Mead was a senator from New York and was a Democrat. He served from 1938 to 1946.
He was previously the representative for New York’s 42nd congressional district as a Democrat from 1931 to 1936; the representative for New York’s 42nd congressional district as a Democrat from 1927 to 1931; the representative for New York’s 42nd congressional district as a Democrat from 1925 to 1927; the representative for New York’s 42nd congressional district as a Democrat from 1923 to 1925; and the representative for New York’s 42nd congressional district as a Democrat from 1919 to 1923.
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![Photo of Sen. James Mead [D-NY, 1938-1946]](/static/legislator-photos/407604-200px.jpeg)
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 1939 to Aug 1946, Mead missed 123 of 922 roll call votes, which is 13.3%. This is on par with the median of 13.9% among the lifetime records of senators serving in Aug 1946. 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.
| Time Period | Votes Eligible | Missed Votes | Percent | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 May-Jul (House) | 62 | 28 | 45.2% | 71st |
| 1919 Aug-Oct (House) | 52 | 35 | 67.3% | 85th |
| 1919 Nov-Nov (House) | 16 | 10 | 62.5% | 85th |
| Dec 1919-Feb 1920 (House) | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | 9th |
| 1920 Mar-May (House) | 70 | 13 | 18.6% | 59th |
| 1920 Jun-Jun (House) | 8 | 1 | 12.5% | 59th |
| Dec 1920-Mar 1921 (House) | 92 | 46 | 50.0% | 91st |
| 1921 Apr-Jun (House) | 56 | 16 | 28.6% | 67th |
| 1921 Jul-Aug (House) | 48 | 29 | 60.4% | 92nd |
| 1921 Oct-Nov (House) | 29 | 22 | 75.9% | 92nd |
| Dec 1921-Feb 1922 (House) | 48 | 31 | 64.6% | 88th |
| 1922 Mar-May (House) | 47 | 19 | 40.4% | 79th |
| 1922 Jun-Aug (House) | 54 | 22 | 40.7% | 67th |
| 1922 Sep-Sep (House) | 13 | 5 | 38.5% | 71st |
| 1922 Nov-Nov (House) | 5 | 2 | 40.0% | 88th |
| Dec 1922-Mar 1923 (House) | 60 | 32 | 53.3% | 92nd |
| Dec 1923-Feb 1924 (House) | 26 | 7 | 26.9% | 24th |
| 1924 Mar-May (House) | 85 | 6 | 7.1% | 38th |
| 1924 Jun-Jun (House) | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| Dec 1924-Mar 1925 (House) | 54 | 1 | 1.9% | 24th |
| Dec 1925-Feb 1926 (House) | 19 | 4 | 21.1% | 94th |
| 1926 Mar-May (House) | 37 | 9 | 24.3% | 88th |
| 1926 Jun-Jul (House) | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | 51st |
| Dec 1926-Mar 1927 (House) | 33 | 6 | 18.2% | 92nd |
| Dec 1927-May 1928 (House) | 54 | 14 | 25.9% | 73rd |
| Dec 1928-Mar 1929 (House) | 18 | 9 | 50.0% | 95th |
| 1929 Apr-Jun (House) | 13 | 10 | 76.9% | 95th |
| Dec 1929-Feb 1930 (House) | 9 | 2 | 22.2% | 56th |
| 1930 Mar-May (House) | 26 | 12 | 46.2% | 90th |
| 1930 Jun-Jul (House) | 21 | 7 | 33.3% | 79th |
| Dec 1930-Mar 1931 (House) | 33 | 2 | 6.1% | 19th |
| Dec 1931-Feb 1932 (House) | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | 55th |
| 1932 Mar-May (House) | 39 | 5 | 12.8% | 61st |
| 1932 Jun-Jul (House) | 30 | 2 | 6.7% | 23rd |
| Dec 1932-Mar 1933 (House) | 37 | 7 | 18.9% | 68th |
| 1933 Mar-Jun (House) | 61 | 2 | 3.3% | 36th |
| 1934 Jan-Jun (House) | 82 | 16 | 19.5% | 61st |
| 1935 Jan-Mar (House) | 32 | 2 | 6.2% | 71st |
| 1935 Apr-Jun (House) | 40 | 4 | 10.0% | 72nd |
| 1935 Jul-Aug (House) | 60 | 2 | 3.3% | 33rd |
| 1936 Jan-Jun (House) | 80 | 21 | 26.2% | 67th |
| 1937 Jan-Mar (House) | 19 | 1 | 5.3% | 17th |
| 1937 Apr-Jun (House) | 41 | 4 | 9.8% | 34th |
| 1937 Jul-Aug (House) | 28 | 5 | 17.9% | 48th |
| 1937 Dec-Dec (House) | 9 | 1 | 11.1% | 80th |
| 1938 Jan-Jun (House) | 61 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1939 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 17 | 2 | 11.8% | 60th |
| 1939 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 36 | 10 | 27.8% | 77th |
| 1939 Jul-Aug (Senate) | 41 | 3 | 7.3% | 35th |
| 1939 Oct-Nov (Senate) | 20 | 4 | 20.0% | 83rd |
| 1940 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 44 | 2 | 4.5% | 13th |
| 1940 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 64 | 5 | 7.8% | 19th |
| 1940 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 38 | 4 | 10.5% | 44th |
| 1940 Oct-Nov (Senate) | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1941 Jan-Jan 76th Congress (Senate) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1941 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 23 | 5 | 21.7% | 87th |
| 1941 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 31 | 9 | 29.0% | 62nd |
| 1941 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 23 | 7 | 30.4% | 67th |
| 1941 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 21 | 2 | 9.5% | 51st |
| 1942 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 23 | 3 | 13.0% | 44th |
| 1942 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 28 | 5 | 17.9% | 34th |
| 1942 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 19 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1942 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | 11th |
| 1943 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 20 | 6 | 30.0% | 70th |
| 1943 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 52 | 3 | 5.8% | 19th |
| 1943 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 20 | 13 | 65.0% | 84th |
| 1943 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 30 | 6 | 20.0% | 60th |
| 1944 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 51 | 13 | 25.5% | 68th |
| 1944 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | 9th |
| 1944 Aug-Sep (Senate) | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1944 Nov-Dec (Senate) | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | 23rd |
| 1945 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | 83rd |
| 1945 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 40 | 6 | 15.0% | 81st |
| 1945 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 27 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1945 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | 48th |
| 1946 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1946 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 75 | 3 | 4.0% | 47th |
| 1946 Jul-Aug (Senate) | 48 | 4 | 8.3% | 78th |
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records, 1789-1990 by Howard L. Rosenthal and Keith T. Poole.
- Martis’s “The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress”, via Keith Poole’s roll call votes data set, for political party affiliation for Members of Congress from 1789 through about year 2000
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress for the photo
Pronunciation Guide
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