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Charles Coles Diggs Jr.

Representative from Michigan
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1955–1981ID D000344
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LegislationHEADLINE
94%with Dems
of 2,310 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
94%with Dems
of 2,310 · both combined
Steepest move
−15 pts
1955 → 1957
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 ↓19551961196719731979
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
94.9%with Democrats
of 273 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1955 → 1957, −15 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
May 30, 1980H.R. 4046No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 30, 1980H.Res. 665No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 30, 1980H.Res. 691No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 691), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
May 30, 1980H.J.Res. 554No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
May 30, 1980H.J.Res. 554No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 29, 1980H.Con.Res. 307No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
May 29, 1980H.Res. 682No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
May 29, 1980H.Res. 682No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
May 21, 1980H.R. 6974No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 273 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance93.9% · 297 votes
Congress95.9% · 169 votes
International Affairs99.2% · 119 votes
Government Operations and Politics93.3% · 105 votes
Energy94.6% · 92 votes
Labor and Employment97.9% · 47 votes
Transportation and Public Works89.5% · 38 votes
Agriculture and Food81.3% · 32 votes
Education96.9% · 32 votes
Taxation100% · 31 votes
Armed Forces and National Security89.7% · 29 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance84% · 25 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources87% · 23 votes
Environmental Protection90.5% · 21 votes
Commerce95% · 20 votes
Health100% · 20 votes
Law100% · 19 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 15 votes
Social Welfare80% · 15 votes
District of Columbia100% · 14 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 14 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 7 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 5 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Black lung— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Native Americans— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Families— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Coins and coinage— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Contested elections— · 1 vote
Cultural centers— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Financial disclosure— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Petroleum industry— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote
Youth— · 1 vote

They also voted in 81 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, Aquaculture, 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, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Impeachments, 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, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Power resources, Prices, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rehabilitation, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, 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

13 Congresses
84th · 195596th · 1979
Democrat · House · MI84th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Michigan
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Charles Coles Diggs Jr.

Representative from Michigan
HOUSED1955–198113 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
93.7%with Democrats
of 2,310 votes · 6.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested94%of 2,310 · combined
Steepest move−15 pts1955→57, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019551979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 273 votes94.9%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 · 273 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance93.9% · 297
Congress95.9% · 169
International Affairs99.2% · 119
Government Operations and Politics93.3% · 105
Energy94.6% · 92
Labor and Employment97.9% · 47
Transportation and Public Works89.5% · 38
Agriculture and Food81.3% · 32
Education96.9% · 32
Taxation100% · 31
Armed Forces and National Security89.7% · 29
Foreign Trade and International Finance84% · 25
Public Lands and Natural Resources87% · 23
Environmental Protection90.5% · 21
Commerce95% · 20
Health100% · 20
Law100% · 19
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 15
Social Welfare80% · 15
District of Columbia100% · 14
Housing and Community Development100% · 14
Industrial relations100% · 14
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 13
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Vietnamese Conflict— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Independent regulatory commissions— · 7
Mines and mineral resources— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 5
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Black lung— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Native Americans— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Families— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Animals— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Coins and coinage— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Contested elections— · 1
Cultural centers— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Financial disclosure— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Petroleum industry— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1
Youth— · 1

Also voted in 81 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Aquaculture, 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, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Impeachments, 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, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Power resources, Prices, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rehabilitation, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

84th · 195596th · 1979
Democrat84th–96th

Party switchers

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