David Culberson, former Representative for Texas's 4th Congressional District

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David Culberson </h1> <p> Former Representative for Texas’s 4<sup>th</sup> District </p> </div> <div class="action-row clearfix"> </div> <div class="row group"> <div id="track_panel_base" class="col-sm-8 col-md-6"> <div style="margin: .5em 0 1em 0"> <p> Culberson was the representative for <a href="/congress/members/TX">Texas</a>’s 4<sup>th</sup> congressional district and was a Democrat. He served from 1895 to 1897. </p> <p>He was previously the representative for <a href="/congress/members/TX">Texas</a>’s 4<sup>th</sup> congressional district as a Democrat from Aug 7, 1893 to Mar 3, 1895; the representative for <a href="/congress/members/TX">Texas</a>’s 4<sup>th</sup> congressional district as a Democrat from Dec 7, 1891 to Mar 3, 1893; the representative for <a href="/congress/members/TX">Texas</a>’s 4<sup>th</sup> congressional district as a Democrat from Dec 2, 1889 to Mar 3, 1891; the representative for <a href="/congress/members/TX">Texas</a>’s 4<sup>th</sup> congressional district as a Democrat from Dec 5, 1887 to Mar 3, 1889; the representative for <a href="/congress/members/TX">Texas</a>’s 4<sup>th</sup> congressional district as a Democrat from Dec 7, 1885 to Mar 3, 1887; the representative for <a href="/congress/members/TX">Texas</a>’s 4<sup>th</sup> congressional district as a Democrat from Dec 3, 1883 to Mar 3, 1885; the representative for <a href="/congress/members/TX">Texas</a>’s 2<sup>nd</sup> congressional district as a Democrat from Dec 5, 1881 to Mar 3, 1883; the representative for <a href="/congress/members/TX">Texas</a>’s 2<sup>nd</sup> congressional district as a Democrat from Oct 15, 1877 to Mar 3, 1881; and the representative for <a href="/congress/members/TX">Texas</a>’s 2<sup>nd</sup> congressional district as a Democrat from Dec 6, 1875 to Mar 3, 1877.</p> </div> <div id="seealso-links" style="margin-bottom: 30px;"> <span> <a href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000964" target="_blank"><i class="fa-solid fa-user" style="margin-right: 7px"></i>Bioguide</a> </span> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> </div> <div class="aside col-sm-4 col-md-3"> <div id="event_subscribe_inline_container"> </div> <div class="photo" style="margin-bottom: 10px"> <img src="/static/legislator-photos/403075-200px.jpeg" alt="Photo of Rep. 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David Culberson</h2> <button type="button" class="btn-close btn-close-white" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <div class="list-group"> <div class="list-group-item clearfix"> <input type="radio" name="contact_constituent" id="contact_constituent_yes"> <div> <h4 class="list-group-item-heading"><label for="contact_constituent_yes"><b>I am a constituent.</b></label></h4> <p class="list-group-item-text"><label for="contact_constituent_yes">I live in Texas’s 4<sup>th</sup> congressional district.</label></p> <div class="contact_expando"> <div class="list-group"> <div class="list-group-item clearfix"> <input type="radio" name="contact_constituent_why" id="contact_constituent_opinion"> <div> <h4 class="list-group-item-heading"><label for="contact_constituent_opinion"><b>I have an opinion I want to share.</b></label></h4> <p class="list-group-item-text"><label for="contact_constituent_opinion">I want to urge Culberson to take an action on a bill.</label></p> <div class="contact_expando"> <p><a href="" target="_blank" onclick="$('#contact_modal').modal('hide')" class="btn btn-lg btn-success">Visit Rep. 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David Culberson’s <a href="" target="_blank" onclick="$('#contact_modal').modal('hide')">website</a>. If you are having a problem with a government agency, look for a contact link for <b>casework</b> to submit a request for help. Otherwise, look for a phone number on that website to call his office if you have a question.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="list-group-item clearfix"> <input type="radio" name="contact_constituent" id="contact_constituent_no"> <div> <h4 class="list-group-item-heading"><label for="contact_constituent_no"><b>I am not a constituent.</b></label></h4> <p class="list-group-item-text"><label for="contact_constituent_no">I live elsewhere.</label></p> <div class="contact_expando"> <p>Not all Members of Congress will accept messages from non-constituents. You can try your luck by visiting <a href="" target="_blank" onclick="$('#contact_modal').modal('hide')">Culberson’s website</a>. 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Choose from the options above to find the right way to contact Culberson.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="member-details"> <div class="ads footer leaderboard" data-zone="footer"> <div class="explainer">(<a href="/advertising">About Ads</a> | <a href="/accounts/membership">Hide These Ads</a>)</div> </div> <section id="voting-record"> <h2><span>Voting Record</span></h2> <h3>Missed Votes</h3> <p>From Dec 1875 to Mar 1897, Culberson missed 968 of 3,879 roll call votes, which is 25.0%. This is better than the median of 36.8% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Mar 1897. The chart below reports missed votes over time.</p> <p><i> We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office. </i></p> <div id="voting_record_chart"> </div> <p style="text-align: center; margin-top: .5em; font-size: 90%;"><a href="#" onclick="$('#missedvotestable').slideDown(); $(this).hide(); return false;">Show the numbers...</a></p> <table id="missedvotestable" style="display: none"> <tr> <th>Time Period</th> <th>Votes Eligible</th> <th>Missed Votes</th> <th>Percent</th> <th>Percentile</th> </tr> <tr><td title="44th Congress, 1, House, Q1"> Dec 1875-Mar 1876 </td> <td style="text-align: center">60</td> <td style="text-align: center">7</td> <td style="text-align: center">11.7%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="44th Congress, 1, House, Q2"> 1876 Apr-Jul </td> <td style="text-align: center">106</td> <td style="text-align: center">16</td> <td style="text-align: center">15.1%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="44th Congress, 1, House, Q3"> 1876 Aug-Aug </td> <td style="text-align: center">37</td> <td style="text-align: center">33</td> <td style="text-align: center">89.2%</td> <td style="text-align: center">78<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="44th Congress, 2, House, Q1"> Dec 1876-Mar 1877 </td> <td style="text-align: center">125</td> <td style="text-align: center">18</td> <td style="text-align: center">14.4%</td> <td style="text-align: center">22<sup>nd</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="45th Congress, 1, House, Q1"> 1877 Oct-Dec </td> <td style="text-align: center">37</td> <td style="text-align: center">4</td> <td style="text-align: center">10.8%</td> <td style="text-align: center">36<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="45th Congress, 2, House, Q1"> Dec 1877-Feb 1878 </td> <td style="text-align: center">56</td> <td style="text-align: center">7</td> <td style="text-align: center">12.5%</td> <td style="text-align: center">36<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="45th Congress, 2, House, Q2"> 1878 Mar-May </td> <td style="text-align: center">103</td> <td style="text-align: center">4</td> <td style="text-align: center">3.9%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="45th Congress, 2, House, Q3"> 1878 Jun-Jun </td> <td style="text-align: center">65</td> <td style="text-align: center">15</td> <td style="text-align: center">23.1%</td> <td style="text-align: center">64<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="45th Congress, 3, House, Q1"> Dec 1878-Mar 1879 </td> <td style="text-align: center">116</td> <td style="text-align: center">36</td> <td style="text-align: center">31.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">64<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="46th Congress, 1, House, Q1"> 1879 Mar-Jul </td> <td style="text-align: center">137</td> <td style="text-align: center">5</td> <td style="text-align: center">3.6%</td> <td style="text-align: center">13<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="46th Congress, 2, House, Q1"> Dec 1879-Feb 1880 </td> <td style="text-align: center">35</td> <td style="text-align: center">3</td> <td style="text-align: center">8.6%</td> <td style="text-align: center">13<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="46th Congress, 2, House, Q2"> 1880 Mar-May </td> <td style="text-align: center">116</td> <td style="text-align: center">4</td> <td style="text-align: center">3.4%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="46th Congress, 2, House, Q3"> 1880 Jun-Jun </td> <td style="text-align: center">32</td> <td style="text-align: center">7</td> <td style="text-align: center">21.9%</td> <td style="text-align: center">33<sup>rd</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="46th Congress, 3, House, Q1"> Dec 1880-Mar 1881 </td> <td style="text-align: center">119</td> <td style="text-align: center">21</td> <td style="text-align: center">17.6%</td> <td style="text-align: center">33<sup>rd</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="47th Congress, 1, House, Q1"> Dec 1881-Mar 1882 </td> <td style="text-align: center">75</td> <td style="text-align: center">27</td> <td style="text-align: center">36.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">72<sup>nd</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="47th Congress, 1, House, Q2"> 1882 Apr-Jul </td> <td style="text-align: center">167</td> <td style="text-align: center">80</td> <td style="text-align: center">47.9%</td> <td style="text-align: center">68<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="47th Congress, 1, House, Q3"> 1882 Aug-Aug </td> <td style="text-align: center">7</td> <td style="text-align: center">2</td> <td style="text-align: center">28.6%</td> <td style="text-align: center">42<sup>nd</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="47th Congress, 2, House, Q1"> Dec 1882-Mar 1883 </td> <td style="text-align: center">100</td> <td style="text-align: center">26</td> <td style="text-align: center">26.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">62<sup>nd</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="48th Congress, 1, House, Q1"> Dec 1883-Feb 1884 </td> <td style="text-align: center">34</td> <td style="text-align: center">15</td> <td style="text-align: center">44.1%</td> <td style="text-align: center">77<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="48th Congress, 1, House, Q2"> 1884 Mar-May </td> <td style="text-align: center">71</td> <td style="text-align: center">1</td> <td style="text-align: center">1.4%</td> <td style="text-align: center">0<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="48th Congress, 1, House, Q3"> 1884 Jun-Jul </td> <td style="text-align: center">83</td> <td style="text-align: center">28</td> <td style="text-align: center">33.7%</td> <td style="text-align: center">27<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="48th Congress, 2, House, Q1"> Dec 1884-Mar 1885 </td> <td style="text-align: center">146</td> <td style="text-align: center">47</td> <td style="text-align: center">32.2%</td> <td style="text-align: center">42<sup>nd</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="49th Congress, 1, House, Q1"> Dec 1885-Mar 1886 </td> <td style="text-align: center">39</td> <td style="text-align: center">9</td> <td style="text-align: center">23.1%</td> <td style="text-align: center">53<sup>rd</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="49th Congress, 1, House, Q2"> 1886 Apr-Jul </td> <td style="text-align: center">158</td> <td style="text-align: center">31</td> <td style="text-align: center">19.6%</td> <td style="text-align: center">37<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="49th Congress, 1, House, Q3"> 1886 Aug-Aug </td> <td style="text-align: center">6</td> <td style="text-align: center">1</td> <td style="text-align: center">16.7%</td> <td style="text-align: center">32<sup>nd</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="49th Congress, 2, House, Q1"> Dec 1886-Mar 1887 </td> <td style="text-align: center">103</td> <td style="text-align: center">12</td> <td style="text-align: center">11.7%</td> <td style="text-align: center">23<sup>rd</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="50th Congress, 1, House, Q1"> Dec 1887-Feb 1888 </td> <td style="text-align: center">39</td> <td style="text-align: center">5</td> <td style="text-align: center">12.8%</td> <td style="text-align: center">18<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="50th Congress, 1, House, Q2"> 1888 Mar-May </td> <td style="text-align: center">105</td> <td style="text-align: center">44</td> <td style="text-align: center">41.9%</td> <td style="text-align: center">51<sup>st</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="50th Congress, 1, House, Q3"> 1888 Jun-Aug </td> <td style="text-align: center">47</td> <td style="text-align: center">4</td> <td style="text-align: center">8.5%</td> <td style="text-align: center">4<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="50th Congress, 1, House, Q4"> 1888 Sep-Oct </td> <td style="text-align: center">16</td> <td style="text-align: center">8</td> <td style="text-align: center">50.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">37<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="50th Congress, 2, House, Q1"> Dec 1888-Mar 1889 </td> <td style="text-align: center">113</td> <td style="text-align: center">24</td> <td style="text-align: center">21.2%</td> <td style="text-align: center">27<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="51st Congress, 1, House, Q1"> Dec 1889-Feb 1890 </td> <td style="text-align: center">80</td> <td style="text-align: center">43</td> <td style="text-align: center">53.8%</td> <td style="text-align: center">83<sup>rd</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="51st Congress, 1, House, Q2"> 1890 Mar-May </td> <td style="text-align: center">109</td> <td style="text-align: center">29</td> <td style="text-align: center">26.6%</td> <td style="text-align: center">51<sup>st</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="51st Congress, 1, House, Q3"> 1890 Jun-Aug </td> <td style="text-align: center">172</td> <td style="text-align: center">36</td> <td style="text-align: center">20.9%</td> <td style="text-align: center">20<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="51st Congress, 1, House, Q4"> 1890 Sep-Sep </td> <td style="text-align: center">53</td> <td style="text-align: center">19</td> <td style="text-align: center">35.8%</td> <td style="text-align: center">36<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="51st Congress, 2, House, Q1"> Dec 1890-Mar 1891 </td> <td style="text-align: center">173</td> <td style="text-align: center">33</td> <td style="text-align: center">19.1%</td> <td style="text-align: center">30<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="52nd Congress, 1, House, Q1"> Dec 1891-Mar 1892 </td> <td style="text-align: center">58</td> <td style="text-align: center">8</td> <td style="text-align: center">13.8%</td> <td style="text-align: center">17<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="52nd Congress, 1, House, Q2"> 1892 Apr-Jul </td> <td style="text-align: center">161</td> <td style="text-align: center">27</td> <td style="text-align: center">16.8%</td> <td style="text-align: center">9<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="52nd Congress, 1, House, Q3"> 1892 Aug-Aug </td> <td style="text-align: center">4</td> <td style="text-align: center">1</td> <td style="text-align: center">25.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">48<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="52nd Congress, 2, House, Q1"> Dec 1892-Mar 1893 </td> <td style="text-align: center">81</td> <td style="text-align: center">53</td> <td style="text-align: center">65.4%</td> <td style="text-align: center">92<sup>nd</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="53rd Congress, 1, House, Q1"> 1893 Aug-Nov </td> <td style="text-align: center">68</td> <td style="text-align: center">35</td> <td style="text-align: center">51.5%</td> <td style="text-align: center">59<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="53rd Congress, 2, House, Q1"> Dec 1893-Mar 1894 </td> <td style="text-align: center">134</td> <td style="text-align: center">12</td> <td style="text-align: center">9.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">14<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="53rd Congress, 2, House, Q2"> 1894 Apr-Jul </td> <td style="text-align: center">103</td> <td style="text-align: center">40</td> <td style="text-align: center">38.8%</td> <td style="text-align: center">39<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="53rd Congress, 2, House, Q3"> 1894 Aug-Aug </td> <td style="text-align: center">20</td> <td style="text-align: center">6</td> <td style="text-align: center">30.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">23<sup>rd</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="53rd Congress, 3, House, Q1"> Dec 1894-Mar 1895 </td> <td style="text-align: center">48</td> <td style="text-align: center">24</td> <td style="text-align: center">50.0%</td> <td style="text-align: center">90<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="54th Congress, 1, House, Q1"> Dec 1895-Feb 1896 </td> <td style="text-align: center">18</td> <td style="text-align: center">7</td> <td style="text-align: center">38.9%</td> <td style="text-align: center">81<sup>st</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="54th Congress, 1, House, Q2"> 1896 Mar-May </td> <td style="text-align: center">54</td> <td style="text-align: center">18</td> <td style="text-align: center">33.3%</td> <td style="text-align: center">40<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="54th Congress, 1, House, Q3"> 1896 Jun-Jun </td> <td style="text-align: center">28</td> <td style="text-align: center">5</td> <td style="text-align: center">17.9%</td> <td style="text-align: center">26<sup>th</sup></td></tr> <tr><td title="54th Congress, 2, House, Q1"> Dec 1896-Mar 1897 </td> <td style="text-align: center">62</td> <td style="text-align: center">28</td> <td style="text-align: center">45.2%</td> <td style="text-align: center">61<sup>st</sup></td></tr> </table>  </section> <section> <h2><span>Primary Sources</span></h2> <p>The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:</p> <ul style="list-style: none; padding: 0;"> <li><a href="https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators">unitedstates/congress-legislators</a>, a community project gathering congressional information</li> <li><a href="http://voteview.com/dwnl.htm">United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records, 1789-1990</a> by Howard L. Rosenthal and Keith T. Poole. </li> <li>Martis’s “The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress”, via Keith Poole’s roll call votes data set, for political party affiliation for Members of Congress from 1789 through about year 2000</li> <li><a href="http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=c000964">Biographical Directory of the United States Congress</a> for the photo</li> </ul> </section> </div> <div id="pronunciation_modal" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="pronunciationModalTitle" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="modal-dialog" role="document"> <div class="modal-content"> <div class="modal-header"> <h2 class="modal-title" id="pronunciationModalTitle">Pronunciation Guide</h2> <button type="button" class="btn-close btn-close-white" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"></button> </div> <div class="modal-body"> <center> <p>David Culberson is pronounced:</p> <p style="font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold; font-family: monospace;"></p> <p>The letters stand for sounds according to the following table:</p> <p>Capital letters indicate a stressed syllable.</p> </center> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div>  <footer id="footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <nav class="col-6 col-md-2"> <ul> <li><a href="/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/about">About GovTrack</a></li> <li><a href="/about-our-data">About the Data</a></li> <li><a href="/contact">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="/legal">Privacy & Legal</a></li> </ul> </nav> <nav class="col-6 col-md-2"> <ul> <li><a href="/posts/news"><i class="fas fa-list fa-fw"></i>Site News</a></li> <li><a rel="me" href="https://mastodon.social/@GovTrack"><i class="fab fa-mastodon fa-fw"></i>Mastodon</a></li> <li><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/govtrack.us"><i class="fab fa-bluesky fa-fw"></i>Bluesky</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/govtrack"><i class="fas fa-dollar-sign fa-fw"></i><span>Patreon</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/govtrack"><i class="fab fa-github fa-fw"></i><span>GitHub</span></a></li> </ul> </nav> <section class="col-12 col-md-8"> <p>GovTrack helps everyone learn about and track the activities of the United States Congress. 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