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John Light Napier

Representative from South Carolina
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1981–1983ID N000005
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LegislationHEADLINE
24%with Dems
of 276 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
24%with Dems
of 276 · both combined

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 ↓1981
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
23.6%with Democrats
of 276 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 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
Dec 21, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 1982H.R. 7093No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.Res. 636No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 636), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 276 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance22.5% · 89 votes
Congress22.2% · 36 votes
Armed Forces and National Security6.7% · 30 votes
Government Operations and Politics28% · 25 votes
Science, Technology, Communications15.4% · 13 votes
Agriculture and Food54.5% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Law— · 9 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 8 votes
Transportation and Public Works— · 8 votes
Taxation— · 7 votes
Environmental Protection— · 5 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 4 votes
Labor and Employment— · 4 votes
Energy— · 3 votes
Health— · 3 votes
International Affairs— · 3 votes
Commerce— · 2 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2 votes
Native Americans— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote
Education— · 1 vote
Finance and Financial Sector— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 5 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families, Housing and Community Development, Immigration, Social Welfare.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
97th · 1981
Republican · House · SC97th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · South Carolina
JN

John Light Napier

Representative from South Carolina
HOUSER1981–19831 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
23.6%with Democrats
of 276 votes · 76.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested24%of 276 · combined

Career arc

10050019811981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 276 votes23.6%

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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 majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 276 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance22.5% · 89
Congress22.2% · 36
Armed Forces and National Security6.7% · 30
Government Operations and Politics28% · 25
Science, Technology, Communications15.4% · 13
Agriculture and Food54.5% · 11
Law— · 9
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 8
Transportation and Public Works— · 8
Taxation— · 7
Environmental Protection— · 5
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 4
Labor and Employment— · 4
Energy— · 3
Health— · 3
International Affairs— · 3
Commerce— · 2
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2
Native Americans— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
Education— · 1
Finance and Financial Sector— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 5 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families, Housing and Community Development, Immigration, Social Welfare.

Service record

97th · 198197th · 1981
Republican97th–97th

Party switchers

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