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William Lester Armstrong

Senator from Colorado
SENATEREPUBLICAN1973–1991ID A000219
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LegislationHEADLINE
8%with Dems
of 3,415 votes
Nominations
0%with Dems
of 3 · confirmations only
All contested
8%with Dems
of 3,418 · both combined
Steepest move
−9 pts
1973 → 1975
still a Republican

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 ↓197319791985
1989–90101st Congress
Sat as a Republican
3.3%with Democrats
legislation only
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, −9 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Oct 27, 1990H.R. 5835A bill to provide for reconciliation to section 4 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1991.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 27, 1990S. 566A bill to authorize a new corporation to support State and local stategies for achieving more affordable housing, to increase homeownership, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 27, 1990S. 1630A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for attainment and maintenance of health protective national ambient air quality standards, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textA bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for attainment and maintenance of health protective national ambient air quality standards, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 26, 1990S. 358A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to change the level, and preference system for admission, of immigrants to the United States, and to provide for administrative naturalization, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 26, 1990H.R. 5229To provide that the Secretary of Transportation shall not reduce the obligation limitation allocated to Pennsylvania for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 1991.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 26, 1990H.R. 5229To provide that the Secretary of Transportation shall not reduce the obligation limitation allocated to Pennsylvania for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 1991.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 26, 1990H.R. 4739A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for military functions of the Department of Defense and to prescribe military personnel levels for fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 26, 1990H.R. 5803A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991 and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 25, 1990H.R. 5257To strengthen the program of employment and training assistance under the Job Training Partnership Act.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 245 contested votes scored in the 101st CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance8% · 865 votes
Armed Forces and National Security8.2% · 304 votes
Government Operations and Politics10.8% · 231 votes
International Affairs10.2% · 226 votes
Congress10.3% · 165 votes
Energy13.8% · 152 votes
Agriculture and Food4.5% · 133 votes
Taxation4.1% · 123 votes
Labor and Employment7.9% · 114 votes
Transportation and Public Works7.3% · 109 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance4.6% · 108 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources12.9% · 70 votes
Education1.5% · 66 votes
Immigration5.6% · 54 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues1.9% · 53 votes
Environmental Protection6.7% · 45 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement7.7% · 39 votes
Finance and Financial Sector7.7% · 39 votes
Social Welfare21.1% · 38 votes
Commerce2.9% · 35 votes
Housing and Community Development0% · 34 votes
Law2.9% · 34 votes
Health4.3% · 23 votes
Sports and Recreation13.6% · 22 votes
District of Columbia26.7% · 15 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources21.4% · 14 votes
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Families— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Water Resources Development— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Animals— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Revenue sharing— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Coins and coinage— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Electronic surveillance— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Home repair and improvement— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Indian claims— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Museums— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote

They also voted in 72 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Financial disclosure, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

9 Congresses
93rd · 197396th · 1979101st · 1989
Republican · House · CO93rd–95th
Republican · Senate · CO96th–101st
Term datesexact
Members · Colorado
WA

William Lester Armstrong

Senator from Colorado
SENATER1973–19919 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
8.3%with Democrats
of 3,415 votes · 91.7% with Republicans
Nominations0%of 3 votes
All contested8%of 3,418 · combined
Steepest move−9 pts1973→75, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019731989
1989–90 · 101st · Republican3.3%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 245 contested votes scored in the 101st

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance8% · 865
Armed Forces and National Security8.2% · 304
Government Operations and Politics10.8% · 231
International Affairs10.2% · 226
Congress10.3% · 165
Energy13.8% · 152
Agriculture and Food4.5% · 133
Taxation4.1% · 123
Labor and Employment7.9% · 114
Transportation and Public Works7.3% · 109
Foreign Trade and International Finance4.6% · 108
Public Lands and Natural Resources12.9% · 70
Education1.5% · 66
Immigration5.6% · 54
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues1.9% · 53
Environmental Protection6.7% · 45
Crime and Law Enforcement7.7% · 39
Finance and Financial Sector7.7% · 39
Social Welfare21.1% · 38
Commerce2.9% · 35
Housing and Community Development0% · 34
Law2.9% · 34
Health4.3% · 23
Sports and Recreation13.6% · 22
District of Columbia26.7% · 15
Industrial relations0% · 14
Mines and mineral resources21.4% · 14
Science, Technology, Communications0% · 14
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Independent regulatory commissions— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Families— · 6
Public works— · 6
Water Resources Development— · 6
Native Americans— · 5
Black lung— · 4
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Animals— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Revenue sharing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Coins and coinage— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Electronic surveillance— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Home repair and improvement— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Indian claims— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Museums— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1

Also voted in 72 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Financial disclosure, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 1973101st · 1989
Republican93rd–95th
Republican96th–101st

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
AD320 × 50 · Anchor