Whitten was the representative for Mississippi’s 1st congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 1973 to 1994.
He was previously the representative for Mississippi’s 2nd congressional district as a Democrat from 1941 to 1972.
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Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Whitten is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the House of Representatives in 1994 positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Whitten sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 1989 to Nov 29, 1994. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Whitten was the primary sponsor of 107 bills that were enacted. The most recent include:
- H.J.Res. 553 (102nd): Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1993, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 5620 (102nd): Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1992, Including Disaster Assistance to Meet the Present Emergencies Arising from the Consequences of Hurricane Andrew, Typhoon Omar, Hurricane Iniki and Other …
- H.R. 5487 (102nd): Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993
- H.R. 5132 (102nd): Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1992, for Disaster Assistance To Meet Urgent Needs Because of Calamities Such as Those Which Occurred in Los Angeles and Chicago
- H.R. 4990 (102nd): Recission bill
- H.J.Res. 456 (102nd): Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1992, and for other purposes.
- H.J.Res. 157 (102nd): Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Transfers for Relief from the Effects of Natural Disasters, for Other Urgent Needs, and for Incremental Costs of “Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm” …
Does 107 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Whitten sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Economics and Public Finance (30%) Government Operations and Politics (19%) Environmental Protection (11%) Foreign Trade and International Finance (10%) Health (9%) Housing and Community Development (9%) International Affairs (7%) Native Americans (5%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Whitten recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.Res. 326 (103rd): To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled.
- H.R. 3714 (103rd): Corinth, Mississippi, Battlefield Act of 1993
- H.R. 2907 (103rd): To revive and extend through December 31, 1996, a temporary reduction of …
- H.Res. 4 (103rd): Authorizing the Clerk of the House to inform the President that the …
- H.J.Res. 553 (102nd): Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1993, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 5911 (102nd): Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1992, for Disaster Assistance to Meet the …
- H.R. 5620 (102nd): Dire Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1992, Including Disaster Assistance to Meet the …
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Nov 1941 to Nov 1994, Whitten missed 1,509 of 15,863 roll call votes, which is 9.5%. This is much worse than the median of 3.4% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Nov 1994. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Oct-Dec | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1942 Jan-Mar | 26 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1942 Apr-Jun | 30 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1942 Jul-Sep | 11 | 1 | 9.1% | 0th |
| 1942 Oct-Nov | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1943 Jan-Mar | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | 0th |
| 1943 Apr-Jun | 49 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1943 Jul-Sep | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | 0th |
| 1943 Oct-Dec | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 0th |
| 1944 Jan-Mar | 23 | 2 | 8.7% | 0th |
| 1944 Apr-Jun | 32 | 6 | 18.8% | 0th |
| 1944 Sep-Sep | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1944 Nov-Dec | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 0th |
| 1945 Jan-Mar | 27 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1945 Apr-Jun | 40 | 5 | 12.5% | 0th |
| 1945 Jul-Sep | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1945 Oct-Dec | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1946 Jan-Mar | 34 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1946 Apr-Jun | 53 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1946 Jul-Aug | 43 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1947 Jan-Mar | 24 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1947 Apr-Jun | 32 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1947 Jul-Jul | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1947 Nov-Dec | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1948 Jan-Mar | 21 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1948 Apr-Jun | 54 | 2 | 3.7% | 0th |
| 1948 Aug-Aug | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1949 Jan-Mar | 35 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1949 Apr-Jun | 27 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1949 Jul-Sep | 43 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1949 Oct-Oct | 16 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1950 Jan-Mar | 54 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1950 Apr-Jun | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | 50th |
| 1950 Jul-Sep | 59 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1950 Dec-Dec | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1951 Jan-Jan 81st Congress | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1951 Jan-Mar | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1951 Apr-Jun | 40 | 3 | 7.5% | 50th |
| 1951 Jul-Sep | 39 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1951 Oct-Oct | 18 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1952 Jan-Mar | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | 50th |
| 1952 Apr-Jun | 40 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1952 Jul-Jul | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1953 Jan-Mar | 13 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1953 Apr-Jun | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | 25th |
| 1953 Jul-Aug | 30 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1954 Jan-Mar | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1954 Apr-Jun | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | 60th |
| 1954 Jul-Aug | 38 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1955 Jan-Mar | 21 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1955 Apr-Jun | 36 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1955 Jul-Aug | 19 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1956 Jan-Mar | 12 | 1 | 8.3% | 67th |
| 1956 Apr-Jun | 30 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1956 Jul-Jul | 31 | 1 | 3.2% | 67th |
| 1957 Jan-Mar | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1957 Apr-Jun | 36 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1957 Jul-Aug | 52 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1958 Jan-Mar | 21 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1958 Apr-Jun | 32 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1958 Jul-Aug | 40 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1959 Jan-Apr | 16 | 1 | 6.2% | 88th |
| 1959 May-Aug | 54 | 3 | 5.6% | 89th |
| 1959 Sep-Sep | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1960 Feb-Apr | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1960 May-Aug | 70 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1961 Jan-Apr | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1961 May-Aug | 65 | 1 | 1.5% | 40th |
| 1961 Sep-Sep | 29 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1962 Jan-Mar | 21 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1962 Apr-Jun | 32 | 3 | 9.4% | 91st |
| 1962 Jul-Sep | 49 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1962 Oct-Oct | 22 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1963 Jan-Mar | 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1963 Apr-Jun | 31 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1963 Jul-Sep | 28 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1963 Oct-Dec | 50 | 7 | 14.0% | 93rd |
| 1964 Jan-Mar | 26 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1964 Apr-Jun | 34 | 1 | 2.9% | 67th |
| 1964 Jul-Sep | 49 | 2 | 4.1% | 60th |
| 1964 Oct-Oct | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1965 Jan-Mar | 27 | 4 | 14.8% | 83rd |
| 1965 Apr-Jun | 53 | 4 | 7.5% | 43rd |
| 1965 Jul-Sep | 98 | 11 | 11.2% | 70th |
| 1965 Oct-Oct | 22 | 2 | 9.1% | 48th |
| 1966 Jan-Mar | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | 13th |
| 1966 Apr-Jun | 51 | 19 | 37.3% | 91st |
| 1966 Jul-Sep | 72 | 16 | 22.2% | 70th |
| 1966 Oct-Oct | 40 | 14 | 35.0% | 70th |
| 1967 Jan-Mar | 31 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1967 Apr-Jun | 57 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1967 Jul-Sep | 59 | 1 | 1.7% | 41st |
| 1967 Oct-Dec | 98 | 3 | 3.1% | 62nd |
| 1968 Jan-Mar | 38 | 4 | 10.5% | 90th |
| 1968 Apr-Jun | 79 | 3 | 3.8% | 66th |
| 1968 Jul-Sep | 91 | 3 | 3.3% | 45th |
| 1968 Oct-Oct | 25 | 3 | 12.0% | 55th |
| 1969 Jan-Mar | 16 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1969 Apr-Jun | 28 | 3 | 10.7% | 53rd |
| 1969 Jul-Sep | 45 | 6 | 13.3% | 59th |
| 1969 Oct-Dec | 88 | 15 | 17.0% | 64th |
| 1970 Jan-Mar | 35 | 3 | 8.6% | 36th |
| 1970 Apr-Jun | 74 | 17 | 23.0% | 64th |
| 1970 Jul-Sep | 76 | 20 | 26.3% | 79th |
| 1970 Oct-Dec | 81 | 9 | 11.1% | 33rd |
| 1971 Jan-Mar | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | 24th |
| 1971 Apr-Jun | 90 | 10 | 11.1% | 45th |
| 1971 Jul-Sep | 74 | 10 | 13.5% | 68th |
| 1971 Oct-Dec | 134 | 45 | 33.6% | 89th |
| 1972 Jan-Mar | 64 | 3 | 4.7% | 18th |
| 1972 Apr-Jun | 114 | 12 | 10.5% | 45th |
| 1972 Jul-Sep | 101 | 3 | 3.0% | 11th |
| 1972 Oct-Oct | 50 | 1 | 2.0% | 18th |
| 1973 Jan-Mar | 36 | 1 | 2.8% | 24th |
| 1973 Apr-Jun | 191 | 18 | 9.4% | 60th |
| 1973 Jul-Sep | 131 | 2 | 1.5% | 25th |
| 1973 Oct-Dec | 182 | 8 | 4.4% | 33rd |
| 1974 Jan-Mar | 79 | 5 | 6.3% | 38th |
| 1974 Apr-Jun | 170 | 12 | 7.1% | 38th |
| 1974 Jul-Sep | 148 | 10 | 6.8% | 56th |
| 1974 Oct-Dec | 141 | 5 | 3.5% | 27th |
| 1975 Jan-Mar | 68 | 2 | 2.9% | 41st |
| 1975 Apr-Jun | 199 | 29 | 14.6% | 85th |
| 1975 Jul-Sep | 154 | 23 | 14.9% | 88th |
| 1975 Oct-Dec | 191 | 9 | 4.7% | 49th |
| 1976 Jan-Mar | 106 | 11 | 10.4% | 68th |
| 1976 Apr-Jun | 267 | 18 | 6.7% | 38th |
| 1976 Jul-Sep | 281 | 22 | 7.8% | 57th |
| 1976 Oct-Oct | 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1977 Jan-Mar | 100 | 2 | 2.0% | 29th |
| 1977 Apr-Jun | 273 | 23 | 8.4% | 52nd |
| 1977 Jul-Sep | 198 | 19 | 9.6% | 69th |
| 1977 Oct-Dec | 135 | 7 | 5.2% | 51st |
| 1978 Jan-Mar | 150 | 25 | 16.7% | 85th |
| 1978 Apr-Jun | 300 | 83 | 27.7% | 87th |
| 1978 Jul-Sep | 308 | 44 | 14.3% | 76th |
| 1978 Oct-Oct | 76 | 4 | 5.3% | 47th |
| 1979 Jan-Mar | 63 | 2 | 3.2% | 50th |
| 1979 Apr-Jun | 221 | 8 | 3.6% | 29th |
| 1979 Jul-Sep | 198 | 7 | 3.5% | 35th |
| 1979 Oct-Dec | 190 | 17 | 8.9% | 45th |
| 1980 Jan-Mar | 148 | 39 | 26.4% | 93rd |
| 1980 Apr-Jun | 197 | 16 | 8.1% | 50th |
| 1980 Jul-Sep | 192 | 20 | 10.4% | 66th |
| 1980 Oct-Dec | 67 | 1 | 1.5% | 8th |
| 1981 Jan-Mar | 15 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1981 Apr-Jun | 90 | 4 | 4.4% | 43rd |
| 1981 Jul-Sep | 106 | 1 | 0.9% | 14th |
| 1981 Oct-Dec | 142 | 6 | 4.2% | 39th |
| 1982 Feb-Mar | 48 | 4 | 8.3% | 62nd |
| 1982 Apr-Jun | 119 | 3 | 2.5% | 33rd |
| 1982 Jul-Sep | 193 | 26 | 13.5% | 83rd |
| 1982 Oct-Dec | 99 | 6 | 6.1% | 43rd |
| 1983 Jan-Mar | 43 | 1 | 2.3% | 18th |
| 1983 Apr-Jun | 182 | 9 | 4.9% | 41st |
| 1983 Jul-Sep | 130 | 13 | 10.0% | 87th |
| 1983 Oct-Nov | 143 | 6 | 4.2% | 42nd |
| 1984 Jan-Mar | 53 | 5 | 9.4% | 69th |
| 1984 Apr-Jun | 223 | 9 | 4.0% | 37th |
| 1984 Jul-Sep | 96 | 5 | 5.2% | 55th |
| 1984 Oct-Oct | 36 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1985 Jan-Mar | 36 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1985 Apr-Jun | 154 | 11 | 7.1% | 71st |
| 1985 Jul-Sep | 101 | 9 | 8.9% | 77th |
| 1985 Oct-Dec | 148 | 14 | 9.5% | 86th |
| 1986 Jan-Mar | 61 | 3 | 4.9% | 43rd |
| 1986 Apr-Jun | 128 | 6 | 4.7% | 63rd |
| 1986 Jul-Sep | 202 | 22 | 10.9% | 88th |
| 1986 Oct-Oct | 60 | 6 | 10.0% | 79th |
| 1987 Jan-Mar | 39 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1987 Apr-Jun | 187 | 8 | 4.3% | 53rd |
| 1987 Jul-Sep | 95 | 6 | 6.3% | 72nd |
| 1987 Oct-Dec | 167 | 19 | 11.4% | 82nd |
| 1988 Feb-Mar | 49 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1988 Apr-Jun | 161 | 6 | 3.7% | 48th |
| 1988 Jul-Sep | 152 | 2 | 1.3% | 15th |
| 1988 Oct-Oct | 89 | 4 | 4.5% | 61st |
| 1989 Jan-Mar | 14 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1989 Apr-Jun | 105 | 3 | 2.9% | 43rd |
| 1989 Jul-Sep | 128 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1989 Oct-Nov | 121 | 4 | 3.3% | 44th |
| 1990 Jan-Mar | 60 | 5 | 8.3% | 85th |
| 1990 Apr-Jun | 150 | 9 | 6.0% | 77th |
| 1990 Jul-Sep | 183 | 7 | 3.8% | 64th |
| 1990 Oct-Oct | 143 | 10 | 7.0% | 74th |
| 1991 Jan-Mar | 62 | 2 | 3.2% | 51st |
| 1991 Apr-Jun | 139 | 4 | 2.9% | 48th |
| 1991 Jul-Sep | 81 | 10 | 12.3% | 89th |
| 1991 Oct-Nov | 162 | 12 | 7.4% | 85th |
| 1992 Jan-Mar | 66 | 60 | 90.9% | 100th |
| 1992 Apr-Jun | 185 | 60 | 32.4% | 99th |
| 1992 Jul-Sep | 196 | 22 | 11.2% | 91st |
| 1992 Oct-Oct | 41 | 5 | 12.2% | 84th |
| 1993 Jan-Mar | 127 | 33 | 26.0% | 98th |
| 1993 Apr-Jun | 190 | 45 | 23.7% | 98th |
| 1993 Jul-Sep | 164 | 18 | 11.0% | 94th |
| 1993 Oct-Nov | 134 | 14 | 10.4% | 93rd |
| 1994 Jan-Mar | 95 | 18 | 18.9% | 94th |
| 1994 Apr-Jun | 219 | 94 | 42.9% | 99th |
| 1994 Jul-Sep | 142 | 39 | 27.5% | 97th |
| 1994 Oct-Nov | 51 | 32 | 62.7% | 99th |
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
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- 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
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
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