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James Henderson Kyle

Senator from South Dakota
SENATEOTHER PARTY→REPUBLICAN1891–1903ID K000353
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LegislationHEADLINE
61%with Dems
of 633 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
61%with Dems
of 633 · both combined
Steepest move
−45 pts
1897 → 1899
under one label
Changed parties
57th
O → R · first Congress under it

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 ↓18911897O→R · 57th
1899–190056th Congress
Sat under another party label
11.3%with Democrats
of 71 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1897 → 1899, −45 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Mar 2, 1901H.R. 9047No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1901H.R. 13705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 2, 1901noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Mar 1, 1901H.R. 14018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 1, 1901H.R. 10302No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Feb 27, 1901H.R. 14017No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Feb 27, 1901H.R. 14017No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Feb 27, 1901H.R. 14017No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Feb 27, 1901H.R. 14017No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 71 contested votes scored in the 56th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

6 Congresses
52nd · 189157th · 1901
Other party · Senate · SD52nd–56th
Republican · Senate · SD57th–57th
Term datesexact
Members · South Dakota
JK

James Henderson Kyle

Senator from South Dakota
SENATEO→R1891–19036 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
61%with Democrats
of 633 votes · 39% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested61%of 633 · combined
Steepest move−45 pts1897→99, under another label
Changed parties57thO→R

Career arc

100500O→R18911901
1899–1900 · 56th · Other party · of 71 votes11.3%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 71 contested votes scored in the 56th

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

52nd · 189157th · 1901
Other party52nd–56th
Republican57th–57th

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