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William Graves Sharp

Representative from Ohio
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1909–1915ID S000296
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LegislationHEADLINE
77%with Dems
of 266 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
77%with Dems
of 266 · both combined
Steepest move
−12 pts
1911 → 1913
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 ↓1909
1913–1463rd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
67.4%with Democrats
of 46 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1911 → 1913, −12 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 21, 1914noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jul 21, 1914H.R. 17041No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jul 21, 1914H.R. 17041No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 17041), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Jul 21, 1914H.R. 17041No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 1, 1914H.R. 15279No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 30, 1914H.R. 15279No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jun 5, 1914H.R. 16586No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jun 5, 1914H.R. 15657No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 3, 1914noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 46 contested votes scored in the 63rd 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

3 Congresses
61st · 190963rd · 1913
Democrat · House · OH61st–63rd
Term datesexact
Members · Ohio
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William Graves Sharp

Representative from Ohio
HOUSED1909–19153 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
77.4%with Democrats
of 266 votes · 22.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested77%of 266 · combined
Steepest move−12 pts1911→13, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019091913
1913–14 · 63rd · Democrat · of 46 votes67.4%

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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 · 46 contested votes scored in the 63rd

By policy area

career

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

Service record

61st · 190963rd · 1913
Democrat61st–63rd

Party switchers

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