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Kenneth Lamar Holland

Representative from South Carolina
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1983ID H000719
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LegislationHEADLINE
66%with Dems
of 1,540 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
66%with Dems
of 1,540 · both combined
Steepest move
−15 pts
1979 → 1981
still a Democrat

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 ↓19751981
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
60.2%with Democrats
of 231 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, −15 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Dec 20, 1982H.Res. 636No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5133), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 15, 1982S. 1965No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 7340No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1982noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 14, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 14, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 14, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 231 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance67.7% · 344 votes
Congress83.7% · 202 votes
Government Operations and Politics64.2% · 123 votes
International Affairs46.7% · 120 votes
Energy63.8% · 80 votes
Armed Forces and National Security48.1% · 54 votes
Taxation78% · 41 votes
Transportation and Public Works66.7% · 39 votes
Agriculture and Food78.9% · 38 votes
Education84.8% · 33 votes
Labor and Employment57.6% · 33 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources76.7% · 30 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance44.8% · 29 votes
Environmental Protection45.5% · 22 votes
Commerce61.9% · 21 votes
Health81% · 21 votes
Science, Technology, Communications55% · 20 votes
Law44.4% · 18 votes
Finance and Financial Sector60% · 15 votes
Housing and Community Development53.3% · 15 votes
Industrial relations35.7% · 14 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement92.3% · 13 votes
Social Welfare76.9% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Lobbying— · 7 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Political participation— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Credit— · 2 votes
Depletion allowances— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Embargo— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Executive reorganization— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 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
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote
Youth— · 1 vote

They also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government corporations, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

4 Congresses
94th · 197597th · 1981
Democrat · House · SC94th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · South Carolina
KH

Kenneth Lamar Holland

Representative from South Carolina
HOUSED1975–19834 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
66.5%with Democrats
of 1,540 votes · 33.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested66%of 1,540 · combined
Steepest move−15 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751981
1981–82 · 97th · Democrat · of 231 votes60.2%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 231 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance67.7% · 344
Congress83.7% · 202
Government Operations and Politics64.2% · 123
International Affairs46.7% · 120
Energy63.8% · 80
Armed Forces and National Security48.1% · 54
Taxation78% · 41
Transportation and Public Works66.7% · 39
Agriculture and Food78.9% · 38
Education84.8% · 33
Labor and Employment57.6% · 33
Public Lands and Natural Resources76.7% · 30
Foreign Trade and International Finance44.8% · 29
Environmental Protection45.5% · 22
Commerce61.9% · 21
Health81% · 21
Science, Technology, Communications55% · 20
Law44.4% · 18
Finance and Financial Sector60% · 15
Housing and Community Development53.3% · 15
Industrial relations35.7% · 14
Crime and Law Enforcement92.3% · 13
Social Welfare76.9% · 13
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Lobbying— · 7
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Private Legislation— · 5
Vietnamese Conflict— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Political participation— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Credit— · 2
Depletion allowances— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Embargo— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Executive reorganization— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1
Youth— · 1

Also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government corporations, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197597th · 1981
Democrat94th–97th

Party switchers

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