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George Evan Howell

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1941–1949ID H000863
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LegislationHEADLINE
9%with Dems
of 261 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
9%with Dems
of 261 · both combined
Steepest move
−14 pts
1945 → 1947
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 ↓19411947
1947–4880th Congress
Sat as a Republican
0%with Democrats
of 34 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1945 → 1947, −14 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
Jul 26, 1947H.R. 4269No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jul 24, 1947H.R. 4347No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jul 22, 1947H.R. 1602No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 1602), 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
Jul 22, 1947H.R. 1602No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 21, 1947H.R. 29No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jul 21, 1947noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jul 18, 1947H.R. 3601No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jul 18, 1947H.R. 3601No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jul 18, 1947H.R. 3601No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 34 contested votes scored in the 80th 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

4 Congresses
77th · 194180th · 1947
Republican · House · IL77th–80th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
GH

George Evan Howell

Representative from Illinois
HOUSER1941–19494 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
9.2%with Democrats
of 261 votes · 90.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested9%of 261 · combined
Steepest move−14 pts1945→47, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019411947
1947–48 · 80th · Republican · of 34 votes0%

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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.
Democratic majorityNay
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 34 contested votes scored in the 80th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

77th · 194180th · 1947
Republican77th–80th

Party switchers

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