James Edward Van Zandt

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1939–1963ID V000069

LegislationHEADLINE

26%with Dems

of 994 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

26%with Dems

of 994 · both combined

Steepest move

+18 pts

1955 → 1957

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 ↓1939194519511957

1961–6287th Congress

Sat as a Republican

38.7%with Democrats

of 111 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1955 → 1957, +18 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 6, 1962H.R. 13175No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1962H.R. 7972No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 4, 1962H.R. 11970No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 11970), 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

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Oct 2, 1962H.Res. 822No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 1, 1962H.R. 13241No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 1, 1962H.R. 5698No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 1, 1962H.Res. 818No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 26, 1962S.J.Res. 230No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 26, 1962S.J.Res. 230No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 111 contested votes scored in the 87th 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

11 Congresses

76th · 193987th · 1961

Republican · House · PA76th–87th

Term datesexact

James Edward Van Zandt

Representative from Pennsylvania

HOUSER1939–196311 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

26.4%with Democrats

of 994 votes · 73.6% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested26%of 994 · combined

Steepest move+18 pts1955→57, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019391961

1961–62 · 87th · Republican · of 111 votes38.7%

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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 majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

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Latest 6 shown · 111 contested votes scored in the 87th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

76th · 193987th · 1961

Republican76th–87th

Party switchers

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