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James Grubbs Martin

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1973–1985ID M000183
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LegislationHEADLINE
14%with Dems
of 2,624 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
14%with Dems
of 2,624 · both combined
Steepest move
+5 pts
1981 → 1983
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 ↓19731979
1983–8498th Congress
Sat as a Republican
16.8%with Democrats
of 376 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1981 → 1983, +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 2, 1984H.R. 6300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Sep 20, 1984H.Res. 562No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 20, 1984H.R. 3082No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 3082), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Sep 20, 1984H.R. 3082No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 19, 1984H.R. 3755No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 19, 1984H.Res. 579No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 19, 1984H.R. 5164No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 19, 1984H.R. 5290No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 19, 1984H.R. 5290No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 376 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance13.7% · 590 votes
Congress12.2% · 304 votes
International Affairs10.2% · 197 votes
Government Operations and Politics13.8% · 188 votes
Energy12.4% · 145 votes
Armed Forces and National Security17.9% · 123 votes
Transportation and Public Works10.8% · 74 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance19.2% · 73 votes
Labor and Employment5.8% · 69 votes
Agriculture and Food22.2% · 63 votes
Education10.2% · 59 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources20.4% · 54 votes
Taxation18.5% · 54 votes
Law7.7% · 39 votes
Environmental Protection13.2% · 38 votes
Health22.2% · 36 votes
Housing and Community Development11.8% · 34 votes
Science, Technology, Communications42.4% · 33 votes
Commerce10.3% · 29 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 22 votes
Social Welfare10.5% · 19 votes
Finance and Financial Sector11.1% · 18 votes
Immigration6.7% · 15 votes
District of Columbia14.3% · 14 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources30.8% · 13 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues20% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Water Resources Development— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal rates and revenues— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

6 Congresses
93rd · 197398th · 1983
Republican · House · NC93rd–98th
Term datesexact
Members · North Carolina
JM

James Grubbs Martin

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSER1973–19856 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
13.8%with Democrats
of 2,624 votes · 86.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested14%of 2,624 · combined
Steepest move+5 pts1981→83, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019731983
1983–84 · 98th · Republican · of 376 votes16.8%

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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 majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 376 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance13.7% · 590
Congress12.2% · 304
International Affairs10.2% · 197
Government Operations and Politics13.8% · 188
Energy12.4% · 145
Armed Forces and National Security17.9% · 123
Transportation and Public Works10.8% · 74
Foreign Trade and International Finance19.2% · 73
Labor and Employment5.8% · 69
Agriculture and Food22.2% · 63
Education10.2% · 59
Public Lands and Natural Resources20.4% · 54
Taxation18.5% · 54
Law7.7% · 39
Environmental Protection13.2% · 38
Health22.2% · 36
Housing and Community Development11.8% · 34
Science, Technology, Communications42.4% · 33
Commerce10.3% · 29
Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 22
Social Welfare10.5% · 19
Finance and Financial Sector11.1% · 18
Immigration6.7% · 15
District of Columbia14.3% · 14
Industrial relations0% · 14
Mines and mineral resources30.8% · 13
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues20% · 10
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Native Americans— · 6
Public works— · 6
Water Resources Development— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal rates and revenues— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 197398th · 1983
Republican93rd–98th

Party switchers

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