James Prather Jontz

Representative from Indiana

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1987–1993ID J000265

LegislationHEADLINE

92%with Dems

of 1,534 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

92%with Dems

of 1,534 · both combined

Steepest move

−1 pts

1989 → 1991

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 ↓1987

1991–92102nd Congress

Sat as a Democrat

90.9%with Democrats

of 539 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1989 → 1991, −1 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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

Open roll call

Oct 5, 1992S. 1704NATIONAL PARK SERVICELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1992S. 3100LOUISIANA LAND CONVEYANCELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5739EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 5, 1992H.R. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 539 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance84.9% · 337 votes

Congress95.2% · 209 votes

Armed Forces and National Security98.4% · 184 votes

International Affairs84.4% · 109 votes

Government Operations and Politics95.4% · 87 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 56 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources97.6% · 42 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement80% · 40 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance95% · 40 votes

Transportation and Public Works90% · 30 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues96.4% · 28 votes

Science, Technology, Communications92.6% · 27 votes

Finance and Financial Sector92% · 25 votes

Housing and Community Development100% · 25 votes

Water Resources Development54.5% · 22 votes

Health100% · 21 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 19 votes

Social Welfare100% · 19 votes

Energy100% · 18 votes

Law94.4% · 18 votes

Education88.2% · 17 votes

Immigration94.1% · 17 votes

Commerce100% · 15 votes

Agriculture and Food69.2% · 13 votes

Native Americans100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Taxation— · 9 votes

Families— · 8 votes

Emergency Management— · 4 votes

Commemorations— · 3 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

100th · 1987102nd · 1991

Democrat · House · IN100th–102nd

Term datesexact

James Prather Jontz

Representative from Indiana

HOUSED1987–19933 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

91.9%with Democrats

of 1,534 votes · 8.1% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested92%of 1,534 · combined

Steepest move−1 pts1989→91, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019871991

1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 539 votes90.9%

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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 · 539 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance84.9% · 337

Congress95.2% · 209

Armed Forces and National Security98.4% · 184

International Affairs84.4% · 109

Government Operations and Politics95.4% · 87

Labor and Employment100% · 56

Public Lands and Natural Resources97.6% · 42

Crime and Law Enforcement80% · 40

Foreign Trade and International Finance95% · 40

Transportation and Public Works90% · 30

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues96.4% · 28

Science, Technology, Communications92.6% · 27

Finance and Financial Sector92% · 25

Housing and Community Development100% · 25

Water Resources Development54.5% · 22

Health100% · 21

Environmental Protection100% · 19

Social Welfare100% · 19

Energy100% · 18

Law94.4% · 18

Education88.2% · 17

Immigration94.1% · 17

Commerce100% · 15

Agriculture and Food69.2% · 13

Native Americans100% · 10

Taxation— · 9

Families— · 8

Emergency Management— · 4

Commemorations— · 3

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation.

Service record

100th · 1987102nd · 1991

Democrat100th–102nd

Party switchers

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