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John Dodson Stiles

Representative from Pennsylvania
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1861–1871ID S000924
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LegislationHEADLINE
96%with Dems
of 968 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
96%with Dems
of 968 · both combined
Steepest move
−3 pts
1861 → 1863
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 ↓18611867
1869–7041st Congress
Sat as a Democrat
95.6%with Democrats
of 364 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1861 → 1863, −3 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 3, 1871S. 1068No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1871H.R. 1450No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1871noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Mar 3, 1871H.R. 2524No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1871noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1871H.J.Res. 467No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 3, 1871S.J.Res. 187No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1871S. 647No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Mar 2, 1871S. 969No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 364 contested votes scored in the 41st 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

3 Congresses
37th · 186141st · 1869
Democrat · House · PA37th–41st
Term datesexact
Members · Pennsylvania
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John Dodson Stiles

Representative from Pennsylvania
HOUSED1861–18713 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
95.6%with Democrats
of 968 votes · 4.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested96%of 968 · combined
Steepest move−3 pts1861→63, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018611869
1869–70 · 41st · Democrat · of 364 votes95.6%

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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
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 364 contested votes scored in the 41st

By policy area

career

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

Service record

37th · 186141st · 1869
Democrat37th–41st

Party switchers

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