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Donald Hammer Magnuson

Representative from Washington
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1953–1963ID M000052
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LegislationHEADLINE
91%with Dems
of 406 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
91%with Dems
of 406 · both combined
Steepest move
+10 pts
1959 → 1961
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 ↓19531959
1961–6287th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
98.1%with Democrats
of 105 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1959 → 1961, +10 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
Oct 11, 1962S. 3451No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 3, 1962H.R. 13273No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 2, 1962H.Res. 822No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 822), 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
Sep 26, 1962S.J.Res. 230No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 26, 1962S.J.Res. 230No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 25, 1962H.R. 10No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 24, 1962S.J.Res. 2245No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 20, 1962H.R. 131752No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Sep 20, 1962H.R. 131751No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 105 contested votes scored in the 87th 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
83rd · 195387th · 1961
Democrat · House · WA83rd–87th
Term datesexact
Members · Washington
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Donald Hammer Magnuson

Representative from Washington
HOUSED1953–19635 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
90.9%with Democrats
of 406 votes · 9.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested91%of 406 · combined
Steepest move+10 pts1959→61, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019531961
1961–62 · 87th · Democrat · of 105 votes98.1%

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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 majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 105 contested votes scored in the 87th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

83rd · 195387th · 1961
Democrat83rd–87th

Party switchers

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