William McDonald (Don) Wheeler

Representative from Georgia

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1947–1955ID W000342

LegislationHEADLINE

45%with Dems

of 339 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

45%with Dems

of 339 · both combined

Steepest move

+54 pts

1951 → 1953

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 ↓19471953

1953–5483rd Congress

Sat as a Democrat

69.2%with Democrats

of 52 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1951 → 1953, +54 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

Jul 20, 1954H.R. 7839No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Jul 8, 1954H.R. 9709No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Jul 2, 1954H.R. 9680No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 9680), 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

Open roll call

Jun 30, 1954H.R. 9678No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Jun 29, 1954S.Con.Res. 91No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Jun 17, 1954H.Res. 583No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Jun 15, 1954H.R. 9517No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Jun 11, 1954H.R. 9474No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Jun 11, 1954H.Res. 580No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 52 contested votes scored in the 83rd 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

4 Congresses

80th · 194783rd · 1953

Democrat · House · GA80th–83rd

Term datesexact

William McDonald (Don) Wheeler

Representative from Georgia

HOUSED1947–19554 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

45.4%with Democrats

of 339 votes · 54.6% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested45%of 339 · combined

Steepest move+54 pts1951→53, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019471953

1953–54 · 83rd · Democrat · of 52 votes69.2%

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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 majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 52 contested votes scored in the 83rd

By policy area

career

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

Service record

80th · 194783rd · 1953

Democrat80th–83rd

Party switchers

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