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WJ

Walter Beaman Jones Sr.

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1965–1993ID J000256
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LegislationHEADLINE
67%with Dems
of 4,835 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
67%with Dems
of 4,835 · both combined
Steepest move
+11 pts
1965 → 1967
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 ↓19651971197719831989
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
87.3%with Democrats
of 441 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1965 → 1967, +11 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

3 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
Aug 12, 1992H.R. 5466AIRLINE RESERVATION SYSTEM COMPETITIONLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Aug 12, 1992H.R. 4323NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS IMPROVEMENT ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Aug 12, 1992H.R. 4323No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4323), 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 12, 1992H.R. 4323No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Aug 11, 1992H.R. 5021NEW RIVER WILD AND SCENIC STUDY ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 11, 1992H.R. 5487AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS FOR F.Y. 1993LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Aug 11, 1992H.R. 5487AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS FOR F.Y. 1993LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 11, 1992H.R. 3590FOR THE RELIEF OF LLOYD B. GAMBLELEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 11, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 441 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance74.4% · 983 votes
Congress83.6% · 487 votes
International Affairs59.1% · 320 votes
Armed Forces and National Security72.5% · 316 votes
Government Operations and Politics76.4% · 258 votes
Energy56.6% · 159 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance69.9% · 136 votes
Labor and Employment59.4% · 128 votes
Transportation and Public Works63.4% · 112 votes
Agriculture and Food85.7% · 98 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources78.9% · 90 votes
Housing and Community Development79.7% · 74 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement62% · 71 votes
Education71.8% · 71 votes
Taxation70% · 70 votes
Science, Technology, Communications88.2% · 68 votes
Environmental Protection47% · 66 votes
Law45.9% · 61 votes
Health72.4% · 58 votes
Commerce63% · 46 votes
Social Welfare73.9% · 46 votes
Finance and Financial Sector69.8% · 43 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues80.5% · 41 votes
Immigration75% · 40 votes
Water Resources Development96% · 25 votes
Native Americans90% · 20 votes
District of Columbia6.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations21.4% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources69.2% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commemorations— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Families— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Coins and coinage— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Embargo— · 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
Museums— · 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 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, 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, Domestic relations, 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, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right of privacy, 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

14 Congresses
89th · 1965102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · NC89th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · North Carolina
WJ

Walter Beaman Jones Sr.

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSED1965–199314 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
67.1%with Democrats
of 4,835 votes · 32.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested67%of 4,835 · combined
Steepest move+11 pts1965→67, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019651991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 441 votes87.3%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 441 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance74.4% · 983
Congress83.6% · 487
International Affairs59.1% · 320
Armed Forces and National Security72.5% · 316
Government Operations and Politics76.4% · 258
Energy56.6% · 159
Foreign Trade and International Finance69.9% · 136
Labor and Employment59.4% · 128
Transportation and Public Works63.4% · 112
Agriculture and Food85.7% · 98
Public Lands and Natural Resources78.9% · 90
Housing and Community Development79.7% · 74
Crime and Law Enforcement62% · 71
Education71.8% · 71
Taxation70% · 70
Science, Technology, Communications88.2% · 68
Environmental Protection47% · 66
Law45.9% · 61
Health72.4% · 58
Commerce63% · 46
Social Welfare73.9% · 46
Finance and Financial Sector69.8% · 43
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues80.5% · 41
Immigration75% · 40
Water Resources Development96% · 25
Native Americans90% · 20
District of Columbia6.7% · 15
Industrial relations21.4% · 14
Mines and mineral resources69.2% · 13
Commemorations— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Families— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Emergency Management— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Credit— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Embargo— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 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, 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, Domestic relations, 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, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

89th · 1965102nd · 1991
Democrat89th–102nd

Party switchers

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