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George Swinton Legaré

Representative from South Carolina
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1903–1913ID L000219
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LegislationHEADLINE
84%with Dems
of 194 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
84%with Dems
of 194 · both combined
Steepest move
+16 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 ↓19031909
1911–1262nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
88.4%with Democrats
of 43 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1909 → 1911, +16 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
Aug 13, 1912H.R. 22195No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 10, 1912H.R. 18642No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 10, 1912H.R. 18642No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 18642), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored
Jun 5, 1912noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
May 2, 1912H.R. 21279No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
May 2, 1912H.R. 21279No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
May 2, 1912H.R. 21279No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Apr 25, 1912H.Res. 504No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Apr 18, 1912H.Res. 444No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 43 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

5 Congresses
58th · 190362nd · 1911
Democrat · House · SC58th–62nd
Term datesexact
Members · South Carolina
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George Swinton Legaré

Representative from South Carolina
HOUSED1903–19135 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
83.5%with Democrats
of 194 votes · 16.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested84%of 194 · combined
Steepest move+16 pts1909→11, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019031911
1911–12 · 62nd · Democrat · of 43 votes88.4%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 43 contested votes scored in the 62nd

By policy area

career

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

Service record

58th · 190362nd · 1911
Democrat58th–62nd

Party switchers

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