Sidney Wallace Morrison

Representative from Washington

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1981–1993ID M000999

LegislationHEADLINE

38%with Dems

of 2,721 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

38%with Dems

of 2,721 · both combined

Steepest move

+12 pts

1981 → 1983

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 ↓19811987

1991–92102nd Congress

Sat as a Republican

44.8%with Democrats

of 478 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1981 → 1983, +12 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 5, 1992H.R. 6179TO AMEND THE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1992noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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

Open roll call

Oct 5, 1992S. 1704NATIONAL PARK SERVICELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1992S. 3100LOUISIANA LAND CONVEYANCELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5739EXPORT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 5, 1992H.R. 11REVENUE ACT OF 1992LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1992H.Res. 609PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 11LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1992H.R. 429RECLAMATIONS PROJECTS AUTHORIZATION AND ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1991LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 478 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance45.4% · 680 votes

Armed Forces and National Security21.4% · 327 votes

Congress24.8% · 278 votes

International Affairs42.9% · 182 votes

Government Operations and Politics49% · 157 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance28.7% · 101 votes

Labor and Employment29.8% · 84 votes

Science, Technology, Communications34.7% · 72 votes

Agriculture and Food38.2% · 68 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources50% · 68 votes

Transportation and Public Works22.2% · 63 votes

Housing and Community Development35.1% · 57 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement21.8% · 55 votes

Environmental Protection28.9% · 45 votes

Immigration60% · 40 votes

Health63.2% · 38 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues45.9% · 37 votes

Taxation20.6% · 34 votes

Education45.5% · 33 votes

Social Welfare43.8% · 32 votes

Water Resources Development68.8% · 32 votes

Energy30% · 30 votes

Finance and Financial Sector23.3% · 30 votes

Law26.7% · 30 votes

Commerce17.4% · 23 votes

Native Americans50% · 18 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 9 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes

Commemorations— · 5 votes

Emergency Management— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

6 Congresses

97th · 1981102nd · 1991

Republican · House · WA97th–102nd

Term datesexact

Sidney Wallace Morrison

Representative from Washington

HOUSER1981–19936 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

38.3%with Democrats

of 2,721 votes · 61.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested38%of 2,721 · combined

Steepest move+12 pts1981→83, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019811991

1991–92 · 102nd · Republican · of 478 votes44.8%

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Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. 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 · 478 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance45.4% · 680

Armed Forces and National Security21.4% · 327

Congress24.8% · 278

International Affairs42.9% · 182

Government Operations and Politics49% · 157

Foreign Trade and International Finance28.7% · 101

Labor and Employment29.8% · 84

Science, Technology, Communications34.7% · 72

Agriculture and Food38.2% · 68

Public Lands and Natural Resources50% · 68

Transportation and Public Works22.2% · 63

Housing and Community Development35.1% · 57

Crime and Law Enforcement21.8% · 55

Environmental Protection28.9% · 45

Immigration60% · 40

Health63.2% · 38

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues45.9% · 37

Taxation20.6% · 34

Education45.5% · 33

Social Welfare43.8% · 32

Water Resources Development68.8% · 32

Energy30% · 30

Finance and Financial Sector23.3% · 30

Law26.7% · 30

Commerce17.4% · 23

Native Americans50% · 18

Families— · 9

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5

Commemorations— · 5

Emergency Management— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Sports and Recreation— · 3

Private Legislation— · 2

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals.

Service record

97th · 1981102nd · 1991

Republican97th–102nd

Party switchers

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