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Joel McFee Pritchard

Representative from Washington
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1973–1985ID P000546
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LegislationHEADLINE
47%with Dems
of 2,492 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
47%with Dems
of 2,492 · both combined
Steepest move
−15 pts
1973 → 1975
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 ↓19731979
1983–8498th Congress
Sat as a Republican
40.5%with Democrats
of 328 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, −15 pts — within one party label.
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.R. 6027No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984H.R. 4230No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984H.Res. 615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 615), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided 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, 1984S. 2565No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1984H.R. 6163No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1984S. 607No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 328 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance47.2% · 551 votes
Congress34.1% · 296 votes
International Affairs69.9% · 193 votes
Government Operations and Politics45.8% · 177 votes
Energy29.7% · 138 votes
Armed Forces and National Security54.5% · 123 votes
Transportation and Public Works44.8% · 67 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance63.3% · 60 votes
Labor and Employment56.9% · 58 votes
Agriculture and Food31.6% · 57 votes
Taxation22.8% · 57 votes
Education58.2% · 55 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources58.3% · 48 votes
Law73.8% · 42 votes
Science, Technology, Communications53.8% · 39 votes
Environmental Protection18.2% · 33 votes
Health65.6% · 32 votes
Housing and Community Development45.2% · 31 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement46.4% · 28 votes
Commerce33.3% · 27 votes
Finance and Financial Sector30% · 20 votes
Social Welfare15.8% · 19 votes
Immigration37.5% · 16 votes
Industrial relations50% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources64.3% · 14 votes
District of Columbia90% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Water Resources Development— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 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
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 76 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, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Executive reorganization, 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, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, 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

6 Congresses
93rd · 197398th · 1983
Republican · House · WA93rd–98th
Term datesexact
Members · Washington
JP

Joel McFee Pritchard

Representative from Washington
HOUSER1973–19856 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
47%with Democrats
of 2,492 votes · 53% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested47%of 2,492 · combined
Steepest move−15 pts1973→75, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019731983
1983–84 · 98th · Republican · of 328 votes40.5%

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 majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 328 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance47.2% · 551
Congress34.1% · 296
International Affairs69.9% · 193
Government Operations and Politics45.8% · 177
Energy29.7% · 138
Armed Forces and National Security54.5% · 123
Transportation and Public Works44.8% · 67
Foreign Trade and International Finance63.3% · 60
Labor and Employment56.9% · 58
Agriculture and Food31.6% · 57
Taxation22.8% · 57
Education58.2% · 55
Public Lands and Natural Resources58.3% · 48
Law73.8% · 42
Science, Technology, Communications53.8% · 39
Environmental Protection18.2% · 33
Health65.6% · 32
Housing and Community Development45.2% · 31
Crime and Law Enforcement46.4% · 28
Commerce33.3% · 27
Finance and Financial Sector30% · 20
Social Welfare15.8% · 19
Immigration37.5% · 16
Industrial relations50% · 14
Mines and mineral resources64.3% · 14
District of Columbia90% · 10
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Native Americans— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Water Resources Development— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Vietnamese Conflict— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Social Sciences and History— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 76 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, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Executive reorganization, 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, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 197398th · 1983
Republican93rd–98th

Party switchers

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