JL
James Laird
Representative from NebraskaHOUSEREPUBLICAN1883–1891ID L000023
LegislationHEADLINE
17%with Dems
of 284 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
17%with Dems
of 284 · both combined
Steepest move
−9 pts
1883 → 1885
still a Republican
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 ↓18831889
1887–8850th Congress
Sat as a Republican
11.5%with Democrats
of 52 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1883 → 1885, −9 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below
Votes
Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.
DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Jun 20, 1890S. 1LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
1 most recent roll calls shown · 0 contested votes scored in the 51st CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
4 Congresses48th · 188351st · 1889
Republican · House · NE48th–51st
Term datesexact