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Robert Roberts Hitt

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1881–1907ID H000649
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LegislationHEADLINE
7%with Dems
of 1,451 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
7%with Dems
of 1,451 · both combined
Steepest move
−12 pts
1881 → 1883
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 ↓18811887189318991905
1905–0659th Congress
Sat as a Republican
0%with Democrats
of 1 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1881 → 1883, −12 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
Dec 4, 1905H.Res. 8No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 4, 1905noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
2 most recent roll calls shown · 1 contested votes scored in the 59th 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

13 Congresses
47th · 188159th · 1905
Republican · House · IL47th–59th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Robert Roberts Hitt

Representative from Illinois
HOUSER1881–190713 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
7.1%with Democrats
of 1,451 votes · 92.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested7%of 1,451 · combined
Steepest move−12 pts1881→83, as a Republican

Career arc

10050018811905
1905–06 · 59th · Republican · of 1 votes0%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 · 1 contested votes scored in the 59th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

47th · 188159th · 1905
Republican47th–59th

Party switchers

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