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James Paul (Jim) Johnson

Representative from Colorado
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1973–1981ID J000148
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LegislationHEADLINE
33%with Dems
of 1,788 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
33%with Dems
of 1,788 · both combined
Steepest move
−11 pts
1973 → 1975
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 ↓19731979
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Republican
41.2%with Democrats
of 437 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, −11 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 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 1615), 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
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 7018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 7591No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 437 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance34.1% · 369 votes
Congress40% · 225 votes
International Affairs47.3% · 146 votes
Government Operations and Politics32.6% · 135 votes
Energy18.9% · 122 votes
Transportation and Public Works19.6% · 51 votes
Labor and Employment38% · 50 votes
Agriculture and Food29.3% · 41 votes
Taxation15% · 40 votes
Armed Forces and National Security48.7% · 39 votes
Education47.2% · 36 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources26.5% · 34 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance45.5% · 33 votes
Law25% · 28 votes
Commerce20% · 25 votes
Environmental Protection12% · 25 votes
Health40% · 25 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement33.3% · 18 votes
Social Welfare0% · 16 votes
Housing and Community Development26.7% · 15 votes
Finance and Financial Sector7.1% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources57.1% · 14 votes
District of Columbia46.2% · 13 votes
Industrial relations16.7% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Private Legislation— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Income tax— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Black lung— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Credit— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Native Americans— · 2 votes
Petroleum industry— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Coins and coinage— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Home repair and improvement— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 74 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, 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, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Museums, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Revenue sharing, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses, Youth.

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

Service record

4 Congresses
93rd · 197396th · 1979
Republican · House · CO93rd–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Colorado
JJ

James Paul (Jim) Johnson

Representative from Colorado
HOUSER1973–19814 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
33.3%with Democrats
of 1,788 votes · 66.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested33%of 1,788 · combined
Steepest move−11 pts1973→75, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019731979
1979–80 · 96th · Republican · of 437 votes41.2%

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 · 437 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance34.1% · 369
Congress40% · 225
International Affairs47.3% · 146
Government Operations and Politics32.6% · 135
Energy18.9% · 122
Transportation and Public Works19.6% · 51
Labor and Employment38% · 50
Agriculture and Food29.3% · 41
Taxation15% · 40
Armed Forces and National Security48.7% · 39
Education47.2% · 36
Public Lands and Natural Resources26.5% · 34
Foreign Trade and International Finance45.5% · 33
Law25% · 28
Commerce20% · 25
Environmental Protection12% · 25
Health40% · 25
Crime and Law Enforcement33.3% · 18
Social Welfare0% · 16
Housing and Community Development26.7% · 15
Finance and Financial Sector7.1% · 14
Mines and mineral resources57.1% · 14
District of Columbia46.2% · 13
Industrial relations16.7% · 12
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Private Legislation— · 6
Public works— · 6
Commemorations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Income tax— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Black lung— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Congressional-executive relations— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Credit— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Electronic surveillance— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Native Americans— · 2
Petroleum industry— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Coins and coinage— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Home repair and improvement— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 74 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, 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, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Museums, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Revenue sharing, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses, Youth.

Service record

93rd · 197396th · 1979
Republican93rd–96th

Party switchers

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