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David Ignatius Walsh
Senator from MassachusettsSENATEDEMOCRAT1919–1947ID W000097
LegislationHEADLINE
68%with Dems
of 1,983 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
68%with Dems
of 1,983 · both combined
Steepest move
+36 pts
1941 → 1943
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 ↓19191925193119371943
1945–4679th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
73.4%with Democrats
of 124 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1941 → 1943, +36 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
Aug 1, 1946H.J.Res. 390LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Aug 1, 1946H.J.Res. 390LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Aug 1, 1946H.J.Res. 390LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.J.Res. 390), 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
Jul 31, 1946H.R. 7LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jul 27, 1946H.R. 1362LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 27, 1946H.R. 1362LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 26, 1946H.R. 1362LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 24, 1946H.J.Res. 371LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jul 23, 1946H.R. 4051LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 124 contested votes scored in the 79th 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
14 Congresses66th · 191979th · 1945
Democrat · Senate · MA66th–79th
Term datesexact