James Falconer Wilson

Senator from Iowa

SENATEREPUBLICAN1861–1895ID W000594

LegislationHEADLINE

13%with Dems

of 2,813 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

13%with Dems

of 2,813 · both combined

Steepest move

−6 pts

1885 → 1887

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 ↓186118671873187918851891

1893–9453rd Congress

Sat as a Republican

4.4%with Democrats

of 45 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1885 → 1887, −6 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 2, 1895H.R. 8665No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Mar 1, 1895noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Feb 26, 1895H.R. 8518No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 8518), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.

Where this lands

NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored

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Feb 26, 1895H.R. 8518No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 21, 1895H.J.Res. 273No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 20, 1895H.R. 8479No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Feb 9, 1895H.R. 8234No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 45 contested votes scored in the 53rd 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

10 Congresses

37th · 186148th · 188353rd · 1893

Republican · House · IA37th–40th

Republican · Senate · IA48th–53rd

Term datesexact

James Falconer Wilson

Senator from Iowa

SENATER1861–189510 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

13.4%with Democrats

of 2,813 votes · 86.6% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested13%of 2,813 · combined

Steepest move−6 pts1885→87, as a Republican

Career arc

10050018611893

1893–94 · 53rd · Republican · of 45 votes4.4%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreNo

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Latest 6 shown · 45 contested votes scored in the 53rd

By policy area

career

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

Service record

37th · 186153rd · 1893

Republican37th–40th

Republican48th–53rd

Party switchers

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