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Dale Milford

Representative from Texas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1973–1979ID M000708
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LegislationHEADLINE
31%with Dems
of 1,246 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
31%with Dems
of 1,246 · both combined
Steepest move
−6 pts
1973 → 1975
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 ↓1973
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
30.3%with Democrats
of 455 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, −6 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
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 12467No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 15No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 12250No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 12250), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 4018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 7010No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978S. 3151No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 12929No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 14104No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1978S. 2534No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 455 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance39.9% · 238 votes
Congress48.6% · 142 votes
Energy10.9% · 101 votes
Government Operations and Politics42.5% · 87 votes
International Affairs21.2% · 66 votes
Transportation and Public Works25.6% · 39 votes
Labor and Employment18.4% · 38 votes
Armed Forces and National Security36.7% · 30 votes
Agriculture and Food26.9% · 26 votes
Law7.7% · 26 votes
Taxation23.1% · 26 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources17.4% · 23 votes
Environmental Protection9.1% · 22 votes
Education21.1% · 19 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance47.4% · 19 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement26.7% · 15 votes
Commerce7.1% · 14 votes
Finance and Financial Sector35.7% · 14 votes
Industrial relations15.4% · 13 votes
Mines and mineral resources23.1% · 13 votes
Housing and Community Development16.7% · 12 votes
Social Welfare50% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
District of Columbia— · 9 votes
Health— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Municipal finance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Political participation— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Black lung— · 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
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Financial disclosure— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Home repair and improvement— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Revenue sharing— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Youth— · 1 vote

They also voted in 77 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, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, 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, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, 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

3 Congresses
93rd · 197395th · 1977
Democrat · House · TX93rd–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
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Dale Milford

Representative from Texas
HOUSED1973–19793 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
30.6%with Democrats
of 1,246 votes · 69.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested31%of 1,246 · combined
Steepest move−6 pts1973→75, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019731977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 455 votes30.3%

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 · 455 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance39.9% · 238
Congress48.6% · 142
Energy10.9% · 101
Government Operations and Politics42.5% · 87
International Affairs21.2% · 66
Transportation and Public Works25.6% · 39
Labor and Employment18.4% · 38
Armed Forces and National Security36.7% · 30
Agriculture and Food26.9% · 26
Law7.7% · 26
Taxation23.1% · 26
Public Lands and Natural Resources17.4% · 23
Environmental Protection9.1% · 22
Education21.1% · 19
Foreign Trade and International Finance47.4% · 19
Crime and Law Enforcement26.7% · 15
Commerce7.1% · 14
Finance and Financial Sector35.7% · 14
Industrial relations15.4% · 13
Mines and mineral resources23.1% · 13
Housing and Community Development16.7% · 12
Social Welfare50% · 12
District of Columbia— · 9
Health— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Municipal finance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Political participation— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Black lung— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Coins and coinage— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Financial disclosure— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Home repair and improvement— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Revenue sharing— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Youth— · 1

Also voted in 77 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Families, 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, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Right to counsel, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 197395th · 1977
Democrat93rd–95th

Party switchers

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