Members of Congress / Bill Dickinson
Biographical InformationDICKINSON, William Louis, a Representative from Alabama; born in Opelika, Lee County, Ala., June 5, 1925; attended the public schools of Opelika, Ala.; served in United States Navy, 1943-1946; major, United States Air Force Reserves; University of Alabama Law School, J.D., 1950; was admitted to the bar in 1950 and began practice in Opelika, Ala.; Opelika city judge, 1952-1954; judge of Lee County Court of Common Pleas and of Juvenile Court, 1954-1958; circuit judge, Fifth Judicial Circuit of Alabama, 1958-1962; assistant vice president of the Southern Railway System, 1962-1964; member of Opelika Board of Education, 1954-1962, and served as president in 1961; member and one of cofounders of the board of directors of Lee County Rehabilitation Center, 1960-1962; member of Governor’s Industrial Development Committee of One Hundred, 1963; delegate, State Republican conventions, 1964, 1966, 1968, and 1970; delegate, Republican National Convention, 1968; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-ninth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1965-January 3, 1993); was not a candidate for renomination in 1992 to the One Hundred Third Congress; died on March 31, 2008, in Montgomery, Ala. (Source.) Read The Washington Post's obituary for this member. More coverage of Bill Dickinson on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Alabama (Dist. 2), Republican.
Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993. |
Last Votes
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 488 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 487: H R 6179: To Amend the Wild and Scenic River Act | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 486 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 485: S 1704: National Park Service | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 484: S 3100: Louisiana Land Conveyance | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 483: H R 5739: Export Enhancement Act of 1992 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 482: H R 11: Revenue Act of 1992 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 481: H RES 609: Providing for the Consideration of the Conference Report on H.R. 11 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 480: H R 429: Reclamations Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1991 | Not Voting | Yes | No | |
| Vote 479: H RES 604: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report and Its Consideration on H.R. 429; Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1991 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 478: H RES 604: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report and Its Consideration on H.R. 429; Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1991 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 477: S 12: Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 476: H R 5334: Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 475: H RES 603: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report and Its Consideration of H.R. 5334; Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 474: H R 776: Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 473: H R 776: Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act | Yes | No | No | |
| Vote 472: H RES 602: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report and Its Consideration of H.R. 5504; Department of Defense Appropriations for F.Y. 1993 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 471: H RES 601: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 776; Comprehensive National Energy Policy Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 470: H R 5368: Foreign Assistance Appropriations for Fy 1993 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 469: H R 918 | Yes | Yes | No |
Full list of votes by Bill Dickinson
