Members of Congress / John Spratt

SPRATT, John McKee, Jr., a Representative from South Carolina; born in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C., November 1, 1942; graduated from York High School, York, S.C., 1960; A.B., Davidson College, Davidson, N.C., 1964; M.A., Marshall Scholar, Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1966; LL.B., Yale Law School, New Haven, Conn., 1969; United States Army, 1969-1971; lawyer, private practice; banker; business owner; delegate, South Carolina state Democratic convention, 1972-1980; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1964; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-eighth and to the twelve succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1983-present); chair, Committee on the Budget (One Hundred Tenth Congress). (Source.)

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· 110th Congress: Representative, South Carolina (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2009.
· 109th Congress: Representative, South Carolina (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Representative, South Carolina (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Representative, South Carolina (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Representative, South Carolina (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Representative, South Carolina (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Representative, South Carolina (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Representative, South Carolina (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Representative, South Carolina (Dist. 5), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

See how John Spratt voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.

John Spratt has missed 34 votes (2.3%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

John Spratt has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 96.6% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Spratt did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 110th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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