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John Nathan Deal

Representative for Georgia, district 9 · Republican

Born 1942

Republican · GA House 1993–2011
10,557votes cast 94.0%attendance 89.8%party loyalty 8congresses served
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Party changes

When John Nathan Deal changed parties

  • Democrat → RepublicanChanged from Democrat to Republican on April 10, 1995, while serving in the House.We searched the Congressional Record from Apr 10 to May 15, 1995 and found no statement in which they explain this change.

Dates and parties: congress-legislators, checked October 27, 2026. Reasons are shown only in the member's own words from an official record, and are never summarized by us.

Official details

John Nathan Deal

Recent bills they sponsored
  • H.R. 4336 · Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 December 16, 2009 · In committee
  • H.R. 4019 · To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit preexisting condition exclusions in the individual health ins… November 4, 2009 · In committee
  • H.R. 4018 · Additional health insurance options for unemployed Americans Act of 2009 November 4, 2009 · In committee
  • H.R. 3824 · Expanded Health Insurance Options Act of 2009 October 15, 2009 · In committee
  • H.R. 3823 · Medicaid and SCHIP Beneficiary Choice Improvement Act of 2009 October 15, 2009 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
9 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
HouseGeorgia · District 9RepublicanJanuary 6, 2009 – March 22, 2010
HouseGeorgia · District 9RepublicanJanuary 4, 2007 – January 3, 2009
HouseGeorgia · District 10RepublicanJanuary 4, 2005 – January 3, 2007
HouseGeorgia · District 10RepublicanJanuary 7, 2003 – January 3, 2005
HouseGeorgia · District 9RepublicanJanuary 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003
HouseGeorgia · District 9RepublicanJanuary 6, 1999 – January 3, 2001
HouseGeorgia · District 9RepublicanJanuary 7, 1997 – January 3, 1999
HouseGeorgia · District 9Democrat, then RepublicanJanuary 4, 1995 – January 3, 1997
HouseGeorgia · District 9DemocratJanuary 5, 1993 – January 3, 1995
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 27, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 111th Congress House.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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The record, in order

Record timeline

  1. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended: H.Res. 1099 (House Roll Call 168 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Passage: H.R. 4872 (House Roll Call 167 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: H.R. 4872 (House Roll Call 166 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Failed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Motion to Concur in Senate Amendments: H.R. 3590 (House Roll Call 165 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended: H.Res. 925 (House Roll Call 164 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Agreeing to the Resolution: H.Res. 1203 (House Roll Call 163 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On Ordering the Previous Question: H.Res. 1203 (House Roll Call 162 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended: H.Res. 900 (House Roll Call 161 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — Will the House Now Consider the Resolution: H.Res. 1203 (House Roll Call 160 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — Will the House Now Consider the Resolution: H.Res. 1203 (House Roll Call 159 (111th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Passed

    House Clerk roll-call record · Our file

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  • Floor remarks (Congressional Record): No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Campaign finance (FEC): No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Lobbyist contribution reports: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Court and ethics records: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

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Same measure, over time

Recorded positions over time

On 43 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 260 measures the recorded position is the same across two or more votes.

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Attendance

Last 96 roll calls

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Votes cast by year

In the courts

Court cases naming this member in their official role

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 28, 2026