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James Howard Weaver

Representative from Oregon
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1987ID W000227
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LegislationHEADLINE
84%with Dems
of 2,654 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
84%with Dems
of 2,654 · both combined
Steepest move
−17 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓19751981
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
90.6%with Democrats
of 426 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, −17 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
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 2127No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5705), 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
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 15, 1986H.J.Res. 738No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 426 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance74.2% · 640 votes
Congress81.4% · 274 votes
International Affairs79.3% · 203 votes
Government Operations and Politics86.5% · 185 votes
Armed Forces and National Security94.4% · 179 votes
Energy97.1% · 105 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance71% · 93 votes
Agriculture and Food91.9% · 86 votes
Transportation and Public Works76.7% · 73 votes
Taxation89.1% · 64 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources96.6% · 59 votes
Labor and Employment94.8% · 58 votes
Education92.6% · 54 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 45 votes
Science, Technology, Communications86.7% · 45 votes
Environmental Protection97.7% · 43 votes
Health88.9% · 36 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement71% · 31 votes
Law93.3% · 30 votes
Commerce96.2% · 26 votes
Social Welfare92.3% · 26 votes
Finance and Financial Sector81% · 21 votes
Immigration75% · 16 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues91.7% · 12 votes
Native Americans81.8% · 11 votes
Water Resources Development60% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Black lung— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 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
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote

They also voted in 72 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Home repair and improvement, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

6 Congresses
94th · 197599th · 1985
Democrat · House · OR94th–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Oregon
JW

James Howard Weaver

Representative from Oregon
HOUSED1975–19876 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
84.1%with Democrats
of 2,654 votes · 15.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested84%of 2,654 · combined
Steepest move−17 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751985
1985–86 · 99th · Democrat · of 426 votes90.6%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 426 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance74.2% · 640
Congress81.4% · 274
International Affairs79.3% · 203
Government Operations and Politics86.5% · 185
Armed Forces and National Security94.4% · 179
Energy97.1% · 105
Foreign Trade and International Finance71% · 93
Agriculture and Food91.9% · 86
Transportation and Public Works76.7% · 73
Taxation89.1% · 64
Public Lands and Natural Resources96.6% · 59
Labor and Employment94.8% · 58
Education92.6% · 54
Housing and Community Development100% · 45
Science, Technology, Communications86.7% · 45
Environmental Protection97.7% · 43
Health88.9% · 36
Crime and Law Enforcement71% · 31
Law93.3% · 30
Commerce96.2% · 26
Social Welfare92.3% · 26
Finance and Financial Sector81% · 21
Immigration75% · 16
Industrial relations100% · 14
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues91.7% · 12
Native Americans81.8% · 11
Water Resources Development60% · 10
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5
Mines and mineral resources— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Commemorations— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Black lung— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1

Also voted in 72 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Contested elections, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Home repair and improvement, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197599th · 1985
Democrat94th–99th

Party switchers

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