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Gene Taylor

Representative from Missouri
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1973–1989ID T000075
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LegislationHEADLINE
15%with Dems
of 3,664 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
15%with Dems
of 3,664 · both combined
Steepest move
+8 pts
1983 → 1985
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 ↓197319791985
1987–88100th Congress
Sat as a Republican
27.7%with Democrats
of 455 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +8 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 recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · 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
NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored
Oct 12, 1988H.Res. 574No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 12, 1988S. 1081No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 12, 1988S. 2749No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 12, 1988H.R. 4646No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1988H.R. 5410No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 4, 1988H.R. 1154No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 455 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance18.2% · 850 votes
Congress15.9% · 372 votes
Armed Forces and National Security14.2% · 281 votes
International Affairs5% · 279 votes
Government Operations and Politics14.1% · 256 votes
Energy9.8% · 133 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance18% · 122 votes
Labor and Employment5.8% · 104 votes
Agriculture and Food35.6% · 101 votes
Transportation and Public Works22.1% · 95 votes
Housing and Community Development12.3% · 73 votes
Education15.3% · 72 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources9.7% · 72 votes
Taxation20.6% · 68 votes
Environmental Protection14% · 57 votes
Science, Technology, Communications10.9% · 55 votes
Law7.7% · 52 votes
Health8.2% · 49 votes
Social Welfare12.5% · 48 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement18.2% · 44 votes
Commerce5.6% · 36 votes
Immigration13.3% · 30 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues4.8% · 21 votes
Finance and Financial Sector4.8% · 21 votes
Water Resources Development47.1% · 17 votes
District of Columbia0% · 15 votes
Industrial relations7.1% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources0% · 14 votes
Native Americans21.4% · 14 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion0% · 11 votes
Commemorations30% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Emergency Management— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Petroleum industry— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

8 Congresses
93rd · 1973100th · 1987
Republican · House · MO93rd–100th
Term datesexact
Members · Missouri
GT

Gene Taylor

Representative from Missouri
HOUSER1973–19898 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
14.6%with Democrats
of 3,664 votes · 85.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested15%of 3,664 · combined
Steepest move+8 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019731987
1987–88 · 100th · Republican · of 455 votes27.7%

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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 · 455 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance18.2% · 850
Congress15.9% · 372
Armed Forces and National Security14.2% · 281
International Affairs5% · 279
Government Operations and Politics14.1% · 256
Energy9.8% · 133
Foreign Trade and International Finance18% · 122
Labor and Employment5.8% · 104
Agriculture and Food35.6% · 101
Transportation and Public Works22.1% · 95
Housing and Community Development12.3% · 73
Education15.3% · 72
Public Lands and Natural Resources9.7% · 72
Taxation20.6% · 68
Environmental Protection14% · 57
Science, Technology, Communications10.9% · 55
Law7.7% · 52
Health8.2% · 49
Social Welfare12.5% · 48
Crime and Law Enforcement18.2% · 44
Commerce5.6% · 36
Immigration13.3% · 30
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues4.8% · 21
Finance and Financial Sector4.8% · 21
Water Resources Development47.1% · 17
District of Columbia0% · 15
Industrial relations7.1% · 14
Mines and mineral resources0% · 14
Native Americans21.4% · 14
Arts, Culture, Religion0% · 11
Commemorations30% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Vietnamese Conflict— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Emergency Management— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Petroleum industry— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 1973100th · 1987
Republican93rd–100th

Party switchers

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