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William Joel Stone

Senator from Missouri
SENATEDEMOCRAT1885–1919ID S000968
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LegislationHEADLINE
90%with Dems
of 1,420 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
90%with Dems
of 1,420 · both combined
Steepest move
−22 pts
1915 → 1917
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 ↓188518911897190319091915
1917–1865th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
73.1%with Democrats
of 67 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1915 → 1917, −22 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
Aug 4, 1918H.R. 8753No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jun 28, 1918H.R. 12281No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 29, 1918S.J.Res. 124No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S.J.Res. 124), 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
Mar 29, 1918S.J.Res. 124No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 21, 1918H.R. 9054No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 21, 1918H.R. 9054No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 21, 1918H.R. 9054No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 16, 1918H.R. 9054No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Mar 15, 1918H.R. 9054No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 67 contested votes scored in the 65th 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

11 Congresses
49th · 188558th · 190365th · 1917
Democrat · House · MO49th–51st
Democrat · Senate · MO58th–65th
Term datesexact
Members · Missouri
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William Joel Stone

Senator from Missouri
SENATED1885–191911 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
89.7%with Democrats
of 1,420 votes · 10.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested90%of 1,420 · combined
Steepest move−22 pts1915→17, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018851917
1917–18 · 65th · Democrat · of 67 votes73.1%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 67 contested votes scored in the 65th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

49th · 188565th · 1917
Democrat49th–51st
Democrat58th–65th

Party switchers

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