Rep. John Langley
Former Representative for Kentucky
Langley was the representative for Kentucky and was a Republican. He served from 1925 to 1927.
He was previously the representative for Kentucky’s 10th congressional district as a Republican from 1923 to 1925; the representative for Kentucky’s 10th congressional district as a Republican from 1915 to 1923; and the representative for Kentucky’s 10th congressional district as a Republican from 1907 to 1915.
Misconduct
Langley faced an allegation of violating the National Prohibition Act and in 1924 was convicted. On May. 15, 1924, a special committee deferred action until conclusion of criminal case and appeals. In 1925, he was re-elected. On Nov. 13, 1925, the conviction was affirmed by appeals court. On Dec. 22, 1925, the special committee concluded that House could not expel a member for action prior to election and recommended no action until decision by Supreme Court. In Jan. 1926, the Supreme Court declined to review the case. On Jan. 11, 1926, he resigned.
| 1924 | Convicted of violating the National Prohibition Act in 1924. |
| May. 15, 1924 | Special committee deferred action until conclusion of criminal case and appeals. |
| 1925 | Re-elected. |
| Nov. 13, 1925 | Conviction affirmed by appeals court. |
| Dec. 22, 1925 | Special committee concluded that House could not expel a member for action prior to election; recommended no action until decision by Supreme Court. |
| January 1926 | Supreme Court declined to review the case |
| Jan. 11, 1926 | Resigned. |
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Dec 1907 to Mar 1925, Langley missed 1,180 of 2,356 roll call votes, which is 50.1%. This is much worse than the median of 19.6% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Mar 1925. 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.
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
