JM
James Earl Major
Representative from IllinoisHOUSEDEMOCRAT1923–1935ID M000073
LegislationHEADLINE
83%with Dems
of 253 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
83%with Dems
of 253 · both combined
Steepest move
+13 pts
1927 → 1931
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 ↓19231929
1933–3473rd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
90.2%with Democrats
of 41 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1927 → 1931, +13 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
Jun 15, 1933H.R. 5389LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 14, 1933H.R. 5389LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 14, 1933H.Res. 50LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 50), 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
Jun 12, 1933H.Res. 188LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 10, 1933H.Res. 145LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 10, 1933H.Res. 185LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 10, 1933H.Res. 185LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 10, 1933H.R. 185LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 10, 1933H.R. 6034LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 41 contested votes scored in the 73rd 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
4 Congresses68th · 192373rd · 1933
Democrat · House · IL68th–73rd
Term datesexact