Albert Lee Smith Jr.

Representative from Alabama

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1981–1983ID S000514

LegislationHEADLINE

7%with Dems

of 288 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

7%with Dems

of 288 · both combined

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 ↓1981

1981–8297th Congress

Sat as a Republican

7.3%with Democrats

of 288 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

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

Dec 21, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 21, 1982H.R. 7093No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 20, 1982H.Res. 636No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 636), 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

Open roll call

Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 288 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance5.6% · 90 votes

Congress7.1% · 42 votes

Armed Forces and National Security3.1% · 32 votes

Government Operations and Politics19.2% · 26 votes

Science, Technology, Communications7.7% · 13 votes

Agriculture and Food18.2% · 11 votes

Law0% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 7 votes

Taxation— · 7 votes

Transportation and Public Works— · 7 votes

Environmental Protection— · 5 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 5 votes

Energy— · 4 votes

Labor and Employment— · 4 votes

Health— · 3 votes

International Affairs— · 3 votes

Commerce— · 2 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 2 votes

Native Americans— · 2 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 1 vote

Education— · 1 vote

Immigration— · 1 vote

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families, Housing and Community Development, Social Welfare.

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

Service record

1 Congresses

97th · 1981

Republican · House · AL97th–97th

Term datesexact

Albert Lee Smith Jr.

Representative from Alabama

HOUSER1981–19831 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

7.3%with Democrats

of 288 votes · 92.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested7%of 288 · combined

Career arc

10050019811981

1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 288 votes7.3%

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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 · 288 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance5.6% · 90

Congress7.1% · 42

Armed Forces and National Security3.1% · 32

Government Operations and Politics19.2% · 26

Science, Technology, Communications7.7% · 13

Agriculture and Food18.2% · 11

Law0% · 11

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 7

Taxation— · 7

Transportation and Public Works— · 7

Environmental Protection— · 5

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 5

Energy— · 4

Labor and Employment— · 4

Health— · 3

International Affairs— · 3

Commerce— · 2

Finance and Financial Sector— · 2

Native Americans— · 2

Private Legislation— · 2

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 1

Education— · 1

Immigration— · 1

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families, Housing and Community Development, Social Welfare.

Service record

97th · 198197th · 1981

Republican97th–97th

Party switchers

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