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Charles Melvin Price

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1945–1989ID P000522
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LegislationHEADLINE
90%with Dems
of 5,149 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
90%with Dems
of 5,149 · both combined
Steepest move
−14 pts
1951 → 1953
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 ↓19451951195719631969197519811987
1987–88100th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
93.9%with Democrats
of 330 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1951 → 1953, −14 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
Mar 30, 1988H.R. 3933No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 29, 1988S. 858No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 16, 1988H.Res. 388No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 388), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Mar 16, 1988S. 2151No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 16, 1988noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 16, 1988noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 16, 1988noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 10, 1988H.Res. 399No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 10, 1988noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 330 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance89.2% · 825 votes
Congress98.1% · 363 votes
International Affairs87.9% · 264 votes
Armed Forces and National Security55.3% · 237 votes
Government Operations and Politics87.7% · 235 votes
Energy86.2% · 145 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance89.5% · 114 votes
Transportation and Public Works93% · 100 votes
Agriculture and Food86.9% · 99 votes
Labor and Employment97.9% · 96 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 74 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.4% · 69 votes
Science, Technology, Communications90.5% · 63 votes
Education94.8% · 58 votes
Taxation86% · 57 votes
Environmental Protection90% · 50 votes
Law95.9% · 49 votes
Social Welfare95.6% · 45 votes
Health88.1% · 42 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement92.5% · 40 votes
Commerce94.4% · 36 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 24 votes
Immigration95.7% · 23 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues88.2% · 17 votes
Water Resources Development94.1% · 17 votes
District of Columbia100% · 15 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14 votes
Industrial relations100% · 13 votes
Native Americans100% · 13 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Income tax— · 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
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 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
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 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
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 70 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, 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, 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

22 Congresses
79th · 1945100th · 1987
Democrat · House · IL79th–100th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Charles Melvin Price

Representative from Illinois
HOUSED1945–198922 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
90.4%with Democrats
of 5,149 votes · 9.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested90%of 5,149 · combined
Steepest move−14 pts1951→53, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019451987
1987–88 · 100th · Democrat · of 330 votes93.9%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 330 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance89.2% · 825
Congress98.1% · 363
International Affairs87.9% · 264
Armed Forces and National Security55.3% · 237
Government Operations and Politics87.7% · 235
Energy86.2% · 145
Foreign Trade and International Finance89.5% · 114
Transportation and Public Works93% · 100
Agriculture and Food86.9% · 99
Labor and Employment97.9% · 96
Housing and Community Development100% · 74
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.4% · 69
Science, Technology, Communications90.5% · 63
Education94.8% · 58
Taxation86% · 57
Environmental Protection90% · 50
Law95.9% · 49
Social Welfare95.6% · 45
Health88.1% · 42
Crime and Law Enforcement92.5% · 40
Commerce94.4% · 36
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 24
Immigration95.7% · 23
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues88.2% · 17
Water Resources Development94.1% · 17
District of Columbia100% · 15
Mines and mineral resources100% · 14
Industrial relations100% · 13
Native Americans100% · 13
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Commemorations— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Public works— · 6
Mortgages— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 4
Home repair and improvement— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Income tax— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 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
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Life insurance— · 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
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 70 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, 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, 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

79th · 1945100th · 1987
Democrat79th–100th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
AD320 × 50 · Anchor