Thomas Edward Watson

Senator from Georgia

SENATEDEMOCRAT1891–1923ID W000205

LegislationHEADLINE

89%with Dems

of 412 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

89%with Dems

of 412 · both combined

Steepest move

+10 pts

1891 → 1921

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 ↓189118971903190919151921

1921–2267th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

92%with Democrats

of 286 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1891 → 1921, +10 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

Sep 19, 1922H.R. 7456No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 16, 1922H.R. 12472No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 15, 1922H.R. 10874No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 10874), 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

Open roll call

Sep 14, 1922H.J.Res. 270No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Sep 8, 1922H.R. 12377No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Sep 8, 1922H.R. 9103No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Aug 31, 1922H.R. 10874No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Aug 29, 1922H.R. 10874No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Aug 23, 1922H.R. 9103No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 286 contested votes scored in the 67th 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

2 Congresses

52nd · 189167th · 1921

Democrat · House · GA52nd–52nd

Democrat · Senate · GA67th–67th

Term datesexact

Thomas Edward Watson

Senator from Georgia

SENATED1891–19232 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

88.8%with Democrats

of 412 votes · 11.2% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested89%of 412 · combined

Steepest move+10 pts1891→21, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018911921

1921–22 · 67th · Democrat · of 286 votes92%

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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

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 286 contested votes scored in the 67th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

52nd · 189167th · 1921

Democrat52nd–52nd

Democrat67th–67th

Party switchers

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