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Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr.

Senator from Texas
SENATEDEMOCRAT1949–1993ID B000401
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LegislationHEADLINE
62%with Dems
of 4,188 votes
Nominations
25%with Dems
of 8 · confirmations only
All contested
62%with Dems
of 4,196 · both combined
Steepest move
+25 pts
1985 → 1987
still a Democrat

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 ↓19491955196119671973197919851991
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
71.7%with Democrats
legislation only
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1985 → 1987, +25 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Oct 8, 1992H.R. 11A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 8, 1992H.R. 11A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 8, 1992H.R. 11A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, 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 8, 1992H.R. 429A bill to authorize additional appropriations for the construction of the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Shoshone Project, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Wyoming.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 8, 1992H.R. 776A bill to provide for improved energy efficiency.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5427A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 12A bill to amend title VI of the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure carriage on cable television of local news and other programming and to restore the right of local regulatory authorities to regulate cable television rates, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 2, 1992S. 2899A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs of the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 2, 1992H.R. 3371A bill to control and prevent crime.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 263 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance61.1% · 774 votes
Armed Forces and National Security52% · 346 votes
Government Operations and Politics74.8% · 318 votes
International Affairs67.3% · 214 votes
Energy30.7% · 189 votes
Taxation46.5% · 172 votes
Agriculture and Food68.9% · 164 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance70.1% · 127 votes
Labor and Employment80.9% · 110 votes
Transportation and Public Works65.6% · 93 votes
Congress73.7% · 76 votes
Education60% · 75 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources51.4% · 72 votes
Law65.2% · 69 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement75.8% · 62 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues81.8% · 55 votes
Environmental Protection57.7% · 52 votes
Immigration64% · 50 votes
Finance and Financial Sector63.3% · 49 votes
Social Welfare71.1% · 45 votes
Commerce68.2% · 44 votes
Health64.1% · 39 votes
Housing and Community Development67.9% · 28 votes
Animals76.2% · 21 votes
Depletion allowances50% · 20 votes
Income tax80% · 20 votes
Sports and Recreation58.8% · 17 votes
Independent regulatory commissions12.5% · 16 votes
Power resources43.8% · 16 votes
Science, Technology, Communications33.3% · 12 votes
Families90.9% · 11 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations50% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Automobile insurance— · 7 votes
Amnesties— · 6 votes
Political participation— · 6 votes
Age and employment— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Native Americans— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Petroleum industry— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Water Resources Development— · 4 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
International monetary system— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 42 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Conservation of natural resources, Credit, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

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

Service record

14 Congresses
81st · 194992nd · 1971102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · TX81st–83rd
Democrat · Senate · TX92nd–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Texas
LB

Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr.

Senator from Texas
SENATED1949–199314 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
61.7%with Democrats
of 4,188 votes · 38.3% with Republicans
Nominations25%of 8 votes
All contested62%of 4,196 · combined
Steepest move+25 pts1985→87, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019491991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat71.7%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 263 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance61.1% · 774
Armed Forces and National Security52% · 346
Government Operations and Politics74.8% · 318
International Affairs67.3% · 214
Energy30.7% · 189
Taxation46.5% · 172
Agriculture and Food68.9% · 164
Foreign Trade and International Finance70.1% · 127
Labor and Employment80.9% · 110
Transportation and Public Works65.6% · 93
Congress73.7% · 76
Education60% · 75
Public Lands and Natural Resources51.4% · 72
Law65.2% · 69
Crime and Law Enforcement75.8% · 62
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues81.8% · 55
Environmental Protection57.7% · 52
Immigration64% · 50
Finance and Financial Sector63.3% · 49
Social Welfare71.1% · 45
Commerce68.2% · 44
Health64.1% · 39
Housing and Community Development67.9% · 28
Animals76.2% · 21
Depletion allowances50% · 20
Income tax80% · 20
Sports and Recreation58.8% · 17
Independent regulatory commissions12.5% · 16
Power resources43.8% · 16
Science, Technology, Communications33.3% · 12
Families90.9% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations50% · 10
Political representation— · 9
Economic stabilization— · 8
Public works— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Automobile insurance— · 7
Amnesties— · 6
Political participation— · 6
Age and employment— · 5
Black lung— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Intergovernmental relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Native Americans— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Petroleum industry— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Water Resources Development— · 4
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Range management— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 2
International monetary system— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Heating— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 42 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Conservation of natural resources, Credit, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Service record

81st · 1949102nd · 1991
Democrat81st–83rd
Democrat92nd–102nd

Party switchers

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