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Marvin Dawson Mathis

Representative from Georgia
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1971–1981ID M000244
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LegislationHEADLINE
36%with Dems
of 1,924 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
36%with Dems
of 1,924 · both combined
Steepest move
+7 pts
1975 → 1977
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 ↓19711977
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
41.7%with Democrats
of 369 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, +7 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 1615), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.Res. 802No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 3, 1980H.R. 7765No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 2, 1980H.J.Res. 598No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 2, 1980H.R. 8105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 1, 1980S. 1280No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 369 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance28.7% · 342 votes
Congress62% · 216 votes
Government Operations and Politics35.3% · 133 votes
Energy32.6% · 132 votes
International Affairs13.2% · 129 votes
Labor and Employment29.4% · 51 votes
Transportation and Public Works34% · 50 votes
Agriculture and Food71.4% · 42 votes
Armed Forces and National Security27.5% · 40 votes
Education36.1% · 36 votes
Taxation17.6% · 34 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources61.5% · 26 votes
Environmental Protection28% · 25 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance20% · 25 votes
Health24% · 25 votes
Law12% · 25 votes
Commerce19% · 21 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement30% · 20 votes
Housing and Community Development52.9% · 17 votes
District of Columbia6.7% · 15 votes
Finance and Financial Sector6.7% · 15 votes
Social Welfare40% · 15 votes
Industrial relations28.6% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources28.6% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Black lung— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Municipal finance— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 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
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 75 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, Aquaculture, 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, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, 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, Power resources, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, 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

5 Congresses
92nd · 197196th · 1979
Democrat · House · GA92nd–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Georgia
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Marvin Dawson Mathis

Representative from Georgia
HOUSED1971–19815 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
36%with Democrats
of 1,924 votes · 64% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested36%of 1,924 · combined
Steepest move+7 pts1975→77, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019711979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 369 votes41.7%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 369 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance28.7% · 342
Congress62% · 216
Government Operations and Politics35.3% · 133
Energy32.6% · 132
International Affairs13.2% · 129
Labor and Employment29.4% · 51
Transportation and Public Works34% · 50
Agriculture and Food71.4% · 42
Armed Forces and National Security27.5% · 40
Education36.1% · 36
Taxation17.6% · 34
Public Lands and Natural Resources61.5% · 26
Environmental Protection28% · 25
Foreign Trade and International Finance20% · 25
Health24% · 25
Law12% · 25
Commerce19% · 21
Crime and Law Enforcement30% · 20
Housing and Community Development52.9% · 17
District of Columbia6.7% · 15
Finance and Financial Sector6.7% · 15
Social Welfare40% · 15
Industrial relations28.6% · 14
Mines and mineral resources28.6% · 14
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Black lung— · 4
Commemorations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Municipal finance— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Home repair and improvement— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 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
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 75 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Aquaculture, 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, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, 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, Power resources, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

92nd · 197196th · 1979
Democrat92nd–96th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
AD320 × 50 · Anchor