John William Summers

Representative from Washington

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1919–1933ID S001067

LegislationHEADLINE

25%with Dems

of 619 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

25%with Dems

of 619 · both combined

Steepest move

−19 pts

1923 → 1925

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 ↓191919251931

1931–3272nd Congress

Sat as a Republican

30.9%with Democrats

of 68 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1923 → 1925, −19 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

Mar 1, 1933S. 5612No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 28, 1933H.R. 397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Feb 27, 1933S. 5469No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 5469), 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

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Feb 25, 1933H.R. 14363No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 25, 1933H.R. 14395No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Feb 24, 1933H.R. 14395No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Feb 24, 1933H.R. 387No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Feb 21, 1933H.R. 13520No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Feb 20, 1933S.J.Res. 211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 68 contested votes scored in the 72nd 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

7 Congresses

66th · 191972nd · 1931

Republican · House · WA66th–72nd

Term datesexact

John William Summers

Representative from Washington

HOUSER1919–19337 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

25.2%with Democrats

of 619 votes · 74.8% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested25%of 619 · combined

Steepest move−19 pts1923→25, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019191931

1931–32 · 72nd · Republican · of 68 votes30.9%

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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 majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

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Latest 6 shown · 68 contested votes scored in the 72nd

By policy area

career

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

Service record

66th · 191972nd · 1931

Republican66th–72nd

Party switchers

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