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Louis Stokes

Representative from Ohio
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1969–1999ID S000948
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LegislationHEADLINE
97%with Dems
of 6,755 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
97%with Dems
of 6,755 · both combined
Steepest move
+10 pts
1969 → 1971
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 ↓19691975198119871993
1997–98105th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
95.4%with Democrats
of 570 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, +10 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

7 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 19, 1998H.Res. 614Appointment of ManagersLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 611), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 18, 1998noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1998H.Res. 612Supporting United States Troops in the Persian GulfLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 570 contested votes scored in the 105th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance96.1% · 1,601 votes
Congress97.8% · 942 votes
Armed Forces and National Security94.9% · 454 votes
Government Operations and Politics97.7% · 433 votes
International Affairs98.1% · 431 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 180 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources96.9% · 163 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement96.9% · 161 votes
Energy96.6% · 149 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance97.2% · 141 votes
Transportation and Public Works96.9% · 131 votes
Science, Technology, Communications97.2% · 109 votes
Education99.1% · 107 votes
Agriculture and Food90.5% · 105 votes
Health98% · 99 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 99 votes
Environmental Protection98% · 98 votes
Taxation96.9% · 96 votes
Law98.8% · 80 votes
Finance and Financial Sector97.3% · 74 votes
Commerce95.6% · 68 votes
Social Welfare98.4% · 62 votes
Water Resources Development98.1% · 53 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 51 votes
Immigration97.7% · 44 votes
Native Americans100% · 24 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion94.1% · 17 votes
District of Columbia100% · 15 votes
Families86.7% · 15 votes
Commemorations92.9% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Industrial relations— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Animals— · 2 votes
Coins and coinage— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
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
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Petroleum industry— · 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
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote
Youth— · 1 vote

They also voted in 70 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, Aquaculture, 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, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, 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.

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

Service record

15 Congresses
91st · 1969105th · 1997
Democrat · House · OH91st–105th
Term datesexact
Members · Ohio
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Louis Stokes

Representative from Ohio
HOUSED1969–199915 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
96.6%with Democrats
of 6,755 votes · 3.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested97%of 6,755 · combined
Steepest move+10 pts1969→71, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019691997
1997–98 · 105th · Democrat · of 570 votes95.4%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 570 contested votes scored in the 105th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance96.1% · 1,601
Congress97.8% · 942
Armed Forces and National Security94.9% · 454
Government Operations and Politics97.7% · 433
International Affairs98.1% · 431
Labor and Employment100% · 180
Public Lands and Natural Resources96.9% · 163
Crime and Law Enforcement96.9% · 161
Energy96.6% · 149
Foreign Trade and International Finance97.2% · 141
Transportation and Public Works96.9% · 131
Science, Technology, Communications97.2% · 109
Education99.1% · 107
Agriculture and Food90.5% · 105
Health98% · 99
Housing and Community Development100% · 99
Environmental Protection98% · 98
Taxation96.9% · 96
Law98.8% · 80
Finance and Financial Sector97.3% · 74
Commerce95.6% · 68
Social Welfare98.4% · 62
Water Resources Development98.1% · 53
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 51
Immigration97.7% · 44
Native Americans100% · 24
Arts, Culture, Religion94.1% · 17
District of Columbia100% · 15
Families86.7% · 15
Commemorations92.9% · 14
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Industrial relations— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Emergency Management— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Animals— · 2
Coins and coinage— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Petroleum industry— · 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
Territories (U.S.)— · 1
Youth— · 1

Also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Aquaculture, 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, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, 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.

Service record

91st · 1969105th · 1997
Democrat91st–105th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
AD320 × 50 · Anchor