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James Jarrell (Jake) Pickle

Representative from Texas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1963–1995ID P000328
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LegislationHEADLINE
72%with Dems
of 5,938 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
72%with Dems
of 5,938 · both combined
Steepest move
−19 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓196319691975198119871993
1993–94103rd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
86.8%with Democrats
of 634 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −19 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
Nov 29, 1994H.R. 5110GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994H.Res. 579PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 455), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
YEAVoted against both majorities — not scored
Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994H.Res. 568WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 21LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416LIMITED AUTHORIZATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN HAITILEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 634 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance73.7% · 1,242 votes
Congress87.3% · 646 votes
Armed Forces and National Security63.5% · 414 votes
International Affairs64.7% · 357 votes
Government Operations and Politics75.5% · 323 votes
Energy45.8% · 166 votes
Labor and Employment70.3% · 165 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources83.7% · 153 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance63.8% · 141 votes
Transportation and Public Works67.5% · 117 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement75.2% · 113 votes
Agriculture and Food69.4% · 108 votes
Science, Technology, Communications79.1% · 91 votes
Education74.4% · 90 votes
Health77.9% · 77 votes
Taxation72.4% · 76 votes
Environmental Protection58.1% · 74 votes
Housing and Community Development77.5% · 71 votes
Law61.7% · 60 votes
Finance and Financial Sector63.8% · 47 votes
Social Welfare71.7% · 46 votes
Commerce63.6% · 44 votes
Immigration66.7% · 39 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues88.9% · 36 votes
Water Resources Development83.3% · 36 votes
Native Americans75% · 24 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion80% · 15 votes
Industrial relations64.3% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources64.3% · 14 votes
Commemorations60% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
District of Columbia— · 9 votes
Families— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Emergency Management— · 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
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Black lung— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 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
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Petroleum industry— · 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
Sports and Recreation— · 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

16 Congresses
88th · 1963103rd · 1993
Democrat · House · TX88th–103rd
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
JP

James Jarrell (Jake) Pickle

Representative from Texas
HOUSED1963–199516 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
72.1%with Democrats
of 5,938 votes · 27.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested72%of 5,938 · combined
Steepest move−19 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019631993
1993–94 · 103rd · Democrat · of 634 votes86.8%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 634 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance73.7% · 1,242
Congress87.3% · 646
Armed Forces and National Security63.5% · 414
International Affairs64.7% · 357
Government Operations and Politics75.5% · 323
Energy45.8% · 166
Labor and Employment70.3% · 165
Public Lands and Natural Resources83.7% · 153
Foreign Trade and International Finance63.8% · 141
Transportation and Public Works67.5% · 117
Crime and Law Enforcement75.2% · 113
Agriculture and Food69.4% · 108
Science, Technology, Communications79.1% · 91
Education74.4% · 90
Health77.9% · 77
Taxation72.4% · 76
Environmental Protection58.1% · 74
Housing and Community Development77.5% · 71
Law61.7% · 60
Finance and Financial Sector63.8% · 47
Social Welfare71.7% · 46
Commerce63.6% · 44
Immigration66.7% · 39
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues88.9% · 36
Water Resources Development83.3% · 36
Native Americans75% · 24
Arts, Culture, Religion80% · 15
Industrial relations64.3% · 14
Mines and mineral resources64.3% · 14
Commemorations60% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
District of Columbia— · 9
Families— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Emergency Management— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Black lung— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 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
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Petroleum industry— · 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
Sports and Recreation— · 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

88th · 1963103rd · 1993
Democrat88th–103rd

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