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Rep. George Cassedy

Former Representative for New Jersey

Cassedy was the representative for New Jersey and was a Jackson. He served from 1825 to 1827.

He was previously the representative for New Jersey as (unknown party) from 1823 to 1825; and the representative for New Jersey as a Republican from 1821 to 1823.

Legislators who enslaved Black people

Cassedy was among more than 1,800 legislators who enslaved Black people. The Washington Post compiled the first database of slaveholding members of Congress by examining thousands of pages of census records and historical documents. Cassedy was one of them.

Voting Record

Missed Votes

From Dec 1821 to Mar 1827, Cassedy missed 37 of 300 roll call votes, which is 12.3%. This is on par with the median of 16.1% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Mar 1827. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.

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Primary Sources

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