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John Glenn Beall Jr.

Senator from Maryland
SENATEREPUBLICAN1969–1977ID B000272
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LegislationHEADLINE
29%with Dems
of 1,395 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
29%with Dems
of 1,395 · both combined
Steepest move
−16 pts
1969 → 1971
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 ↓19691975
1975–7694th Congress
Sat as a Republican
35.6%with Democrats
of 475 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, −16 pts — within one party label.
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
Sep 30, 1976H.R. 14232No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 30, 1976H.R. 13367No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 29, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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
Sep 28, 1976S. 3149No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 22, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 22, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 22, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 20, 1976H.R. 12934No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 17, 1976H.R. 14232No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 475 contested votes scored in the 94th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Government Operations and Politics33.6% · 119 votes
Economics and Public Finance25.4% · 114 votes
Armed Forces and National Security11.1% · 63 votes
Energy29.6% · 54 votes
Taxation26.4% · 53 votes
Law25.5% · 51 votes
Congress56.4% · 39 votes
International Affairs6.3% · 32 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources37.5% · 24 votes
Agriculture and Food34.8% · 23 votes
Depletion allowances34.8% · 23 votes
Commerce36.4% · 22 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance25% · 20 votes
Transportation and Public Works50% · 20 votes
Education26.3% · 19 votes
Power resources35.3% · 17 votes
Independent regulatory commissions26.7% · 15 votes
Health53.8% · 13 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations40% · 10 votes
Political participation10% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Social Welfare— · 9 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 8 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Automobile insurance— · 7 votes
Economic stabilization— · 7 votes
Labor and Employment— · 7 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Environmental Protection— · 5 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Constitutional amendments— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 28 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Congressional oversight, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Lobbying, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Strategic materials.

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

Service record

4 Congresses
91st · 196992nd · 197194th · 1975
Republican · House · MD91st–91st
Republican · Senate · MD92nd–94th
Term datesexact
Members · Maryland
JB

John Glenn Beall Jr.

Senator from Maryland
SENATER1969–19774 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
29.1%with Democrats
of 1,395 votes · 70.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested29%of 1,395 · combined
Steepest move−16 pts1969→71, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019691975
1975–76 · 94th · Republican · of 475 votes35.6%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 · 475 contested votes scored in the 94th

By policy area

career
Government Operations and Politics33.6% · 119
Economics and Public Finance25.4% · 114
Armed Forces and National Security11.1% · 63
Energy29.6% · 54
Taxation26.4% · 53
Law25.5% · 51
Congress56.4% · 39
International Affairs6.3% · 32
Public Lands and Natural Resources37.5% · 24
Agriculture and Food34.8% · 23
Depletion allowances34.8% · 23
Commerce36.4% · 22
Foreign Trade and International Finance25% · 20
Transportation and Public Works50% · 20
Education26.3% · 19
Power resources35.3% · 17
Independent regulatory commissions26.7% · 15
Health53.8% · 13
Congressional-Presidential relations40% · 10
Political participation10% · 10
Social Welfare— · 9
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 8
Finance and Financial Sector— · 8
Public works— · 8
Automobile insurance— · 7
Economic stabilization— · 7
Labor and Employment— · 7
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Day care— · 5
Environmental Protection— · 5
Housing and Community Development— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5
Credit— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Heating— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Range management— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Constitutional amendments— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 28 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Congressional oversight, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Lobbying, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Strategic materials.

Service record

91st · 196994th · 1975
Republican91st–91st
Republican92nd–94th

Party switchers

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