Lyle Williams

Representative from Ohio

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1979–1985ID W000528

LegislationHEADLINE

48%with Dems

of 1,115 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

48%with Dems

of 1,115 · both combined

Steepest move

+11 pts

1981 → 1983

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 ↓1979

1983–8498th Congress

Sat as a Republican

57.9%with Democrats

of 378 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1981 → 1983, +11 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

Oct 10, 1984H.R. 6028No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 9, 1984H.Res. 613No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 9, 1984S. 2574No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 2574), 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

Oct 9, 1984H.R. 3398No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 9, 1984S. 2565No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 9, 1984H.R. 999No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1984S. 607No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1984S. 607No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1984S. 607No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 378 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance49.8% · 295 votes

Congress36.3% · 135 votes

International Affairs25.3% · 95 votes

Armed Forces and National Security38.8% · 85 votes

Government Operations and Politics61.2% · 85 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance54.2% · 48 votes

Education69.4% · 36 votes

Science, Technology, Communications58.8% · 34 votes

Energy20% · 30 votes

Transportation and Public Works83.3% · 30 votes

Agriculture and Food72.4% · 29 votes

Labor and Employment70.4% · 27 votes

Taxation28% · 25 votes

Health52.4% · 21 votes

Housing and Community Development47.6% · 21 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources75% · 20 votes

Environmental Protection40% · 15 votes

Immigration33.3% · 12 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement60% · 10 votes

Law70% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commerce— · 8 votes

Social Welfare— · 8 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6 votes

Families— · 4 votes

Native Americans— · 4 votes

Private Legislation— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Water Resources Development— · 3 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Emergency Management.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

96th · 197998th · 1983

Republican · House · OH96th–98th

Term datesexact

Lyle Williams

Representative from Ohio

HOUSER1979–19853 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

48.3%with Democrats

of 1,115 votes · 51.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested48%of 1,115 · combined

Steepest move+11 pts1981→83, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019791983

1983–84 · 98th · Republican · of 378 votes57.9%

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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 majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 378 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance49.8% · 295

Congress36.3% · 135

International Affairs25.3% · 95

Armed Forces and National Security38.8% · 85

Government Operations and Politics61.2% · 85

Foreign Trade and International Finance54.2% · 48

Education69.4% · 36

Science, Technology, Communications58.8% · 34

Energy20% · 30

Transportation and Public Works83.3% · 30

Agriculture and Food72.4% · 29

Labor and Employment70.4% · 27

Taxation28% · 25

Health52.4% · 21

Housing and Community Development47.6% · 21

Public Lands and Natural Resources75% · 20

Environmental Protection40% · 15

Immigration33.3% · 12

Crime and Law Enforcement60% · 10

Law70% · 10

Commerce— · 8

Social Welfare— · 8

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 6

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6

Families— · 4

Native Americans— · 4

Private Legislation— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Water Resources Development— · 3

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Emergency Management.

Service record

96th · 197998th · 1983

Republican96th–98th

Party switchers

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