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Thomas Williams

Representative from Pennsylvania
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1863–1869ID W000538
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LegislationHEADLINE
19%with Dems
of 1,125 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
19%with Dems
of 1,125 · both combined
Steepest move
−3 pts
1865 → 1867
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 ↓1863
1867–6840th Congress
Sat as a Republican
16.9%with Democrats
of 350 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1865 → 1867, −3 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
Mar 3, 1869S. 845No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Mar 3, 1869noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Mar 3, 1869H.J.Res. 413No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869H.R. 1803No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869H.J.Res. 474No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1869noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1869S. 679No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 350 contested votes scored in the 40th 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

3 Congresses
38th · 186340th · 1867
Republican · House · PA38th–40th
Term datesexact
Members · Pennsylvania
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Thomas Williams

Representative from Pennsylvania
HOUSER1863–18693 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
19.1%with Democrats
of 1,125 votes · 80.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested19%of 1,125 · combined
Steepest move−3 pts1865→67, as a Republican

Career arc

10050018631867
1867–68 · 40th · Republican · of 350 votes16.9%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 350 contested votes scored in the 40th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

38th · 186340th · 1867
Republican38th–40th

Party switchers

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