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Thomas Henry Carter

Senator from Montana
SENATEREPUBLICAN1889–1911ID C000200
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LegislationHEADLINE
11%with Dems
of 1,110 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
11%with Dems
of 1,110 · both combined
Steepest move
+31 pts
1889 → 1895
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 ↓1889189519011907
1909–1061st Congress
Sat as a Republican
2%with Democrats
of 199 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1889 → 1895, +31 pts — within one party label.
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
Mar 4, 1911H.R. 29346No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 4, 1911H.J.Res. 295No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 4, 1911H.R. 32010No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 32010), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Mar 4, 1911H.R. 32010No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1911H.R. 31539No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 3, 1911H.R. 32909No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1911noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1911noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1911H.R. 32212No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 199 contested votes scored in the 61st CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

7 Congresses
51st · 188954th · 189561st · 1909
Republican · House · MT51st–51st
Republican · Senate · MT54th–61st
Term datesexact
Members · Montana
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Thomas Henry Carter

Senator from Montana
SENATER1889–19117 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
11.2%with Democrats
of 1,110 votes · 88.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested11%of 1,110 · combined
Steepest move+31 pts1889→95, as a Republican

Career arc

10050018891909
1909–10 · 61st · Republican · of 199 votes2%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Democratic majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 199 contested votes scored in the 61st

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

51st · 188961st · 1909
Republican51st–51st
Republican54th–61st

Party switchers

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