

Education— · 4

Energy— · 4

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3

Commemorations— · 3

Sports and Recreation— · 3

Private Legislation— · 2

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families.

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