JM
John Ralph McDowell
Representative from PennsylvaniaHOUSEREPUBLICAN1939–1949ID M000422
LegislationHEADLINE
7%with Dems
of 203 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
7%with Dems
of 203 · both combined
Steepest move
−6 pts
1939 → 1947
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 ↓19391945
1947–4880th Congress
Sat as a Republican
3%with Democrats
of 66 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1939 → 1947, −6 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
Aug 7, 1948H.Res. 711LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 5, 1948S.J.Res. 157LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Aug 4, 1948H.Res. 707LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 707), 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
Jun 20, 1948H.R. 6801LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jun 19, 1948S. 2655LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jun 19, 1948H.R. 6481LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jun 18, 1948H.R. 6959LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jun 18, 1948S. 2242LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jun 18, 1948H.R. 6771LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 66 contested votes scored in the 80th CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
2 Congresses76th · 193980th · 1947
Republican · House · PA76th–80th
Term datesexact