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Charles Edward Wiggins

Representative from California
HOUSEREPUBLICAN1967–1979ID W000448
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LegislationHEADLINE
22%with Dems
of 1,718 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
22%with Dems
of 1,718 · both combined
Steepest move
−14 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 ↓19671973
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Republican
24.7%with Democrats
of 493 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, −14 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 14, 1978S. 2493No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 4018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.Res. 1439No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 1439), 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 14, 1978H.Res. 1439No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978S. 1487No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 7010No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978S. 3151No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 10173No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 11274No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 493 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance28.6% · 252 votes
Congress25.3% · 146 votes
Energy22.5% · 102 votes
Government Operations and Politics24.4% · 82 votes
International Affairs32.4% · 71 votes
Labor and Employment15.8% · 38 votes
Transportation and Public Works19.4% · 36 votes
Armed Forces and National Security15.2% · 33 votes
Taxation23.3% · 30 votes
Agriculture and Food17.9% · 28 votes
Law38.5% · 26 votes
Environmental Protection9.1% · 22 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources13.6% · 22 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance40% · 20 votes
Education22.2% · 18 votes
Commerce5.9% · 17 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement7.1% · 14 votes
Industrial relations7.1% · 14 votes
Health23.1% · 13 votes
Mines and mineral resources15.4% · 13 votes
District of Columbia41.7% · 12 votes
Finance and Financial Sector8.3% · 12 votes
Social Welfare0% · 11 votes
Housing and Community Development0% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Municipal finance— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 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
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Printing— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Water Resources Development— · 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, Animals, 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, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, 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, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, 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
90th · 196795th · 1977
Republican · House · CA90th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · California
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Charles Edward Wiggins

Representative from California
HOUSER1967–19796 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
21.5%with Democrats
of 1,718 votes · 78.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested22%of 1,718 · combined
Steepest move−14 pts1969→71, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019671977
1977–78 · 95th · Republican · of 493 votes24.7%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 · 493 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance28.6% · 252
Congress25.3% · 146
Energy22.5% · 102
Government Operations and Politics24.4% · 82
International Affairs32.4% · 71
Labor and Employment15.8% · 38
Transportation and Public Works19.4% · 36
Armed Forces and National Security15.2% · 33
Taxation23.3% · 30
Agriculture and Food17.9% · 28
Law38.5% · 26
Environmental Protection9.1% · 22
Public Lands and Natural Resources13.6% · 22
Foreign Trade and International Finance40% · 20
Education22.2% · 18
Commerce5.9% · 17
Crime and Law Enforcement7.1% · 14
Industrial relations7.1% · 14
Health23.1% · 13
Mines and mineral resources15.4% · 13
District of Columbia41.7% · 12
Finance and Financial Sector8.3% · 12
Social Welfare0% · 11
Housing and Community Development0% · 10
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Vietnamese Conflict— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Public works— · 5
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 4
Commemorations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Municipal finance— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Electronic surveillance— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 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
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Printing— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Water Resources Development— · 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, Animals, 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, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, 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, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

90th · 196795th · 1977
Republican90th–95th

Party switchers

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