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John Andrew Young

Representative from Texas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1957–1979ID Y000043
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LegislationHEADLINE
69%with Dems
of 2,316 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
69%with Dems
of 2,316 · both combined
Steepest move
+19 pts
1961 → 1963
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 ↓1957196319691975
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
63.4%with Democrats
of 399 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1961 → 1963, +19 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
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 10979No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 9937No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 13511), 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 14, 1978H.R. 13750No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.Res. 1448No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978S. 3447No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 12250No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 4018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 7010No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 399 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance64.8% · 253 votes
Congress72.3% · 137 votes
Energy25.2% · 107 votes
Government Operations and Politics67.4% · 86 votes
International Affairs55.1% · 69 votes
Labor and Employment45% · 40 votes
Armed Forces and National Security25.8% · 31 votes
Transportation and Public Works67.7% · 31 votes
Agriculture and Food72.4% · 29 votes
Law44.4% · 27 votes
Taxation28% · 25 votes
Environmental Protection33.3% · 24 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources66.7% · 24 votes
Commerce60% · 20 votes
Education58.8% · 17 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement62.5% · 16 votes
District of Columbia20% · 15 votes
Health40% · 15 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance69.2% · 13 votes
Social Welfare46.2% · 13 votes
Mines and mineral resources66.7% · 12 votes
Finance and Financial Sector70% · 10 votes
Housing and Community Development80% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Industrial relations— · 8 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Private Legislation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Financial disclosure— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government securities— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Home repair and improvement— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Revenue sharing— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 74 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, Barber and beauty shops, 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, Domestic relations, Droughts, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government corporations, 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, Sports and Recreation, 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

11 Congresses
85th · 195795th · 1977
Democrat · House · TX85th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
JY

John Andrew Young

Representative from Texas
HOUSED1957–197911 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
68.6%with Democrats
of 2,316 votes · 31.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested69%of 2,316 · combined
Steepest move+19 pts1961→63, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019571977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 399 votes63.4%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 · 399 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance64.8% · 253
Congress72.3% · 137
Energy25.2% · 107
Government Operations and Politics67.4% · 86
International Affairs55.1% · 69
Labor and Employment45% · 40
Armed Forces and National Security25.8% · 31
Transportation and Public Works67.7% · 31
Agriculture and Food72.4% · 29
Law44.4% · 27
Taxation28% · 25
Environmental Protection33.3% · 24
Public Lands and Natural Resources66.7% · 24
Commerce60% · 20
Education58.8% · 17
Crime and Law Enforcement62.5% · 16
District of Columbia20% · 15
Health40% · 15
Foreign Trade and International Finance69.2% · 13
Social Welfare46.2% · 13
Mines and mineral resources66.7% · 12
Finance and Financial Sector70% · 10
Housing and Community Development80% · 10
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Industrial relations— · 8
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Private Legislation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Electronic surveillance— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Financial disclosure— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government securities— · 1
Heating— · 1
Home repair and improvement— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Revenue sharing— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 74 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, Barber and beauty shops, 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, Domestic relations, Droughts, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government corporations, 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, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

85th · 195795th · 1977
Democrat85th–95th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
AD320 × 50 · Anchor