Saxby Chambliss

Senator from Georgia

SENATEREPUBLICAN1995–2015ID C000286

LegislationHEADLINE

4%with Dems

of 4,437 votes

Nominations

14%with Dems

of 303 · confirmations only

All contested

5%with Dems

of 4,740 · both combined

Steepest move

+7 pts

2011 → 2013

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 ↓1995200120072013

2013–14113th Congress

Sat as a Republican

14%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2011 → 2013, +7 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Dec 12, 2014noneDavid Nathan Saperstein, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious FreedomNOMINATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 12, 2014H.R. 3979A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Dec 11, 2014H.R. 3979A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 9, 2014noneRonald Anderson Walter, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2019NOMINATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 9, 2014noneVirginia Tyler Lodge, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2019NOMINATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 9, 2014noneVirginia Tyler Lodge, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2019NOMINATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 4, 2014noneEllen Dudley Williams, of Maryland, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of EnergyNOMINATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 380 contested votes scored in the 113th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance4.5% · 1,373 votes

Congress1.6% · 575 votes

Armed Forces and National Security3.1% · 289 votes

Taxation2.3% · 260 votes

Government Operations and Politics3.3% · 215 votes

Health5.7% · 194 votes

International Affairs4.6% · 173 votes

Finance and Financial Sector5.3% · 133 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement1.5% · 130 votes

Immigration3.1% · 96 votes

Transportation and Public Works5.3% · 94 votes

Education0% · 83 votes

Agriculture and Food23.1% · 78 votes

Law0% · 77 votes

Energy5.3% · 76 votes

Labor and Employment5.3% · 76 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources4.3% · 70 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance13.7% · 51 votes

Emergency Management2.2% · 45 votes

Commerce12.5% · 40 votes

Environmental Protection0% · 36 votes

Science, Technology, Communications5.9% · 34 votes

Water Resources Development20% · 30 votes

Housing and Community Development6.9% · 29 votes

Social Welfare0% · 28 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 24 votes

Commemorations0% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 8 votes

Native Americans— · 7 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes

Animals— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

10 Congresses

104th · 1995108th · 2003113th · 2013

Republican · House · GA104th–107th

Republican · Senate · GA108th–113th

Term datesexact

Saxby Chambliss

Senator from Georgia

SENATER1995–201510 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

4.1%with Democrats

of 4,437 votes · 95.9% with Republicans

Nominations14%of 303 votes

All contested5%of 4,740 · combined

Steepest move+7 pts2011→13, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019952013

2013–14 · 113th · Republican14%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 380 contested votes scored in the 113th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance4.5% · 1,373

Congress1.6% · 575

Armed Forces and National Security3.1% · 289

Taxation2.3% · 260

Government Operations and Politics3.3% · 215

Health5.7% · 194

International Affairs4.6% · 173

Finance and Financial Sector5.3% · 133

Crime and Law Enforcement1.5% · 130

Immigration3.1% · 96

Transportation and Public Works5.3% · 94

Education0% · 83

Agriculture and Food23.1% · 78

Law0% · 77

Energy5.3% · 76

Labor and Employment5.3% · 76

Public Lands and Natural Resources4.3% · 70

Foreign Trade and International Finance13.7% · 51

Emergency Management2.2% · 45

Commerce12.5% · 40

Environmental Protection0% · 36

Science, Technology, Communications5.9% · 34

Water Resources Development20% · 30

Housing and Community Development6.9% · 29

Social Welfare0% · 28

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 24

Commemorations0% · 10

Families— · 8

Native Americans— · 7

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5

Animals— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Sports and Recreation.

Service record

104th · 1995113th · 2013

Republican104th–107th

Republican108th–113th

Party switchers

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