The U.S. Congress Votes Database

Members of Congress / William Natcher

Biographical Information

NATCHER, William Huston, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky., September 11, 1909; attended the public schools and received high school education at Ogden Preparatory Department of Ogden College, Bowling Green, Ky.; B.A., Western Kentucky State College, Bowling Green, Ky., 1930 and from Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, LL.B., 1933; was admitted to the bar in 1934 and commenced practice of law in Bowling Green, Ky.; Federal conciliation commissioner for the western district of Kentucky in 1936 and 1937; county attorney of Warren County 1938-1950; president of the Young Democratic Clubs of Kentucky 1941-1946; served in the United States Navy 1942-1945; commonwealth attorney for the eighth judicial district of Kentucky 1951-1953; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1940; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third Congress, August 1, 1953, by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Garrett L. Withers; reelected to the twenty succeeding Congresses and served from August 1, 1953, until his death in the naval hospital at Bethesda, Md., March 29, 1994; chairman, Committee on Appropriations (One Hundred Third Congress). (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 103rd Congress: Representative, Kentucky (Dist. 2), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, Kentucky (Dist. 2), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

 

Last Votes

DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
3/24/94 Vote 95: H R 6: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorizations Not Voting No Yes
3/24/94 Vote 94: H R 6 Not Voting Yes No
3/24/94 Vote 93: H R 6 Not Voting Yes No
3/24/94 Vote 92: H R 6 Not Voting Yes Yes
3/24/94 Vote 91: H R 6 Not Voting No Yes
3/24/94 Vote 90: S 349: Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Not Voting Yes Yes
3/24/94 Vote 89: H RES 397: Providing for Consideration of a Certain Motion to Suspend the Rules Not Voting No Yes
3/23/94 Vote 88: H R 3345: Workforce Restructuring Act Not Voting Yes No
3/23/94 Vote 87: H RES 388: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report on H.R. 3345; Federal Workforce Restructuring Act Not Voting No Yes
3/23/94 Vote 86: H R 1804: Goals 2000: Educate America Act Not Voting No Yes
3/23/94 Vote 85: H R 1804: Goals 2000: Educate America Act Not Voting Yes No
3/23/94 Vote 84: H RES 395: Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 4092; to Control and Prevent Crime Not Voting No Yes
3/23/94 Vote 83: On Approving the Journal Not Voting No Yes
3/22/94 Vote 82: H R 4034: Urban Recreation and at-Risk Youth Act Not Voting Yes Yes
3/22/94 Vote 81: H R 4067: Multi-Family Housing Property Disposal Reform Act Not Voting Yes Yes
3/22/94 Vote 80: H RES 369: Committee Funding Resolution Not Voting No Yes
3/22/94 Vote 79: H RES 369: Committee Funding Resolution Not Voting Yes No
3/22/94 Vote 78: H RES 394: Expressing Congressional Obligation to Investigate Matters Before the Government Not Voting Yes Yes
3/22/94 Vote 77: H R 6 Not Voting Yes Yes
3/22/94 Vote 76: H R 6 Not Voting No Yes

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