JL
John Emmett Lyle Jr.
Representative from TexasHOUSEDEMOCRAT1945–1955ID L000525
LegislationHEADLINE
75%with Dems
of 393 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
75%with Dems
of 393 · both combined
Steepest move
−19 pts
1947 → 1949
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 ↓19451951
1953–5483rd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
61.5%with Democrats
of 39 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1947 → 1949, −19 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 19, 1954H.R. 10051LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Aug 9, 1954H.R. 9678LEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Jul 28, 1954H.R. 8300LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 8300), 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
Jul 28, 1954H.R. 10051LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Jul 26, 1954H.R. 9757LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 26, 1954H.R. 9757LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jul 23, 1954H.R. 9757LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 23, 1954H.Res. 664LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 20, 1954H.R. 7839LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 39 contested votes scored in the 83rd CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
5 Congresses79th · 194583rd · 1953
Democrat · House · TX79th–83rd
Term datesexact