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John George Schmitz

Representative from California
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1969–1973ID S000133
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LegislationHEADLINE
9%with Dems
of 222 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
9%with Dems
of 222 · both combined
Steepest move
+11 pts
1969 → 1971
still a Republican

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 ↓1969
1971–7292nd Congress
Sat as a Republican
11.3%with Democrats
of 177 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, +11 pts — within one party label.
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
Oct 17, 1972H.J.Res. 1331No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1972H.R. 16810No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 17, 1972H.R. 1No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 1), 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
Oct 12, 1972H.R. 14370No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1972H.R. 16654No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1972H.Res. 1145No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 4, 1972H.Res. 1142No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 3, 1972H.R. 7130No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 2, 1972H.R. 16742No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP 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

2 Congresses
91st · 196992nd · 1971
Republican · House · CA91st–92nd
Term datesexact
Members · California
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John George Schmitz

Representative from California
HOUSER1969–19732 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
9%with Democrats
of 222 votes · 91% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested9%of 222 · combined
Steepest move+11 pts1969→71, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019691971
1971–72 · 92nd · Republican · of 177 votes11.3%

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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 majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
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

91st · 196992nd · 1971
Republican91st–92nd

Party switchers

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