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Walter Eugene Johnston III

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1981–1983ID J000200
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LegislationHEADLINE
7%with Dems
of 263 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
7%with Dems
of 263 · both combined

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 ↓1981
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
6.8%with Democrats
of 263 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
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 20, 1982H.Res. 636No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 3963), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7356No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 1982noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982S. 1965No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 263 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance7.7% · 78 votes
Congress2.7% · 37 votes
Armed Forces and National Security3.8% · 26 votes
Government Operations and Politics3.8% · 26 votes
Science, Technology, Communications7.7% · 13 votes
Law0% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Agriculture and Food— · 9 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 8 votes
Transportation and Public Works— · 8 votes
Environmental Protection— · 6 votes
Taxation— · 6 votes
Energy— · 4 votes
Labor and Employment— · 4 votes
Health— · 3 votes
International Affairs— · 3 votes
Commerce— · 2 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 2 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 2 votes
Native Americans— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote
Education— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 5 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families, Housing and Community Development, Immigration, Social Welfare.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
97th · 1981
Republican · House · NC97th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · North Carolina
WJ

Walter Eugene Johnston III

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSER1981–19831 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
6.8%with Democrats
of 263 votes · 93.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested7%of 263 · combined

Career arc

10050019811981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 263 votes6.8%

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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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 263 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance7.7% · 78
Congress2.7% · 37
Armed Forces and National Security3.8% · 26
Government Operations and Politics3.8% · 26
Science, Technology, Communications7.7% · 13
Law0% · 11
Agriculture and Food— · 9
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 8
Transportation and Public Works— · 8
Environmental Protection— · 6
Taxation— · 6
Energy— · 4
Labor and Employment— · 4
Health— · 3
International Affairs— · 3
Commerce— · 2
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2
Finance and Financial Sector— · 2
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 2
Native Americans— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
Education— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 5 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families, Housing and Community Development, Immigration, Social Welfare.

Service record

97th · 198197th · 1981
Republican97th–97th

Party switchers

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