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Barber Benjamin Conable Jr.

Representative from New York
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1965–1985ID C000666
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LegislationHEADLINE
23%with Dems
of 3,298 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
23%with Dems
of 3,298 · both combined
Steepest move
+8 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 ↓1965197119771983
1983–8498th Congress
Sat as a Republican
18.3%with Democrats
of 449 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1971 → 1973, +8 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 11, 1984H.R. 6027No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984H.R. 6027No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984H.R. 4230No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4230), 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
Oct 11, 1984H.Res. 615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 10, 1984H.J.Res. 648No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 9, 1984H.R. 6163No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1984S. 607No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1984S. 607No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1984S. 607No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 449 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance21.7% · 605 votes
Congress21.7% · 304 votes
International Affairs45.5% · 189 votes
Government Operations and Politics20.9% · 177 votes
Energy14.4% · 139 votes
Armed Forces and National Security21.9% · 128 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance59.5% · 74 votes
Agriculture and Food12.7% · 71 votes
Labor and Employment12.9% · 70 votes
Transportation and Public Works12.9% · 70 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources20.3% · 59 votes
Education29.3% · 58 votes
Taxation17.2% · 58 votes
Science, Technology, Communications14% · 43 votes
Environmental Protection10% · 40 votes
Law37.5% · 40 votes
Health22.9% · 35 votes
Housing and Community Development20.6% · 34 votes
Commerce13.8% · 29 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement12% · 25 votes
Social Welfare4.8% · 21 votes
Finance and Financial Sector15.8% · 19 votes
Immigration29.4% · 17 votes
Industrial relations14.3% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources35.7% · 14 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues36.4% · 11 votes
District of Columbia72.7% · 11 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
Native Americans— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Water Resources Development— · 6 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Petroleum industry— · 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
Animals— · 1 vote
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
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 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 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, 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, Contested elections, 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, 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, Right of privacy, 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

10 Congresses
89th · 196598th · 1983
Republican · House · NY89th–98th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
BC

Barber Benjamin Conable Jr.

Representative from New York
HOUSER1965–198510 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
23.3%with Democrats
of 3,298 votes · 76.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested23%of 3,298 · combined
Steepest move+8 pts1971→73, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019651983
1983–84 · 98th · Republican · of 449 votes18.3%

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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 · 449 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance21.7% · 605
Congress21.7% · 304
International Affairs45.5% · 189
Government Operations and Politics20.9% · 177
Energy14.4% · 139
Armed Forces and National Security21.9% · 128
Foreign Trade and International Finance59.5% · 74
Agriculture and Food12.7% · 71
Labor and Employment12.9% · 70
Transportation and Public Works12.9% · 70
Public Lands and Natural Resources20.3% · 59
Education29.3% · 58
Taxation17.2% · 58
Science, Technology, Communications14% · 43
Environmental Protection10% · 40
Law37.5% · 40
Health22.9% · 35
Housing and Community Development20.6% · 34
Commerce13.8% · 29
Crime and Law Enforcement12% · 25
Social Welfare4.8% · 21
Finance and Financial Sector15.8% · 19
Immigration29.4% · 17
Industrial relations14.3% · 14
Mines and mineral resources35.7% · 14
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues36.4% · 11
District of Columbia72.7% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Native Americans— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Water Resources Development— · 6
Private Legislation— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Petroleum industry— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
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
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 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 70 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, Contested elections, 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, 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, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

89th · 196598th · 1983
Republican89th–98th

Party switchers

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