WB
William John Bulow
Senator from South DakotaSENATEDEMOCRAT1931–1943ID B001055
LegislationHEADLINE
70%with Dems
of 643 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
70%with Dems
of 643 · both combined
Steepest move
−25 pts
1937 → 1939
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 ↓19311937
1941–4277th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
41.8%with Democrats
of 67 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1937 → 1939, −25 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below
Votes
Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.
DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 4, 1942S. 2528LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1942S.J.Res. 192LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 4, 1942S.J.Res. 192LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S.J.Res. 192), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Nov 23, 1942H.R. 1024LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Nov 20, 1942H.R. 1024LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Nov 20, 1942H.R. 1024LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Nov 18, 1942H.R. 1024LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Nov 18, 1942noneLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Nov 17, 1942noneLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 67 contested votes scored in the 77th CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
6 Congresses72nd · 193177th · 1941
Democrat · Senate · SD72nd–77th
Term datesexact