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Frank Thompson Jr.

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1955–1981ID T000200
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LegislationHEADLINE
95%with Dems
of 2,895 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
95%with Dems
of 2,895 · both combined
Steepest move
+12 pts
1959 → 1961
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 ↓19551961196719731979
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
95.6%with Democrats
of 455 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1959 → 1961, +12 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
Dec 10, 1980H.Res. 826No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 3, 1980H.Res. 821No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Nov 19, 1980H.R. 6704No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6704), 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
Nov 18, 1980H.Con.Res. 448No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Nov 18, 1980H.Con.Res. 448No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Nov 17, 1980S. 885No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 13, 1980H.R. 7112No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 1, 1980S. 1790No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1980H.R. 2977No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 455 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance94.4% · 378 votes
Congress97.4% · 227 votes
Government Operations and Politics95.9% · 146 votes
International Affairs99.3% · 146 votes
Energy94.2% · 121 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 54 votes
Transportation and Public Works96.3% · 54 votes
Armed Forces and National Security95.5% · 44 votes
Education100% · 44 votes
Agriculture and Food95.1% · 41 votes
Taxation92.1% · 38 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance91.9% · 37 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources83.8% · 37 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 25 votes
Health100% · 25 votes
Commerce100% · 23 votes
Law95% · 20 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 17 votes
Finance and Financial Sector88.2% · 17 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 16 votes
Social Welfare93.8% · 16 votes
District of Columbia100% · 15 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Income tax— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Native Americans— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Lobbying— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
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
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 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
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 71 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, 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, Import restrictions, 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, Social Sciences and History, 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

13 Congresses
84th · 195596th · 1979
Democrat · House · NJ84th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · New Jersey
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Frank Thompson Jr.

Representative from New Jersey
HOUSED1955–198113 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
95%with Democrats
of 2,895 votes · 5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested95%of 2,895 · combined
Steepest move+12 pts1959→61, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019551979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 455 votes95.6%

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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 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance94.4% · 378
Congress97.4% · 227
Government Operations and Politics95.9% · 146
International Affairs99.3% · 146
Energy94.2% · 121
Labor and Employment100% · 54
Transportation and Public Works96.3% · 54
Armed Forces and National Security95.5% · 44
Education100% · 44
Agriculture and Food95.1% · 41
Taxation92.1% · 38
Foreign Trade and International Finance91.9% · 37
Public Lands and Natural Resources83.8% · 37
Environmental Protection100% · 25
Health100% · 25
Commerce100% · 23
Law95% · 20
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 17
Finance and Financial Sector88.2% · 17
Housing and Community Development100% · 16
Social Welfare93.8% · 16
District of Columbia100% · 15
Industrial relations100% · 14
Mines and mineral resources100% · 13
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Black lung— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Private Legislation— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Income tax— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Native Americans— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Lobbying— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 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
Territories (U.S.)— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 71 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, 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, Import restrictions, 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, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

84th · 195596th · 1979
Democrat84th–96th

Party switchers

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