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William Higby
Representative from CaliforniaHOUSEREPUBLICAN1863–1869ID H000576
LegislationHEADLINE
14%with Dems
of 1,223 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
14%with Dems
of 1,223 · both combined
Steepest move
+8 pts
1865 → 1867
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 ↓1863
1867–6840th Congress
Sat as a Republican
19.8%with Democrats
of 410 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1865 → 1867, +8 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
Mar 3, 1869S. 845LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 3, 1869S. 845LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 3, 1869S.J.Res. 211LEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S.J.Res. 211), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
YEAVoted against both majorities — not scored
Mar 3, 1869noneLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869noneLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869H.J.Res. 413LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869H.R. 1803LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869noneLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869noneLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 410 contested votes scored in the 40th CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
3 Congresses38th · 186340th · 1867
Republican · House · CA38th–40th
Term datesexact