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Ed Jones

Representative from Tennessee
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1969–1989ID J000216
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LegislationHEADLINE
65%with Dems
of 3,757 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
65%with Dems
of 3,757 · both combined
Steepest move
−16 pts
1969 → 1971
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 ↓1969197519811987
1987–88100th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
85.3%with Democrats
of 429 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, −16 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 21, 1988H.R. 5552No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 20, 1988S. 2751No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 20, 1988S. 2840No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 2840), 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
Oct 20, 1988S. 2840No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 20, 1988S. 2840No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 20, 1988H.R. 515No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 19, 1988S. 2752No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 19, 1988S. 2752No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1988S. 908No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 429 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance67.1% · 812 votes
Congress79.8% · 346 votes
Armed Forces and National Security57.1% · 268 votes
International Affairs50% · 252 votes
Government Operations and Politics72.1% · 233 votes
Energy60.3% · 151 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance72.3% · 119 votes
Agriculture and Food78.4% · 102 votes
Labor and Employment61% · 100 votes
Transportation and Public Works69.9% · 93 votes
Housing and Community Development80.8% · 73 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources75.7% · 70 votes
Taxation69.7% · 66 votes
Education76.9% · 65 votes
Environmental Protection52.7% · 55 votes
Health68% · 50 votes
Science, Technology, Communications63.3% · 49 votes
Law50% · 48 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement52.4% · 42 votes
Social Welfare85.7% · 42 votes
Commerce61.8% · 34 votes
Immigration43.3% · 30 votes
Finance and Financial Sector66.7% · 24 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues73.7% · 19 votes
Native Americans75% · 16 votes
District of Columbia46.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations71.4% · 14 votes
Water Resources Development84.6% · 13 votes
Commemorations80% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 7 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Congressional-executive relations— · 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
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Real property— · 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
Social Sciences and History— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 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, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, 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, Import restrictions, 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, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

10 Congresses
91st · 1969100th · 1987
Democrat · House · TN91st–100th
Term datesexact
Members · Tennessee
EJ

Ed Jones

Representative from Tennessee
HOUSED1969–198910 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
65.4%with Democrats
of 3,757 votes · 34.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested65%of 3,757 · combined
Steepest move−16 pts1969→71, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019691987
1987–88 · 100th · Democrat · of 429 votes85.3%

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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 · 429 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance67.1% · 812
Congress79.8% · 346
Armed Forces and National Security57.1% · 268
International Affairs50% · 252
Government Operations and Politics72.1% · 233
Energy60.3% · 151
Foreign Trade and International Finance72.3% · 119
Agriculture and Food78.4% · 102
Labor and Employment61% · 100
Transportation and Public Works69.9% · 93
Housing and Community Development80.8% · 73
Public Lands and Natural Resources75.7% · 70
Taxation69.7% · 66
Education76.9% · 65
Environmental Protection52.7% · 55
Health68% · 50
Science, Technology, Communications63.3% · 49
Law50% · 48
Crime and Law Enforcement52.4% · 42
Social Welfare85.7% · 42
Commerce61.8% · 34
Immigration43.3% · 30
Finance and Financial Sector66.7% · 24
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues73.7% · 19
Native Americans75% · 16
District of Columbia46.7% · 15
Industrial relations71.4% · 14
Water Resources Development84.6% · 13
Commemorations80% · 10
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Mines and mineral resources— · 7
Public works— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Congressional-executive relations— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Real property— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Social Sciences and History— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, 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, Import restrictions, 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, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

91st · 1969100th · 1987
Democrat91st–100th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
AD320 × 50 · Anchor