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JW

James Claude Wright Jr.

Representative from Texas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1955–1991ID W000763
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LegislationHEADLINE
82%with Dems
of 4,041 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
82%with Dems
of 4,041 · both combined
Steepest move
+21 pts
1975 → 1977
still a Democrat

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 ↓195519611967197319791985
1989–90101st Congress
Sat as a Democrat
90%with Democrats
of 10 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, +21 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Jun 28, 1989H.R. 2655No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Jun 28, 1989H.R. 2696No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Jun 28, 1989H.R. 2696No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 2696), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Jun 28, 1989H.R. 2696No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jun 28, 1989noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 23, 1989H.R. 2042No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jun 22, 1989H.R. 2655No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jun 15, 1989H.R. 1278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 15, 1989H.R. 1278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 10 contested votes scored in the 101st CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance85.6% · 722 votes
Congress95.1% · 329 votes
International Affairs88.5% · 217 votes
Government Operations and Politics83.6% · 201 votes
Armed Forces and National Security61.3% · 191 votes
Energy58.6% · 133 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance88.5% · 104 votes
Transportation and Public Works85.7% · 84 votes
Agriculture and Food87.7% · 81 votes
Labor and Employment90.1% · 81 votes
Taxation78.5% · 65 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.7% · 62 votes
Education87.3% · 55 votes
Science, Technology, Communications82% · 50 votes
Housing and Community Development91.7% · 48 votes
Environmental Protection48.9% · 47 votes
Law70.3% · 37 votes
Health80% · 35 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement76.5% · 34 votes
Commerce74.2% · 31 votes
Social Welfare84.6% · 26 votes
Immigration82.6% · 23 votes
Finance and Financial Sector95.5% · 22 votes
Mines and mineral resources64.3% · 14 votes
Water Resources Development85.7% · 14 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues92.3% · 13 votes
District of Columbia100% · 13 votes
Industrial relations100% · 13 votes
Native Americans100% · 12 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Coins and coinage— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Petroleum industry— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 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, Congressional oversight, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, 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, Reclamation of land, 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

18 Congresses
84th · 1955101st · 1989
Democrat · House · TX84th–101st
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
JW

James Claude Wright Jr.

Representative from Texas
HOUSED1955–199118 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
82.3%with Democrats
of 4,041 votes · 17.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested82%of 4,041 · combined
Steepest move+21 pts1975→77, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019551989
1989–90 · 101st · Democrat · of 10 votes90%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 10 contested votes scored in the 101st

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance85.6% · 722
Congress95.1% · 329
International Affairs88.5% · 217
Government Operations and Politics83.6% · 201
Armed Forces and National Security61.3% · 191
Energy58.6% · 133
Foreign Trade and International Finance88.5% · 104
Transportation and Public Works85.7% · 84
Agriculture and Food87.7% · 81
Labor and Employment90.1% · 81
Taxation78.5% · 65
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.7% · 62
Education87.3% · 55
Science, Technology, Communications82% · 50
Housing and Community Development91.7% · 48
Environmental Protection48.9% · 47
Law70.3% · 37
Health80% · 35
Crime and Law Enforcement76.5% · 34
Commerce74.2% · 31
Social Welfare84.6% · 26
Immigration82.6% · 23
Finance and Financial Sector95.5% · 22
Mines and mineral resources64.3% · 14
Water Resources Development85.7% · 14
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues92.3% · 13
District of Columbia100% · 13
Industrial relations100% · 13
Native Americans100% · 12
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Commemorations— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Petroleum industry— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 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, Congressional oversight, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, 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, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

84th · 1955101st · 1989
Democrat84th–101st

Party switchers

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