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William Fitts Ryan

Representative from New York
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1961–1973ID R000562
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LegislationHEADLINE
91%with Dems
of 848 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
91%with Dems
of 848 · both combined
Steepest move
−6 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓19611967
1971–7292nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
91%with Democrats
of 177 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −6 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
Sep 14, 1972H.R. 16593No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Sep 6, 1972H.R. 13514No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 18, 1972S. 3726No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 3726), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Aug 17, 1972H.R. 13915No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Aug 17, 1972H.Res. 1090No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Aug 16, 1972H.R. 15417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Aug 10, 1972H.R. 16029No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 10, 1972H.R. 16029No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Aug 10, 1972H.R. 16029No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 177 contested votes scored in the 92nd 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

6 Congresses
87th · 196192nd · 1971
Democrat · House · NY87th–92nd
Term datesexact
Members · New York
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William Fitts Ryan

Representative from New York
HOUSED1961–19736 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
90.9%with Democrats
of 848 votes · 9.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested91%of 848 · combined
Steepest move−6 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019611971
1971–72 · 92nd · Democrat · of 177 votes91%

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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 · 177 contested votes scored in the 92nd

By policy area

career

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

Service record

87th · 196192nd · 1971
Democrat87th–92nd

Party switchers

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