Thomas Gilbert Loeffler

Representative from Texas

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1979–1987ID L000396

LegislationHEADLINE

8%with Dems

of 1,707 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

8%with Dems

of 1,707 · both combined

Steepest move

+5 pts

1979 → 1981

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 ↓19791985

1985–8699th Congress

Sat as a Republican

10.9%with Democrats

of 403 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +5 pts — within one party label.

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

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 2127No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5705), 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

Open roll call

Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 753No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 403 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance10.7% · 449 votes

Congress6.3% · 189 votes

Armed Forces and National Security5.2% · 155 votes

International Affairs0.7% · 139 votes

Government Operations and Politics8.3% · 121 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance12.3% · 81 votes

Agriculture and Food22.2% · 63 votes

Science, Technology, Communications6.3% · 48 votes

Education0% · 46 votes

Transportation and Public Works15.2% · 46 votes

Housing and Community Development7.1% · 42 votes

Labor and Employment2.6% · 39 votes

Energy5.6% · 36 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources2.8% · 36 votes

Taxation11.8% · 34 votes

Health3.8% · 26 votes

Environmental Protection0% · 24 votes

Immigration16.7% · 24 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement4.8% · 21 votes

Social Welfare0% · 13 votes

Law0% · 12 votes

Native Americans20% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commerce— · 9 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6 votes

Water Resources Development— · 6 votes

Private Legislation— · 5 votes

Families— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes

Commemorations— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

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

Service record

4 Congresses

96th · 197999th · 1985

Republican · House · TX96th–99th

Term datesexact

Thomas Gilbert Loeffler

Representative from Texas

HOUSER1979–19874 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

8.1%with Democrats

of 1,707 votes · 91.9% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested8%of 1,707 · combined

Steepest move+5 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019791985

1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 403 votes10.9%

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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 · 403 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance10.7% · 449

Congress6.3% · 189

Armed Forces and National Security5.2% · 155

International Affairs0.7% · 139

Government Operations and Politics8.3% · 121

Foreign Trade and International Finance12.3% · 81

Agriculture and Food22.2% · 63

Science, Technology, Communications6.3% · 48

Education0% · 46

Transportation and Public Works15.2% · 46

Housing and Community Development7.1% · 42

Labor and Employment2.6% · 39

Energy5.6% · 36

Public Lands and Natural Resources2.8% · 36

Taxation11.8% · 34

Health3.8% · 26

Environmental Protection0% · 24

Immigration16.7% · 24

Crime and Law Enforcement4.8% · 21

Social Welfare0% · 13

Law0% · 12

Native Americans20% · 10

Commerce— · 9

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6

Water Resources Development— · 6

Private Legislation— · 5

Families— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3

Commemorations— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management.

Service record

96th · 197999th · 1985

Republican96th–99th

Party switchers

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