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Rep. Milton Durham

Former Representative for Kentucky’s 8th District

Durham was the representative for Kentucky’s 8th congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 1877 to 1879.

He was previously the representative for Kentucky’s 8th congressional district as a Democrat from 1875 to 1877; and the representative for Kentucky’s 8th congressional district as a Democrat from 1873 to 1875.

Legislators who enslaved Black people

Durham 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compiled the first database of slaveholding members of Congress by examining thousands of pages of census records and historical documents. Durham was one of them.

Voting Record

Missed Votes

From Dec 1873 to Mar 1879, Durham missed 150 of 1,179 roll call votes, which is 12.7%. This is better than the median of 22.6% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Mar 1879. 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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