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Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Sr.

Representative from Pennsylvania
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1957–1979ID N000113
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LegislationHEADLINE
92%with Dems
of 2,272 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
92%with Dems
of 2,272 · both combined
Steepest move
+9 pts
1959 → 1961
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 ↓1957196319691975
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
90%with Democrats
of 480 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1959 → 1961, +9 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13750No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.Res. 1448No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 1448), 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
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 12467No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 15No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978S. 3447No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978S. 2493No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 12250No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 4018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 480 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance88.8% · 260 votes
Congress94.9% · 137 votes
Energy85.9% · 92 votes
Government Operations and Politics93.2% · 88 votes
International Affairs88.9% · 81 votes
Labor and Employment93% · 43 votes
Transportation and Public Works84.8% · 33 votes
Taxation80.6% · 31 votes
Armed Forces and National Security79.3% · 29 votes
Agriculture and Food89.3% · 28 votes
Law96.4% · 28 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 22 votes
Commerce100% · 21 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance90% · 20 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources75% · 20 votes
Education88.9% · 18 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement93.3% · 15 votes
Health92.9% · 14 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources92.9% · 14 votes
District of Columbia92.3% · 13 votes
Finance and Financial Sector91.7% · 12 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 12 votes
Social Welfare91.7% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Depletion allowances— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Income tax— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Coins and coinage— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Municipal finance— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Cultural centers— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Financial disclosure— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Petroleum industry— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 81 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, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emergency Management, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Import restrictions, 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, Museums, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Political representation, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, 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

11 Congresses
85th · 195795th · 1977
Democrat · House · PA85th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Pennsylvania
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Robert Nelson Cornelius Nix Sr.

Representative from Pennsylvania
HOUSED1957–197911 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
91.9%with Democrats
of 2,272 votes · 8.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested92%of 2,272 · combined
Steepest move+9 pts1959→61, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019571977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 480 votes90%

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 majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 480 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance88.8% · 260
Congress94.9% · 137
Energy85.9% · 92
Government Operations and Politics93.2% · 88
International Affairs88.9% · 81
Labor and Employment93% · 43
Transportation and Public Works84.8% · 33
Taxation80.6% · 31
Armed Forces and National Security79.3% · 29
Agriculture and Food89.3% · 28
Law96.4% · 28
Environmental Protection100% · 22
Commerce100% · 21
Foreign Trade and International Finance90% · 20
Public Lands and Natural Resources75% · 20
Education88.9% · 18
Crime and Law Enforcement93.3% · 15
Health92.9% · 14
Industrial relations100% · 14
Mines and mineral resources92.9% · 14
District of Columbia92.3% · 13
Finance and Financial Sector91.7% · 12
Housing and Community Development100% · 12
Social Welfare91.7% · 12
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Depletion allowances— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Income tax— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Municipal finance— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Cultural centers— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Financial disclosure— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Petroleum industry— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 81 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emergency Management, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Import restrictions, 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, Museums, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Political representation, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

85th · 195795th · 1977
Democrat85th–95th

Party switchers

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