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David Walter Evans

Representative from Indiana
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1975–1983ID E000239
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LegislationHEADLINE
53%with Dems
of 1,854 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
53%with Dems
of 1,854 · both combined
Steepest move
+43 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓19751981
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
83.8%with Democrats
of 271 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +43 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
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 18, 1982H.R. 7356No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 1982noneNo 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
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7357No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.Res. 621No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7144No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 1982H.R. 7397No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 271 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance40.1% · 429 votes
Congress63.3% · 229 votes
Government Operations and Politics57.4% · 169 votes
International Affairs30.3% · 142 votes
Energy63.5% · 104 votes
Armed Forces and National Security73.8% · 65 votes
Agriculture and Food63.3% · 49 votes
Taxation79.6% · 49 votes
Transportation and Public Works62.2% · 45 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance42.9% · 42 votes
Education56.1% · 41 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources77.1% · 35 votes
Labor and Employment55.9% · 34 votes
Law70% · 30 votes
Environmental Protection57.7% · 26 votes
Health30.4% · 23 votes
Commerce25% · 20 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement45% · 20 votes
Science, Technology, Communications78.9% · 19 votes
Finance and Financial Sector66.7% · 15 votes
Social Welfare26.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations85.7% · 14 votes
Housing and Community Development53.8% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Immigration— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Mortgages— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Credit— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 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
Monuments and memorials— · 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
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 72 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, District of Columbia, Embargo, 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, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Water Resources Development, Witnesses.

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

Service record

4 Congresses
94th · 197597th · 1981
Democrat · House · IN94th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · Indiana
DE

David Walter Evans

Representative from Indiana
HOUSED1975–19834 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
53.1%with Democrats
of 1,854 votes · 46.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested53%of 1,854 · combined
Steepest move+43 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751981
1981–82 · 97th · Democrat · of 271 votes83.8%

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 271 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance40.1% · 429
Congress63.3% · 229
Government Operations and Politics57.4% · 169
International Affairs30.3% · 142
Energy63.5% · 104
Armed Forces and National Security73.8% · 65
Agriculture and Food63.3% · 49
Taxation79.6% · 49
Transportation and Public Works62.2% · 45
Foreign Trade and International Finance42.9% · 42
Education56.1% · 41
Public Lands and Natural Resources77.1% · 35
Labor and Employment55.9% · 34
Law70% · 30
Environmental Protection57.7% · 26
Health30.4% · 23
Commerce25% · 20
Crime and Law Enforcement45% · 20
Science, Technology, Communications78.9% · 19
Finance and Financial Sector66.7% · 15
Social Welfare26.7% · 15
Industrial relations85.7% · 14
Housing and Community Development53.8% · 13
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Immigration— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Mortgages— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Credit— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 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
Monuments and memorials— · 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
Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 72 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, District of Columbia, Embargo, 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, 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, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Water Resources Development, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 197597th · 1981
Democrat94th–97th

Party switchers

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