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Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn
Representative from TexasHOUSEDEMOCRAT1913–1961ID R000082
LegislationHEADLINE
91%with Dems
of 1,455 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
91%with Dems
of 1,455 · both combined
Steepest move
−16 pts
1921 → 1923
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 ↓19131919192519311937194319491955
1957–5885th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
0%with Democrats
of 1 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1921 → 1923, −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
Aug 14, 1957S. 1383LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
1 most recent roll calls shown · 1 contested votes scored in the 85th CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
24 Congresses63rd · 191386th · 1959
Democrat · House · TX63rd–86th
Term datesexact