William Neff Patman

Representative from Texas

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1981–1985ID P000104

LegislationHEADLINE

46%with Dems

of 754 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

46%with Dems

of 754 · both combined

Steepest move

−6 pts

1981 → 1983

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 ↓1981

1983–8498th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

44%with Democrats

of 461 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1981 → 1983, −6 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 11, 1984H.R. 6027No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 11, 1984H.R. 6027No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 11, 1984H.R. 4230No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4230), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Oct 11, 1984H.Res. 615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 10, 1984H.J.Res. 648No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 10, 1984H.J.Res. 648No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Oct 10, 1984H.R. 6028No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 9, 1984H.Res. 613No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 9, 1984S. 2574No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 461 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance46.9% · 209 votes

Armed Forces and National Security22.6% · 84 votes

Congress73.9% · 69 votes

Government Operations and Politics43.2% · 44 votes

International Affairs17.1% · 41 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance21.6% · 37 votes

Science, Technology, Communications44.8% · 29 votes

Agriculture and Food73.1% · 26 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources65.4% · 26 votes

Education64.7% · 17 votes

Labor and Employment81.3% · 16 votes

Taxation75% · 16 votes

Transportation and Public Works43.8% · 16 votes

Environmental Protection33.3% · 15 votes

Immigration26.7% · 15 votes

Health42.9% · 14 votes

Energy25% · 12 votes

Housing and Community Development83.3% · 12 votes

Law16.7% · 12 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 5 votes

Social Welfare— · 5 votes

Commerce— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Water Resources Development— · 4 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 3 votes

Native Americans— · 3 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Families— · 1 vote

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

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

Service record

2 Congresses

97th · 198198th · 1983

Democrat · House · TX97th–98th

Term datesexact

William Neff Patman

Representative from Texas

HOUSED1981–19852 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

46.4%with Democrats

of 754 votes · 53.6% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested46%of 754 · combined

Steepest move−6 pts1981→83, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019811983

1983–84 · 98th · Democrat · of 461 votes44%

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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 · 461 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance46.9% · 209

Armed Forces and National Security22.6% · 84

Congress73.9% · 69

Government Operations and Politics43.2% · 44

International Affairs17.1% · 41

Foreign Trade and International Finance21.6% · 37

Science, Technology, Communications44.8% · 29

Agriculture and Food73.1% · 26

Public Lands and Natural Resources65.4% · 26

Education64.7% · 17

Labor and Employment81.3% · 16

Taxation75% · 16

Transportation and Public Works43.8% · 16

Environmental Protection33.3% · 15

Immigration26.7% · 15

Health42.9% · 14

Energy25% · 12

Housing and Community Development83.3% · 12

Law16.7% · 12

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 5

Social Welfare— · 5

Commerce— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Water Resources Development— · 4

Finance and Financial Sector— · 3

Native Americans— · 3

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2

Private Legislation— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Families— · 1

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

Service record

97th · 198198th · 1983

Democrat97th–98th

Party switchers

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