SR
Sam Morris Russell
Representative from TexasHOUSEDEMOCRAT1941–1947ID R000538
LegislationHEADLINE
64%with Dems
of 188 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
64%with Dems
of 188 · both combined
Steepest move
−15 pts
1941 → 1943
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 ↓1941
1945–4679th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
52.1%with Democrats
of 73 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1941 → 1943, −15 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
Jul 20, 1946S. 1717LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 20, 1946S. 1717LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 16, 1946H.R. 6739LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6739), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Jul 13, 1946S.J.Res. 138LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jul 13, 1946S.J.Res. 138LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 11, 1946H.R. 6739LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jul 10, 1946noneLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Jul 10, 1946noneLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 9, 1946H.R. 5452LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 73 contested votes scored in the 79th 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 Congresses77th · 194179th · 1945
Democrat · House · TX77th–79th
Term datesexact