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Marion Gene Snyder

Representative from Kentucky
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1963–1987ID S000669
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LegislationHEADLINE
20%with Dems
of 3,809 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
20%with Dems
of 3,809 · both combined
Steepest move
+16 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓1963196919751981
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Republican
32.6%with Democrats
of 466 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, +16 pts — within one party label.
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
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6), 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
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 466 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance21.8% · 753 votes
Congress24.5% · 335 votes
International Affairs6.6% · 228 votes
Government Operations and Politics20.9% · 225 votes
Armed Forces and National Security22.8% · 189 votes
Energy26.5% · 147 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance25% · 104 votes
Agriculture and Food35.1% · 97 votes
Transportation and Public Works40.2% · 87 votes
Labor and Employment19.3% · 83 votes
Taxation25% · 68 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources15.2% · 66 votes
Education15.6% · 64 votes
Science, Technology, Communications15.5% · 58 votes
Housing and Community Development11.5% · 52 votes
Environmental Protection13.7% · 51 votes
Health19.1% · 47 votes
Law4.9% · 41 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement11.1% · 36 votes
Commerce8.8% · 34 votes
Social Welfare20% · 30 votes
Immigration20% · 25 votes
Finance and Financial Sector19% · 21 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources21.4% · 14 votes
District of Columbia7.7% · 13 votes
Native Americans15.4% · 13 votes
Water Resources Development33.3% · 12 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion27.3% · 11 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues27.3% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Commemorations— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Petroleum industry— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 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
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 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 68 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, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, 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, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, 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
88th · 196399th · 1985
Republican · House · KY88th–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Kentucky
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Marion Gene Snyder

Representative from Kentucky
HOUSER1963–198711 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
20.2%with Democrats
of 3,809 votes · 79.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested20%of 3,809 · combined
Steepest move+16 pts1967→69, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019631985
1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 466 votes32.6%

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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 · 466 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance21.8% · 753
Congress24.5% · 335
International Affairs6.6% · 228
Government Operations and Politics20.9% · 225
Armed Forces and National Security22.8% · 189
Energy26.5% · 147
Foreign Trade and International Finance25% · 104
Agriculture and Food35.1% · 97
Transportation and Public Works40.2% · 87
Labor and Employment19.3% · 83
Taxation25% · 68
Public Lands and Natural Resources15.2% · 66
Education15.6% · 64
Science, Technology, Communications15.5% · 58
Housing and Community Development11.5% · 52
Environmental Protection13.7% · 51
Health19.1% · 47
Law4.9% · 41
Crime and Law Enforcement11.1% · 36
Commerce8.8% · 34
Social Welfare20% · 30
Immigration20% · 25
Finance and Financial Sector19% · 21
Industrial relations0% · 14
Mines and mineral resources21.4% · 14
District of Columbia7.7% · 13
Native Americans15.4% · 13
Water Resources Development33.3% · 12
Arts, Culture, Religion27.3% · 11
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues27.3% · 11
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Commemorations— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Petroleum industry— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 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
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 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 68 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, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, 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, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

88th · 196399th · 1985
Republican88th–99th

Party switchers

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