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James (Jim) Guy Tucker Jr.

Representative from Arkansas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1977–1979ID T000400
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LegislationHEADLINE
84%with Dems
of 415 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
84%with Dems
of 415 · both combined

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 ↓1977
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
84.3%with Democrats
of 415 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
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 14, 1978H.R. 10979No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 9937No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 13511), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13750No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.Res. 1448No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 12467No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 15No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978S. 3447No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978S. 2493No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 415 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance90.4% · 73 votes
Congress93.6% · 47 votes
International Affairs88.1% · 42 votes
Energy76% · 25 votes
Government Operations and Politics83.3% · 24 votes
Industrial relations84.6% · 13 votes
Labor and Employment84.6% · 13 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources66.7% · 12 votes
Law100% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 9 votes
Taxation— · 9 votes
Armed Forces and National Security— · 8 votes
Social Welfare— · 8 votes
Education— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Environmental Protection— · 7 votes
Commerce— · 5 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Transportation and Public Works— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 4 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Agriculture and Food— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Health— · 3 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 2 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Municipal finance— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 55 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Domestic relations, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Immigration, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Museums, Narcotics, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Private Legislation, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Science, Technology, Communications, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
95th · 1977
Democrat · House · AR95th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Arkansas
JT

James (Jim) Guy Tucker Jr.

Representative from Arkansas
HOUSED1977–19791 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
84.3%with Democrats
of 415 votes · 15.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested84%of 415 · combined

Career arc

10050019771977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 415 votes84.3%

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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 · 415 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance90.4% · 73
Congress93.6% · 47
International Affairs88.1% · 42
Energy76% · 25
Government Operations and Politics83.3% · 24
Industrial relations84.6% · 13
Labor and Employment84.6% · 13
Public Lands and Natural Resources66.7% · 12
Law100% · 11
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 9
Taxation— · 9
Armed Forces and National Security— · 8
Social Welfare— · 8
Education— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Environmental Protection— · 7
Commerce— · 5
Finance and Financial Sector— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Transportation and Public Works— · 5
Black lung— · 4
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Agriculture and Food— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Health— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Housing and Community Development— · 2
Independent regulatory commissions— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Municipal finance— · 2
Public works— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 55 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Domestic relations, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Immigration, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Museums, Narcotics, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Private Legislation, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Science, Technology, Communications, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water Resources Development.

Service record

95th · 197795th · 1977
Democrat95th–95th

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