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George William Whitehurst

Representative from Virginia
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1969–1987ID W000406
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LegislationHEADLINE
18%with Dems
of 3,387 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
18%with Dems
of 3,387 · both combined
Steepest move
−15 pts
1969 → 1971
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 ↓196919751981
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Republican
23.9%with Democrats
of 448 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, −15 pts — within one party label.
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
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5484No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 448 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance20.8% · 706 votes
Congress19.9% · 326 votes
International Affairs16.3% · 233 votes
Government Operations and Politics16.1% · 211 votes
Armed Forces and National Security13.9% · 194 votes
Energy8.3% · 132 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance14.7% · 102 votes
Agriculture and Food17.4% · 92 votes
Transportation and Public Works31% · 87 votes
Labor and Employment6.3% · 79 votes
Taxation17.2% · 64 votes
Education14.8% · 61 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources30.5% · 59 votes
Science, Technology, Communications29.1% · 55 votes
Housing and Community Development14.6% · 48 votes
Environmental Protection6.5% · 46 votes
Health26.8% · 41 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement15.4% · 39 votes
Law16.7% · 36 votes
Commerce11.8% · 34 votes
Social Welfare10.3% · 29 votes
Finance and Financial Sector16.7% · 24 votes
Immigration18.2% · 22 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources0% · 14 votes
District of Columbia7.7% · 13 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues9.1% · 11 votes
Native Americans18.2% · 11 votes
Water Resources Development45.5% · 11 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion0% · 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
Public works— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 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
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Black lung— · 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
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 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
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
Revenue sharing— · 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, 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, 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, Import restrictions, 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

9 Congresses
91st · 196999th · 1985
Republican · House · VA91st–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Virginia
GW

George William Whitehurst

Representative from Virginia
HOUSER1969–19879 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
17.6%with Democrats
of 3,387 votes · 82.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested18%of 3,387 · combined
Steepest move−15 pts1969→71, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019691985
1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 448 votes23.9%

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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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 448 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance20.8% · 706
Congress19.9% · 326
International Affairs16.3% · 233
Government Operations and Politics16.1% · 211
Armed Forces and National Security13.9% · 194
Energy8.3% · 132
Foreign Trade and International Finance14.7% · 102
Agriculture and Food17.4% · 92
Transportation and Public Works31% · 87
Labor and Employment6.3% · 79
Taxation17.2% · 64
Education14.8% · 61
Public Lands and Natural Resources30.5% · 59
Science, Technology, Communications29.1% · 55
Housing and Community Development14.6% · 48
Environmental Protection6.5% · 46
Health26.8% · 41
Crime and Law Enforcement15.4% · 39
Law16.7% · 36
Commerce11.8% · 34
Social Welfare10.3% · 29
Finance and Financial Sector16.7% · 24
Immigration18.2% · 22
Industrial relations0% · 14
Mines and mineral resources0% · 14
District of Columbia7.7% · 13
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues9.1% · 11
Native Americans18.2% · 11
Water Resources Development45.5% · 11
Arts, Culture, Religion0% · 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
Public works— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 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
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Black lung— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 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
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
Revenue sharing— · 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, 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, 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, Import restrictions, 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

91st · 196999th · 1985
Republican91st–99th

Party switchers

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