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Howard Walter Cannon

Senator from Nevada
SENATEDEMOCRAT1959–1983ID C000120
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LegislationHEADLINE
66%with Dems
of 3,699 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
66%with Dems
of 3,699 · both combined
Steepest move
+17 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓1959196519711977
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
74.2%with Democrats
of 361 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +17 pts — while still a Democrat.
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 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · 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 recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 18, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 361 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance70.2% · 466 votes
Government Operations and Politics72.1% · 190 votes
Energy64.6% · 158 votes
Taxation70.8% · 137 votes
Armed Forces and National Security48.4% · 128 votes
International Affairs46.7% · 122 votes
Agriculture and Food40.7% · 86 votes
Law53.5% · 71 votes
Congress67.1% · 70 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources60.7% · 61 votes
Education60.8% · 51 votes
Transportation and Public Works74.5% · 47 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance72.1% · 43 votes
Labor and Employment63.2% · 38 votes
Commerce69.4% · 36 votes
Animals33.3% · 30 votes
Environmental Protection75.9% · 29 votes
Social Welfare86.2% · 29 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues81.5% · 27 votes
Housing and Community Development75% · 24 votes
Depletion allowances87% · 23 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement50% · 20 votes
Health72.2% · 18 votes
Income tax94.1% · 17 votes
Finance and Financial Sector84.6% · 13 votes
Independent regulatory commissions84.6% · 13 votes
Power resources90.9% · 11 votes
Political participation100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Economic stabilization— · 7 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Age and employment— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Immigration— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Embargo— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 40 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Credit, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

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

Service record

12 Congresses
86th · 195997th · 1981
Democrat · Senate · NV86th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · Nevada
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Howard Walter Cannon

Senator from Nevada
SENATED1959–198312 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
66%with Democrats
of 3,699 votes · 34% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested66%of 3,699 · combined
Steepest move+17 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019591981
1981–82 · 97th · Democrat · of 361 votes74.2%

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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 · 361 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance70.2% · 466
Government Operations and Politics72.1% · 190
Energy64.6% · 158
Taxation70.8% · 137
Armed Forces and National Security48.4% · 128
International Affairs46.7% · 122
Agriculture and Food40.7% · 86
Law53.5% · 71
Congress67.1% · 70
Public Lands and Natural Resources60.7% · 61
Education60.8% · 51
Transportation and Public Works74.5% · 47
Foreign Trade and International Finance72.1% · 43
Labor and Employment63.2% · 38
Commerce69.4% · 36
Animals33.3% · 30
Environmental Protection75.9% · 29
Social Welfare86.2% · 29
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues81.5% · 27
Housing and Community Development75% · 24
Depletion allowances87% · 23
Crime and Law Enforcement50% · 20
Health72.2% · 18
Income tax94.1% · 17
Finance and Financial Sector84.6% · 13
Independent regulatory commissions84.6% · 13
Power resources90.9% · 11
Political participation100% · 10
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Public works— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Economic stabilization— · 7
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Age and employment— · 5
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Immigration— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Families— · 3
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Range management— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Embargo— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 40 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Credit, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Service record

86th · 195997th · 1981
Democrat86th–97th

Party switchers

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