U.S. Representative

W. R. Poage

Democratic·TX — District 11· Former member

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59%

Party loyalty

83%

Attendance

-1

Broke with party

Bills → law

Broke ranks.

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

Most recent defection · Oct 14, 1978

Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA.

NAYvs Party: YEA

Oct 14, 1978
Victims of Crime Act
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Oct 14, 1978
An Act to designate the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, to establish the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Mining Protection Area, and for other purposes.
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Oct 14, 1978
Airline Deregulation Act of 1978
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Oct 14, 1978
Education Amendments of 1978
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Oct 13, 1978
Health Services Amendments
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Oct 12, 1978
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Oct 12, 1978
Ethics in Government Act of 1978
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY

Last 10 roll-call votes.

Oct 14, 1978Endangered Species Act AmendmentsYEA
Oct 14, 1978Endangered Species Act AmendmentsYEA
Oct 14, 1978Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriations Act, 1979YEA
Oct 14, 1978NAY
Oct 14, 1978Middle Income Student Assistance ActNAY
Oct 14, 1978Veterans' and Survivors' Pension Improvement Act of 1978YEA
Oct 14, 1978Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979NAY
Oct 14, 1978Victims of Crime ActNAY
Oct 14, 1978An Act to amend title 18 of the United States Code to eliminate racketeering in the sale and distribution of cigarettes, and for other purposes.YEA
Oct 14, 1978YEA