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John Sherman

Senator from Ohio
SENATEREPUBLICAN1857–1899ID S000346
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LegislationHEADLINE
19%with Dems
of 4,640 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
19%with Dems
of 4,640 · both combined
Steepest move
−26 pts
1875 → 1877
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 ↓1857186318691875188118871893
1897–9855th Congress
Sat as a Republican
0%with Democrats
of 1 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1875 → 1877, −26 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
Jun 19, 1897H.R. 379No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
1 most recent roll calls shown · 1 contested votes scored in the 55th 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

20 Congresses
35th · 185737th · 186155th · 1897
Republican · House · OH35th–36th
Republican · Senate · OH37th–55th
Term datesexact
Members · Ohio
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John Sherman

Senator from Ohio
SENATER1857–189920 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
19.4%with Democrats
of 4,640 votes · 80.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested19%of 4,640 · combined
Steepest move−26 pts1875→77, as a Republican

Career arc

10050018571897
1897–98 · 55th · Republican · of 1 votes0%

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.
Latest 1 shown · 1 contested votes scored in the 55th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

35th · 185755th · 1897
Republican35th–36th
Republican37th–55th

Party switchers

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