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Samuel Studdiford Stratton

Representative from New York
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1959–1989ID S000997
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LegislationHEADLINE
67%with Dems
of 4,621 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
67%with Dems
of 4,621 · both combined
Steepest move
+24 pts
1959 → 1961
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 ↓19591965197119771983
1987–88100th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
71.5%with Democrats
of 477 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1959 → 1961, +24 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Oct 21, 1988S. 2204No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5552No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988S. 2100No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 2100), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5264No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 3048No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 4399No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 20, 1988S. 2751No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 20, 1988S. 2840No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 20, 1988S. 2840No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 477 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance70.1% · 825 votes
Congress81% · 369 votes
Armed Forces and National Security34.1% · 293 votes
International Affairs37.5% · 277 votes
Government Operations and Politics63.3% · 251 votes
Energy66.9% · 148 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance68.3% · 123 votes
Labor and Employment71.8% · 103 votes
Transportation and Public Works80.2% · 101 votes
Agriculture and Food63.6% · 99 votes
Housing and Community Development80.3% · 76 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources70.3% · 74 votes
Education68.6% · 70 votes
Taxation65.2% · 69 votes
Science, Technology, Communications69.8% · 63 votes
Environmental Protection42.9% · 56 votes
Health76.5% · 51 votes
Law68.6% · 51 votes
Social Welfare79.2% · 48 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement65.9% · 41 votes
Commerce57.1% · 35 votes
Immigration51.7% · 29 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues70.8% · 24 votes
Finance and Financial Sector68.2% · 22 votes
Water Resources Development62.5% · 16 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources85.7% · 14 votes
Native Americans50% · 14 votes
District of Columbia76.9% · 13 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 10 votes
Commemorations60% · 10 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
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Families— · 5 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Political participation— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Emergency Management— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Petroleum industry— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 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
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 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
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 72 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, Animals, 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, Day care, 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, Lakes, 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, Right to counsel, 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
86th · 1959100th · 1987
Democrat · House · NY86th–100th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
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Samuel Studdiford Stratton

Representative from New York
HOUSED1959–198915 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
66.7%with Democrats
of 4,621 votes · 33.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested67%of 4,621 · combined
Steepest move+24 pts1959→61, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019591987
1987–88 · 100th · Democrat · of 477 votes71.5%

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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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 477 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance70.1% · 825
Congress81% · 369
Armed Forces and National Security34.1% · 293
International Affairs37.5% · 277
Government Operations and Politics63.3% · 251
Energy66.9% · 148
Foreign Trade and International Finance68.3% · 123
Labor and Employment71.8% · 103
Transportation and Public Works80.2% · 101
Agriculture and Food63.6% · 99
Housing and Community Development80.3% · 76
Public Lands and Natural Resources70.3% · 74
Education68.6% · 70
Taxation65.2% · 69
Science, Technology, Communications69.8% · 63
Environmental Protection42.9% · 56
Health76.5% · 51
Law68.6% · 51
Social Welfare79.2% · 48
Crime and Law Enforcement65.9% · 41
Commerce57.1% · 35
Immigration51.7% · 29
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues70.8% · 24
Finance and Financial Sector68.2% · 22
Water Resources Development62.5% · 16
Industrial relations100% · 14
Mines and mineral resources85.7% · 14
Native Americans50% · 14
District of Columbia76.9% · 13
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 10
Commemorations60% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Families— · 5
Government securities— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Political participation— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Congressional-executive relations— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Emergency Management— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Petroleum industry— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 72 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, 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, Day care, 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, Lakes, 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, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

86th · 1959100th · 1987
Democrat86th–100th

Party switchers

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