Tommy (Tom) Joe Vandergriff

Representative from Texas

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1983–1985ID V000026

LegislationHEADLINE

46%with Dems

of 457 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

46%with Dems

of 457 · 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 ↓1983

1983–8498th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

46.2%with Democrats

of 457 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 11, 1984H.R. 6027No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 11, 1984H.R. 6027No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 11, 1984H.R. 4230No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4230), 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

Open roll call

Oct 11, 1984H.Res. 615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 10, 1984H.J.Res. 648No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 10, 1984H.J.Res. 648No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Oct 10, 1984H.R. 6028No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 9, 1984H.Res. 613No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 9, 1984S. 2574No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 457 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance45.3% · 117 votes

Armed Forces and National Security9.6% · 52 votes

International Affairs18.4% · 38 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance54.8% · 31 votes

Congress76% · 25 votes

Science, Technology, Communications47.8% · 23 votes

Government Operations and Politics55.6% · 18 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources83.3% · 18 votes

Education75% · 16 votes

Agriculture and Food71.4% · 14 votes

Immigration69.2% · 13 votes

Labor and Employment58.3% · 12 votes

Housing and Community Development45.5% · 11 votes

Environmental Protection10% · 10 votes

Health40% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Taxation— · 9 votes

Energy— · 7 votes

Transportation and Public Works— · 7 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5 votes

Social Welfare— · 5 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 3 votes

Water Resources Development— · 3 votes

Commerce— · 2 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote

Families— · 1 vote

Finance and Financial Sector— · 1 vote

Law— · 1 vote

Native Americans— · 1 vote

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

Service record

1 Congresses

98th · 1983

Democrat · House · TX98th–98th

Term datesexact

Tommy (Tom) Joe Vandergriff

Representative from Texas

HOUSED1983–19851 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

46.2%with Democrats

of 457 votes · 53.8% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested46%of 457 · combined

Career arc

10050019831983

1983–84 · 98th · Democrat · of 457 votes46.2%

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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 · 457 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance45.3% · 117

Armed Forces and National Security9.6% · 52

International Affairs18.4% · 38

Foreign Trade and International Finance54.8% · 31

Congress76% · 25

Science, Technology, Communications47.8% · 23

Government Operations and Politics55.6% · 18

Public Lands and Natural Resources83.3% · 18

Education75% · 16

Agriculture and Food71.4% · 14

Immigration69.2% · 13

Labor and Employment58.3% · 12

Housing and Community Development45.5% · 11

Environmental Protection10% · 10

Health40% · 10

Taxation— · 9

Energy— · 7

Transportation and Public Works— · 7

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5

Social Welfare— · 5

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 3

Water Resources Development— · 3

Commerce— · 2

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1

Families— · 1

Finance and Financial Sector— · 1

Law— · 1

Native Americans— · 1

Service record

98th · 198398th · 1983

Democrat98th–98th

Party switchers

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