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John James Williams

Senator from Delaware
SENATEREPUBLICAN1947–1971ID W000518
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LegislationHEADLINE
13%with Dems
of 2,244 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
13%with Dems
of 2,244 · both combined
Steepest move
+7 pts
1965 → 1967
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 ↓1947195319591965
1969–7091st Congress
Sat as a Republican
20.1%with Democrats
of 234 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1965 → 1967, +7 pts — within one party label.
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
Dec 30, 1970H.R. 17867No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 30, 1970H.R. 13000No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 30, 1970H.R. 19953No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 19953), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored
Dec 30, 1970H.R. 18515No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 29, 1970S. 437No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 28, 1970H.R. 17550No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 28, 1970H.R. 17550No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 28, 1970H.R. 17550No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 28, 1970H.R. 17550No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 234 contested votes scored in the 91st 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

12 Congresses
80th · 194791st · 1969
Republican · Senate · DE80th–91st
Term datesexact
Members · Delaware
JW

John James Williams

Senator from Delaware
SENATER1947–197112 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
12.8%with Democrats
of 2,244 votes · 87.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested13%of 2,244 · combined
Steepest move+7 pts1965→67, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019471969
1969–70 · 91st · Republican · of 234 votes20.1%

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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 · 234 contested votes scored in the 91st

By policy area

career

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

Service record

80th · 194791st · 1969
Republican80th–91st

Party switchers

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