Daniel French Slaughter Jr.

Representative from Virginia

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1985–1993ID S000479

LegislationHEADLINE

12%with Dems

of 1,637 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

12%with Dems

of 1,637 · both combined

Steepest move

+3 pts

1989 → 1991

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 ↓19851991

1991–92102nd Congress

Sat as a Republican

13.6%with Democrats

of 132 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1989 → 1991, +3 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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

Oct 17, 1991H.R. 3371No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Oct 17, 1991H.R. 2686DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, F.Y. 1992LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 17, 1991H.R. 2686DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, F.Y. 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textDEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, F.Y. 1992Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Oct 9, 1991H.R. 2942DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, F.Y. 1992LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 9, 1991H.R. 2942DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, F.Y. 1992LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 9, 1991H.R. 3033JOB TRAINING REFORM AMENDMENTSLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 1, 1991S. 1722EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACTLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 1, 1991H.Res. 230WAIVING ALL POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 1722; EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION ACTLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 132 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance13.7% · 387 votes

Armed Forces and National Security10.3% · 232 votes

International Affairs7.9% · 140 votes

Congress10.1% · 129 votes

Government Operations and Politics7.9% · 101 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance16.9% · 59 votes

Labor and Employment1.8% · 55 votes

Transportation and Public Works28.3% · 46 votes

Housing and Community Development2.3% · 44 votes

Agriculture and Food22% · 41 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement21.1% · 38 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues3.3% · 30 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources10% · 30 votes

Science, Technology, Communications6.7% · 30 votes

Social Welfare3.6% · 28 votes

Environmental Protection7.4% · 27 votes

Water Resources Development20% · 25 votes

Immigration13% · 23 votes

Health11.8% · 17 votes

Finance and Financial Sector0% · 16 votes

Education7.1% · 14 votes

Commerce0% · 13 votes

Native Americans8.3% · 12 votes

Taxation8.3% · 12 votes

Energy20% · 10 votes

Law0% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commemorations— · 6 votes

Families— · 6 votes

Emergency Management— · 4 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 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

4 Congresses

99th · 1985102nd · 1991

Republican · House · VA99th–102nd

Term datesexact

Daniel French Slaughter Jr.

Representative from Virginia

HOUSER1985–19934 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

11.6%with Democrats

of 1,637 votes · 88.4% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested12%of 1,637 · combined

Steepest move+3 pts1989→91, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019851991

1991–92 · 102nd · Republican · of 132 votes13.6%

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 · 132 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance13.7% · 387

Armed Forces and National Security10.3% · 232

International Affairs7.9% · 140

Congress10.1% · 129

Government Operations and Politics7.9% · 101

Foreign Trade and International Finance16.9% · 59

Labor and Employment1.8% · 55

Transportation and Public Works28.3% · 46

Housing and Community Development2.3% · 44

Agriculture and Food22% · 41

Crime and Law Enforcement21.1% · 38

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues3.3% · 30

Public Lands and Natural Resources10% · 30

Science, Technology, Communications6.7% · 30

Social Welfare3.6% · 28

Environmental Protection7.4% · 27

Water Resources Development20% · 25

Immigration13% · 23

Health11.8% · 17

Finance and Financial Sector0% · 16

Education7.1% · 14

Commerce0% · 13

Native Americans8.3% · 12

Taxation8.3% · 12

Energy20% · 10

Law0% · 10

Commemorations— · 6

Families— · 6

Emergency Management— · 4

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3

Sports and Recreation— · 1

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

Service record

99th · 1985102nd · 1991

Republican99th–102nd

Party switchers

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