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Charles Orville Whitley

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1977–1987ID W000419
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LegislationHEADLINE
62%with Dems
of 2,311 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
62%with Dems
of 2,311 · both combined
Steepest move
+21 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 ↓19771983
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
80.5%with Democrats
of 502 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +21 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
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. 2127No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986H.R. 5705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 502 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance65.4% · 587 votes
Congress79.8% · 247 votes
International Affairs46.5% · 198 votes
Armed Forces and National Security42.1% · 171 votes
Government Operations and Politics66.7% · 147 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance47% · 100 votes
Agriculture and Food84.5% · 71 votes
Labor and Employment55% · 60 votes
Transportation and Public Works55% · 60 votes
Energy66.1% · 59 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources79.6% · 54 votes
Education80.8% · 52 votes
Science, Technology, Communications72.9% · 48 votes
Taxation84.8% · 46 votes
Housing and Community Development74.4% · 43 votes
Environmental Protection35.7% · 42 votes
Health63.6% · 33 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement40% · 25 votes
Law25% · 24 votes
Social Welfare62.5% · 24 votes
Immigration27.3% · 22 votes
Commerce52.9% · 17 votes
Finance and Financial Sector64.3% · 14 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues69.2% · 13 votes
Industrial relations7.7% · 13 votes
Native Americans50% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Water Resources Development— · 9 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Families— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 3 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Public works— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 45 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Terrorism, Tobacco.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

5 Congresses
95th · 197799th · 1985
Democrat · House · NC95th–99th
Term datesexact
Members · North Carolina
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Charles Orville Whitley

Representative from North Carolina
HOUSED1977–19875 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
62.1%with Democrats
of 2,311 votes · 37.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested62%of 2,311 · combined
Steepest move+21 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019771985
1985–86 · 99th · Democrat · of 502 votes80.5%

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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 · 502 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance65.4% · 587
Congress79.8% · 247
International Affairs46.5% · 198
Armed Forces and National Security42.1% · 171
Government Operations and Politics66.7% · 147
Foreign Trade and International Finance47% · 100
Agriculture and Food84.5% · 71
Labor and Employment55% · 60
Transportation and Public Works55% · 60
Energy66.1% · 59
Public Lands and Natural Resources79.6% · 54
Education80.8% · 52
Science, Technology, Communications72.9% · 48
Taxation84.8% · 46
Housing and Community Development74.4% · 43
Environmental Protection35.7% · 42
Health63.6% · 33
Crime and Law Enforcement40% · 25
Law25% · 24
Social Welfare62.5% · 24
Immigration27.3% · 22
Commerce52.9% · 17
Finance and Financial Sector64.3% · 14
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues69.2% · 13
Industrial relations7.7% · 13
Native Americans50% · 12
Water Resources Development— · 9
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5
Private Legislation— · 5
Families— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Commemorations— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Independent regulatory commissions— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Sports and Recreation— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Public works— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Museums— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 45 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Customs administration, Disabled, Emergency Management, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, International agencies, Lakes, Libraries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Monuments and memorials, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Narcotics, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Real property, Recall of officials, Referendum, Refugees, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Terrorism, Tobacco.

Service record

95th · 197799th · 1985
Democrat95th–99th

Party switchers

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