Thomas Joseph Meskill

Representative from Connecticut

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1967–1971ID M000667

LegislationHEADLINE

30%with Dems

of 243 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

30%with Dems

of 243 · both combined

Steepest move

−5 pts

1967 → 1969

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 ↓1967

1969–7091st Congress

Sat as a Republican

26.3%with Democrats

of 80 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −5 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

Dec 22, 1970H.R. 19953No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 15, 1970H.R. 17755No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 8, 1970H.R. 17755No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 17755), 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

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Nov 24, 1970H.Res. 1267No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 24, 1970H.R. 16785No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 24, 1970H.R. 16785No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Nov 18, 1970H.Res. 1225No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Nov 18, 1970H.Res. 1225No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Nov 18, 1970H.Res. 1225No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 80 contested votes scored in the 91st 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

2 Congresses

90th · 196791st · 1969

Republican · House · CT90th–91st

Term datesexact

Thomas Joseph Meskill

Representative from Connecticut

HOUSER1967–19712 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

29.6%with Democrats

of 243 votes · 70.4% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested30%of 243 · combined

Steepest move−5 pts1967→69, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019671969

1969–70 · 91st · Republican · of 80 votes26.3%

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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 majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

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Latest 6 shown · 80 contested votes scored in the 91st

By policy area

career

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

Service record

90th · 196791st · 1969

Republican90th–91st

Party switchers

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