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Sidney Richard Yates

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1949–1999ID Y000013
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LegislationHEADLINE
94%with Dems
of 7,807 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
94%with Dems
of 7,807 · both combined
Steepest move
+12 pts
1959 → 1961
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 ↓194919551961196719731979198519911997
1997–98105th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
96%with Democrats
of 453 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1959 → 1961, +12 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

7 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
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 614Appointment of ManagersLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 611), 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
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998H.Res. 611No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 19, 1998noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 18, 1998noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1998H.Res. 612Supporting United States Troops in the Persian GulfLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 453 contested votes scored in the 105th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance96% · 1,531 votes
Congress95.9% · 935 votes
International Affairs97.3% · 440 votes
Armed Forces and National Security93.6% · 436 votes
Government Operations and Politics93.4% · 424 votes
Labor and Employment97.9% · 194 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources96.2% · 182 votes
Energy91.6% · 166 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement95.1% · 163 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance90.5% · 147 votes
Transportation and Public Works89.6% · 125 votes
Agriculture and Food72.6% · 117 votes
Science, Technology, Communications97.4% · 115 votes
Education92.9% · 113 votes
Health98% · 101 votes
Environmental Protection97% · 99 votes
Housing and Community Development97.9% · 97 votes
Taxation96.7% · 91 votes
Law98.7% · 79 votes
Finance and Financial Sector98.5% · 68 votes
Commerce98.5% · 66 votes
Social Welfare98.4% · 63 votes
Immigration98% · 50 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 48 votes
Water Resources Development80.9% · 47 votes
Native Americans93.1% · 29 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion90% · 20 votes
Commemorations93.3% · 15 votes
District of Columbia93.3% · 15 votes
Families100% · 15 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources85.7% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Coins and coinage— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 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
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Gold— · 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
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

They also voted in 68 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, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, 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, 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

24 Congresses
81st · 1949105th · 1997
Democrat · House · IL81st–105th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Sidney Richard Yates

Representative from Illinois
HOUSED1949–199924 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
93.6%with Democrats
of 7,807 votes · 6.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested94%of 7,807 · combined
Steepest move+12 pts1959→61, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019491997
1997–98 · 105th · Democrat · of 453 votes96%

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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 · 453 contested votes scored in the 105th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance96% · 1,531
Congress95.9% · 935
International Affairs97.3% · 440
Armed Forces and National Security93.6% · 436
Government Operations and Politics93.4% · 424
Labor and Employment97.9% · 194
Public Lands and Natural Resources96.2% · 182
Energy91.6% · 166
Crime and Law Enforcement95.1% · 163
Foreign Trade and International Finance90.5% · 147
Transportation and Public Works89.6% · 125
Agriculture and Food72.6% · 117
Science, Technology, Communications97.4% · 115
Education92.9% · 113
Health98% · 101
Environmental Protection97% · 99
Housing and Community Development97.9% · 97
Taxation96.7% · 91
Law98.7% · 79
Finance and Financial Sector98.5% · 68
Commerce98.5% · 66
Social Welfare98.4% · 63
Immigration98% · 50
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 48
Water Resources Development80.9% · 47
Native Americans93.1% · 29
Arts, Culture, Religion90% · 20
Commemorations93.3% · 15
District of Columbia93.3% · 15
Families100% · 15
Industrial relations100% · 14
Mines and mineral resources85.7% · 14
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Emergency Management— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Social Sciences and History— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 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
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 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

Also voted in 68 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, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, 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, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

81st · 1949105th · 1997
Democrat81st–105th

Party switchers

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