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David Edward Satterfield III

Representative from Virginia
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1965–1981ID S000070
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LegislationHEADLINE
14%with Dems
of 2,684 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
14%with Dems
of 2,684 · both combined
Steepest move
+4 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓196519711977
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
14.8%with Democrats
of 528 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +4 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
Dec 15, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980S. 1097No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 8379), 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
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 8105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 7591No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 6417No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 528 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance12.6% · 419 votes
Congress27.8% · 252 votes
International Affairs4.4% · 160 votes
Government Operations and Politics10% · 150 votes
Energy9.9% · 131 votes
Transportation and Public Works15.5% · 58 votes
Labor and Employment3.6% · 56 votes
Armed Forces and National Security25.5% · 47 votes
Education8.9% · 45 votes
Taxation19% · 42 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance2.4% · 41 votes
Agriculture and Food25% · 40 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources8.3% · 36 votes
Law0% · 30 votes
Health14.8% · 27 votes
Commerce4% · 25 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement4.2% · 24 votes
Environmental Protection0% · 22 votes
Housing and Community Development0% · 22 votes
Finance and Financial Sector16.7% · 18 votes
Social Welfare0% · 16 votes
District of Columbia0% · 15 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources0% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 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
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 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
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 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
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 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 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, Aquaculture, 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, 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, Social Sciences and History, 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

8 Congresses
89th · 196596th · 1979
Democrat · House · VA89th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Virginia
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David Edward Satterfield III

Representative from Virginia
HOUSED1965–19818 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
13.9%with Democrats
of 2,684 votes · 86.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested14%of 2,684 · combined
Steepest move+4 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019651979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 528 votes14.8%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 528 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance12.6% · 419
Congress27.8% · 252
International Affairs4.4% · 160
Government Operations and Politics10% · 150
Energy9.9% · 131
Transportation and Public Works15.5% · 58
Labor and Employment3.6% · 56
Armed Forces and National Security25.5% · 47
Education8.9% · 45
Taxation19% · 42
Foreign Trade and International Finance2.4% · 41
Agriculture and Food25% · 40
Public Lands and Natural Resources8.3% · 36
Law0% · 30
Health14.8% · 27
Commerce4% · 25
Crime and Law Enforcement4.2% · 24
Environmental Protection0% · 22
Housing and Community Development0% · 22
Finance and Financial Sector16.7% · 18
Social Welfare0% · 16
District of Columbia0% · 15
Industrial relations0% · 14
Mines and mineral resources0% · 12
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Private Legislation— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Immigration— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 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 70 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Aquaculture, 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, 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, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

89th · 196596th · 1979
Democrat89th–96th

Party switchers

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