David McCann (Mac) Sweeney

Representative from Texas

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1985–1989ID S001101

LegislationHEADLINE

18%with Dems

of 920 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

18%with Dems

of 920 · both combined

Steepest move

+2 pts

1985 → 1987

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 ↓1985

1987–88100th Congress

Sat as a Republican

19%with Democrats

of 447 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1985 → 1987, +2 pts — within one party label.

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 13, 1988H.R. 4416No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 13, 1988H.R. 4585No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 12, 1988H.R. 5043No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5043), 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

Open roll call

Oct 12, 1988H.Res. 574No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 12, 1988S. 1081No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Oct 12, 1988S. 2749No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 6, 1988H.R. 2953No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Oct 6, 1988S. 2350No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 6, 1988H.J.Res. 597No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 447 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance13.4% · 238 votes

Armed Forces and National Security17.3% · 156 votes

International Affairs13.2% · 68 votes

Government Operations and Politics13.7% · 51 votes

Congress12.8% · 47 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance34.9% · 43 votes

Housing and Community Development17.5% · 40 votes

Labor and Employment8.3% · 36 votes

Agriculture and Food32.3% · 31 votes

Social Welfare29.6% · 27 votes

Transportation and Public Works33.3% · 24 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement20% · 20 votes

Science, Technology, Communications16.7% · 18 votes

Environmental Protection20% · 15 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources23.1% · 13 votes

Immigration8.3% · 12 votes

Taxation16.7% · 12 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues20% · 10 votes

Health40% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Education— · 9 votes

Energy— · 9 votes

Law— · 8 votes

Commerce— · 6 votes

Water Resources Development— · 6 votes

Native Americans— · 4 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes

Commemorations— · 2 votes

Families— · 1 vote

They also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Finance and Financial Sector, Private Legislation, Sports and Recreation.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

2 Congresses

99th · 1985100th · 1987

Republican · House · TX99th–100th

Term datesexact

David McCann (Mac) Sweeney

Representative from Texas

HOUSER1985–19892 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

18%with Democrats

of 920 votes · 82% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested18%of 920 · combined

Steepest move+2 pts1985→87, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019851987

1987–88 · 100th · Republican · of 447 votes19%

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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 · 447 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance13.4% · 238

Armed Forces and National Security17.3% · 156

International Affairs13.2% · 68

Government Operations and Politics13.7% · 51

Congress12.8% · 47

Foreign Trade and International Finance34.9% · 43

Housing and Community Development17.5% · 40

Labor and Employment8.3% · 36

Agriculture and Food32.3% · 31

Social Welfare29.6% · 27

Transportation and Public Works33.3% · 24

Crime and Law Enforcement20% · 20

Science, Technology, Communications16.7% · 18

Environmental Protection20% · 15

Public Lands and Natural Resources23.1% · 13

Immigration8.3% · 12

Taxation16.7% · 12

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues20% · 10

Health40% · 10

Education— · 9

Energy— · 9

Law— · 8

Commerce— · 6

Water Resources Development— · 6

Native Americans— · 4

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2

Commemorations— · 2

Families— · 1

Also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Finance and Financial Sector, Private Legislation, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

99th · 1985100th · 1987

Republican99th–100th

Party switchers

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