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Floyd Davidson Spence

Representative from South Carolina
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1971–2003ID S000718
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LegislationHEADLINE
12%with Dems
of 7,648 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
12%with Dems
of 7,648 · both combined
Steepest move
−8 pts
1989 → 1991
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 ↓197119771983198919952001
2001–02107th Congress
Sat as a Republican
3.3%with Democrats
of 90 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1989 → 1991, −8 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

6 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
Jul 12, 2001H.Res. 188Providing for consideration of H.R. 2356; Bipartisan Campaign Reform ActLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Jul 12, 2001noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 12, 2001H.R. 22162001 Supplemental Appropriations ActLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full text2001 Supplemental Appropriations ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Jul 11, 2001H.R. 2330Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2002LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 11, 2001H.R. 2330No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 11, 2001H.R. 2330No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 11, 2001H.R. 2330No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Jul 11, 2001H.R. 2330No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Jul 11, 2001H.R. 2330No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 90 contested votes scored in the 107th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance11.6% · 1,821 votes
Congress6.9% · 1,124 votes
Armed Forces and National Security10.4% · 499 votes
International Affairs8.5% · 480 votes
Government Operations and Politics10.1% · 473 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources20.7% · 208 votes
Labor and Employment5.9% · 203 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement5.4% · 202 votes
Energy5.8% · 172 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance24.4% · 156 votes
Transportation and Public Works27.8% · 144 votes
Taxation9.8% · 143 votes
Education12.9% · 140 votes
Science, Technology, Communications9.6% · 125 votes
Health15.4% · 123 votes
Agriculture and Food37.3% · 118 votes
Environmental Protection9.7% · 103 votes
Housing and Community Development12.1% · 99 votes
Law4.1% · 98 votes
Finance and Financial Sector14.4% · 90 votes
Commerce9.6% · 73 votes
Social Welfare12.3% · 65 votes
Water Resources Development29.3% · 58 votes
Immigration8.8% · 57 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues14.6% · 48 votes
Native Americans29% · 31 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion9.5% · 21 votes
Commemorations18.8% · 16 votes
District of Columbia0% · 15 votes
Families6.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources7.1% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Emergency Management— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 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
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
Animals— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 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
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
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 69 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, 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

16 Congresses
92nd · 1971107th · 2001
Republican · House · SC92nd–107th
Term datesexact
Members · South Carolina
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Floyd Davidson Spence

Representative from South Carolina
HOUSER1971–200316 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
12.1%with Democrats
of 7,648 votes · 87.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested12%of 7,648 · combined
Steepest move−8 pts1989→91, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019712001
2001–02 · 107th · Republican · of 90 votes3.3%

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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 · 90 contested votes scored in the 107th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance11.6% · 1,821
Congress6.9% · 1,124
Armed Forces and National Security10.4% · 499
International Affairs8.5% · 480
Government Operations and Politics10.1% · 473
Public Lands and Natural Resources20.7% · 208
Labor and Employment5.9% · 203
Crime and Law Enforcement5.4% · 202
Energy5.8% · 172
Foreign Trade and International Finance24.4% · 156
Transportation and Public Works27.8% · 144
Taxation9.8% · 143
Education12.9% · 140
Science, Technology, Communications9.6% · 125
Health15.4% · 123
Agriculture and Food37.3% · 118
Environmental Protection9.7% · 103
Housing and Community Development12.1% · 99
Law4.1% · 98
Finance and Financial Sector14.4% · 90
Commerce9.6% · 73
Social Welfare12.3% · 65
Water Resources Development29.3% · 58
Immigration8.8% · 57
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues14.6% · 48
Native Americans29% · 31
Arts, Culture, Religion9.5% · 21
Commemorations18.8% · 16
District of Columbia0% · 15
Families6.7% · 15
Industrial relations0% · 14
Mines and mineral resources7.1% · 14
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Lobbying— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Emergency Management— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
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
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Animals— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
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 69 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, 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

92nd · 1971107th · 2001
Republican92nd–107th

Party switchers

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