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Benton McMillin

Representative from Tennessee
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1879–1899ID M000575
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LegislationHEADLINE
96%with Dems
of 1,800 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
96%with Dems
of 1,800 · both combined
Steepest move
+9 pts
1891 → 1893
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 ↓1879188518911897
1897–9855th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
94.2%with Democrats
of 69 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1891 → 1893, +9 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Dec 20, 1898H.R. 10989No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1898S. 4080No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1898H.R. 10807No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 10807), 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
Jun 15, 1898H.J.Res. 259No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 15, 1898H.J.Res. 259No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 9, 1898H.R. 10100No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 9, 1898H.R. 10550No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 9, 1898H.R. 10550No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 9, 1898H.R. 10550No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 69 contested votes scored in the 55th 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

10 Congresses
46th · 187955th · 1897
Democrat · House · TN46th–55th
Term datesexact
Members · Tennessee
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Benton McMillin

Representative from Tennessee
HOUSED1879–189910 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
95.8%with Democrats
of 1,800 votes · 4.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested96%of 1,800 · combined
Steepest move+9 pts1891→93, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018791897
1897–98 · 55th · Democrat · of 69 votes94.2%

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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 · 69 contested votes scored in the 55th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

46th · 187955th · 1897
Democrat46th–55th

Party switchers

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