LR
Lewis Winans Ross
Representative from IllinoisHOUSEDEMOCRAT1863–1869ID R000451
LegislationHEADLINE
86%with Dems
of 1,201 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
86%with Dems
of 1,201 · both combined
Steepest move
−2 pts
1865 → 1867
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 ↓1863
1867–6840th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
84.7%with Democrats
of 412 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1865 → 1867, −2 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 3, 1869S. 845LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 3, 1869S. 845LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 3, 1869S.J.Res. 211LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S.J.Res. 211), 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
Mar 3, 1869noneLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869noneLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869H.J.Res. 413LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869H.R. 1803LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869noneLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869noneLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 412 contested votes scored in the 40th 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
3 Congresses38th · 186340th · 1867
Democrat · House · IL38th–40th
Term datesexact