U.S. Representative

Harold E. Ford

Democratic·TN — District 8· Former member

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82%

Party loyalty

88%

Attendance

-1

Broke with party

Bills → law

Broke ranks.

Every vote where Ford broke from the Democratic majority. Crossover behavior is the clearest signal of independence — how we compute it.

Most recent defection · Sep 26, 1996

Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA.

NAYvs Party: YEA

Sep 25, 1996
Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act of 1996
Voted YEA while Democratics voted NAY
YEA
Sep 25, 1996
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize States to deny public education benefits to aliens not lawfully present in the United States who are not enrolled in public schools during the period beginning September 1, 1996, and ending July 1, 1997.
Voted YEA while Democratics voted NAY
YEA
Sep 11, 1996
Immigration Control and Financial Responsibility Act of 1996
Voted YEA while Democratics voted NAY
YEA
Sep 11, 1996
Exports, Jobs, and Growth Act of 1996
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Jul 24, 1996
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997
Voted YEA while Democratics voted NAY
YEA
Jul 23, 1996
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997
Voted YEA while Democratics voted NAY
YEA
Jul 23, 1996
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997
Voted YEA while Democratics voted NAY
YEA

Last 10 roll-call votes.

Sep 28, 1996Omnibus Insular Areas Act of 1996YEA
Sep 28, 1996To provide that Oregon may not tax compensation paid to a resident of Washington for services as a Federal employee at a Federal hydroelectric facility located on the Columbia River.NAY
Sep 28, 1996Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996YEA
Sep 28, 1996Providing for consideration of certain resolutions in preparation for the adjournment of the second session sine die.NAY
Sep 28, 1996Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997YEA
Sep 27, 1996Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 3539) to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.NAY
Sep 27, 1996Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996YEA
Sep 27, 1996To authorize the National Park Service to coordinate programs with, provide technical assistance to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and for other purposes.NAY
Sep 27, 1996Sustainable Fisheries ActYEA
Sep 27, 1996To amend title 10, United States Code, to restore the provisions of chapter 76 of that title (relating to missing persons) as in effect before the amendments made by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997.YEA