William Robert Williams

Representative from New York

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1951–1959ID W000549

LegislationHEADLINE

11%with Dems

of 318 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

11%with Dems

of 318 · both combined

Steepest move

−4 pts

1951 → 1953

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 ↓19511957

1957–5885th Congress

Sat as a Republican

9.9%with Democrats

of 81 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1951 → 1953, −4 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

Aug 23, 1958H.R. 13247No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Aug 21, 1958S. 4036No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Aug 20, 1958H.R. 13450No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 13450), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Republican majority

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Aug 19, 1958H.Res. 689No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Aug 19, 1958H.Res. 691No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Aug 18, 1958S. 4035No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Aug 15, 1958S. 3683No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Aug 15, 1958H.Res. 682No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Aug 13, 1958H.Res. 686No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 81 contested votes scored in the 85th 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

4 Congresses

82nd · 195185th · 1957

Republican · House · NY82nd–85th

Term datesexact

William Robert Williams

Representative from New York

HOUSER1951–19594 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

11%with Democrats

of 318 votes · 89% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested11%of 318 · combined

Steepest move−4 pts1951→53, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019511957

1957–58 · 85th · Republican · of 81 votes9.9%

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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 majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

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Latest 6 shown · 81 contested votes scored in the 85th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

82nd · 195185th · 1957

Republican82nd–85th

Party switchers

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