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John Jacob Rhodes

Representative from Arizona
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1953–1983ID R000188
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LegislationHEADLINE
21%with Dems
of 3,192 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
21%with Dems
of 3,192 · both combined
Steepest move
−19 pts
1957 → 1959
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 ↓19531959196519711977
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
24.1%with Democrats
of 220 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1957 → 1959, −19 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
Dec 16, 1982S. 1965No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 3191No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 3191No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 3191), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 628No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 630No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 220 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance21.3% · 432 votes
Congress25.4% · 268 votes
Government Operations and Politics26.9% · 167 votes
International Affairs46.2% · 143 votes
Energy12.6% · 127 votes
Armed Forces and National Security9.1% · 55 votes
Transportation and Public Works24.1% · 54 votes
Labor and Employment9.8% · 51 votes
Agriculture and Food21.3% · 47 votes
Taxation23.9% · 46 votes
Education21.1% · 38 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources7.9% · 38 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance37.1% · 35 votes
Law17.6% · 34 votes
Commerce14.3% · 28 votes
Environmental Protection11.5% · 26 votes
Health11.5% · 26 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement13% · 23 votes
Housing and Community Development14.3% · 21 votes
Science, Technology, Communications15.8% · 19 votes
Social Welfare0% · 16 votes
District of Columbia28.6% · 14 votes
Finance and Financial Sector14.3% · 14 votes
Industrial relations7.1% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources7.7% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Home repair and improvement— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 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
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 77 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, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Barber and beauty shops, 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, Droughts, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, 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, Postal rates and revenues, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, 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

15 Congresses
83rd · 195397th · 1981
Republican · House · AZ83rd–97th
Term datesexact
Members · Arizona
JR

John Jacob Rhodes

Representative from Arizona
HOUSER1953–198315 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
20.6%with Democrats
of 3,192 votes · 79.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested21%of 3,192 · combined
Steepest move−19 pts1957→59, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019531981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 220 votes24.1%

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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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 220 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance21.3% · 432
Congress25.4% · 268
Government Operations and Politics26.9% · 167
International Affairs46.2% · 143
Energy12.6% · 127
Armed Forces and National Security9.1% · 55
Transportation and Public Works24.1% · 54
Labor and Employment9.8% · 51
Agriculture and Food21.3% · 47
Taxation23.9% · 46
Education21.1% · 38
Public Lands and Natural Resources7.9% · 38
Foreign Trade and International Finance37.1% · 35
Law17.6% · 34
Commerce14.3% · 28
Environmental Protection11.5% · 26
Health11.5% · 26
Crime and Law Enforcement13% · 23
Housing and Community Development14.3% · 21
Science, Technology, Communications15.8% · 19
Social Welfare0% · 16
District of Columbia28.6% · 14
Finance and Financial Sector14.3% · 14
Industrial relations7.1% · 14
Mines and mineral resources7.7% · 13
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Private Legislation— · 8
Vietnamese Conflict— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 5
Black lung— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Home repair and improvement— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 77 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Barber and beauty shops, 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, Droughts, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, 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, Postal rates and revenues, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

83rd · 195397th · 1981
Republican83rd–97th

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