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Charles Herbert Wilson

Representative from California
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1963–1981ID W000571
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LegislationHEADLINE
81%with Dems
of 2,132 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
81%with Dems
of 2,132 · both combined
Steepest move
−10 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓196319691975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
71%with Democrats
of 290 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −10 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
Dec 5, 1980S. 1615No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 3, 1980H.R. 7765No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 20, 1980H.R. 7265No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 7265), 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
Nov 17, 1980S. 885No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Nov 13, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 2, 1980H.Res. 794No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 2, 1980H.Res. 794No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1980S. 1159No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 1, 1980S.Con.Res. 126No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 290 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance77.6% · 313 votes
Congress85.9% · 185 votes
Government Operations and Politics79.3% · 116 votes
International Affairs41.6% · 113 votes
Energy70.2% · 104 votes
Labor and Employment97.7% · 44 votes
Taxation77.1% · 35 votes
Transportation and Public Works77.1% · 35 votes
Armed Forces and National Security50% · 34 votes
Agriculture and Food87.5% · 32 votes
Education74.2% · 31 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources82.6% · 23 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance72.7% · 22 votes
Law81% · 21 votes
Environmental Protection68.4% · 19 votes
Health72.2% · 18 votes
Commerce87.5% · 16 votes
Housing and Community Development87.5% · 16 votes
Finance and Financial Sector93.3% · 15 votes
Social Welfare80% · 15 votes
Industrial relations100% · 14 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 13 votes
District of Columbia100% · 12 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Private Legislation— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 5 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Lobbying— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Municipal finance— · 2 votes
Native Americans— · 2 votes
Political participation— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Financial disclosure— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Immigration— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 78 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, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disabled, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Embargo, Emigration, Families, 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, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Power resources, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, 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

9 Congresses
88th · 196396th · 1979
Democrat · House · CA88th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · California
CW

Charles Herbert Wilson

Representative from California
HOUSED1963–19819 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
80.9%with Democrats
of 2,132 votes · 19.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested81%of 2,132 · combined
Steepest move−10 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019631979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 290 votes71%

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 · 290 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance77.6% · 313
Congress85.9% · 185
Government Operations and Politics79.3% · 116
International Affairs41.6% · 113
Energy70.2% · 104
Labor and Employment97.7% · 44
Taxation77.1% · 35
Transportation and Public Works77.1% · 35
Armed Forces and National Security50% · 34
Agriculture and Food87.5% · 32
Education74.2% · 31
Public Lands and Natural Resources82.6% · 23
Foreign Trade and International Finance72.7% · 22
Law81% · 21
Environmental Protection68.4% · 19
Health72.2% · 18
Commerce87.5% · 16
Housing and Community Development87.5% · 16
Finance and Financial Sector93.3% · 15
Social Welfare80% · 15
Industrial relations100% · 14
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 13
District of Columbia100% · 12
Mines and mineral resources100% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Private Legislation— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5
Black lung— · 5
Electronic surveillance— · 5
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Public works— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Government securities— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Lobbying— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Municipal finance— · 2
Native Americans— · 2
Political participation— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Financial disclosure— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Immigration— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 78 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disabled, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Embargo, Emigration, Families, 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, Noise, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Power resources, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

88th · 196396th · 1979
Democrat88th–96th

Party switchers

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