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John Wilson Jenrette Jr.

Representative from South Carolina
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1981ID J000099
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LegislationHEADLINE
69%with Dems
of 1,470 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
69%with Dems
of 1,470 · both combined
Steepest move
+7 pts
1975 → 1977
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 ↓1975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
73.8%with Democrats
of 420 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, +7 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
Oct 1, 1980S. 1159No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Sep 25, 1980H.J.Res. 601No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Sep 25, 1980H.J.Res. 601No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.J.Res. 601), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Sep 24, 1980H.R. 6777No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Sep 24, 1980H.R. 6777No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 24, 1980H.R. 6777No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Sep 24, 1980H.R. 7590No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Sep 23, 1980H.R. 5164No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 23, 1980H.R. 7039No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 420 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance68.5% · 308 votes
Congress87.9% · 173 votes
International Affairs39% · 136 votes
Government Operations and Politics74.4% · 125 votes
Energy66% · 94 votes
Agriculture and Food76.3% · 38 votes
Education81.6% · 38 votes
Taxation78.4% · 37 votes
Armed Forces and National Security46.9% · 32 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance46.9% · 32 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources81.3% · 32 votes
Transportation and Public Works71.9% · 32 votes
Labor and Employment69.2% · 26 votes
Environmental Protection57.1% · 21 votes
Law84.2% · 19 votes
Finance and Financial Sector72.2% · 18 votes
Health88.9% · 18 votes
Commerce58.8% · 17 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement66.7% · 15 votes
Social Welfare73.3% · 15 votes
Housing and Community Development30.8% · 13 votes
Industrial relations46.2% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Native Americans— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Cultural centers— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Printing— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 72 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, 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, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Power resources, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
94th · 197596th · 1979
Democrat · House · SC94th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · South Carolina
JJ

John Wilson Jenrette Jr.

Representative from South Carolina
HOUSED1975–19813 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
69.2%with Democrats
of 1,470 votes · 30.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested69%of 1,470 · combined
Steepest move+7 pts1975→77, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 420 votes73.8%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 420 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance68.5% · 308
Congress87.9% · 173
International Affairs39% · 136
Government Operations and Politics74.4% · 125
Energy66% · 94
Agriculture and Food76.3% · 38
Education81.6% · 38
Taxation78.4% · 37
Armed Forces and National Security46.9% · 32
Foreign Trade and International Finance46.9% · 32
Public Lands and Natural Resources81.3% · 32
Transportation and Public Works71.9% · 32
Labor and Employment69.2% · 26
Environmental Protection57.1% · 21
Law84.2% · 19
Finance and Financial Sector72.2% · 18
Health88.9% · 18
Commerce58.8% · 17
Crime and Law Enforcement66.7% · 15
Social Welfare73.3% · 15
Housing and Community Development30.8% · 13
Industrial relations46.2% · 13
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Native Americans— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Cultural centers— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Printing— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 72 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, 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, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Power resources, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197596th · 1979
Democrat94th–96th

Party switchers

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