James Roy Rowland Jr.

Representative from Georgia

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1983–1995ID R000481

LegislationHEADLINE

73%with Dems

of 3,148 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

73%with Dems

of 3,148 · both combined

Steepest move

+8 pts

1983 → 1985

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 ↓19831989

1993–94103rd Congress

Sat as a Democrat

73.7%with Democrats

of 680 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +8 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

5 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

Nov 29, 1994H.R. 5110GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 29, 1994noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 7, 1994H.Res. 579PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textPROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF H. RES. 578Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

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Oct 7, 1994S. 1569MINORITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1994LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 7, 1994S. 455No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416LIMITED AUTHORIZATION OF U.S. TROOPS IN HAITILEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 6, 1994H.J.Res. 416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 680 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance74.8% · 755 votes

Congress91.1% · 383 votes

Armed Forces and National Security55.7% · 350 votes

International Affairs62.2% · 201 votes

Government Operations and Politics77.5% · 151 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources87% · 115 votes

Labor and Employment42.1% · 114 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance70.7% · 99 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement54.4% · 90 votes

Science, Technology, Communications77.9% · 77 votes

Housing and Community Development85% · 60 votes

Transportation and Public Works78% · 59 votes

Agriculture and Food75.9% · 58 votes

Health93.1% · 58 votes

Education69.2% · 52 votes

Environmental Protection55.3% · 47 votes

Water Resources Development89.5% · 38 votes

Immigration43.2% · 37 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues69.4% · 36 votes

Social Welfare63.6% · 33 votes

Finance and Financial Sector60.7% · 28 votes

Taxation85.7% · 28 votes

Energy59.3% · 27 votes

Commerce68.2% · 22 votes

Native Americans85.7% · 21 votes

Law57.9% · 19 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 9 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes

Commemorations— · 6 votes

Emergency Management— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

6 Congresses

98th · 1983103rd · 1993

Democrat · House · GA98th–103rd

Term datesexact

James Roy Rowland Jr.

Representative from Georgia

HOUSED1983–19956 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

73.3%with Democrats

of 3,148 votes · 26.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested73%of 3,148 · combined

Steepest move+8 pts1983→85, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019831993

1993–94 · 103rd · Democrat · of 680 votes73.7%

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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

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Latest 6 shown · 680 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance74.8% · 755

Congress91.1% · 383

Armed Forces and National Security55.7% · 350

International Affairs62.2% · 201

Government Operations and Politics77.5% · 151

Public Lands and Natural Resources87% · 115

Labor and Employment42.1% · 114

Foreign Trade and International Finance70.7% · 99

Crime and Law Enforcement54.4% · 90

Science, Technology, Communications77.9% · 77

Housing and Community Development85% · 60

Transportation and Public Works78% · 59

Agriculture and Food75.9% · 58

Health93.1% · 58

Education69.2% · 52

Environmental Protection55.3% · 47

Water Resources Development89.5% · 38

Immigration43.2% · 37

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues69.4% · 36

Social Welfare63.6% · 33

Finance and Financial Sector60.7% · 28

Taxation85.7% · 28

Energy59.3% · 27

Commerce68.2% · 22

Native Americans85.7% · 21

Law57.9% · 19

Families— · 9

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8

Commemorations— · 6

Emergency Management— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation.

Service record

98th · 1983103rd · 1993

Democrat98th–103rd

Party switchers

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