Richard Harding Poff

Representative from Virginia

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1953–1973ID P000401

LegislationHEADLINE

12%with Dems

of 1,197 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

12%with Dems

of 1,197 · both combined

Steepest move

−9 pts

1955 → 1957

still a Republican

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 ↓1953195919651971

1971–7292nd Congress

Sat as a Republican

15.2%with Democrats

of 164 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1955 → 1957, −9 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Aug 18, 1972S. 3726No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Aug 18, 1972H.Res. 1102No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Aug 18, 1972H.J.Res. 1227No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.J.Res. 1227), 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

Open roll call

Aug 17, 1972H.R. 13915No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Aug 17, 1972H.R. 13915No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Aug 17, 1972H.R. 13915No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Aug 17, 1972H.R. 13915No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED

Aug 17, 1972H.R. 13915No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Aug 17, 1972H.R. 13915No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 164 contested votes scored in the 92nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

10 Congresses

83rd · 195392nd · 1971

Republican · House · VA83rd–92nd

Term datesexact

Richard Harding Poff

Representative from Virginia

HOUSER1953–197310 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

11.6%with Democrats

of 1,197 votes · 88.4% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested12%of 1,197 · combined

Steepest move−9 pts1955→57, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019531971

1971–72 · 92nd · Republican · of 164 votes15.2%

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Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. 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 · 164 contested votes scored in the 92nd

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

83rd · 195392nd · 1971

Republican83rd–92nd

Party switchers

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