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James Polk Latta

Representative from Nebraska
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1909–1913ID L000117
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LegislationHEADLINE
97%with Dems
of 137 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
97%with Dems
of 137 · both combined
Steepest move
+3 pts
1909 → 1911
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 ↓1909
1911–1262nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
100%with Democrats
of 10 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1909 → 1911, +3 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
Jun 20, 1911H.R. 11019No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 20, 1911H.R. 11019No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 2, 1911noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
May 23, 1911H.J.Res. 14No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 17, 1911H.Res. 171No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 17, 1911H.Res. 171No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
May 8, 1911H.R. 4413No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
May 8, 1911H.R. 4413No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Apr 5, 1911H.Res. 30No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 10 contested votes scored in the 62nd 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

2 Congresses
61st · 190962nd · 1911
Democrat · House · NE61st–62nd
Term datesexact
Members · Nebraska
JL

James Polk Latta

Representative from Nebraska
HOUSED1909–19132 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
97.1%with Democrats
of 137 votes · 2.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested97%of 137 · combined
Steepest move+3 pts1909→11, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019091911
1911–12 · 62nd · Democrat · of 10 votes100%

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 majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 10 contested votes scored in the 62nd

By policy area

career

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

Service record

61st · 190962nd · 1911
Democrat61st–62nd

Party switchers

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