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Lawrence Patton McDonald

Representative from Georgia
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1985ID M000413
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LegislationHEADLINE
5%with Dems
of 2,093 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
5%with Dems
of 2,093 · both combined
Steepest move
−6 pts
1981 → 1983
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 ↓19751981
1983–8498th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
2.4%with Democrats
of 166 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1981 → 1983, −6 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
Aug 4, 1983H.R. 2867No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Aug 4, 1983H.R. 2230No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Aug 4, 1983H.R. 2230No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 2230), 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
Aug 3, 1983H.R. 2957No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Aug 3, 1983H.R. 2957No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Aug 3, 1983H.R. 2957No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Aug 3, 1983H.R. 2957No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Aug 3, 1983H.R. 3021No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Aug 3, 1983H.R. 3021No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 166 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance5% · 482 votes
Congress5.5% · 254 votes
Government Operations and Politics8.5% · 177 votes
International Affairs0% · 174 votes
Energy3.8% · 105 votes
Armed Forces and National Security9.9% · 81 votes
Agriculture and Food7.4% · 54 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance7.5% · 53 votes
Taxation9.4% · 53 votes
Transportation and Public Works11.8% · 51 votes
Education8.5% · 47 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources6.4% · 47 votes
Labor and Employment2.7% · 37 votes
Law0% · 30 votes
Environmental Protection0% · 28 votes
Housing and Community Development0% · 28 votes
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 28 votes
Health3.7% · 27 votes
Commerce8.7% · 23 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement9.5% · 21 votes
Finance and Financial Sector5% · 20 votes
Social Welfare0% · 17 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Native Americans— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Private Legislation— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 5 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
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
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 67 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

5 Congresses
94th · 197598th · 1983
Democrat · House · GA94th–98th
Term datesexact
Members · Georgia
LM

Lawrence Patton McDonald

Representative from Georgia
HOUSED1975–19855 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
5.4%with Democrats
of 2,093 votes · 94.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested5%of 2,093 · combined
Steepest move−6 pts1981→83, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751983
1983–84 · 98th · Democrat · of 166 votes2.4%

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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 · 166 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance5% · 482
Congress5.5% · 254
Government Operations and Politics8.5% · 177
International Affairs0% · 174
Energy3.8% · 105
Armed Forces and National Security9.9% · 81
Agriculture and Food7.4% · 54
Foreign Trade and International Finance7.5% · 53
Taxation9.4% · 53
Transportation and Public Works11.8% · 51
Education8.5% · 47
Public Lands and Natural Resources6.4% · 47
Labor and Employment2.7% · 37
Law0% · 30
Environmental Protection0% · 28
Housing and Community Development0% · 28
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 28
Health3.7% · 27
Commerce8.7% · 23
Crime and Law Enforcement9.5% · 21
Finance and Financial Sector5% · 20
Social Welfare0% · 17
Industrial relations0% · 14
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Native Americans— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Private Legislation— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Mines and mineral resources— · 5
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Social Sciences and History— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
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
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 67 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197598th · 1983
Democrat94th–98th

Party switchers

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