John Elliott Rankin
Representative for Mississippi, district 1 · Democrat
Born 1882 · Died 1960
John Elliott Rankin, on the record
16 terms
| Chamber | Represents | Party | Term dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Mississippi · District 1 | Democrat | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 |
| House | Mississippi · District 1 | Democrat | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 |
| House | Mississippi · District 1 | Democrat | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
| House | Mississippi · District 1 | Democrat | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
| House | Mississippi · District 1 | Democrat | January 6, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
| House | Mississippi · District 1 | Democrat | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 |
| House | Mississippi · District 1 | Democrat | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 |
| House | Mississippi · District 1 | Democrat | January 5, 1937 – January 3, 1939 |
| House | Mississippi · District 1 | Democrat | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 |
| House | Mississippi · District 1 | Democrat | March 9, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
| House | Mississippi · District 1 | Democrat | December 7, 1931 – March 3, 1933 |
| House | Mississippi · District 1 | Democrat | April 15, 1929 – March 3, 1931 |
| House | Mississippi · District 1 | Democrat | December 5, 1927 – March 3, 1929 |
| House | Mississippi · District 1 | Democrat | December 7, 1925 – March 4, 1927 |
| House | Mississippi · District 1 | Democrat | December 3, 1923 – March 3, 1925 |
| House | Mississippi · District 1 | Democrat | April 11, 1921 – March 3, 1923 |
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Voted Nay — Recorded vote: H.R. 7289 (House recorded vote (82nd Congress))
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Voted Yea — Recorded vote: H.R. 7656 (House recorded vote (82nd Congress))
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Voted Yea — Recorded vote: S. 3066 (House recorded vote (82nd Congress))
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Voted Nay — Recorded vote: HRE695 (House recorded vote (82nd Congress))
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Voted Yea — Recorded vote: H.R. 7289 (House recorded vote (82nd Congress))
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Voted Yea — Recorded vote: H.R. 7176 (House recorded vote (82nd Congress))
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Voted Yea — Recorded vote: H.R. 7176 (House recorded vote (82nd Congress))
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Voted Yea — Recorded vote: H.R. 7072 (House recorded vote (82nd Congress))
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Voted Yea — Recorded vote: HRE638 (House recorded vote (82nd Congress))
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