James Gresham Barrett

Representative from South Carolina

HOUSEREPUBLICAN2003–2011ID B001239

LegislationHEADLINE

2%with Dems

of 2,775 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

2%with Dems

of 2,775 · both combined

Steepest move

−1 pts

2005 → 2007

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 ↓20032009

2009–10111th Congress

Sat as a Republican

1.2%with Democrats

of 494 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2005 → 2007, −1 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 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 17, 2010H.R. 4853Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part IIILEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 16, 2010H.R. 4853No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 16, 2010S. 987To protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Full textTo protect girls in developing countries through the prevention of child marriage, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Dec 16, 2010H.Res. 1766Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4853) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust FundLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 16, 2010S. 3447To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 16, 2010S. 3860To require reports on the management of Arlington National Cemetery.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 16, 2010S. 841Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 16, 2010noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 494 contested votes scored in the 111th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress0.1% · 851 votes

Economics and Public Finance2.7% · 596 votes

Armed Forces and National Security1.4% · 140 votes

Taxation1% · 99 votes

Health2.2% · 89 votes

Emergency Management0% · 78 votes

Finance and Financial Sector0% · 73 votes

Energy0% · 70 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources4.5% · 66 votes

Labor and Employment1.6% · 64 votes

Housing and Community Development0% · 62 votes

International Affairs3.6% · 56 votes

Agriculture and Food3.7% · 54 votes

Education0% · 50 votes

Law0% · 50 votes

Transportation and Public Works9.3% · 43 votes

Government Operations and Politics0% · 32 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement3.2% · 31 votes

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 29 votes

Commerce0% · 24 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance18.2% · 22 votes

Commemorations0% · 17 votes

Native Americans0% · 15 votes

Immigration0% · 12 votes

Animals27.3% · 11 votes

Environmental Protection0% · 11 votes

Water Resources Development0% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Social Welfare— · 8 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7 votes

Families— · 4 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

4 Congresses

108th · 2003111th · 2009

Republican · House · SC108th–111th

Term datesexact

James Gresham Barrett

Representative from South Carolina

HOUSER2003–20114 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

1.6%with Democrats

of 2,775 votes · 98.4% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested2%of 2,775 · combined

Steepest move−1 pts2005→07, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020032009

2009–10 · 111th · Republican · of 494 votes1.2%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 494 contested votes scored in the 111th

By policy area

career

Congress0.1% · 851

Economics and Public Finance2.7% · 596

Armed Forces and National Security1.4% · 140

Taxation1% · 99

Health2.2% · 89

Emergency Management0% · 78

Finance and Financial Sector0% · 73

Energy0% · 70

Public Lands and Natural Resources4.5% · 66

Labor and Employment1.6% · 64

Housing and Community Development0% · 62

International Affairs3.6% · 56

Agriculture and Food3.7% · 54

Education0% · 50

Law0% · 50

Transportation and Public Works9.3% · 43

Government Operations and Politics0% · 32

Crime and Law Enforcement3.2% · 31

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 29

Commerce0% · 24

Foreign Trade and International Finance18.2% · 22

Commemorations0% · 17

Native Americans0% · 15

Immigration0% · 12

Animals27.3% · 11

Environmental Protection0% · 11

Water Resources Development0% · 10

Social Welfare— · 8

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 7

Families— · 4

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

108th · 2003111th · 2009

Republican108th–111th

Party switchers

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