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William Emerson Brock III

Senator from Tennessee
SENATEREPUBLICAN1963–1977ID B000851
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LegislationHEADLINE
11%with Dems
of 1,704 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
11%with Dems
of 1,704 · both combined
Steepest move
−11 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 ↓196319691975
1975–7694th Congress
Sat as a Republican
11.1%with Democrats
of 469 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, −11 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. 10760No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 30, 1976S. 22No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 22), 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 29, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 28, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 28, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 28, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 28, 1976H.J.Res. 519No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 28, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 469 contested votes scored in the 94th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Government Operations and Politics14% · 121 votes
Economics and Public Finance12% · 108 votes
Law6.6% · 61 votes
Armed Forces and National Security9.4% · 53 votes
Energy4% · 50 votes
Taxation15.2% · 46 votes
Congress8.1% · 37 votes
International Affairs16.7% · 30 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources4% · 25 votes
Commerce13% · 23 votes
Depletion allowances9.1% · 22 votes
Agriculture and Food10% · 20 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance10.5% · 19 votes
Transportation and Public Works5.6% · 18 votes
Power resources0% · 17 votes
Independent regulatory commissions14.3% · 14 votes
Education7.7% · 13 votes
Health0% · 12 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations18.2% · 11 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 11 votes
Labor and Employment20% · 10 votes
Political participation0% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Social Welfare— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 7 votes
Environmental Protection— · 7 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Day care— · 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
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Congressional oversight— · 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
Government publications— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Petroleum industry— · 1 vote
Private Legislation— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 27 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, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, 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

7 Congresses
88th · 196392nd · 197194th · 1975
Republican · House · TN88th–91st
Republican · Senate · TN92nd–94th
Term datesexact
Members · Tennessee
WB

William Emerson Brock III

Senator from Tennessee
SENATER1963–19777 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
10.8%with Democrats
of 1,704 votes · 89.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested11%of 1,704 · combined
Steepest move−11 pts1969→71, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019631975
1975–76 · 94th · Republican · of 469 votes11.1%

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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 · 469 contested votes scored in the 94th

By policy area

career
Government Operations and Politics14% · 121
Economics and Public Finance12% · 108
Law6.6% · 61
Armed Forces and National Security9.4% · 53
Energy4% · 50
Taxation15.2% · 46
Congress8.1% · 37
International Affairs16.7% · 30
Public Lands and Natural Resources4% · 25
Commerce13% · 23
Depletion allowances9.1% · 22
Agriculture and Food10% · 20
Foreign Trade and International Finance10.5% · 19
Transportation and Public Works5.6% · 18
Power resources0% · 17
Independent regulatory commissions14.3% · 14
Education7.7% · 13
Health0% · 12
Congressional-Presidential relations18.2% · 11
Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 11
Labor and Employment20% · 10
Political participation0% · 10
Social Welfare— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 7
Environmental Protection— · 7
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7
Public works— · 6
Housing and Community Development— · 5
Intergovernmental relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5
Credit— · 4
Day care— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Heating— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Range management— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Constitutional amendments— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Government publications— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Petroleum industry— · 1
Private Legislation— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 27 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, 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

88th · 196394th · 1975
Republican88th–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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