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James Daniel Richardson

Representative from Tennessee
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1885–1905ID R000222
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LegislationHEADLINE
94%with Dems
of 1,344 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
94%with Dems
of 1,344 · both combined
Steepest move
−9 pts
1889 → 1891
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 ↓1885189118971903
1903–0458th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
96.8%with Democrats
of 31 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1889 → 1891, −9 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
Mar 2, 1905H.R. 18467No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1905H.R. 18467No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 1, 1905H.R. 19150No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 19150), 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
Feb 27, 1905S. 3343No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 9, 1905H.R. 18588No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 6, 1905H.Res. 484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 6, 1905H.Res. 484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 6, 1905H.R. 17994No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jan 20, 1905H.R. 17474No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 31 contested votes scored in the 58th 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

10 Congresses
49th · 188558th · 1903
Democrat · House · TN49th–58th
Term datesexact
Members · Tennessee
JR

James Daniel Richardson

Representative from Tennessee
HOUSED1885–190510 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
93.9%with Democrats
of 1,344 votes · 6.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested94%of 1,344 · combined
Steepest move−9 pts1889→91, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018851903
1903–04 · 58th · Democrat · of 31 votes96.8%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 31 contested votes scored in the 58th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

49th · 188558th · 1903
Democrat49th–58th

Party switchers

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