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Clarence J. Brown Jr.

Representative from Ohio
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1965–1983ID B000910
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LegislationHEADLINE
16%with Dems
of 2,568 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
16%with Dems
of 2,568 · both combined
Steepest move
+18 pts
1971 → 1973
still a Republican

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 ↓196519711977
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
17.2%with Democrats
of 163 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1971 → 1973, +18 pts — within one party label.
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 18, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7356No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 1982noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · 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
NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored
Dec 17, 1982H.Res. 621No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 163 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance16.2% · 451 votes
Congress15.2% · 269 votes
International Affairs21.4% · 154 votes
Government Operations and Politics18.3% · 153 votes
Energy14.5% · 138 votes
Armed Forces and National Security16.9% · 59 votes
Transportation and Public Works21.1% · 57 votes
Labor and Employment14.8% · 54 votes
Taxation12.8% · 47 votes
Agriculture and Food13% · 46 votes
Education19.6% · 46 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance27% · 37 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources9.1% · 33 votes
Law25.8% · 31 votes
Environmental Protection3.8% · 26 votes
Health8.3% · 24 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement13.6% · 22 votes
Housing and Community Development18.2% · 22 votes
Commerce14.3% · 21 votes
Social Welfare6.3% · 16 votes
District of Columbia50% · 14 votes
Industrial relations14.3% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources35.7% · 14 votes
Finance and Financial Sector25% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 4 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
Public works— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 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
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 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
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
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 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, 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, 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, Lobbying, 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, Political representation, Postal rates and revenues, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses, Youth.

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

Service record

9 Congresses
89th · 196597th · 1981
Republican · House · OH89th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · Ohio
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Clarence J. Brown Jr.

Representative from Ohio
HOUSER1965–19839 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
16.4%with Democrats
of 2,568 votes · 83.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested16%of 2,568 · combined
Steepest move+18 pts1971→73, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019651981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 163 votes17.2%

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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 majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 163 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance16.2% · 451
Congress15.2% · 269
International Affairs21.4% · 154
Government Operations and Politics18.3% · 153
Energy14.5% · 138
Armed Forces and National Security16.9% · 59
Transportation and Public Works21.1% · 57
Labor and Employment14.8% · 54
Taxation12.8% · 47
Agriculture and Food13% · 46
Education19.6% · 46
Foreign Trade and International Finance27% · 37
Public Lands and Natural Resources9.1% · 33
Law25.8% · 31
Environmental Protection3.8% · 26
Health8.3% · 24
Crime and Law Enforcement13.6% · 22
Housing and Community Development18.2% · 22
Commerce14.3% · 21
Social Welfare6.3% · 16
District of Columbia50% · 14
Industrial relations14.3% · 14
Mines and mineral resources35.7% · 14
Finance and Financial Sector25% · 12
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6
Native Americans— · 5
Black lung— · 4
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 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
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 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, 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, 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, Lobbying, 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, Political representation, Postal rates and revenues, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses, Youth.

Service record

89th · 196597th · 1981
Republican89th–97th

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