JB
James Brooks
Representative from New YorkHOUSEDEMOCRAT1863–1873ID B000881
LegislationHEADLINE
91%with Dems
of 1,271 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
91%with Dems
of 1,271 · both combined
Steepest move
+9 pts
1863 → 1865
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 ↓18631869
1871–7242nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
83.4%with Democrats
of 175 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1863 → 1865, +9 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below
Votes
Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.
DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Feb 27, 1873noneLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Feb 24, 1873noneLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jan 6, 1873noneLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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 20, 1872noneLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 20, 1872noneLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 20, 1872noneLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1872noneLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1872noneLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1872H.J.Res. 169LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 175 contested votes scored in the 42nd CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
5 Congresses38th · 186342nd · 1871
Democrat · House · NY38th–42nd
Term datesexact