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John Mark Slack Jr.

Representative from West Virginia
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1959–1981ID S000473
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LegislationHEADLINE
70%with Dems
of 2,736 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
70%with Dems
of 2,736 · both combined
Steepest move
−10 pts
1965 → 1967
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 ↓1959196519711977
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
66.5%with Democrats
of 361 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1965 → 1967, −10 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
Mar 12, 1980H.R. 3919No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Mar 12, 1980H.R. 3919No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 12, 1980H.Res. 605No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 605), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Mar 12, 1980H.Res. 605No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 12, 1980H.Res. 602No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 12, 1980H.Res. 604No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 11, 1980H.Res. 574No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 11, 1980H.Res. 583No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 11, 1980H.Res. 573No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 361 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance71.1% · 346 votes
Congress79.8% · 218 votes
International Affairs47.4% · 154 votes
Government Operations and Politics67.7% · 130 votes
Energy48.1% · 129 votes
Labor and Employment84% · 50 votes
Transportation and Public Works67.3% · 49 votes
Armed Forces and National Security51.1% · 45 votes
Taxation70% · 40 votes
Education47.4% · 38 votes
Agriculture and Food83.3% · 36 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance58.1% · 31 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources71.4% · 28 votes
Environmental Protection57.7% · 26 votes
Health80% · 25 votes
Commerce65.2% · 23 votes
Law47.8% · 23 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement60% · 20 votes
Finance and Financial Sector62.5% · 16 votes
Housing and Community Development75% · 16 votes
Social Welfare75% · 16 votes
Mines and mineral resources35.7% · 14 votes
Industrial relations83.3% · 12 votes
District of Columbia80% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Private Legislation— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 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
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 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, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Financial disclosure, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

11 Congresses
86th · 195996th · 1979
Democrat · House · WV86th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · West Virginia
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John Mark Slack Jr.

Representative from West Virginia
HOUSED1959–198111 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
70.1%with Democrats
of 2,736 votes · 29.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested70%of 2,736 · combined
Steepest move−10 pts1965→67, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019591979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 361 votes66.5%

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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 361 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance71.1% · 346
Congress79.8% · 218
International Affairs47.4% · 154
Government Operations and Politics67.7% · 130
Energy48.1% · 129
Labor and Employment84% · 50
Transportation and Public Works67.3% · 49
Armed Forces and National Security51.1% · 45
Taxation70% · 40
Education47.4% · 38
Agriculture and Food83.3% · 36
Foreign Trade and International Finance58.1% · 31
Public Lands and Natural Resources71.4% · 28
Environmental Protection57.7% · 26
Health80% · 25
Commerce65.2% · 23
Law47.8% · 23
Crime and Law Enforcement60% · 20
Finance and Financial Sector62.5% · 16
Housing and Community Development75% · 16
Social Welfare75% · 16
Mines and mineral resources35.7% · 14
Industrial relations83.3% · 12
District of Columbia80% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Private Legislation— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Financial disclosure, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

86th · 195996th · 1979
Democrat86th–96th

Party switchers

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