Charles Wayne Dowdy

Representative from Mississippi

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1981–1989ID D000466

LegislationHEADLINE

78%with Dems

of 1,421 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

78%with Dems

of 1,421 · both combined

Steepest move

+7 pts

1981 → 1983

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 ↓19811987

1987–88100th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

84.2%with Democrats

of 336 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1981 → 1983, +7 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

Oct 4, 1988H.R. 1154No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 4, 1988S. 795No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 4, 1988H.R. 2772No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 2772), 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

Open roll call

Oct 4, 1988H.R. 4267No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 4, 1988S. 1047No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 4, 1988S. 2057No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 4, 1988H.R. 4354No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 4, 1988H.R. 4028No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 4, 1988H.R. 900No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 336 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance83.2% · 382 votes

Armed Forces and National Security61.4% · 207 votes

Congress88.2% · 93 votes

International Affairs70.6% · 85 votes

Government Operations and Politics70.2% · 84 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance79.5% · 73 votes

Agriculture and Food90.2% · 51 votes

Labor and Employment82.4% · 51 votes

Science, Technology, Communications81.4% · 43 votes

Housing and Community Development91.7% · 36 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources97.1% · 34 votes

Transportation and Public Works84.4% · 32 votes

Immigration39.3% · 28 votes

Environmental Protection72% · 25 votes

Education86.4% · 22 votes

Social Welfare100% · 22 votes

Taxation76.2% · 21 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement50% · 20 votes

Energy80% · 20 votes

Health88.2% · 17 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues57.1% · 14 votes

Water Resources Development85.7% · 14 votes

Commerce100% · 11 votes

Native Americans72.7% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes

Commemorations— · 3 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes

Families— · 2 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 2 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Emergency Management— · 1 vote

Law— · 1 vote

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

Service record

4 Congresses

97th · 1981100th · 1987

Democrat · House · MS97th–100th

Term datesexact

Charles Wayne Dowdy

Representative from Mississippi

HOUSED1981–19894 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

77.8%with Democrats

of 1,421 votes · 22.2% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested78%of 1,421 · combined

Steepest move+7 pts1981→83, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019811987

1987–88 · 100th · Democrat · of 336 votes84.2%

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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 · 336 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance83.2% · 382

Armed Forces and National Security61.4% · 207

Congress88.2% · 93

International Affairs70.6% · 85

Government Operations and Politics70.2% · 84

Foreign Trade and International Finance79.5% · 73

Agriculture and Food90.2% · 51

Labor and Employment82.4% · 51

Science, Technology, Communications81.4% · 43

Housing and Community Development91.7% · 36

Public Lands and Natural Resources97.1% · 34

Transportation and Public Works84.4% · 32

Immigration39.3% · 28

Environmental Protection72% · 25

Education86.4% · 22

Social Welfare100% · 22

Taxation76.2% · 21

Crime and Law Enforcement50% · 20

Energy80% · 20

Health88.2% · 17

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues57.1% · 14

Water Resources Development85.7% · 14

Commerce100% · 11

Native Americans72.7% · 11

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4

Social Sciences and History— · 4

Commemorations— · 3

Sports and Recreation— · 3

Families— · 2

Finance and Financial Sector— · 2

Private Legislation— · 2

Emergency Management— · 1

Law— · 1

Service record

97th · 1981100th · 1987

Democrat97th–100th

Party switchers

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