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John Coit Spooner

Senator from Wisconsin
SENATEREPUBLICAN1885–1907ID S000741
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LegislationHEADLINE
10%with Dems
of 1,331 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
10%with Dems
of 1,331 · both combined
Steepest move
+8 pts
1899 → 1901
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 ↓1885189118971903
1905–0659th Congress
Sat as a Republican
15.3%with Democrats
of 72 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1899 → 1901, +8 pts — within one party label.
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
Dec 11, 1907H.R. 480No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 4, 1907S. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 3, 1907H.R. 24043No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 24043), 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
Mar 3, 1907S. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1907noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1907noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1907S. 529No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1907S. 529No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1907S. 529No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 72 contested votes scored in the 59th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

8 Congresses
49th · 188559th · 1905
Republican · Senate · WI49th–59th
Term datesexact
Members · Wisconsin
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John Coit Spooner

Senator from Wisconsin
SENATER1885–19078 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
9.8%with Democrats
of 1,331 votes · 90.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested10%of 1,331 · combined
Steepest move+8 pts1899→01, as a Republican

Career arc

10050018851905
1905–06 · 59th · Republican · of 72 votes15.3%

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Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. 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 · 72 contested votes scored in the 59th

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

49th · 188559th · 1905
Republican49th–59th

Party switchers

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