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David Michael Staton

Representative from West Virginia
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1981–1983ID S000818
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LegislationHEADLINE
13%with Dems
of 295 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
13%with Dems
of 295 · both combined

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 ↓1981
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
12.5%with Democrats
of 295 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
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 21, 1982H.R. 7093No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 7357), 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 17, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.Res. 621No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 295 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance12.2% · 90 votes
Congress14.3% · 42 votes
Armed Forces and National Security12.9% · 31 votes
Government Operations and Politics18.5% · 27 votes
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 14 votes
Agriculture and Food9.1% · 11 votes
Law0% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 8 votes
Transportation and Public Works— · 8 votes
Taxation— · 7 votes
Environmental Protection— · 6 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 5 votes
Energy— · 4 votes
Labor and Employment— · 4 votes
Health— · 3 votes
International Affairs— · 3 votes
Commerce— · 2 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Native Americans— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote
Education— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families, Housing and Community Development, Social Welfare.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
97th · 1981
Republican · House · WV97th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · West Virginia
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David Michael Staton

Representative from West Virginia
HOUSER1981–19831 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
12.5%with Democrats
of 295 votes · 87.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested13%of 295 · combined

Career arc

10050019811981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 295 votes12.5%

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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 · 295 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance12.2% · 90
Congress14.3% · 42
Armed Forces and National Security12.9% · 31
Government Operations and Politics18.5% · 27
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 14
Agriculture and Food9.1% · 11
Law0% · 11
Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 8
Transportation and Public Works— · 8
Taxation— · 7
Environmental Protection— · 6
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 5
Energy— · 4
Labor and Employment— · 4
Health— · 3
International Affairs— · 3
Commerce— · 2
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 2
Finance and Financial Sector— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Native Americans— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
Education— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families, Housing and Community Development, Social Welfare.

Service record

97th · 198197th · 1981
Republican97th–97th

Party switchers

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