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Nicholas Frederick Brady

Senator from New Jersey
SENATEREPUBLICAN1981–1983ID B000756
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LegislationHEADLINE
14%with Dems
of 178 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
14%with Dems
of 178 · 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 ↓1981
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
14%with Democrats
of 178 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
Dec 22, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6211), 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
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 178 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance19.1% · 110 votes
Armed Forces and National Security17.6% · 17 votes
Taxation0% · 17 votes
Transportation and Public Works10% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Government Operations and Politics— · 5 votes
Immigration— · 4 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 3 votes
Environmental Protection— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
Agriculture and Food— · 2 votes
Congress— · 2 votes
Commerce— · 1 vote
Energy— · 1 vote

They also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Finance and Financial Sector, International Affairs, Labor and Employment, Science, Technology, Communications.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
97th · 1981
Republican · Senate · NJ97th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · New Jersey
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Nicholas Frederick Brady

Senator from New Jersey
SENATER1981–19831 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
14%with Democrats
of 178 votes · 86% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested14%of 178 · combined

Career arc

10050019811981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 178 votes14%

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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 · 178 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance19.1% · 110
Armed Forces and National Security17.6% · 17
Taxation0% · 17
Transportation and Public Works10% · 10
Government Operations and Politics— · 5
Immigration— · 4
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 3
Environmental Protection— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
Agriculture and Food— · 2
Congress— · 2
Commerce— · 1
Energy— · 1

Also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Finance and Financial Sector, International Affairs, Labor and Employment, Science, Technology, Communications.

Service record

97th · 198197th · 1981
Republican97th–97th

Party switchers

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