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Olin Earl Teague

Representative from Texas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1947–1979ID T000110
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LegislationHEADLINE
45%with Dems
of 2,330 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
45%with Dems
of 2,330 · both combined
Steepest move
−38 pts
1947 → 1949
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 ↓194719531959196519711977
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
19.9%with Democrats
of 357 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1947 → 1949, −38 pts — while still a Democrat.
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 5, 1978H.R. 12928No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 4, 1978H.R. 14042No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 29, 1978H.R. 14042No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 14042), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
YEAVoted against both majorities — not scored
Sep 29, 1978H.R. 12934No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Sep 29, 1978H.R. 12934No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Sep 28, 1978H.R. 12005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 28, 1978H.R. 9241No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Sep 28, 1978H.R. 3816No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Sep 27, 1978H.R. 1No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 357 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance36.9% · 195 votes
Congress52.5% · 99 votes
Energy9.4% · 85 votes
International Affairs18.4% · 76 votes
Government Operations and Politics45.1% · 71 votes
Labor and Employment26.8% · 41 votes
Armed Forces and National Security27.6% · 29 votes
Agriculture and Food48.1% · 27 votes
Law16% · 25 votes
Transportation and Public Works28% · 25 votes
Taxation37.5% · 24 votes
Environmental Protection23.8% · 21 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources41.2% · 17 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance6.7% · 15 votes
Education21.4% · 14 votes
District of Columbia53.8% · 13 votes
Commerce36.4% · 11 votes
Industrial relations9.1% · 11 votes
Social Welfare10% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 9 votes
Health— · 9 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 7 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Depletion allowances— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Income tax— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Commemorations— · 2 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 2 votes
Embargo— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Lobbying— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Municipal finance— · 2 votes
Political participation— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Cultural centers— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Financial disclosure— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 86 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, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disabled, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Immigration, Impeachments, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Museums, Narcotics, National emblems, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Petroleum industry, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rehabilitation, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, 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

16 Congresses
80th · 194795th · 1977
Democrat · House · TX80th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
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Olin Earl Teague

Representative from Texas
HOUSED1947–197916 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
45%with Democrats
of 2,330 votes · 55% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested45%of 2,330 · combined
Steepest move−38 pts1947→49, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019471977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 357 votes19.9%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 357 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance36.9% · 195
Congress52.5% · 99
Energy9.4% · 85
International Affairs18.4% · 76
Government Operations and Politics45.1% · 71
Labor and Employment26.8% · 41
Armed Forces and National Security27.6% · 29
Agriculture and Food48.1% · 27
Law16% · 25
Transportation and Public Works28% · 25
Taxation37.5% · 24
Environmental Protection23.8% · 21
Public Lands and Natural Resources41.2% · 17
Foreign Trade and International Finance6.7% · 15
Education21.4% · 14
District of Columbia53.8% · 13
Commerce36.4% · 11
Industrial relations9.1% · 11
Social Welfare10% · 10
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9
Finance and Financial Sector— · 9
Health— · 9
Housing and Community Development— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 7
Mines and mineral resources— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Depletion allowances— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Electronic surveillance— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Income tax— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Commemorations— · 2
Congressional-executive relations— · 2
Embargo— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Lobbying— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Municipal finance— · 2
Political participation— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Cultural centers— · 1
Day care— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Financial disclosure— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 86 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, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disabled, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Immigration, Impeachments, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Museums, Narcotics, National emblems, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Petroleum industry, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rehabilitation, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

80th · 194795th · 1977
Democrat80th–95th

Party switchers

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