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Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham

Representative from Texas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1883–1903ID L000078
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LegislationHEADLINE
90%with Dems
of 1,368 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
90%with Dems
of 1,368 · both combined
Steepest move
−6 pts
1889 → 1891
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 ↓1883188918951901
1901–0257th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
94.9%with Democrats
of 59 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1889 → 1891, −6 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Jan 8, 1903H.R. 15510No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jan 8, 1903H.R. 15510No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jan 6, 1903H.R. 15449No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 15449), 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
Jan 5, 1903H.R. 15449No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jan 5, 1903H.R. 15449No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 18, 1902H.R. 15702No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 11, 1902H.Res. 346No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 9, 1902H.R. 9059No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 1, 1902noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 59 contested votes scored in the 57th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

8 Congresses
48th · 188357th · 1901
Democrat · House · TX48th–57th
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
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Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham

Representative from Texas
HOUSED1883–19038 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
90.3%with Democrats
of 1,368 votes · 9.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested90%of 1,368 · combined
Steepest move−6 pts1889→91, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018831901
1901–02 · 57th · Democrat · of 59 votes94.9%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. 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 · 59 contested votes scored in the 57th

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

48th · 188357th · 1901
Democrat48th–57th

Party switchers

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