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James Lane Buckley

Senator from New York
SENATEOTHER PARTY1971–1977ID B001026
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LegislationHEADLINE
10%with Dems
of 1,095 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
10%with Dems
of 1,095 · both combined
Steepest move
+3 pts
1973 → 1975
under one label

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 ↓1971
1975–7694th Congress
Sat under another party label
13%with Democrats
of 378 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, +3 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 23, 1976H.R. 11321No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Sep 23, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 23, 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 23, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Sep 23, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 23, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 23, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 23, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Sep 23, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 378 contested votes scored in the 94th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Government Operations and Politics9.7% · 103 votes
Economics and Public Finance6.1% · 98 votes
Armed Forces and National Security8.5% · 59 votes
Energy8.7% · 46 votes
Law2.4% · 41 votes
Congress11.1% · 36 votes
Taxation30% · 30 votes
International Affairs3.6% · 28 votes
Agriculture and Food21.1% · 19 votes
Transportation and Public Works15.8% · 19 votes
Depletion allowances11.1% · 18 votes
Education5.9% · 17 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources29.4% · 17 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance12.5% · 16 votes
Power resources0% · 15 votes
Commerce7.1% · 14 votes
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 12 votes
Political participation20% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9 votes
Health— · 9 votes
Labor and Employment— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Social Welfare— · 8 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Environmental Protection— · 4 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 4 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 3 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 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
Economic stabilization— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Government publications— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 30 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, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Monuments and memorials, Native Americans, Petroleum industry, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, 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

3 Congresses
92nd · 197194th · 1975
Other party · Senate · NY92nd–94th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
JB

James Lane Buckley

Senator from New York
SENATEO1971–19773 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
10.3%with Democrats
of 1,095 votes · 89.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested10%of 1,095 · combined
Steepest move+3 pts1973→75, under another label

Career arc

10050019711975
1975–76 · 94th · Other party · of 378 votes13%

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 · 378 contested votes scored in the 94th

By policy area

career
Government Operations and Politics9.7% · 103
Economics and Public Finance6.1% · 98
Armed Forces and National Security8.5% · 59
Energy8.7% · 46
Law2.4% · 41
Congress11.1% · 36
Taxation30% · 30
International Affairs3.6% · 28
Agriculture and Food21.1% · 19
Transportation and Public Works15.8% · 19
Depletion allowances11.1% · 18
Education5.9% · 17
Public Lands and Natural Resources29.4% · 17
Foreign Trade and International Finance12.5% · 16
Power resources0% · 15
Commerce7.1% · 14
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 12
Political participation20% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9
Health— · 9
Labor and Employment— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Public works— · 8
Social Welfare— · 8
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Day care— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Credit— · 4
Environmental Protection— · 4
Science, Technology, Communications— · 4
Heating— · 3
Housing and Community Development— · 3
Territories (U.S.)— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Mines and mineral resources— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Constitutional amendments— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Economic stabilization— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Government publications— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 30 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, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Monuments and memorials, Native Americans, Petroleum industry, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Strategic materials.

Service record

92nd · 197194th · 1975
Other party92nd–94th

Party switchers

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