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Gladys Noon Spellman

Representative from Maryland
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1981ID S000716
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LegislationHEADLINE
89%with Dems
of 1,547 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
89%with Dems
of 1,547 · both combined
Steepest move
+6 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓1975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
91%with Democrats
of 477 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +6 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Nov 18, 1980H.Con.Res. 448No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Nov 18, 1980H.Con.Res. 448No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Nov 17, 1980S. 885No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 885), 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
Nov 13, 1980H.R. 7112No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 13, 1980H.R. 7112No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 2, 1980H.Res. 794No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 2, 1980H.Res. 794No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1980S. 1790No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1980H.R. 2977No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 477 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance87.3% · 323 votes
Congress92.3% · 195 votes
Government Operations and Politics87.1% · 132 votes
International Affairs93.8% · 128 votes
Energy91% · 100 votes
Transportation and Public Works85% · 40 votes
Agriculture and Food71.8% · 39 votes
Education81.1% · 37 votes
Taxation86.5% · 37 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance88.9% · 36 votes
Labor and Employment91.2% · 34 votes
Armed Forces and National Security78.1% · 32 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources92.9% · 28 votes
Environmental Protection90.5% · 21 votes
Commerce100% · 20 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement84.2% · 19 votes
Health84.2% · 19 votes
Finance and Financial Sector88.2% · 17 votes
Law88.2% · 17 votes
Housing and Community Development93.8% · 16 votes
Social Welfare85.7% · 14 votes
Industrial relations92.3% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Lobbying— · 5 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Native Americans— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 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
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 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 to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 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, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
94th · 197596th · 1979
Democrat · House · MD94th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Maryland
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Gladys Noon Spellman

Representative from Maryland
HOUSED1975–19813 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
88.6%with Democrats
of 1,547 votes · 11.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested89%of 1,547 · combined
Steepest move+6 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 477 votes91%

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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 · 477 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance87.3% · 323
Congress92.3% · 195
Government Operations and Politics87.1% · 132
International Affairs93.8% · 128
Energy91% · 100
Transportation and Public Works85% · 40
Agriculture and Food71.8% · 39
Education81.1% · 37
Taxation86.5% · 37
Foreign Trade and International Finance88.9% · 36
Labor and Employment91.2% · 34
Armed Forces and National Security78.1% · 32
Public Lands and Natural Resources92.9% · 28
Environmental Protection90.5% · 21
Commerce100% · 20
Crime and Law Enforcement84.2% · 19
Health84.2% · 19
Finance and Financial Sector88.2% · 17
Law88.2% · 17
Housing and Community Development93.8% · 16
Social Welfare85.7% · 14
Industrial relations92.3% · 13
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Lobbying— · 5
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Native Americans— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 68 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197596th · 1979
Democrat94th–96th

Party switchers

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