Patrick Lynn Swindall

Representative from Georgia

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1985–1989ID S001122

LegislationHEADLINE

4%with Dems

of 1,018 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

4%with Dems

of 1,018 · both combined

Steepest move

−0 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

3.8%with Democrats

of 501 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1985 → 1987, −0 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 20, 1988S. 2751No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 19, 1988S. 2752No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 2752), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

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

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

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

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

Oct 6, 1988H.R. 3515No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 6, 1988H.R. 4844No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 501 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance1.6% · 251 votes

Armed Forces and National Security0.6% · 168 votes

International Affairs1.2% · 83 votes

Government Operations and Politics1.5% · 65 votes

Congress7.4% · 54 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance12.8% · 47 votes

Housing and Community Development2.4% · 42 votes

Labor and Employment0% · 36 votes

Agriculture and Food16.1% · 31 votes

Social Welfare0% · 27 votes

Transportation and Public Works7.4% · 27 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement5.3% · 19 votes

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 18 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources6.7% · 15 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues23.1% · 13 votes

Environmental Protection0% · 13 votes

Immigration7.7% · 13 votes

Health0% · 12 votes

Taxation16.7% · 12 votes

Education0% · 10 votes

Native Americans0% · 10 votes

Water Resources Development20% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Energy— · 9 votes

Law— · 9 votes

Commerce— · 8 votes

Commemorations— · 6 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 3 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes

Emergency Management— · 1 vote

Families— · 1 vote

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

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

Service record

2 Congresses

99th · 1985100th · 1987

Republican · House · GA99th–100th

Term datesexact

Patrick Lynn Swindall

Representative from Georgia

HOUSER1985–19892 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

3.7%with Democrats

of 1,018 votes · 96.3% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested4%of 1,018 · combined

Steepest move−0 pts1985→87, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019851987

1987–88 · 100th · Republican · of 501 votes3.8%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 501 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance1.6% · 251

Armed Forces and National Security0.6% · 168

International Affairs1.2% · 83

Government Operations and Politics1.5% · 65

Congress7.4% · 54

Foreign Trade and International Finance12.8% · 47

Housing and Community Development2.4% · 42

Labor and Employment0% · 36

Agriculture and Food16.1% · 31

Social Welfare0% · 27

Transportation and Public Works7.4% · 27

Crime and Law Enforcement5.3% · 19

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 18

Public Lands and Natural Resources6.7% · 15

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues23.1% · 13

Environmental Protection0% · 13

Immigration7.7% · 13

Health0% · 12

Taxation16.7% · 12

Education0% · 10

Native Americans0% · 10

Water Resources Development20% · 10

Energy— · 9

Law— · 9

Commerce— · 8

Commemorations— · 6

Finance and Financial Sector— · 3

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2

Emergency Management— · 1

Families— · 1

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation.

Service record

99th · 1985100th · 1987

Republican99th–100th

Party switchers

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