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Thomas Marion Jett

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1897–1903ID J000102
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LegislationHEADLINE
87%with Dems
of 199 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
87%with Dems
of 199 · both combined
Steepest move
−24 pts
1899 → 1901
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 ↓1897
1901–0257th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
65.9%with Democrats
of 41 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1899 → 1901, −24 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Feb 24, 1903H.R. 15520No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 23, 1903S. 3560No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Feb 21, 1903H.R. 16228No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 16228), 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
Jan 14, 1903H.R. 16649No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jan 14, 1903H.Res. 381No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jan 8, 1903H.R. 15510No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jan 8, 1903H.R. 15510No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jan 6, 1903H.R. 15449No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jan 5, 1903H.R. 15449No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 41 contested votes scored in the 57th 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

3 Congresses
55th · 189757th · 1901
Democrat · House · IL55th–57th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
TJ

Thomas Marion Jett

Representative from Illinois
HOUSED1897–19033 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
87.4%with Democrats
of 199 votes · 12.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested87%of 199 · combined
Steepest move−24 pts1899→01, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018971901
1901–02 · 57th · Democrat · of 41 votes65.9%

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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 · 41 contested votes scored in the 57th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

55th · 189757th · 1901
Democrat55th–57th

Party switchers

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