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William Huston Natcher

Representative from Kentucky
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1953–1995ID N000009
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LegislationHEADLINE
78%with Dems
of 6,517 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
78%with Dems
of 6,517 · both combined
Steepest move
+15 pts
1971 → 1973
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 ↓1953195919651971197719831989
1993–94103rd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
92%with Democrats
of 411 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1971 → 1973, +15 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

5 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
Mar 2, 1994H.Res. 238REGARDING THE HOUSE POST OFFICELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1994H.Res. 375REGARDING THE HOUSE POST OFFICELEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1994H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored
Mar 2, 1994noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Feb 24, 1994H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 24, 1994H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Feb 24, 1994H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 23, 1994H.R. 1804GOALS 200: EDUCATE AMERICA ACTLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 23, 1994H.Res. 343CONDEMNING A SPEECH GIVEN BY NATION OF ISLAM CHIEF SPOKESMANLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 411 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance81.2% · 1,222 votes
Congress91.3% · 652 votes
Armed Forces and National Security69.4% · 412 votes
International Affairs69.4% · 359 votes
Government Operations and Politics79.8% · 332 votes
Labor and Employment91.2% · 170 votes
Energy63.5% · 167 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance74.3% · 148 votes
Transportation and Public Works81.5% · 124 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources89.3% · 122 votes
Agriculture and Food82.3% · 113 votes
Science, Technology, Communications80% · 105 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement62.9% · 97 votes
Education80% · 85 votes
Health79.5% · 83 votes
Housing and Community Development87.7% · 81 votes
Taxation67.5% · 77 votes
Environmental Protection73.3% · 75 votes
Law72.1% · 61 votes
Finance and Financial Sector71.7% · 53 votes
Commerce71.4% · 49 votes
Social Welfare89.8% · 49 votes
Immigration85.7% · 42 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues87.8% · 41 votes
Water Resources Development92.5% · 40 votes
Native Americans84% · 25 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion87.5% · 16 votes
District of Columbia100% · 15 votes
Industrial relations92.9% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources92.9% · 14 votes
Families83.3% · 12 votes
Commemorations60% · 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
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 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
Financial disclosure— · 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
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 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
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 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 67 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, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, 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

21 Congresses
83rd · 1953103rd · 1993
Democrat · House · KY83rd–103rd
Term datesexact
Members · Kentucky
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William Huston Natcher

Representative from Kentucky
HOUSED1953–199521 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
78.4%with Democrats
of 6,517 votes · 21.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested78%of 6,517 · combined
Steepest move+15 pts1971→73, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019531993
1993–94 · 103rd · Democrat · of 411 votes92%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 411 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance81.2% · 1,222
Congress91.3% · 652
Armed Forces and National Security69.4% · 412
International Affairs69.4% · 359
Government Operations and Politics79.8% · 332
Labor and Employment91.2% · 170
Energy63.5% · 167
Foreign Trade and International Finance74.3% · 148
Transportation and Public Works81.5% · 124
Public Lands and Natural Resources89.3% · 122
Agriculture and Food82.3% · 113
Science, Technology, Communications80% · 105
Crime and Law Enforcement62.9% · 97
Education80% · 85
Health79.5% · 83
Housing and Community Development87.7% · 81
Taxation67.5% · 77
Environmental Protection73.3% · 75
Law72.1% · 61
Finance and Financial Sector71.7% · 53
Commerce71.4% · 49
Social Welfare89.8% · 49
Immigration85.7% · 42
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues87.8% · 41
Water Resources Development92.5% · 40
Native Americans84% · 25
Arts, Culture, Religion87.5% · 16
District of Columbia100% · 15
Industrial relations92.9% · 14
Mines and mineral resources92.9% · 14
Families83.3% · 12
Commemorations60% · 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
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
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
Financial disclosure— · 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
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 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
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 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 67 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, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, 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

83rd · 1953103rd · 1993
Democrat83rd–103rd

Party switchers

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