William Beck Widnall

Representative from New Jersey

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1949–1975ID W000445

LegislationHEADLINE

36%with Dems

of 1,698 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

36%with Dems

of 1,698 · both combined

Steepest move

+26 pts

1955 → 1957

still a Republican

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 ↓19491955196119671973

1973–7493rd Congress

Sat as a Republican

44.3%with Democrats

of 361 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1955 → 1957, +26 pts — within one party label.

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

Dec 20, 1974H.R. 10710No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 19, 1974H.Res. 1511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 19, 1974S. 3976No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 3976), 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

Dec 18, 1974S. 2439No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 18, 1974H.R. 15977No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 1974S. 3934No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 1974H.R. 546No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 1974H.R. 16596No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 1974H.J.Res. 1178No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 361 contested votes scored in the 93rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance38.9% · 72 votes

Congress34.8% · 46 votes

Energy46.9% · 32 votes

Labor and Employment61.9% · 21 votes

International Affairs64.7% · 17 votes

Transportation and Public Works56.3% · 16 votes

District of Columbia60% · 15 votes

Government Operations and Politics53.8% · 13 votes

Armed Forces and National Security60% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Mines and mineral resources— · 8 votes

Health— · 7 votes

Commerce— · 6 votes

Congressional-Presidential relations— · 6 votes

Environmental Protection— · 5 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 5 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes

Commemorations— · 4 votes

Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 4 votes

Education— · 4 votes

Law— · 4 votes

Agriculture and Food— · 3 votes

Coins and coinage— · 3 votes

Public works— · 3 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 2 votes

Real property— · 2 votes

Vietnamese Conflict— · 2 votes

Gold— · 1 vote

Immigration— · 1 vote

Livestock— · 1 vote

Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote

Petroleum industry— · 1 vote

Private Legislation— · 1 vote

Right of privacy— · 1 vote

Science, Technology, Communications— · 1 vote

Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 25 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Child welfare, Credit, Disabled, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Finance and Financial Sector, Impeachments, Lotteries, Minorities, Motor vehicles, Narcotics, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Rivers, Social Welfare, Sports and Recreation, Taxation, Territories (U.S.), Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Youth.

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

Service record

13 Congresses

81st · 194993rd · 1973

Republican · House · NJ81st–93rd

Term datesexact

William Beck Widnall

Representative from New Jersey

HOUSER1949–197513 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

35.7%with Democrats

of 1,698 votes · 64.3% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested36%of 1,698 · combined

Steepest move+26 pts1955→57, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019491973

1973–74 · 93rd · Republican · of 361 votes44.3%

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 majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 361 contested votes scored in the 93rd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance38.9% · 72

Congress34.8% · 46

Energy46.9% · 32

Labor and Employment61.9% · 21

International Affairs64.7% · 17

Transportation and Public Works56.3% · 16

District of Columbia60% · 15

Government Operations and Politics53.8% · 13

Armed Forces and National Security60% · 10

Mines and mineral resources— · 8

Health— · 7

Commerce— · 6

Congressional-Presidential relations— · 6

Environmental Protection— · 5

Housing and Community Development— · 5

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 5

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4

Commemorations— · 4

Congressional-executive relations— · 4

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 4

Education— · 4

Law— · 4

Agriculture and Food— · 3

Coins and coinage— · 3

Public works— · 3

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 2

Real property— · 2

Vietnamese Conflict— · 2

Gold— · 1

Immigration— · 1

Livestock— · 1

Monuments and memorials— · 1

Petroleum industry— · 1

Private Legislation— · 1

Right of privacy— · 1

Science, Technology, Communications— · 1

Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 25 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Child welfare, Credit, Disabled, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Finance and Financial Sector, Impeachments, Lotteries, Minorities, Motor vehicles, Narcotics, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Rivers, Social Welfare, Sports and Recreation, Taxation, Territories (U.S.), Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Youth.

Service record

81st · 194993rd · 1973

Republican81st–93rd

Party switchers

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