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James Zacharie Spearing
Representative from LouisianaHOUSEDEMOCRAT1923–1931ID S000708
LegislationHEADLINE
62%with Dems
of 146 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
62%with Dems
of 146 · both combined
Steepest move
+18 pts
1925 → 1927
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 ↓19231929
1929–3071st Congress
Sat as a Democrat
53.8%with Democrats
of 39 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1925 → 1927, +18 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below
Votes
Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.
DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Feb 13, 1931H.R. 16969LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jan 30, 1931H.R. 14675LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jan 30, 1931H.R. 14675LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 14675), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Jan 29, 1931H.R. 11LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jan 23, 1931H.R. 16110LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jan 15, 1931H.R. 15593LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Jan 13, 1931H.J.Res. 447LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jan 13, 1931H.Res. 334LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jan 13, 1931H.Res. 334LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 39 contested votes scored in the 71st CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
4 Congresses68th · 192371st · 1929
Democrat · House · LA68th–71st
Term datesexact