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Thomas Jerald Huckaby

Representative for Louisiana, district 5 · Democrat

Born 1941

Democrat · LA House 1977–1993
7,344votes cast 90.2%attendance 73.1%party loyalty 8congresses served
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Thomas Jerald Huckaby

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 5852 · To establish a 20 percent maximum broken kernel content limit for P.L. 480 rice shipments. August 12, 1992 · In committee
  • H.R. 5764 · To amend the United States Warehouse Act to provide for the use of electronic cotton warehouse receipts. August 4, 1992 · Passed House
  • H.R. 5763 · To provide equitable relief to producers of sugarcane subject to proportionate shares. August 4, 1992 · Public Law 102-535
  • H.R. 5719 · To designate the lock numbered 5 on the Red River Waterway in Louisiana as the "Joe D. Waggonner, Jr. Lock". July 29, 1992 · In committee
  • H.J.Res. 526 · Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for direct popular election of the … July 9, 1992 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
8 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseLouisiana · District 5DemocratJanuary 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
HouseLouisiana · District 5DemocratJanuary 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991
HouseLouisiana · District 5DemocratJanuary 6, 1987 – January 3, 1989
HouseLouisiana · District 5DemocratJanuary 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
HouseLouisiana · District 5DemocratJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
HouseLouisiana · District 5DemocratJanuary 5, 1981 – January 3, 1983
HouseLouisiana · District 5DemocratJanuary 15, 1979 – January 3, 1981
HouseLouisiana · District 5DemocratJanuary 4, 1977 – January 3, 1979
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 20, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 102nd Congress House.

The record

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Record timeline

  1. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on H.R. 5763: Became Public Law No: 102-535.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass: H.R. 6179 (House Roll Call 487 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — Recorded vote (House Roll Call 486 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED: S. 1704 (House Roll Call 485 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS, AS AMENDED: S. 3100 (House Roll Call 484 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H.R. 5739 (House Roll Call 483 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Conference Report: H.R. 11 (House Roll Call 482 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 609 (House Roll Call 481 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — RECOMMIT CONFERENCE REPORT WITH INSTRUCTIONS: H.R. 429 (House Roll Call 480 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 604 (House Roll Call 479 (102nd Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

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  • Court and ethics records: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

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Recorded positions over time

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