James Charles Slattery

Representative from Kansas

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1983–1995ID S000477

LegislationHEADLINE

73%with Dems

of 3,007 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

73%with Dems

of 3,007 · both combined

Steepest move

+10 pts

1983 → 1985

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 ↓19831989

1993–94103rd Congress

Sat as a Democrat

78.8%with Democrats

of 537 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +10 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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

Nov 29, 1994H.R. 5110GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 29, 1994noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Sep 20, 1994H.R. 6IMPROVING AMERICA’S SCHOOL ACTLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textIMPROVING AMERICA’S SCHOOL ACTParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Sep 20, 1994S. 1587FEDERAL ACQUISITION STREAMLINING ACTLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Aug 21, 1994H.R. 3355CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTIONLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Aug 21, 1994H.R. 3355CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTIONLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Aug 21, 1994H.Res. 526WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST A FURTHER CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 3355LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Aug 21, 1994noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Aug 11, 1994H.Res. 517WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 3355; OMNIBUS CRIME CONTROL ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 537 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance58.1% · 747 votes

Congress89.8% · 364 votes

Armed Forces and National Security74.5% · 333 votes

International Affairs72.6% · 190 votes

Government Operations and Politics69.8% · 149 votes

Labor and Employment75.4% · 114 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance64.6% · 96 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement76.3% · 80 votes

Science, Technology, Communications62.8% · 78 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources80.5% · 77 votes

Housing and Community Development71.2% · 59 votes

Health93.1% · 58 votes

Agriculture and Food83.6% · 55 votes

Transportation and Public Works74.5% · 55 votes

Education85.7% · 49 votes

Environmental Protection61.9% · 42 votes

Immigration78.9% · 38 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues91.7% · 36 votes

Water Resources Development61.1% · 36 votes

Social Welfare48.5% · 33 votes

Finance and Financial Sector75% · 32 votes

Taxation77.8% · 27 votes

Energy88.5% · 26 votes

Commerce66.7% · 21 votes

Law90% · 20 votes

Native Americans89.5% · 19 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 9 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes

Commemorations— · 6 votes

Emergency Management— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation.

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

Service record

6 Congresses

98th · 1983103rd · 1993

Democrat · House · KS98th–103rd

Term datesexact

James Charles Slattery

Representative from Kansas

HOUSED1983–19956 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

73.1%with Democrats

of 3,007 votes · 26.9% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested73%of 3,007 · combined

Steepest move+10 pts1983→85, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019831993

1993–94 · 103rd · Democrat · of 537 votes78.8%

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 · 537 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance58.1% · 747

Congress89.8% · 364

Armed Forces and National Security74.5% · 333

International Affairs72.6% · 190

Government Operations and Politics69.8% · 149

Labor and Employment75.4% · 114

Foreign Trade and International Finance64.6% · 96

Crime and Law Enforcement76.3% · 80

Science, Technology, Communications62.8% · 78

Public Lands and Natural Resources80.5% · 77

Housing and Community Development71.2% · 59

Health93.1% · 58

Agriculture and Food83.6% · 55

Transportation and Public Works74.5% · 55

Education85.7% · 49

Environmental Protection61.9% · 42

Immigration78.9% · 38

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues91.7% · 36

Water Resources Development61.1% · 36

Social Welfare48.5% · 33

Finance and Financial Sector75% · 32

Taxation77.8% · 27

Energy88.5% · 26

Commerce66.7% · 21

Law90% · 20

Native Americans89.5% · 19

Families— · 9

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8

Commemorations— · 6

Emergency Management— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation.

Service record

98th · 1983103rd · 1993

Democrat98th–103rd

Party switchers

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