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Wendell Richard Anderson

Senator from Minnesota
SENATEDEMOCRAT1977–1979ID A000202
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LegislationHEADLINE
93%with Dems
of 416 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
93%with Dems
of 416 · both combined

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓1977
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
92.5%with Democrats
of 416 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5263), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 14, 1978noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 416 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Energy94.5% · 73 votes
Economics and Public Finance94.1% · 51 votes
Agriculture and Food96.8% · 31 votes
Animals96.6% · 29 votes
International Affairs100% · 25 votes
Income tax75% · 20 votes
Labor and Employment95% · 20 votes
Congress93.8% · 16 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 14 votes
Government Operations and Politics100% · 13 votes
Social Welfare84.6% · 13 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance91.7% · 12 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 10 votes
Taxation50% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Armed Forces and National Security— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Political representation— · 4 votes
Transportation and Public Works— · 3 votes
Commerce— · 2 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 2 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 2 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote
International monetary system— · 1 vote
Law— · 1 vote

They also voted in 23 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Auditing, Child abuse, Commemorations, Congressional oversight, Disabled, Droughts, Education, Electronic surveillance, Gambling, Government securities, Health, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Independent regulatory commissions, Investment guaranty insurance, Municipal finance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Public works, Salaries, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

1 Congresses
95th · 1977
Democrat · Senate · MN95th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Minnesota
WA

Wendell Richard Anderson

Senator from Minnesota
SENATED1977–19791 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
92.5%with Democrats
of 416 votes · 7.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested93%of 416 · combined

Career arc

10050019771977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 416 votes92.5%

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Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 416 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Energy94.5% · 73
Economics and Public Finance94.1% · 51
Agriculture and Food96.8% · 31
Animals96.6% · 29
International Affairs100% · 25
Income tax75% · 20
Labor and Employment95% · 20
Congress93.8% · 16
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 14
Government Operations and Politics100% · 13
Social Welfare84.6% · 13
Foreign Trade and International Finance91.7% · 12
Environmental Protection100% · 10
Taxation50% · 10
Armed Forces and National Security— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Finance and Financial Sector— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Political representation— · 4
Transportation and Public Works— · 3
Commerce— · 2
Science, Technology, Communications— · 2
Solar heating and cooling— · 2
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
International monetary system— · 1
Law— · 1

Also voted in 23 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Auditing, Child abuse, Commemorations, Congressional oversight, Disabled, Droughts, Education, Electronic surveillance, Gambling, Government securities, Health, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Independent regulatory commissions, Investment guaranty insurance, Municipal finance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Public works, Salaries, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Service record

95th · 197795th · 1977
Democrat95th–95th

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