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Charles Samuel Joelson

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1961–1971ID J000108
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LegislationHEADLINE
88%with Dems
of 608 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
88%with Dems
of 608 · both combined
Steepest move
+3 pts
1963 → 1965
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 ↓19611967
1969–7091st Congress
Sat as a Democrat
88.2%with Democrats
of 17 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1963 → 1965, +3 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
Aug 7, 1969H.R. 13270No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 7, 1969H.R. 13270No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 6, 1969H.Res. 513No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 513), 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
Aug 5, 1969H.R. 13018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 5, 1969H.R. 13018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Aug 4, 1969H.J.Res. 764No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 4, 1969H.Res. 509No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jul 31, 1969H.R. 13111No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 31, 1969H.R. 13111No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 17 contested votes scored in the 91st 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

5 Congresses
87th · 196191st · 1969
Democrat · House · NJ87th–91st
Term datesexact
Members · New Jersey
CJ

Charles Samuel Joelson

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSED1961–19715 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
88.5%with Democrats
of 608 votes · 11.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested88%of 608 · combined
Steepest move+3 pts1963→65, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019611969
1969–70 · 91st · Democrat · of 17 votes88.2%

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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 · 17 contested votes scored in the 91st

By policy area

career

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

Service record

87th · 196191st · 1969
Democrat87th–91st

Party switchers

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