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William David Upshaw

Representative from Georgia
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1919–1927ID U000026
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LegislationHEADLINE
84%with Dems
of 390 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
84%with Dems
of 390 · both combined
Steepest move
−9 pts
1923 → 1925
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 ↓19191925
1925–2669th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
75.6%with Democrats
of 45 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1923 → 1925, −9 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Mar 3, 1927S.J.Res. 152No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1927S.J.Res. 152No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1927H.Res. 454No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 454), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Mar 3, 1927H.Res. 454No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1927H.J.Res. 373No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 3, 1927S. 5314No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1927S. 718No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 2, 1927H.R. 17378No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 1, 1927H.R. 17130No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 45 contested votes scored in the 69th 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

4 Congresses
66th · 191969th · 1925
Democrat · House · GA66th–69th
Term datesexact
Members · Georgia
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William David Upshaw

Representative from Georgia
HOUSED1919–19274 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
84.1%with Democrats
of 390 votes · 15.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested84%of 390 · combined
Steepest move−9 pts1923→25, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019191925
1925–26 · 69th · Democrat · of 45 votes75.6%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 45 contested votes scored in the 69th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

66th · 191969th · 1925
Democrat66th–69th

Party switchers

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