Alfred A. McCandless

Representative from California

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1983–1995ID M000306

LegislationHEADLINE

8%with Dems

of 3,092 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

8%with Dems

of 3,092 · both combined

Steepest move

−2 pts

1985 → 1987

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 ↓19831989

1993–94103rd Congress

Sat as a Republican

7.6%with Democrats

of 669 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1985 → 1987, −2 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

4 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

Nov 29, 1994H.R. 5110GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 29, 1994noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 7, 1994H.Res. 579PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textPROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

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Oct 7, 1994S. 1569MINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 6, 1994H.Res. 568WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 21LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416LIMITED AUTHORIZATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN HAITILEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 669 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance8.4% · 741 votes

Congress2.9% · 385 votes

Armed Forces and National Security6.1% · 347 votes

International Affairs9.3% · 194 votes

Government Operations and Politics5.8% · 138 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources3.4% · 117 votes

Labor and Employment2.6% · 116 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance14% · 100 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement7.8% · 90 votes

Science, Technology, Communications5.1% · 78 votes

Health14.5% · 55 votes

Transportation and Public Works18.2% · 55 votes

Agriculture and Food15.7% · 51 votes

Education17.6% · 51 votes

Housing and Community Development8% · 50 votes

Environmental Protection2.2% · 45 votes

Water Resources Development43.6% · 39 votes

Immigration15.8% · 38 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues11.1% · 36 votes

Finance and Financial Sector3.2% · 31 votes

Social Welfare3.6% · 28 votes

Taxation7.1% · 28 votes

Energy4% · 25 votes

Commerce0% · 22 votes

Law5% · 20 votes

Native Americans21.1% · 19 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 9 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes

Commemorations— · 6 votes

Emergency Management— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation.

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

Service record

6 Congresses

98th · 1983103rd · 1993

Republican · House · CA98th–103rd

Term datesexact

Alfred A. McCandless

Representative from California

HOUSER1983–19956 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

7.5%with Democrats

of 3,092 votes · 92.5% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested8%of 3,092 · combined

Steepest move−2 pts1985→87, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019831993

1993–94 · 103rd · Republican · of 669 votes7.6%

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 majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

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Latest 6 shown · 669 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance8.4% · 741

Congress2.9% · 385

Armed Forces and National Security6.1% · 347

International Affairs9.3% · 194

Government Operations and Politics5.8% · 138

Public Lands and Natural Resources3.4% · 117

Labor and Employment2.6% · 116

Foreign Trade and International Finance14% · 100

Crime and Law Enforcement7.8% · 90

Science, Technology, Communications5.1% · 78

Health14.5% · 55

Transportation and Public Works18.2% · 55

Agriculture and Food15.7% · 51

Education17.6% · 51

Housing and Community Development8% · 50

Environmental Protection2.2% · 45

Water Resources Development43.6% · 39

Immigration15.8% · 38

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues11.1% · 36

Finance and Financial Sector3.2% · 31

Social Welfare3.6% · 28

Taxation7.1% · 28

Energy4% · 25

Commerce0% · 22

Law5% · 20

Native Americans21.1% · 19

Families— · 9

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8

Commemorations— · 6

Emergency Management— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation.

Service record

98th · 1983103rd · 1993

Republican98th–103rd

Party switchers

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