Benjamin Reifel

Representative from South Dakota

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1961–1971ID R000152

LegislationHEADLINE

23%with Dems

of 634 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

23%with Dems

of 634 · both combined

Steepest move

−8 pts

1961 → 1963

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 ↓19611967

1969–7091st Congress

Sat as a Republican

32.5%with Democrats

of 77 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1961 → 1963, −8 pts — within one party label.

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 16, 1970H.R. 18582No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 15, 1970H.R. 17755No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 14, 1970H.Res. 1306No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 1306), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.

Where this lands

NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Dec 8, 1970H.R. 17755No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 3, 1970H.Res. 1147No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 3, 1970H.R. 19436No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 24, 1970H.Res. 1267No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 24, 1970H.R. 19830No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 24, 1970H.R. 16785No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 77 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

5 Congresses

87th · 196191st · 1969

Republican · House · SD87th–91st

Term datesexact

Benjamin Reifel

Representative from South Dakota

HOUSER1961–19715 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

23.3%with Democrats

of 634 votes · 76.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested23%of 634 · combined

Steepest move−8 pts1961→63, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019611969

1969–70 · 91st · Republican · of 77 votes32.5%

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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 majorityNay

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 77 contested votes scored in the 91st

By policy area

career

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

Service record

87th · 196191st · 1969

Republican87th–91st

Party switchers

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