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Jesse Combs

[Congressional biography]

Born: July 7, 1889 in Center, TX
Died: August 21, 1953 in Beaumont, TX

Education:

  • Southwest Texas State Teachers' College, 1912

Career:

  • Lawyer
  • Hardin County judge, 1919-1920
  • District judge, 1923-1925, 1933-1943
  • Trustee of Lamar College, 1940-1944

Elected Office:

  • South Park school board, 1926-1940



Key House Vote Data for Jesse Combs in 1947


Key vote data shown on this page comes from the Americans For Democratic Action (ADA) and Voteview.


Click on the RESULT of a specific vote to see how all members voted.

DateSubjectResultLiberal
Position
Combs
Voted
1947-03-27 First Income Tax Reduction Bill [HR1] Passed
(273-137)
null

1947-04-17 House (Hartley) Labor Bill [HR3020] Passed
(308-107)
null

1947-04-25 Restore Interior Department Appropriation Cuts [HR2123] Rejected
(140-197)
null

1947-04-30 Cut Foreign Relief [HJRE153] Agreed To
(225-165)
null

1947-05-09 Greek-Turkish Aid [HR2616] Passed
(287-108)
null

1947-05-28 Restore Cuts in Agricultural Appropriations [HR3601] Rejected
(174-180)
null

1947-06-16 Wool Tariff Bill [S814] Rejected
(165-191)
No Vote
null

1947-06-17 Veto of First Income Tax Reduction Bill [HR1] Veto Sustained
(268-137)
No Vote
null

1947-06-20 Veto of Labor Bill [HR2030] Veto Overridden
(331-83)
No Vote
null

1947-06-24 Overseas Information Program [HR3342] Passed
(273-97)
null

1947-07-15 Provide Judicial Review in Federal Employee Loyalty Cases [HR3813] Rejected
(133-248)
No Vote
null

1947-07-18 Veto of Second Income Tax Reduction Bill [HR3950] Veto Overridden
(299-108)
null



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