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===Tenure===

===Tenure===

During his first months in the House before serving for a full term, Jennings carried the brand of conservatism held by his neighboring colleague [[B. Carroll Reece]] and the late Taylor, voting with the political right three-quarters of the time during the 1939–1940 session.<ref>FascinatingPolitics (March 2020). [https://fascinatingpolitics.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/1939-40-mc-index-3.pdf 1939-40-mc-index-3.pdf]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 24, 2021.</ref>

Jennings carried the brand of conservatism held by his neighboring colleague [[B. Carroll Reece]] and the late Taylor, voting with the political right three-quarters of the time during his first months in Congress for the 1939–1940 session.<ref>FascinatingPolitics (March 2020). [https://fascinatingpolitics.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/1939-40-mc-index-3.pdf 1939-40-mc-index-3.pdf]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 24, 2021.</ref>

Jennings voted for the 1940 Gavagan-[[Hamilton Fish, III|Fish]]<ref>FascinatingPolitics (July 1, 2018). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/07/01/on-ideology-and-anti-lynching-legislation/ On Ideology and Anti-Lynching Legislation]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref> [[anti-lynching bill]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/76-3/h96 TO PASS H.R. 801, A BILL TO MAKE LYNCHING A FEDERAL CRIME.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref> in addition to an anti-[[poll tax]] measure two years later.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/77-1942/h150 TO PASS H.R. 1024 WHICH DECLARES ILLEGAL THE REQUIREMENT OF A POLL TAX AS A PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING OR REGISTERING TO VOTE FOR PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENT, OR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref>

Jennings voted for the 1940 Gavagan-[[Hamilton Fish, III|Fish]]<ref>FascinatingPolitics (July 1, 2018). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2018/07/01/on-ideology-and-anti-lynching-legislation/ On Ideology and Anti-Lynching Legislation]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref> [[anti-lynching bill]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/76-3/h96 TO PASS H.R. 801, A BILL TO MAKE LYNCHING A FEDERAL CRIME.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref> in addition to an anti-[[poll tax]] measure two years later.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/77-1942/h150 TO PASS H.R. 1024 WHICH DECLARES ILLEGAL THE REQUIREMENT OF A POLL TAX AS A PREREQUISITE FOR VOTING OR REGISTERING TO VOTE FOR PRESIDENT, VICE-PRESIDENT, OR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved August 5, 2021.</ref>