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William Creed Wampler

Representative from Virginia
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1953–1983ID W000121
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LegislationHEADLINE
21%with Dems
of 2,797 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
21%with Dems
of 2,797 · both combined
Steepest move
+12 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓19531959196519711977
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
24.3%with Democrats
of 284 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, +12 pts — within one party label.
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
Dec 21, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 21, 1982H.R. 7093No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.Res. 636No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 636), 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
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 3963No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7356No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 1982noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 284 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance19% · 501 votes
Congress34.1% · 290 votes
Government Operations and Politics18.9% · 169 votes
International Affairs10.6% · 160 votes
Energy16.2% · 136 votes
Armed Forces and National Security9.1% · 77 votes
Transportation and Public Works27.3% · 66 votes
Labor and Employment33.9% · 59 votes
Agriculture and Food43.6% · 55 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources19.6% · 46 votes
Taxation15.2% · 46 votes
Education22.2% · 45 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance13.6% · 44 votes
Law24.4% · 41 votes
Environmental Protection16.1% · 31 votes
Commerce14.8% · 27 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement8% · 25 votes
Health20.8% · 24 votes
Housing and Community Development13.6% · 22 votes
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 21 votes
Finance and Financial Sector11.1% · 18 votes
District of Columbia6.7% · 15 votes
Social Welfare26.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations14.3% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources14.3% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Depletion allowances— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Immigration— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Lobbying— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Coins and coinage— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

9 Congresses
83rd · 195397th · 1981
Republican · House · VA83rd–97th
Term datesexact
Members · Virginia
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William Creed Wampler

Representative from Virginia
HOUSER1953–19839 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
21.1%with Democrats
of 2,797 votes · 78.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested21%of 2,797 · combined
Steepest move+12 pts1967→69, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019531981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 284 votes24.3%

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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 · 284 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance19% · 501
Congress34.1% · 290
Government Operations and Politics18.9% · 169
International Affairs10.6% · 160
Energy16.2% · 136
Armed Forces and National Security9.1% · 77
Transportation and Public Works27.3% · 66
Labor and Employment33.9% · 59
Agriculture and Food43.6% · 55
Public Lands and Natural Resources19.6% · 46
Taxation15.2% · 46
Education22.2% · 45
Foreign Trade and International Finance13.6% · 44
Law24.4% · 41
Environmental Protection16.1% · 31
Commerce14.8% · 27
Crime and Law Enforcement8% · 25
Health20.8% · 24
Housing and Community Development13.6% · 22
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 21
Finance and Financial Sector11.1% · 18
District of Columbia6.7% · 15
Social Welfare26.7% · 15
Industrial relations14.3% · 14
Mines and mineral resources14.3% · 14
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Depletion allowances— · 6
Native Americans— · 6
Public works— · 6
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Immigration— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Lobbying— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Coins and coinage— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

83rd · 195397th · 1981
Republican83rd–97th

Party switchers

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