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William Purnell Jackson

Senator from Maryland
SENATEREPUBLICAN1911–1915ID J000030
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LegislationHEADLINE
5%with Dems
of 92 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
5%with Dems
of 92 · both combined
Steepest move
−7 pts
1911 → 1913
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 ↓1911
1913–1463rd Congress
Sat as a Republican
3.2%with Democrats
of 63 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1911 → 1913, −7 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
Jan 13, 1914S.Res. 241No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1913H.R. 7837No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1913H.R. 7837No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 7837), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Dec 19, 1913H.R. 7837No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1913H.R. 7837No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1913H.R. 7837No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 19, 1913H.R. 7837No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1913H.R. 7837No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1913H.R. 7837No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 63 contested votes scored in the 63rd 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

2 Congresses
62nd · 191163rd · 1913
Republican · Senate · MD62nd–63rd
Term datesexact
Members · Maryland
WJ

William Purnell Jackson

Senator from Maryland
SENATER1911–19152 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
5.4%with Democrats
of 92 votes · 94.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested5%of 92 · combined
Steepest move−7 pts1911→13, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019111913
1913–14 · 63rd · Republican · of 63 votes3.2%

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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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 63 contested votes scored in the 63rd

By policy area

career

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

Service record

62nd · 191163rd · 1913
Republican62nd–63rd

Party switchers

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