Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz

Senator from Minnesota

SENATEREPUBLICAN1979–1991ID B000647

LegislationHEADLINE

22%with Dems

of 2,134 votes

Nominations

0%with Dems

of 3 · confirmations only

All contested

22%with Dems

of 2,137 · both combined

Steepest move

−17 pts

1983 → 1985

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 ↓19791985

1989–90101st Congress

Sat as a Republican

15.1%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, −17 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.LEGISLATIONYEADEM 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.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · 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

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Oct 25, 1990S. 2830An original bill to extend and revise agricultural price support and related programs, to provide for agricultural export, resource conservation, farm credit, and agricultural research and related programs, to ensure consumers an abundance of food and fiber at reasonable prices, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 24, 1990H.R. 5769To prohibit the use of funds by the National Endowment for the Arts to promote, distribute, disseminate, or produce materials that depict or describe sexual or excretory activities or organs.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Oct 24, 1990H.R. 5114A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 24, 1990H.R. 5021A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 24, 1990S. 2104A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore and strengthen civil rights laws that ban discrimination in employment, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 23, 1990H.R. 5769To provide for agency consultation to consider the Northern Spotted Owl.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 274 contested votes scored in the 101st CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance19.6% · 588 votes

Armed Forces and National Security16.5% · 272 votes

Government Operations and Politics20% · 155 votes

International Affairs27.8% · 144 votes

Agriculture and Food29.5% · 122 votes

Taxation8.7% · 92 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance13.2% · 91 votes

Transportation and Public Works23.8% · 80 votes

Labor and Employment18.3% · 71 votes

Immigration35.8% · 53 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues48.1% · 52 votes

Education45.1% · 51 votes

Energy25.5% · 51 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources22% · 41 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement28.1% · 32 votes

Environmental Protection25.8% · 31 votes

Housing and Community Development22.6% · 31 votes

Social Welfare28.6% · 28 votes

Finance and Financial Sector11.5% · 26 votes

Sports and Recreation13.6% · 22 votes

Health23.5% · 17 votes

Commerce18.8% · 16 votes

Congress18.8% · 16 votes

Families18.2% · 11 votes

Law50% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes

Native Americans— · 4 votes

Water Resources Development— · 3 votes

Animals— · 1 vote

They also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Emergency Management, Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

6 Congresses

96th · 1979101st · 1989

Republican · Senate · MN96th–101st

Term datesexact

Rudolph Eli (Rudy) Boschwitz

Senator from Minnesota

SENATER1979–19916 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

21.9%with Democrats

of 2,134 votes · 78.1% with Republicans

Nominations0%of 3 votes

All contested22%of 2,137 · combined

Steepest move−17 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019791989

1989–90 · 101st · Republican15.1%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

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Latest 6 shown · 274 contested votes scored in the 101st

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance19.6% · 588

Armed Forces and National Security16.5% · 272

Government Operations and Politics20% · 155

International Affairs27.8% · 144

Agriculture and Food29.5% · 122

Taxation8.7% · 92

Foreign Trade and International Finance13.2% · 91

Transportation and Public Works23.8% · 80

Labor and Employment18.3% · 71

Immigration35.8% · 53

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues48.1% · 52

Education45.1% · 51

Energy25.5% · 51

Public Lands and Natural Resources22% · 41

Crime and Law Enforcement28.1% · 32

Environmental Protection25.8% · 31

Housing and Community Development22.6% · 31

Social Welfare28.6% · 28

Finance and Financial Sector11.5% · 26

Sports and Recreation13.6% · 22

Health23.5% · 17

Commerce18.8% · 16

Congress18.8% · 16

Families18.2% · 11

Law50% · 10

Science, Technology, Communications— · 7

Native Americans— · 4

Water Resources Development— · 3

Animals— · 1

Also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Emergency Management, Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

96th · 1979101st · 1989

Republican96th–101st

Party switchers

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