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Claude Denson Pepper

Representative from Florida
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1937–1991ID P000218
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LegislationHEADLINE
92%with Dems
of 5,102 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
92%with Dems
of 5,102 · both combined
Steepest move
+11 pts
1941 → 1943
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 ↓193719431949195519611967197319791985
1989–90101st Congress
Sat as a Democrat
100%with Democrats
of 10 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1941 → 1943, +11 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
Apr 26, 1989H.R. 2072No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 23, 1989H.R. 2No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 23, 1989H.R. 2No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 2), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Mar 23, 1989H.R. 2No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 22, 1989H.R. 2No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 15, 1989H.R. 1231No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 15, 1989H.R. 1231No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Feb 7, 1989H.J.Res. 129No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 6, 1989noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 10 contested votes scored in the 101st CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance93.2% · 810 votes
Congress93.6% · 328 votes
Armed Forces and National Security70.1% · 274 votes
International Affairs89.3% · 261 votes
Government Operations and Politics92.2% · 230 votes
Energy81.4% · 140 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance90.5% · 116 votes
Labor and Employment98.2% · 109 votes
Transportation and Public Works91.5% · 94 votes
Agriculture and Food91.3% · 92 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 72 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources94.3% · 70 votes
Education94.2% · 69 votes
Taxation88.1% · 67 votes
Science, Technology, Communications91.4% · 58 votes
Environmental Protection96.2% · 52 votes
Law95.8% · 48 votes
Social Welfare93.5% · 46 votes
Health100% · 45 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement85.7% · 42 votes
Commerce100% · 30 votes
Immigration93.3% · 30 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 24 votes
Finance and Financial Sector95.2% · 21 votes
Water Resources Development88.2% · 17 votes
Native Americans93.8% · 16 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
District of Columbia100% · 13 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 11 votes
Commemorations100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Families— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 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
Constitutional amendments— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 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
Embargo— · 2 votes
Emergency Management— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 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
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Executive reorganization— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 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
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 72 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, Day care, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, 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, Rivers, 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
75th · 193788th · 1963101st · 1989
Democrat · Senate · FL75th–81st
Democrat · House · FL88th–101st
Term datesexact
Members · Florida
CP

Claude Denson Pepper

Representative from Florida
HOUSED1937–199121 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
91.6%with Democrats
of 5,102 votes · 8.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested92%of 5,102 · combined
Steepest move+11 pts1941→43, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019371989
1989–90 · 101st · Democrat · of 10 votes100%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 10 contested votes scored in the 101st

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance93.2% · 810
Congress93.6% · 328
Armed Forces and National Security70.1% · 274
International Affairs89.3% · 261
Government Operations and Politics92.2% · 230
Energy81.4% · 140
Foreign Trade and International Finance90.5% · 116
Labor and Employment98.2% · 109
Transportation and Public Works91.5% · 94
Agriculture and Food91.3% · 92
Housing and Community Development100% · 72
Public Lands and Natural Resources94.3% · 70
Education94.2% · 69
Taxation88.1% · 67
Science, Technology, Communications91.4% · 58
Environmental Protection96.2% · 52
Law95.8% · 48
Social Welfare93.5% · 46
Health100% · 45
Crime and Law Enforcement85.7% · 42
Commerce100% · 30
Immigration93.3% · 30
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 24
Finance and Financial Sector95.2% · 21
Water Resources Development88.2% · 17
Native Americans93.8% · 16
Industrial relations100% · 14
District of Columbia100% · 13
Mines and mineral resources100% · 11
Commemorations100% · 10
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Public works— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Families— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 3
Credit— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 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
Embargo— · 2
Emergency Management— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Executive reorganization— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Lobbying— · 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
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 72 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, Day care, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, 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, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

75th · 1937101st · 1989
Democrat75th–81st
Democrat88th–101st

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
AD320 × 50 · Anchor