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James Robert Jones

Representative from Oklahoma
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1973–1987ID J000232
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LegislationHEADLINE
54%with Dems
of 3,141 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
54%with Dems
of 3,141 · both combined
Steepest move
+22 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓197319791985
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
67%with Democrats
of 463 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +22 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 9, 1986H.R. 3810No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 9, 1986H.R. 3810No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 9, 1986H.R. 3810No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 3810), 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
Oct 9, 1986H.R. 3810No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1986H.R. 3810No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1986H.R. 3810No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 9, 1986H.R. 3810No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1986H.R. 3810No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1986H.R. 3810No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 463 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance51.8% · 724 votes
Congress68.5% · 336 votes
International Affairs49.1% · 232 votes
Government Operations and Politics54.8% · 221 votes
Armed Forces and National Security54.7% · 190 votes
Energy31.7% · 142 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance61.7% · 107 votes
Agriculture and Food63% · 92 votes
Transportation and Public Works47.1% · 85 votes
Labor and Employment51.9% · 77 votes
Taxation67.6% · 68 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources54.5% · 66 votes
Education60.7% · 61 votes
Science, Technology, Communications74.1% · 58 votes
Housing and Community Development62.7% · 51 votes
Environmental Protection36% · 50 votes
Health54.8% · 42 votes
Law42.5% · 40 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement41% · 39 votes
Social Welfare40% · 30 votes
Commerce37% · 27 votes
Immigration47.6% · 21 votes
Finance and Financial Sector60% · 20 votes
District of Columbia40% · 15 votes
Industrial relations42.9% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources25% · 12 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues63.6% · 11 votes
Native Americans72.7% · 11 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion80% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Water Resources Development— · 8 votes
Commemorations— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 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
Credit— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Political participation— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 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
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 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
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 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, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Life insurance, 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

7 Congresses
93rd · 197399th · 1985
Democrat · House · OK93rd–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Oklahoma
JJ

James Robert Jones

Representative from Oklahoma
HOUSED1973–19877 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
53.6%with Democrats
of 3,141 votes · 46.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested54%of 3,141 · combined
Steepest move+22 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019731985
1985–86 · 99th · Democrat · of 463 votes67%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 463 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance51.8% · 724
Congress68.5% · 336
International Affairs49.1% · 232
Government Operations and Politics54.8% · 221
Armed Forces and National Security54.7% · 190
Energy31.7% · 142
Foreign Trade and International Finance61.7% · 107
Agriculture and Food63% · 92
Transportation and Public Works47.1% · 85
Labor and Employment51.9% · 77
Taxation67.6% · 68
Public Lands and Natural Resources54.5% · 66
Education60.7% · 61
Science, Technology, Communications74.1% · 58
Housing and Community Development62.7% · 51
Environmental Protection36% · 50
Health54.8% · 42
Law42.5% · 40
Crime and Law Enforcement41% · 39
Social Welfare40% · 30
Commerce37% · 27
Immigration47.6% · 21
Finance and Financial Sector60% · 20
District of Columbia40% · 15
Industrial relations42.9% · 14
Mines and mineral resources25% · 12
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues63.6% · 11
Native Americans72.7% · 11
Arts, Culture, Religion80% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Water Resources Development— · 8
Commemorations— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Public works— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Credit— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Political participation— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 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
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 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

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, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Life insurance, 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

93rd · 197399th · 1985
Democrat93rd–99th

Party switchers

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