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Elwood Haynes Hillis

Representative from Indiana
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1971–1987ID H000624
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LegislationHEADLINE
27%with Dems
of 3,131 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
27%with Dems
of 3,131 · both combined
Steepest move
+10 pts
1983 → 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 ↓197119771983
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Republican
32%with Democrats
of 384 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +10 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 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
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5705), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 384 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance27.4% · 689 votes
Congress26.5% · 310 votes
Government Operations and Politics28.6% · 210 votes
International Affairs26.2% · 202 votes
Armed Forces and National Security17.2% · 163 votes
Energy18.5% · 130 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance37.6% · 101 votes
Agriculture and Food28.9% · 97 votes
Labor and Employment33.3% · 81 votes
Transportation and Public Works40.3% · 72 votes
Taxation21.9% · 64 votes
Education30.6% · 62 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources22.6% · 62 votes
Science, Technology, Communications17% · 53 votes
Housing and Community Development21.7% · 46 votes
Health31.8% · 44 votes
Environmental Protection11.9% · 42 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement31.4% · 35 votes
Law15.2% · 33 votes
Commerce18.8% · 32 votes
Social Welfare28.6% · 28 votes
Finance and Financial Sector45% · 20 votes
Immigration27.8% · 18 votes
District of Columbia33.3% · 15 votes
Industrial relations46.2% · 13 votes
Mines and mineral resources41.7% · 12 votes
Native Americans25% · 12 votes
Water Resources Development16.7% · 12 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion63.6% · 11 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues10% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Commemorations— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Income tax— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 72 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, 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, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses, Youth.

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

Service record

8 Congresses
92nd · 197199th · 1985
Republican · House · IN92nd–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Indiana
EH

Elwood Haynes Hillis

Representative from Indiana
HOUSER1971–19878 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
27.4%with Democrats
of 3,131 votes · 72.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested27%of 3,131 · combined
Steepest move+10 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019711985
1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 384 votes32%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 384 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance27.4% · 689
Congress26.5% · 310
Government Operations and Politics28.6% · 210
International Affairs26.2% · 202
Armed Forces and National Security17.2% · 163
Energy18.5% · 130
Foreign Trade and International Finance37.6% · 101
Agriculture and Food28.9% · 97
Labor and Employment33.3% · 81
Transportation and Public Works40.3% · 72
Taxation21.9% · 64
Education30.6% · 62
Public Lands and Natural Resources22.6% · 62
Science, Technology, Communications17% · 53
Housing and Community Development21.7% · 46
Health31.8% · 44
Environmental Protection11.9% · 42
Crime and Law Enforcement31.4% · 35
Law15.2% · 33
Commerce18.8% · 32
Social Welfare28.6% · 28
Finance and Financial Sector45% · 20
Immigration27.8% · 18
District of Columbia33.3% · 15
Industrial relations46.2% · 13
Mines and mineral resources41.7% · 12
Native Americans25% · 12
Water Resources Development16.7% · 12
Arts, Culture, Religion63.6% · 11
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues10% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Commemorations— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Income tax— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Home repair and improvement— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 72 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, 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, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses, Youth.

Service record

92nd · 197199th · 1985
Republican92nd–99th

Party switchers

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