Arthur Ravenel Jr.

Representative from South Carolina

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1987–1995ID R000072

LegislationHEADLINE

36%with Dems

of 2,181 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

36%with Dems

of 2,181 · both combined

Steepest move

−15 pts

1991 → 1993

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 ↓19871993

1993–94103rd Congress

Sat as a Republican

24.3%with Democrats

of 683 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1991 → 1993, −15 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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 TRADELEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Nov 29, 1994noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.J.Res. 416), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Oct 6, 1994H.Res. 570PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES 416; LIMITED AUTHORIZATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN HAITILEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 6, 1994H.R. 4278SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1994LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 6, 1994H.Res. 565PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF S. 455LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 5, 1994H.Res. 564PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5110, GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Oct 5, 1994S. 1225U.S. = MEXICO BORDER HEALTH COMMISSIONLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1994S. 1919RIO PUERCO WATERSHED ACT 0F 1994LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 683 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance30.6% · 506 votes

Congress17.6% · 330 votes

Armed Forces and National Security29.5% · 227 votes

International Affairs36.5% · 126 votes

Government Operations and Politics31.7% · 101 votes

Labor and Employment30.3% · 89 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources82.6% · 86 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement10.1% · 79 votes

Science, Technology, Communications34.1% · 44 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance63.4% · 41 votes

Health56.1% · 41 votes

Transportation and Public Works58.8% · 34 votes

Education22.6% · 31 votes

Finance and Financial Sector41.4% · 29 votes

Water Resources Development51.7% · 29 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues53.6% · 28 votes

Environmental Protection66.7% · 27 votes

Housing and Community Development33.3% · 27 votes

Social Welfare36.8% · 19 votes

Law44.4% · 18 votes

Energy58.8% · 17 votes

Immigration29.4% · 17 votes

Commerce25% · 16 votes

Agriculture and Food57.1% · 14 votes

Native Americans85.7% · 14 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Taxation— · 9 votes

Families— · 8 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes

Emergency Management— · 4 votes

Commemorations— · 3 votes

They also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation, Sports and Recreation.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

4 Congresses

100th · 1987103rd · 1993

Republican · House · SC100th–103rd

Term datesexact

Arthur Ravenel Jr.

Representative from South Carolina

HOUSER1987–19954 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

35.7%with Democrats

of 2,181 votes · 64.3% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested36%of 2,181 · combined

Steepest move−15 pts1991→93, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019871993

1993–94 · 103rd · Republican · of 683 votes24.3%

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 majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 683 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance30.6% · 506

Congress17.6% · 330

Armed Forces and National Security29.5% · 227

International Affairs36.5% · 126

Government Operations and Politics31.7% · 101

Labor and Employment30.3% · 89

Public Lands and Natural Resources82.6% · 86

Crime and Law Enforcement10.1% · 79

Science, Technology, Communications34.1% · 44

Foreign Trade and International Finance63.4% · 41

Health56.1% · 41

Transportation and Public Works58.8% · 34

Education22.6% · 31

Finance and Financial Sector41.4% · 29

Water Resources Development51.7% · 29

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues53.6% · 28

Environmental Protection66.7% · 27

Housing and Community Development33.3% · 27

Social Welfare36.8% · 19

Law44.4% · 18

Energy58.8% · 17

Immigration29.4% · 17

Commerce25% · 16

Agriculture and Food57.1% · 14

Native Americans85.7% · 14

Taxation— · 9

Families— · 8

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5

Emergency Management— · 4

Commemorations— · 3

Also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

100th · 1987103rd · 1993

Republican100th–103rd

Party switchers

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