John Rhoderic McPherson

Senator from New Jersey

SENATEDEMOCRAT1877–1895ID M000593

LegislationHEADLINE

79%with Dems

of 1,655 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

79%with Dems

of 1,655 · both combined

Steepest move

+29 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 ↓187718831889

1893–9453rd Congress

Sat as a Democrat

84.3%with Democrats

of 166 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1891 → 1893, +29 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

Feb 28, 1895H.R. 8518No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 28, 1895H.R. 8518No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 25, 1895H.R. 8518No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 8518), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Republican majority

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Feb 23, 1895H.R. 7273No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED

Feb 23, 1895S.Res. 133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Feb 22, 1895H.R. 8479No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Feb 22, 1895S.Res. 133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Feb 21, 1895noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 21, 1895H.J.Res. 273No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 166 contested votes scored in the 53rd 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

9 Congresses

45th · 187753rd · 1893

Democrat · Senate · NJ45th–53rd

Term datesexact

John Rhoderic McPherson

Senator from New Jersey

SENATED1877–18959 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

79%with Democrats

of 1,655 votes · 21% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested79%of 1,655 · combined

Steepest move+29 pts1891→93, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018771893

1893–94 · 53rd · Democrat · of 166 votes84.3%

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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 majorityYea

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

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Latest 6 shown · 166 contested votes scored in the 53rd

By policy area

career

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

Service record

45th · 187753rd · 1893

Democrat45th–53rd

Party switchers

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