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Jamie Lloyd Whitten

Representative from Mississippi
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1941–1995ID W000428
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LegislationHEADLINE
62%with Dems
of 6,633 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
62%with Dems
of 6,633 · both combined
Steepest move
+36 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 ↓194119471953195919651971197719831989
1993–94103rd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
87.6%with Democrats
of 517 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1951 → 1953, +36 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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
Nov 29, 1994H.R. 5110GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADELEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 29, 1994noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1994S. 1225U.S. = MEXICO BORDER HEALTH COMMISSIONLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textU.S. = MEXICO BORDER HEALTH COMMISSIONParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Oct 5, 1994S. 1919RIO PUERCO WATERSHED ACT 0F 1994LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1994H.R. 4533NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ENTREPRENEURIAL MANAGEMENT REFORM ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1994H.R. 5139POSTAL SERVICE REEMPLOYMENTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1994S. 986CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI BATTLEFIELD ACT OF 1993LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 4, 1994H.R. 4533NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ENTREPRENEURIAL MANAGEMENT REFORM ACTLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 4, 1994S. 1919RIO PUERCO WATERSHED ACT 0F 1994LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 517 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance76.8% · 1,213 votes
Congress85% · 607 votes
Armed Forces and National Security65.6% · 392 votes
International Affairs51.5% · 344 votes
Government Operations and Politics66.7% · 312 votes
Labor and Employment61.3% · 168 votes
Energy33.3% · 153 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance62.1% · 132 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources78.3% · 129 votes
Transportation and Public Works67.2% · 116 votes
Agriculture and Food71.6% · 109 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement57.8% · 102 votes
Science, Technology, Communications73.4% · 94 votes
Education68.2% · 88 votes
Health65.1% · 83 votes
Housing and Community Development73.3% · 75 votes
Environmental Protection47.1% · 70 votes
Taxation41.3% · 63 votes
Law30.8% · 52 votes
Finance and Financial Sector66% · 47 votes
Social Welfare70.2% · 47 votes
Commerce50% · 46 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues88.6% · 35 votes
Immigration70.6% · 34 votes
Water Resources Development88.2% · 34 votes
Native Americans80.8% · 26 votes
Industrial relations21.4% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources57.1% · 14 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion76.9% · 13 votes
District of Columbia7.7% · 13 votes
Families81.8% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commemorations— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Emergency Management— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Municipal finance— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 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
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
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 71 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, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, 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, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, 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

27 Congresses
77th · 1941103rd · 1993
Democrat · House · MS77th–103rd
Term datesexact
Members · Mississippi
JW

Jamie Lloyd Whitten

Representative from Mississippi
HOUSED1941–199527 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
61.7%with Democrats
of 6,633 votes · 38.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested62%of 6,633 · combined
Steepest move+36 pts1951→53, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019411993
1993–94 · 103rd · Democrat · of 517 votes87.6%

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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 · 517 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance76.8% · 1,213
Congress85% · 607
Armed Forces and National Security65.6% · 392
International Affairs51.5% · 344
Government Operations and Politics66.7% · 312
Labor and Employment61.3% · 168
Energy33.3% · 153
Foreign Trade and International Finance62.1% · 132
Public Lands and Natural Resources78.3% · 129
Transportation and Public Works67.2% · 116
Agriculture and Food71.6% · 109
Crime and Law Enforcement57.8% · 102
Science, Technology, Communications73.4% · 94
Education68.2% · 88
Health65.1% · 83
Housing and Community Development73.3% · 75
Environmental Protection47.1% · 70
Taxation41.3% · 63
Law30.8% · 52
Finance and Financial Sector66% · 47
Social Welfare70.2% · 47
Commerce50% · 46
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues88.6% · 35
Immigration70.6% · 34
Water Resources Development88.2% · 34
Native Americans80.8% · 26
Industrial relations21.4% · 14
Mines and mineral resources57.1% · 14
Arts, Culture, Religion76.9% · 13
District of Columbia7.7% · 13
Families81.8% · 11
Commemorations— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Public works— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Emergency Management— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Municipal finance— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 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
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
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 71 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, Contested elections, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, 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, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

77th · 1941103rd · 1993
Democrat77th–103rd

Party switchers

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