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Henry Thomas Rainey

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1903–1935ID R000014
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LegislationHEADLINE
88%with Dems
of 1,231 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
88%with Dems
of 1,231 · both combined
Steepest move
−16 pts
1905 → 1907
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 ↓190319091915192119271933
1933–3473rd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
100%with Democrats
of 30 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1905 → 1907, −16 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
Jun 16, 1934S.J.Res. 131No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 5, 1934H.R. 9391No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 4, 1934H.R. 6663No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6663), 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
Jun 1, 1934H.R. 410No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 1, 1934H.R. 410No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 1, 1934H.R. 410No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
May 31, 1934H.R. 9745No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
May 31, 1934H.R. 9745No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 4, 1934H.R. 9326No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 30 contested votes scored in the 73rd 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

15 Congresses
58th · 190373rd · 1933
Democrat · House · IL58th–73rd
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Henry Thomas Rainey

Representative from Illinois
HOUSED1903–193515 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
88.3%with Democrats
of 1,231 votes · 11.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested88%of 1,231 · combined
Steepest move−16 pts1905→07, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019031933
1933–34 · 73rd · Democrat · of 30 votes100%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 30 contested votes scored in the 73rd

By policy area

career

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

Service record

58th · 190373rd · 1933
Democrat58th–73rd

Party switchers

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