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Larkin I. Smith

Representative from Mississippi
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1989–1991ID S000584
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LegislationHEADLINE
10%with Dems
of 119 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
10%with Dems
of 119 · 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 ↓1989
1989–90101st Congress
Sat as a Republican
10.1%with Democrats
of 119 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
Aug 4, 1989H.R. 1278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Aug 4, 1989H.R. 3072No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 4, 1989H.R. 3015No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 3015), 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
Aug 4, 1989H.R. 3015No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 4, 1989H.R. 3015No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Aug 3, 1989H.R. 1278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Aug 3, 1989H.R. 1278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Aug 3, 1989H.R. 1278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Aug 3, 1989H.R. 3026No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 119 contested votes scored in the 101st CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance11.5% · 26 votes
Armed Forces and National Security13% · 23 votes
International Affairs20% · 20 votes
Government Operations and Politics9.1% · 11 votes
Labor and Employment0% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes
Water Resources Development— · 6 votes
Congress— · 5 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 5 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2 votes
Agriculture and Food— · 1 vote
Education— · 1 vote
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 1 vote

They also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Commerce, Environmental Protection, Immigration, Law.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
101st · 1989
Republican · House · MS101st–101st
Term datesexact
Members · Mississippi
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Larkin I. Smith

Representative from Mississippi
HOUSER1989–19911 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
10.1%with Democrats
of 119 votes · 89.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested10%of 119 · combined

Career arc

10050019891989
1989–90 · 101st · Republican · of 119 votes10.1%

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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 · 119 contested votes scored in the 101st

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance11.5% · 26
Armed Forces and National Security13% · 23
International Affairs20% · 20
Government Operations and Politics9.1% · 11
Labor and Employment0% · 10
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7
Water Resources Development— · 6
Congress— · 5
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 5
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2
Agriculture and Food— · 1
Education— · 1
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 1

Also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Commerce, Environmental Protection, Immigration, Law.

Service record

101st · 1989101st · 1989
Republican101st–101st

Party switchers

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