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William McKinley Jr.

Representative from Ohio
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1877–1891ID M000522
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LegislationHEADLINE
5%with Dems
of 1,280 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
5%with Dems
of 1,280 · both combined
Steepest move
+8 pts
1881 → 1883
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 ↓187718831889
1889–9051st Congress
Sat as a Republican
3.2%with Democrats
of 315 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1881 → 1883, +8 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
Mar 2, 1891S. 4212No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1891noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1891H.R. 13658No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 13658), 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
Mar 2, 1891S. 210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1891H.R. 10881No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1891H.R. 5958No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1891H.R. 13069No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1891noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1891H.J.Res. 138No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 315 contested votes scored in the 51st 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

7 Congresses
45th · 187751st · 1889
Republican · House · OH45th–51st
Term datesexact
Members · Ohio
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William McKinley Jr.

Representative from Ohio
HOUSER1877–18917 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
5.2%with Democrats
of 1,280 votes · 94.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested5%of 1,280 · combined
Steepest move+8 pts1881→83, as a Republican

Career arc

10050018771889
1889–90 · 51st · Republican · of 315 votes3.2%

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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 · 315 contested votes scored in the 51st

By policy area

career

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

Service record

45th · 187751st · 1889
Republican45th–51st

Party switchers

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