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Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Representative from New York
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1945–1971ID P000477
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LegislationHEADLINE
90%with Dems
of 870 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
90%with Dems
of 870 · both combined
Steepest move
−19 pts
1965 → 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 ↓19451951195719631969
1969–7091st Congress
Sat as a Democrat
78.4%with Democrats
of 37 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1965 → 1969, −19 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Dec 29, 1970S. 1181No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 21, 1970H.Res. 1308No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 1970H.R. 14233No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 14233), 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
Dec 17, 1970S. 1181No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1970H.R. 17867No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1970H.R. 17755No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 14, 1970H.Res. 1306No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 14, 1970H.Res. 1306No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 8, 1970H.R. 17755No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 37 contested votes scored in the 91st 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

12 Congresses
79th · 194591st · 1969
Democrat · House · NY79th–91st
Term datesexact
Members · New York
AP

Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

Representative from New York
HOUSED1945–197112 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
90.2%with Democrats
of 870 votes · 9.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested90%of 870 · combined
Steepest move−19 pts1965→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019451969
1969–70 · 91st · Democrat · of 37 votes78.4%

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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 · 37 contested votes scored in the 91st

By policy area

career

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

Service record

79th · 194591st · 1969
Democrat79th–91st

Party switchers

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