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Thomas Swann

Representative from Maryland
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1869–1879ID S001092
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LegislationHEADLINE
86%with Dems
of 1,054 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
86%with Dems
of 1,054 · both combined
Steepest move
−9 pts
1875 → 1877
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 ↓18691875
1877–7845th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
74.8%with Democrats
of 139 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1875 → 1877, −9 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
Mar 3, 1879noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1879noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1879H.R. 6471No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6471), 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
Mar 1, 1879S. 238No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 28, 1879H.R. 6143No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 27, 1879noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 27, 1879noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Feb 25, 1879H.R. 6240No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Feb 25, 1879H.R. 6240No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 139 contested votes scored in the 45th 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

5 Congresses
41st · 186945th · 1877
Democrat · House · MD41st–45th
Term datesexact
Members · Maryland
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Thomas Swann

Representative from Maryland
HOUSED1869–18795 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
85.8%with Democrats
of 1,054 votes · 14.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested86%of 1,054 · combined
Steepest move−9 pts1875→77, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018691877
1877–78 · 45th · Democrat · of 139 votes74.8%

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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 · 139 contested votes scored in the 45th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

41st · 186945th · 1877
Democrat41st–45th

Party switchers

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