James Edmund Jeffries

Representative from Kansas

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1979–1983ID J000074

LegislationHEADLINE

3%with Dems

of 828 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

3%with Dems

of 828 · both combined

Steepest move

+2 pts

1979 → 1981

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 ↓1979

1981–8297th Congress

Sat as a Republican

4.8%with Democrats

of 292 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +2 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

Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 623), 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

Open roll call

Dec 16, 1982H.R. 7019No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 16, 1982S. 1965No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 16, 1982H.R. 3191No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 16, 1982H.R. 3191No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 628No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 292 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance2.8% · 218 votes

Congress2.1% · 142 votes

Government Operations and Politics7.8% · 77 votes

International Affairs0% · 70 votes

Armed Forces and National Security5.1% · 39 votes

Energy0% · 28 votes

Transportation and Public Works11.1% · 27 votes

Education0% · 26 votes

Agriculture and Food8.3% · 24 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance0% · 22 votes

Labor and Employment0% · 17 votes

Taxation17.6% · 17 votes

Health0% · 15 votes

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 15 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 13 votes

Law0% · 11 votes

Housing and Community Development0% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9 votes

Environmental Protection— · 8 votes

Commerce— · 7 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 5 votes

Native Americans— · 5 votes

Private Legislation— · 5 votes

Families— · 3 votes

Social Welfare— · 3 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote

Immigration— · 1 vote

Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

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

Service record

2 Congresses

96th · 197997th · 1981

Republican · House · KS96th–97th

Term datesexact

James Edmund Jeffries

Representative from Kansas

HOUSER1979–19832 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

3.4%with Democrats

of 828 votes · 96.6% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested3%of 828 · combined

Steepest move+2 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019791981

1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 292 votes4.8%

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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 · 292 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance2.8% · 218

Congress2.1% · 142

Government Operations and Politics7.8% · 77

International Affairs0% · 70

Armed Forces and National Security5.1% · 39

Energy0% · 28

Transportation and Public Works11.1% · 27

Education0% · 26

Agriculture and Food8.3% · 24

Foreign Trade and International Finance0% · 22

Labor and Employment0% · 17

Taxation17.6% · 17

Health0% · 15

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 15

Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 13

Law0% · 11

Housing and Community Development0% · 10

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9

Environmental Protection— · 8

Commerce— · 7

Finance and Financial Sector— · 5

Native Americans— · 5

Private Legislation— · 5

Families— · 3

Social Welfare— · 3

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1

Immigration— · 1

Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

Service record

96th · 197997th · 1981

Republican96th–97th

Party switchers

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