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William Grant Stratton

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1941–1949ID S000998
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LegislationHEADLINE
14%with Dems
of 115 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
14%with Dems
of 115 · both combined
Steepest move
+11 pts
1941 → 1947
still a Republican

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 ↓19411947
1947–4880th Congress
Sat as a Republican
19%with Democrats
of 63 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1941 → 1947, +11 pts — within one party label.
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 7, 1948H.Res. 711No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 7, 1948H.Res. 709No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 5, 1948S.J.Res. 157No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S.J.Res. 157), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Aug 4, 1948H.Res. 707No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jun 19, 1948H.R. 6481No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 18, 1948H.R. 6959No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jun 18, 1948S. 2242No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 18, 1948H.R. 6771No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Jun 18, 1948H.R. 6771No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 63 contested votes scored in the 80th 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

2 Congresses
77th · 194180th · 1947
Republican · House · IL77th–80th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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William Grant Stratton

Representative from Illinois
HOUSER1941–19492 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
13.9%with Democrats
of 115 votes · 86.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested14%of 115 · combined
Steepest move+11 pts1941→47, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019411947
1947–48 · 80th · Republican · of 63 votes19%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 63 contested votes scored in the 80th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

77th · 194180th · 1947
Republican77th–80th

Party switchers

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