Harold Washington

Representative from Illinois

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1981–1985ID W000180

LegislationHEADLINE

92%with Dems

of 266 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

92%with Dems

of 266 · both combined

Steepest move

+9 pts

1981 → 1983

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 ↓1981

1983–8498th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

100%with Democrats

of 10 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1981 → 1983, +9 pts — while still a Democrat.

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

Apr 28, 1983H.J.Res. 13No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Apr 21, 1983H.J.Res. 13No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.J.Res. 13), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Apr 20, 1983H.J.Res. 13No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Apr 13, 1983H.J.Res. 13No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Apr 13, 1983H.J.Res. 13No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Mar 23, 1983H.Con.Res. 91No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Mar 9, 1983H.R. 1900No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Jan 3, 1983H.Res. 5No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 10 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance91.1% · 79 votes

Congress89.7% · 39 votes

Armed Forces and National Security89.3% · 28 votes

Government Operations and Politics92% · 25 votes

Science, Technology, Communications92.3% · 13 votes

Agriculture and Food70% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

International Affairs— · 9 votes

Law— · 9 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 7 votes

Transportation and Public Works— · 7 votes

Taxation— · 6 votes

Energy— · 4 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 4 votes

Labor and Employment— · 4 votes

Environmental Protection— · 3 votes

Health— · 3 votes

Commerce— · 2 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 2 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 1 vote

Native Americans— · 1 vote

Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 7 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Education, Emergency Management, Families, Housing and Community Development, Immigration, Social Welfare.

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

Service record

2 Congresses

97th · 198198th · 1983

Democrat · House · IL97th–98th

Term datesexact

Harold Washington

Representative from Illinois

HOUSED1981–19852 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

91.7%with Democrats

of 266 votes · 8.3% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested92%of 266 · combined

Steepest move+9 pts1981→83, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019811983

1983–84 · 98th · Democrat · of 10 votes100%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 10 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance91.1% · 79

Congress89.7% · 39

Armed Forces and National Security89.3% · 28

Government Operations and Politics92% · 25

Science, Technology, Communications92.3% · 13

Agriculture and Food70% · 10

International Affairs— · 9

Law— · 9

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 7

Transportation and Public Works— · 7

Taxation— · 6

Energy— · 4

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 4

Labor and Employment— · 4

Environmental Protection— · 3

Health— · 3

Commerce— · 2

Finance and Financial Sector— · 2

Private Legislation— · 2

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 1

Native Americans— · 1

Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 7 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Education, Emergency Management, Families, Housing and Community Development, Immigration, Social Welfare.

Service record

97th · 198198th · 1983

Democrat97th–98th

Party switchers

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