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John William Stanton

Representative from Ohio
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1965–1983ID S000804
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LegislationHEADLINE
35%with Dems
of 2,842 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
35%with Dems
of 2,842 · both combined
Steepest move
+26 pts
1965 → 1967
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 ↓196519711977
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
25.7%with Democrats
of 206 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1965 → 1967, +26 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
Dec 21, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 3191No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 628No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 628), 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
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 5133No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1982H.R. 7072No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 15, 1982S. 1965No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 206 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance35% · 474 votes
Congress36.3% · 278 votes
Government Operations and Politics35.2% · 179 votes
International Affairs65.6% · 160 votes
Energy29% · 131 votes
Armed Forces and National Security34.3% · 70 votes
Labor and Employment25.4% · 59 votes
Transportation and Public Works42.4% · 59 votes
Agriculture and Food25% · 56 votes
Taxation14.9% · 47 votes
Education22.7% · 44 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance75% · 44 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources32.6% · 43 votes
Law36.1% · 36 votes
Environmental Protection16.7% · 30 votes
Health31% · 29 votes
Commerce26.9% · 26 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement24% · 25 votes
Housing and Community Development40% · 20 votes
Finance and Financial Sector29.4% · 17 votes
Social Welfare18.8% · 16 votes
District of Columbia78.6% · 14 votes
Industrial relations21.4% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources64.3% · 14 votes
Science, Technology, Communications41.7% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Native Americans— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Families— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 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
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 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
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 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, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Livestock, 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, Youth.

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

Service record

9 Congresses
89th · 196597th · 1981
Republican · House · OH89th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · Ohio
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John William Stanton

Representative from Ohio
HOUSER1965–19839 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
34.8%with Democrats
of 2,842 votes · 65.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested35%of 2,842 · combined
Steepest move+26 pts1965→67, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019651981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 206 votes25.7%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 206 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance35% · 474
Congress36.3% · 278
Government Operations and Politics35.2% · 179
International Affairs65.6% · 160
Energy29% · 131
Armed Forces and National Security34.3% · 70
Labor and Employment25.4% · 59
Transportation and Public Works42.4% · 59
Agriculture and Food25% · 56
Taxation14.9% · 47
Education22.7% · 44
Foreign Trade and International Finance75% · 44
Public Lands and Natural Resources32.6% · 43
Law36.1% · 36
Environmental Protection16.7% · 30
Health31% · 29
Commerce26.9% · 26
Crime and Law Enforcement24% · 25
Housing and Community Development40% · 20
Finance and Financial Sector29.4% · 17
Social Welfare18.8% · 16
District of Columbia78.6% · 14
Industrial relations21.4% · 14
Mines and mineral resources64.3% · 14
Science, Technology, Communications41.7% · 12
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Native Americans— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Families— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 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
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 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
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 69 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, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Livestock, 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, Youth.

Service record

89th · 196597th · 1981
Republican89th–97th

Party switchers

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