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Alvin James Baldus

Representative from Wisconsin
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1981ID B000083
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LegislationHEADLINE
90%with Dems
of 1,591 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
90%with Dems
of 1,591 · both combined
Steepest move
+5 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 ↓1975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
93.6%with Democrats
of 512 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, +5 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
Dec 13, 1980H.J.Res. 637No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 11, 1980S. 1097No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 10, 1980H.Res. 826No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 826), 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
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 7018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 512 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance87.8% · 337 votes
Congress93.8% · 195 votes
Government Operations and Politics85.3% · 136 votes
International Affairs90.3% · 134 votes
Energy92% · 100 votes
Taxation92.9% · 42 votes
Agriculture and Food92.7% · 41 votes
Education84.6% · 39 votes
Transportation and Public Works87.2% · 39 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance89.5% · 38 votes
Labor and Employment94.1% · 34 votes
Armed Forces and National Security84.8% · 33 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources90.9% · 33 votes
Environmental Protection90.9% · 22 votes
Commerce100% · 20 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement78.9% · 19 votes
Health77.8% · 18 votes
Law88.9% · 18 votes
Finance and Financial Sector94.1% · 17 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 16 votes
Social Welfare100% · 15 votes
Industrial relations92.9% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Private Legislation— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 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
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 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 to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, 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, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Water Resources Development, Witnesses.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
94th · 197596th · 1979
Democrat · House · WI94th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Wisconsin
AB

Alvin James Baldus

Representative from Wisconsin
HOUSED1975–19813 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
89.8%with Democrats
of 1,591 votes · 10.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested90%of 1,591 · combined
Steepest move+5 pts1975→77, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 512 votes93.6%

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 · 512 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance87.8% · 337
Congress93.8% · 195
Government Operations and Politics85.3% · 136
International Affairs90.3% · 134
Energy92% · 100
Taxation92.9% · 42
Agriculture and Food92.7% · 41
Education84.6% · 39
Transportation and Public Works87.2% · 39
Foreign Trade and International Finance89.5% · 38
Labor and Employment94.1% · 34
Armed Forces and National Security84.8% · 33
Public Lands and Natural Resources90.9% · 33
Environmental Protection90.9% · 22
Commerce100% · 20
Crime and Law Enforcement78.9% · 19
Health77.8% · 18
Law88.9% · 18
Finance and Financial Sector94.1% · 17
Housing and Community Development100% · 16
Social Welfare100% · 15
Industrial relations92.9% · 14
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Private Legislation— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, 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, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Water Resources Development, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197596th · 1979
Democrat94th–96th

Party switchers

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