John Spratt

John Spratt

Democratic Party

Prior offices:

U.S. House South Carolina District 5

Years in office: 1983 - 2011

Successor: Michael Mulvaney (R)

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1969 - 1971

Personal

Religion

Christian: Presbyterian

Profession

Attorney

John M. Spratt was a Democratic member of the U.S. House representing South Carolina’s Fifth Congressional District. He was chairman of the U.S. House Committee on the Budget.

Spratt passed away on December 14, 2024.

Voting Record

Frequency of Voting with Democratic Leadership

According to a July 2010 analysis of 1,357 votes cast from January 1, 2009 to June 16, 2010, John Spratt has voted with the House Democratic leadership 97.5% of the time. That same analysis reported that Spratt also voted with the Democratic Party leadership 98.0% of the time in 2010.

Washington Post Analysis

A separate analysis from The Washington Post, reports that Spratt also votes with the majority of the Democratic Party in the House of Represeantives 98% of the time.

Footnotes

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South Carolina's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Lindsey Graham (R)

Tim Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Nancy Mace (R)

District 2

Joe Wilson (R)

District 3

Sheri Biggs (R)

District 4

William Timmons (R)

District 5

Ralph Norman (R)

District 6

James Clyburn (D)

District 7

Russell Fry (R)

Republican Party (8)

Democratic Party (1)