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Delbert Leroy Latta

Representative from Ohio
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1959–1989ID L000116
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LegislationHEADLINE
10%with Dems
of 4,666 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
10%with Dems
of 4,666 · both combined
Steepest move
+7 pts
1965 → 1967
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 ↓19591965197119771983
1987–88100th Congress
Sat as a Republican
9.9%with Democrats
of 456 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1965 → 1967, +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
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5560No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 4333No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 4333), 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
Oct 21, 1988S. 2204No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5552No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988S. 2100No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5043No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 5264No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 21, 1988H.R. 3048No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 456 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance7.8% · 848 votes
Congress8.9% · 371 votes
Armed Forces and National Security8.6% · 278 votes
International Affairs5.9% · 272 votes
Government Operations and Politics10.7% · 253 votes
Energy14.6% · 151 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance14.7% · 116 votes
Labor and Employment6.8% · 103 votes
Agriculture and Food22.2% · 99 votes
Transportation and Public Works26.3% · 99 votes
Housing and Community Development5.2% · 77 votes
Education12.5% · 72 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources11.4% · 70 votes
Taxation13% · 69 votes
Science, Technology, Communications1.7% · 58 votes
Environmental Protection7.5% · 53 votes
Law2% · 51 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement12.2% · 49 votes
Health12.5% · 48 votes
Social Welfare10.9% · 46 votes
Commerce6.1% · 33 votes
Finance and Financial Sector12% · 25 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues9.1% · 22 votes
Immigration13.6% · 22 votes
District of Columbia6.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources21.4% · 14 votes
Water Resources Development14.3% · 14 votes
Native Americans7.7% · 13 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion18.2% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commemorations— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Coins and coinage— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Emergency Management— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 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
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
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 68 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, 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

15 Congresses
86th · 1959100th · 1987
Republican · House · OH86th–100th
Term datesexact
Members · Ohio
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Delbert Leroy Latta

Representative from Ohio
HOUSER1959–198915 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
10.3%with Democrats
of 4,666 votes · 89.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested10%of 4,666 · combined
Steepest move+7 pts1965→67, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019591987
1987–88 · 100th · Republican · of 456 votes9.9%

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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 · 456 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance7.8% · 848
Congress8.9% · 371
Armed Forces and National Security8.6% · 278
International Affairs5.9% · 272
Government Operations and Politics10.7% · 253
Energy14.6% · 151
Foreign Trade and International Finance14.7% · 116
Labor and Employment6.8% · 103
Agriculture and Food22.2% · 99
Transportation and Public Works26.3% · 99
Housing and Community Development5.2% · 77
Education12.5% · 72
Public Lands and Natural Resources11.4% · 70
Taxation13% · 69
Science, Technology, Communications1.7% · 58
Environmental Protection7.5% · 53
Law2% · 51
Crime and Law Enforcement12.2% · 49
Health12.5% · 48
Social Welfare10.9% · 46
Commerce6.1% · 33
Finance and Financial Sector12% · 25
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues9.1% · 22
Immigration13.6% · 22
District of Columbia6.7% · 15
Industrial relations0% · 14
Mines and mineral resources21.4% · 14
Water Resources Development14.3% · 14
Native Americans7.7% · 13
Arts, Culture, Religion18.2% · 11
Commemorations— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Private Legislation— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Emergency Management— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 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
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 68 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, 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

86th · 1959100th · 1987
Republican86th–100th

Party switchers

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