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Jerry Mumford Patterson

Representative from California
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1985ID P000121
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LegislationHEADLINE
90%with Dems
of 2,221 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
90%with Dems
of 2,221 · both combined
Steepest move
−7 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓19751981
1983–8498th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
87.5%with Democrats
of 439 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, −7 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.Res. 615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 10, 1984H.J.Res. 648No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 10, 1984H.J.Res. 648No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.J.Res. 648), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Oct 10, 1984H.R. 6028No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1984H.Res. 613No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 9, 1984S. 2574No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1984H.R. 3398No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1984S. 2565No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1984H.R. 999No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 439 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance86.9% · 518 votes
Congress95.6% · 248 votes
Government Operations and Politics89.5% · 172 votes
International Affairs91.5% · 165 votes
Armed Forces and National Security69.4% · 111 votes
Energy92.4% · 105 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance89.7% · 68 votes
Agriculture and Food83.3% · 66 votes
Taxation94.4% · 54 votes
Transportation and Public Works87% · 54 votes
Education94.2% · 52 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources94.1% · 51 votes
Labor and Employment97.7% · 44 votes
Science, Technology, Communications97.3% · 37 votes
Environmental Protection91.4% · 35 votes
Health90.6% · 32 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 27 votes
Law96.3% · 27 votes
Commerce91.3% · 23 votes
Finance and Financial Sector85.7% · 21 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement90% · 20 votes
Social Welfare90% · 20 votes
Immigration87.5% · 16 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues90% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Water Resources Development— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Depletion allowances— · 2 votes
Embargo— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 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
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 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 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, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Congressional-Presidential relations, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, District of Columbia, Earthquakes, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, 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, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

5 Congresses
94th · 197598th · 1983
Democrat · House · CA94th–98th
Term datesexact
Members · California
JP

Jerry Mumford Patterson

Representative from California
HOUSED1975–19855 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
90%with Democrats
of 2,221 votes · 10% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested90%of 2,221 · combined
Steepest move−7 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751983
1983–84 · 98th · Democrat · of 439 votes87.5%

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 439 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance86.9% · 518
Congress95.6% · 248
Government Operations and Politics89.5% · 172
International Affairs91.5% · 165
Armed Forces and National Security69.4% · 111
Energy92.4% · 105
Foreign Trade and International Finance89.7% · 68
Agriculture and Food83.3% · 66
Taxation94.4% · 54
Transportation and Public Works87% · 54
Education94.2% · 52
Public Lands and Natural Resources94.1% · 51
Labor and Employment97.7% · 44
Science, Technology, Communications97.3% · 37
Environmental Protection91.4% · 35
Health90.6% · 32
Housing and Community Development100% · 27
Law96.3% · 27
Commerce91.3% · 23
Finance and Financial Sector85.7% · 21
Crime and Law Enforcement90% · 20
Social Welfare90% · 20
Immigration87.5% · 16
Industrial relations100% · 14
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues90% · 10
Lobbying— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Native Americans— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5
Black lung— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Water Resources Development— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Credit— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Depletion allowances— · 2
Embargo— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 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, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Congressional-Presidential relations, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, District of Columbia, Earthquakes, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, 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, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197598th · 1983
Democrat94th–98th

Party switchers

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