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Adolph Joachim Sabath

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1907–1953ID S000001
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LegislationHEADLINE
89%with Dems
of 1,735 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
89%with Dems
of 1,735 · both combined
Steepest move
+43 pts
1927 → 1929
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 ↓19071913191919251931193719431949
1951–5282nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
97.3%with Democrats
of 74 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1927 → 1929, +43 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 3, 1952H.R. 7289No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 2, 1952H.Res. 638No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Jun 28, 1952H.R. 8370No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 8370), 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
Jun 26, 1952H.R. 8210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 9, 1952S. 97No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
May 23, 1952H.R. 7005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 23, 1952H.R. 7005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 15, 1952S.J.Res. 20No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Apr 24, 1952H.Res. 532No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 74 contested votes scored in the 82nd 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

23 Congresses
60th · 190782nd · 1951
Democrat · House · IL60th–82nd
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Adolph Joachim Sabath

Representative from Illinois
HOUSED1907–195323 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
89%with Democrats
of 1,735 votes · 11% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested89%of 1,735 · combined
Steepest move+43 pts1927→29, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019071951
1951–52 · 82nd · Democrat · of 74 votes97.3%

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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 · 74 contested votes scored in the 82nd

By policy area

career

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

Service record

60th · 190782nd · 1951
Democrat60th–82nd

Party switchers

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