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William Ernest Mason

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1887–1923ID M000228
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LegislationHEADLINE
13%with Dems
of 760 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
13%with Dems
of 760 · both combined
Steepest move
+25 pts
1897 → 1899
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 ↓188718931899190519111917
1921–2267th Congress
Sat as a Republican
18.2%with Democrats
of 11 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1897 → 1899, +25 pts — within one party label.
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 2, 1921H.R. 6320No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
May 26, 1921H.R. 6300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 26, 1921H.R. 6300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6300), 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
May 26, 1921H.R. 6300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
May 13, 1921H.R. 4075No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
May 13, 1921H.R. 5676No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
May 10, 1921H.R. 5010No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
May 10, 1921H.R. 5010No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
May 5, 1921H.R. 2376No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 11 contested votes scored in the 67th 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

8 Congresses
50th · 188755th · 189765th · 191767th · 1921
Republican · House · IL50th–51st
Republican · Senate · IL55th–57th
Republican · House · IL65th–67th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
WM

William Ernest Mason

Representative from Illinois
HOUSER1887–19238 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
13%with Democrats
of 760 votes · 87% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested13%of 760 · combined
Steepest move+25 pts1897→99, as a Republican

Career arc

10050018871921
1921–22 · 67th · Republican · of 11 votes18.2%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 11 contested votes scored in the 67th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

50th · 188767th · 1921
Republican50th–51st
Republican55th–57th
Republican65th–67th

Party switchers

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