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John Thomas Myers

Representative from Indiana
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1967–1997ID M001130
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LegislationHEADLINE
22%with Dems
of 6,730 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
22%with Dems
of 6,730 · both combined
Steepest move
−17 pts
1993 → 1995
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 ↓19671973197919851991
1995–96104th Congress
Sat as a Republican
6.8%with Democrats
of 838 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1993 → 1995, −17 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Sep 27, 1996S. 1505Accountable Pipline Safety and Partnership Act of 1996LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 27, 1996H.R. 4000Reestablish POW/MIA ProceduresLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 27, 1996S. 39Sustainable Fisheries ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textSustainable Fisheries ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Sep 27, 1996H.R. 4073National Underground Railroad Freedom CenterLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 27, 1996H.R. 3539Federal Aviation Authorization Act of 1996LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 27, 1996H.Res. 540Waiving points of order against the conference report on H.R. 3539LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 26, 1996H.R. 3841Civil Service Reform ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 26, 1996H.R. 4011Congressional Pension Forfeiture ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 26, 1996H.R. 3752American Land Sovereignty Protection ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 838 contested votes scored in the 104th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance30.2% · 1,488 votes
Congress14.5% · 839 votes
Armed Forces and National Security16.4% · 477 votes
International Affairs14.6% · 411 votes
Government Operations and Politics18.7% · 406 votes
Labor and Employment16.6% · 187 votes
Energy10.8% · 167 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources16.2% · 167 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement12.3% · 154 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance23.1% · 143 votes
Transportation and Public Works27.1% · 133 votes
Agriculture and Food38.5% · 117 votes
Science, Technology, Communications10.6% · 113 votes
Health14.3% · 98 votes
Environmental Protection10.3% · 97 votes
Education19.1% · 94 votes
Taxation11.5% · 87 votes
Housing and Community Development18.8% · 85 votes
Law7.6% · 66 votes
Commerce10.8% · 65 votes
Finance and Financial Sector8.3% · 60 votes
Social Welfare19% · 58 votes
Immigration14.8% · 54 votes
Water Resources Development54.9% · 51 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues17% · 47 votes
Native Americans30.8% · 26 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion40% · 20 votes
District of Columbia13.3% · 15 votes
Families6.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations7.1% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources28.6% · 14 votes
Commemorations20% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Livestock, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

15 Congresses
90th · 1967104th · 1995
Republican · House · IN90th–104th
Term datesexact
Members · Indiana
JM

John Thomas Myers

Representative from Indiana
HOUSER1967–199715 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
21.7%with Democrats
of 6,730 votes · 78.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested22%of 6,730 · combined
Steepest move−17 pts1993→95, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019671995
1995–96 · 104th · Republican · of 838 votes6.8%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 838 contested votes scored in the 104th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance30.2% · 1,488
Congress14.5% · 839
Armed Forces and National Security16.4% · 477
International Affairs14.6% · 411
Government Operations and Politics18.7% · 406
Labor and Employment16.6% · 187
Energy10.8% · 167
Public Lands and Natural Resources16.2% · 167
Crime and Law Enforcement12.3% · 154
Foreign Trade and International Finance23.1% · 143
Transportation and Public Works27.1% · 133
Agriculture and Food38.5% · 117
Science, Technology, Communications10.6% · 113
Health14.3% · 98
Environmental Protection10.3% · 97
Education19.1% · 94
Taxation11.5% · 87
Housing and Community Development18.8% · 85
Law7.6% · 66
Commerce10.8% · 65
Finance and Financial Sector8.3% · 60
Social Welfare19% · 58
Immigration14.8% · 54
Water Resources Development54.9% · 51
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues17% · 47
Native Americans30.8% · 26
Arts, Culture, Religion40% · 20
District of Columbia13.3% · 15
Families6.7% · 15
Industrial relations7.1% · 14
Mines and mineral resources28.6% · 14
Commemorations20% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Emergency Management— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Congressional-executive relations— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Livestock, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

90th · 1967104th · 1995
Republican90th–104th

Party switchers

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