JS
Joseph Draper Sayers
Representative from TexasHOUSEDEMOCRAT1885–1899ID S000099
LegislationHEADLINE
92%with Dems
of 1,256 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
92%with Dems
of 1,256 · both combined
Steepest move
+7 pts
1891 → 1893
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 ↓188518911897
1897–9855th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
90.9%with Democrats
of 110 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1891 → 1893, +7 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
Dec 20, 1898H.R. 10989LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1898S. 4080LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1898H.R. 10807LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 10807), 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
Dec 14, 1898S. 112LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 13, 1898S. 95LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 7, 1898H.R. 7130LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jul 8, 1898noneLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jul 6, 1898H.R. 10691LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 30, 1898noneLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 110 contested votes scored in the 55th 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
7 Congresses49th · 188555th · 1897
Democrat · House · TX49th–55th
Term datesexact