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Edward Lawrence (Larry) Winn Jr.

Representative from Kansas
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1967–1985ID W000636
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LegislationHEADLINE
16%with Dems
of 3,050 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
16%with Dems
of 3,050 · both combined
Steepest move
+8 pts
1971 → 1973
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 ↓196719731979
1983–8498th Congress
Sat as a Republican
11%with Democrats
of 428 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1971 → 1973, +8 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 11, 1984H.R. 6027No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984H.R. 6027No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984H.R. 4230No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4230), 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
Oct 11, 1984H.Res. 615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1984S. 607No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1984S. 607No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1984S. 607No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 4, 1984H.Res. 603No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 428 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance15.5% · 580 votes
Congress16.7% · 312 votes
International Affairs35.6% · 188 votes
Government Operations and Politics20.5% · 171 votes
Energy13% · 138 votes
Armed Forces and National Security8.8% · 125 votes
Transportation and Public Works18.6% · 70 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance19.1% · 68 votes
Labor and Employment9.1% · 66 votes
Agriculture and Food32.3% · 65 votes
Taxation5.2% · 58 votes
Education14.3% · 56 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources16.1% · 56 votes
Science, Technology, Communications6.7% · 45 votes
Environmental Protection9.8% · 41 votes
Law10.3% · 39 votes
Health22.6% · 31 votes
Commerce6.7% · 30 votes
Housing and Community Development10% · 30 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement4% · 25 votes
Social Welfare4.8% · 21 votes
Immigration13.3% · 15 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
District of Columbia30.8% · 13 votes
Finance and Financial Sector15.4% · 13 votes
Mines and mineral resources7.7% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Native Americans— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Water Resources Development— · 6 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Revenue sharing— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Cultural centers— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

9 Congresses
90th · 196798th · 1983
Republican · House · KS90th–98th
Term datesexact
Members · Kansas
EW

Edward Lawrence (Larry) Winn Jr.

Representative from Kansas
HOUSER1967–19859 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
16.5%with Democrats
of 3,050 votes · 83.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested16%of 3,050 · combined
Steepest move+8 pts1971→73, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019671983
1983–84 · 98th · Republican · of 428 votes11%

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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 · 428 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance15.5% · 580
Congress16.7% · 312
International Affairs35.6% · 188
Government Operations and Politics20.5% · 171
Energy13% · 138
Armed Forces and National Security8.8% · 125
Transportation and Public Works18.6% · 70
Foreign Trade and International Finance19.1% · 68
Labor and Employment9.1% · 66
Agriculture and Food32.3% · 65
Taxation5.2% · 58
Education14.3% · 56
Public Lands and Natural Resources16.1% · 56
Science, Technology, Communications6.7% · 45
Environmental Protection9.8% · 41
Law10.3% · 39
Health22.6% · 31
Commerce6.7% · 30
Housing and Community Development10% · 30
Crime and Law Enforcement4% · 25
Social Welfare4.8% · 21
Immigration13.3% · 15
Industrial relations0% · 14
District of Columbia30.8% · 13
Finance and Financial Sector15.4% · 13
Mines and mineral resources7.7% · 13
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 9
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Private Legislation— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Native Americans— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Water Resources Development— · 6
Public works— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Revenue sharing— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Cultural centers— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

90th · 196798th · 1983
Republican90th–98th

Party switchers

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