Thor Carl Tollefson

Representative from Washington

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1947–1965ID T000298

LegislationHEADLINE

40%with Dems

of 815 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

40%with Dems

of 815 · both combined

Steepest move

−34 pts

1951 → 1953

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 ↓194719531959

1963–6488th Congress

Sat as a Republican

23.4%with Democrats

of 107 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1951 → 1953, −34 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Oct 1, 1964S. 3060No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 1, 1964S. 3060No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Oct 1, 1964H.Res. 892No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 892), 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

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Sep 22, 1964H.R. 12633No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 3, 1964S. 2220No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Sep 3, 1964H.R. 12298No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 3, 1964H.R. 12298No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Sep 1, 1964H.R. 4487No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 1, 1964S. 2701No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 107 contested votes scored in the 88th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

9 Congresses

80th · 194788th · 1963

Republican · House · WA80th–88th

Term datesexact

Thor Carl Tollefson

Representative from Washington

HOUSER1947–19659 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

39.5%with Democrats

of 815 votes · 60.5% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested40%of 815 · combined

Steepest move−34 pts1951→53, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019471963

1963–64 · 88th · Republican · of 107 votes23.4%

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Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. 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

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Latest 6 shown · 107 contested votes scored in the 88th

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

80th · 194788th · 1963

Republican80th–88th

Party switchers

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