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James Thomas Broyhill

Senator from North Carolina
SENATEREPUBLICAN1963–1987ID B000966
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LegislationHEADLINE
18%with Dems
of 3,964 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
18%with Dems
of 3,964 · both combined
Steepest move
+14 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓1963196919751981
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Republican
23.4%with Democrats
of 461 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, +14 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
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · 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
Oct 17, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986S. 1128No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 15, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 9, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 461 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance16.7% · 712 votes
Congress20.6% · 339 votes
International Affairs13.5% · 252 votes
Government Operations and Politics14.1% · 227 votes
Armed Forces and National Security21.8% · 206 votes
Energy11.8% · 144 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance24.3% · 111 votes
Transportation and Public Works11.9% · 84 votes
Agriculture and Food24.1% · 83 votes
Labor and Employment24.1% · 83 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources21.2% · 66 votes
Taxation30.3% · 66 votes
Education25.8% · 62 votes
Science, Technology, Communications14.3% · 56 votes
Environmental Protection11.8% · 51 votes
Housing and Community Development11.6% · 43 votes
Health35.7% · 42 votes
Law10.3% · 39 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement11.4% · 35 votes
Commerce11.8% · 34 votes
Social Welfare23.3% · 30 votes
Finance and Financial Sector4.2% · 24 votes
Immigration5.6% · 18 votes
District of Columbia26.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources42.9% · 14 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues46.2% · 13 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion27.3% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Water Resources Development— · 9 votes
Native Americans— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Commemorations— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Congressional-executive 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
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 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
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Municipal finance— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
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
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 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 of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 70 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, Animals, 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, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, 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

12 Congresses
88th · 196399th · 1985
Republican · House · NC88th–99th
Term datesexact
Members · North Carolina
JB

James Thomas Broyhill

Senator from North Carolina
SENATER1963–198712 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
17.6%with Democrats
of 3,964 votes · 82.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested18%of 3,964 · combined
Steepest move+14 pts1967→69, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019631985
1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 461 votes23.4%

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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 · 461 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance16.7% · 712
Congress20.6% · 339
International Affairs13.5% · 252
Government Operations and Politics14.1% · 227
Armed Forces and National Security21.8% · 206
Energy11.8% · 144
Foreign Trade and International Finance24.3% · 111
Transportation and Public Works11.9% · 84
Agriculture and Food24.1% · 83
Labor and Employment24.1% · 83
Public Lands and Natural Resources21.2% · 66
Taxation30.3% · 66
Education25.8% · 62
Science, Technology, Communications14.3% · 56
Environmental Protection11.8% · 51
Housing and Community Development11.6% · 43
Health35.7% · 42
Law10.3% · 39
Crime and Law Enforcement11.4% · 35
Commerce11.8% · 34
Social Welfare23.3% · 30
Finance and Financial Sector4.2% · 24
Immigration5.6% · 18
District of Columbia26.7% · 15
Industrial relations0% · 14
Mines and mineral resources42.9% · 14
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues46.2% · 13
Arts, Culture, Religion27.3% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Water Resources Development— · 9
Native Americans— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Commemorations— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Municipal finance— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 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 70 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, 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, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, 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

88th · 196399th · 1985
Republican88th–99th

Party switchers

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