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James David Santini

Representative from Nevada
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1983ID S000058
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LegislationHEADLINE
52%with Dems
of 1,709 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
52%with Dems
of 1,709 · both combined
Steepest move
−13 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓19751981
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
45.7%with Democrats
of 210 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, −13 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 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
Dec 16, 1982S. 1965No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 3191No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 3191No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 3191), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 628No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 210 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance38.2% · 387 votes
Congress68.9% · 222 votes
Government Operations and Politics53.2% · 141 votes
International Affairs33.6% · 128 votes
Energy57.3% · 89 votes
Armed Forces and National Security58.5% · 53 votes
Agriculture and Food32% · 50 votes
Taxation42.6% · 47 votes
Education54.1% · 37 votes
Labor and Employment55.6% · 36 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources69.4% · 36 votes
Transportation and Public Works52.8% · 36 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance38.7% · 31 votes
Law60% · 30 votes
Environmental Protection46.2% · 26 votes
Health57.1% · 21 votes
Commerce52.6% · 19 votes
Finance and Financial Sector57.9% · 19 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement55.6% · 18 votes
Science, Technology, Communications52.9% · 17 votes
Housing and Community Development50% · 14 votes
Industrial relations57.1% · 14 votes
Social Welfare57.1% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 8 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Embargo— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Revenue sharing— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Income tax— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Public works— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Motor vehicles, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal service, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

4 Congresses
94th · 197597th · 1981
Democrat · House · NV94th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · Nevada
JS

James David Santini

Representative from Nevada
HOUSED1975–19834 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
51.6%with Democrats
of 1,709 votes · 48.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested52%of 1,709 · combined
Steepest move−13 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751981
1981–82 · 97th · Democrat · of 210 votes45.7%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 210 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance38.2% · 387
Congress68.9% · 222
Government Operations and Politics53.2% · 141
International Affairs33.6% · 128
Energy57.3% · 89
Armed Forces and National Security58.5% · 53
Agriculture and Food32% · 50
Taxation42.6% · 47
Education54.1% · 37
Labor and Employment55.6% · 36
Public Lands and Natural Resources69.4% · 36
Transportation and Public Works52.8% · 36
Foreign Trade and International Finance38.7% · 31
Law60% · 30
Environmental Protection46.2% · 26
Health57.1% · 21
Commerce52.6% · 19
Finance and Financial Sector57.9% · 19
Crime and Law Enforcement55.6% · 18
Science, Technology, Communications52.9% · 17
Housing and Community Development50% · 14
Industrial relations57.1% · 14
Social Welfare57.1% · 14
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 8
Private Legislation— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Embargo— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Revenue sharing— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Income tax— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Museums— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Public works— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Motor vehicles, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal service, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197597th · 1981
Democrat94th–97th

Party switchers

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