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Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins

Representative from California
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1963–1991ID H000367
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LegislationHEADLINE
95%with Dems
of 4,357 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
95%with Dems
of 4,357 · both combined
Steepest move
−11 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓19631969197519811987
1989–90101st Congress
Sat as a Democrat
92.2%with Democrats
of 360 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −11 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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 26, 1990H.R. 5835OMNIBUS BUDGET RECONCILIATION ACT OF 1990LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 25, 1990H.R. 5311DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATION, 1991LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 25, 1990H.R. 5269COMPREHENSIVE CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1990LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textCOMPREHENSIVE CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1990Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored
Oct 25, 1990H.R. 5112HEALTH CARE DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS EXTENSION ACT OF 1990LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 25, 1990H.Res. 527WAIVING THE REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 4(B), RULE XI, AGAINST CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RULESLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 24, 1990S. 2924FEDERAL FISH INSPECTION ACTLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 24, 1990S. 2924No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 24, 1990S. 1430NATIONAL SERVICE ACT OF 1990LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 23, 1990H.Con.Res. 385EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AGAINST THE ETHNIC ALBANIAN MINORITY IN YUGOSLAVIALEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 360 contested votes scored in the 101st CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance93.9% · 851 votes
Congress94.9% · 352 votes
Armed Forces and National Security92.6% · 299 votes
International Affairs94% · 284 votes
Government Operations and Politics94.8% · 270 votes
Energy86.8% · 136 votes
Labor and Employment99.2% · 120 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance97.3% · 112 votes
Agriculture and Food93.9% · 99 votes
Transportation and Public Works98% · 99 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources94.7% · 76 votes
Education98.6% · 73 votes
Science, Technology, Communications98.4% · 64 votes
Taxation95.2% · 63 votes
Housing and Community Development98.4% · 61 votes
Environmental Protection98.3% · 58 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement98.1% · 54 votes
Social Welfare97.9% · 47 votes
Health100% · 46 votes
Law100% · 39 votes
Commerce97.3% · 37 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 32 votes
Finance and Financial Sector87.1% · 31 votes
Immigration83.9% · 31 votes
Water Resources Development85.7% · 21 votes
Native Americans93.8% · 16 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
District of Columbia100% · 12 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 11 votes
Families100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commemorations— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 4 votes
Emergency Management— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 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
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Real property— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 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, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lobbying, 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, 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

14 Congresses
88th · 1963101st · 1989
Democrat · House · CA88th–101st
Term datesexact
Members · California
AH

Augustus Freeman (Gus) Hawkins

Representative from California
HOUSED1963–199114 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
94.8%with Democrats
of 4,357 votes · 5.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested95%of 4,357 · combined
Steepest move−11 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019631989
1989–90 · 101st · Democrat · of 360 votes92.2%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 360 contested votes scored in the 101st

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance93.9% · 851
Congress94.9% · 352
Armed Forces and National Security92.6% · 299
International Affairs94% · 284
Government Operations and Politics94.8% · 270
Energy86.8% · 136
Labor and Employment99.2% · 120
Foreign Trade and International Finance97.3% · 112
Agriculture and Food93.9% · 99
Transportation and Public Works98% · 99
Public Lands and Natural Resources94.7% · 76
Education98.6% · 73
Science, Technology, Communications98.4% · 64
Taxation95.2% · 63
Housing and Community Development98.4% · 61
Environmental Protection98.3% · 58
Crime and Law Enforcement98.1% · 54
Social Welfare97.9% · 47
Health100% · 46
Law100% · 39
Commerce97.3% · 37
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 32
Finance and Financial Sector87.1% · 31
Immigration83.9% · 31
Water Resources Development85.7% · 21
Native Americans93.8% · 16
Industrial relations100% · 14
District of Columbia100% · 12
Mines and mineral resources100% · 11
Families100% · 10
Commemorations— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Independent regulatory commissions— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Vietnamese Conflict— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 4
Emergency Management— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Coins and coinage— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Real property— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 69 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, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lobbying, 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, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

88th · 1963101st · 1989
Democrat88th–101st

Party switchers

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