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Barry Morris Goldwater Jr.

Representative from California
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1969–1983ID G000268
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LegislationHEADLINE
10%with Dems
of 2,277 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
10%with Dems
of 2,277 · both combined
Steepest move
−7 pts
1973 → 1975
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 ↓196919751981
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
8.3%with Democrats
of 168 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, −7 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
Dec 16, 1982S. 1965No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 14, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.J.Res. 631), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Dec 14, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 9, 1982H.Res. 622No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 9, 1982H.R. 6957No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 9, 1982H.R. 6957No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 9, 1982H.R. 6957No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 8, 1982H.R. 7355No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 168 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance8.1% · 446 votes
Congress14.2% · 247 votes
Government Operations and Politics11.7% · 162 votes
International Affairs8.2% · 146 votes
Energy3.3% · 123 votes
Armed Forces and National Security6.5% · 62 votes
Transportation and Public Works15.8% · 57 votes
Labor and Employment5.4% · 56 votes
Agriculture and Food5.7% · 53 votes
Taxation6.8% · 44 votes
Education7.3% · 41 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance0% · 41 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources28.2% · 39 votes
Law2.7% · 37 votes
Commerce14.8% · 27 votes
Environmental Protection3.8% · 26 votes
Health7.7% · 26 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement10% · 20 votes
Housing and Community Development5.3% · 19 votes
Finance and Financial Sector6.3% · 16 votes
Social Welfare6.3% · 16 votes
District of Columbia0% · 15 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources14.3% · 14 votes
Science, Technology, Communications15.4% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes
Lobbying— · 8 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Depletion allowances— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 3 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Native Americans— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Real property— · 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
Coins and coinage— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Cultural centers— · 1 vote
Day care— · 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
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal rates and revenues— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Social Sciences and History— · 1 vote
Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 75 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, 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, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Revenue sharing, 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

7 Congresses
91st · 196997th · 1981
Republican · House · CA91st–97th
Term datesexact
Members · California
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Barry Morris Goldwater Jr.

Representative from California
HOUSER1969–19837 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
9.8%with Democrats
of 2,277 votes · 90.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested10%of 2,277 · combined
Steepest move−7 pts1973→75, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019691981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 168 votes8.3%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 168 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance8.1% · 446
Congress14.2% · 247
Government Operations and Politics11.7% · 162
International Affairs8.2% · 146
Energy3.3% · 123
Armed Forces and National Security6.5% · 62
Transportation and Public Works15.8% · 57
Labor and Employment5.4% · 56
Agriculture and Food5.7% · 53
Taxation6.8% · 44
Education7.3% · 41
Foreign Trade and International Finance0% · 41
Public Lands and Natural Resources28.2% · 39
Law2.7% · 37
Commerce14.8% · 27
Environmental Protection3.8% · 26
Health7.7% · 26
Crime and Law Enforcement10% · 20
Housing and Community Development5.3% · 19
Finance and Financial Sector6.3% · 16
Social Welfare6.3% · 16
District of Columbia0% · 15
Industrial relations0% · 14
Mines and mineral resources14.3% · 14
Science, Technology, Communications15.4% · 13
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8
Lobbying— · 8
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Independent regulatory commissions— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Depletion allowances— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Vietnamese Conflict— · 3
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Native Americans— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Coins and coinage— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Cultural centers— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal rates and revenues— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Social Sciences and History— · 1
Sports and Recreation— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 75 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, 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, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Printing, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

91st · 196997th · 1981
Republican91st–97th

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