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James Alexander Walker
Representative from VirginiaHOUSEREPUBLICAN1895–1899ID W000056
LegislationHEADLINE
15%with Dems
of 161 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
15%with Dems
of 161 · both combined
Steepest move
−19 pts
1895 → 1897
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 ↓1895
1897–9855th Congress
Sat as a Republican
7.2%with Democrats
of 97 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1895 → 1897, −19 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
Mar 2, 1899noneLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jan 19, 1899noneLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1898S. 4080LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 4080), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Dec 16, 1898H.R. 10807LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jul 8, 1898noneLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jul 6, 1898H.R. 10691LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jun 20, 1898H.R. 6897LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jun 15, 1898H.J.Res. 259LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jun 15, 1898H.J.Res. 259LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 97 contested votes scored in the 55th CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
2 Congresses54th · 189555th · 1897
Republican · House · VA54th–55th
Term datesexact