John Thomas Spriggs

Representative from New York

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1883–1887ID S000754

LegislationHEADLINE

61%with Dems

of 179 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

61%with Dems

of 179 · both combined

Steepest move

−16 pts

1883 → 1885

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 ↓1883

1885–8649th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

50.8%with Democrats

of 59 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1883 → 1885, −16 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

Mar 2, 1887H.R. 10793No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Mar 2, 1887S. 3173No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Feb 28, 1887H.R. 4833No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4833), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Republican majority

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Feb 28, 1887noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 26, 1887noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 26, 1887H.R. 11020No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Feb 25, 1887noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Feb 24, 1887H.R. 10457No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Feb 24, 1887H.R. 10793No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 59 contested votes scored in the 49th 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

2 Congresses

48th · 188349th · 1885

Democrat · House · NY48th–49th

Term datesexact

John Thomas Spriggs

Representative from New York

HOUSED1883–18872 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

61.5%with Democrats

of 179 votes · 38.5% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested61%of 179 · combined

Steepest move−16 pts1883→85, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018831885

1885–86 · 49th · Democrat · of 59 votes50.8%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

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Latest 6 shown · 59 contested votes scored in the 49th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

48th · 188349th · 1885

Democrat48th–49th

Party switchers

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