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Raymond Hoyt (Ray) Thornton Jr.

Representative from Arkansas
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1973–1997ID T000243
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LegislationHEADLINE
77%with Dems
of 3,342 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
77%with Dems
of 3,342 · both combined
Steepest move
+16 pts
1977 → 1991
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 ↓1973197919851991
1995–96104th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
78.6%with Democrats
of 826 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1991, +16 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Sep 28, 1996H.R. 3610Department of Defense Appropriations for F.Y. 1997LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 28, 1996H.Res. 546Consideration of Sine Die ResolutionsLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 28, 1996H.R. 4236Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textOmnibus Parks and Public Lands Management ActParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Sep 28, 1996H.R. 3163State Authority Tax Compensation ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 28, 1996H.R. 1332Omnibus Insular Areas Act of 1996LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 27, 1996S. 1505Accountable Pipline Safety and Partnership Act of 1996LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 27, 1996H.R. 4000Reestablish POW/MIA ProceduresLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 27, 1996S. 39Sustainable Fisheries ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 27, 1996H.R. 4073National Underground Railroad Freedom CenterLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 826 contested votes scored in the 104th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance79.3% · 772 votes
Congress91% · 557 votes
Government Operations and Politics75.3% · 198 votes
International Affairs64.5% · 172 votes
Armed Forces and National Security58.6% · 157 votes
Energy47.5% · 122 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement75% · 108 votes
Labor and Employment88.8% · 107 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources84% · 94 votes
Health88.3% · 60 votes
Environmental Protection58.2% · 55 votes
Science, Technology, Communications85.5% · 55 votes
Transportation and Public Works72.5% · 51 votes
Law63% · 46 votes
Taxation69.8% · 43 votes
Finance and Financial Sector66.7% · 42 votes
Commerce63.4% · 41 votes
Agriculture and Food68.4% · 38 votes
Education89.5% · 38 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance69.2% · 26 votes
Social Welfare76.9% · 26 votes
Water Resources Development61.9% · 21 votes
Housing and Community Development73.7% · 19 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues60% · 15 votes
District of Columbia66.7% · 15 votes
Immigration100% · 15 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion78.6% · 14 votes
Industrial relations64.3% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources57.1% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Native Americans— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Credit— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Emergency Management— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Families— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Municipal finance— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Contested elections— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Financial disclosure— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 75 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, Domestic relations, 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, Museums, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Political representation, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Right of privacy, 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

6 Congresses
93rd · 1973104th · 1995
Democrat · House · AR93rd–104th
Term datesexact
Members · Arkansas
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Raymond Hoyt (Ray) Thornton Jr.

Representative from Arkansas
HOUSED1973–19976 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
76.7%with Democrats
of 3,342 votes · 23.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested77%of 3,342 · combined
Steepest move+16 pts1977→91, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019731995
1995–96 · 104th · Democrat · of 826 votes78.6%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 826 contested votes scored in the 104th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance79.3% · 772
Congress91% · 557
Government Operations and Politics75.3% · 198
International Affairs64.5% · 172
Armed Forces and National Security58.6% · 157
Energy47.5% · 122
Crime and Law Enforcement75% · 108
Labor and Employment88.8% · 107
Public Lands and Natural Resources84% · 94
Health88.3% · 60
Environmental Protection58.2% · 55
Science, Technology, Communications85.5% · 55
Transportation and Public Works72.5% · 51
Law63% · 46
Taxation69.8% · 43
Finance and Financial Sector66.7% · 42
Commerce63.4% · 41
Agriculture and Food68.4% · 38
Education89.5% · 38
Foreign Trade and International Finance69.2% · 26
Social Welfare76.9% · 26
Water Resources Development61.9% · 21
Housing and Community Development73.7% · 19
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues60% · 15
District of Columbia66.7% · 15
Immigration100% · 15
Arts, Culture, Religion78.6% · 14
Industrial relations64.3% · 14
Mines and mineral resources57.1% · 14
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Native Americans— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Black lung— · 4
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Electronic surveillance— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Embargo— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Credit— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Emergency Management— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Families— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Municipal finance— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Contested elections— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Financial disclosure— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 75 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, Domestic relations, 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, Museums, Narcotics, National emblems, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Political representation, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 1973104th · 1995
Democrat93rd–104th

Party switchers

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