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Anthony Claude (Buddy) Leach Jr.

Representative from Louisiana
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1979–1981ID L000167
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LegislationHEADLINE
41%with Dems
of 409 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
41%with Dems
of 409 · both combined

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 ↓1979
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
41.3%with Democrats
of 409 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 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
Dec 11, 1980S. 1097No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 10, 1980H.Res. 826No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 8379), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 7018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 7591No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 409 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance35.5% · 107 votes
Congress73.1% · 67 votes
International Affairs19% · 63 votes
Government Operations and Politics46.7% · 30 votes
Education23.8% · 21 votes
Energy68.8% · 16 votes
Transportation and Public Works66.7% · 12 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance27.3% · 11 votes
Health9.1% · 11 votes
Agriculture and Food60% · 10 votes
Labor and Employment40% · 10 votes
Taxation0% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Housing and Community Development— · 7 votes
Armed Forces and National Security— · 6 votes
Commerce— · 5 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Native Americans— · 3 votes
Private Legislation— · 3 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 3 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2 votes
Environmental Protection— · 2 votes
Social Welfare— · 2 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote
Finance and Financial Sector— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote

They also voted in 7 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Emergency Management, Law, Science, Technology, Communications, Social Sciences and History, Sports and Recreation, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
96th · 1979
Democrat · House · LA96th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Louisiana
AL

Anthony Claude (Buddy) Leach Jr.

Representative from Louisiana
HOUSED1979–19811 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
41.3%with Democrats
of 409 votes · 58.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested41%of 409 · combined

Career arc

10050019791979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 409 votes41.3%

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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 · 409 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance35.5% · 107
Congress73.1% · 67
International Affairs19% · 63
Government Operations and Politics46.7% · 30
Education23.8% · 21
Energy68.8% · 16
Transportation and Public Works66.7% · 12
Foreign Trade and International Finance27.3% · 11
Health9.1% · 11
Agriculture and Food60% · 10
Labor and Employment40% · 10
Taxation0% · 10
Housing and Community Development— · 7
Armed Forces and National Security— · 6
Commerce— · 5
Families— · 3
Native Americans— · 3
Private Legislation— · 3
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 3
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2
Environmental Protection— · 2
Social Welfare— · 2
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1
Finance and Financial Sector— · 1
Immigration— · 1

Also voted in 7 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Emergency Management, Law, Science, Technology, Communications, Social Sciences and History, Sports and Recreation, Water Resources Development.

Service record

96th · 197996th · 1979
Democrat96th–96th

Party switchers

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