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Frank Forrester Church

Senator from Idaho
SENATEDEMOCRAT1957–1981ID C000388
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LegislationHEADLINE
84%with Dems
of 3,147 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
84%with Dems
of 3,147 · both combined
Steepest move
+22 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓1957196319691975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
74.8%with Democrats
of 345 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, +22 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 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Dec 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 9, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 9, 1980H.R. 7112No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 9, 1980H.R. 7112No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 345 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance75% · 224 votes
Energy81.3% · 144 votes
Government Operations and Politics81.8% · 143 votes
International Affairs90.1% · 101 votes
Taxation79.3% · 92 votes
Armed Forces and National Security92.3% · 91 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources82.8% · 58 votes
Agriculture and Food92.5% · 53 votes
Congress82.7% · 52 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance60.5% · 43 votes
Education69% · 42 votes
Transportation and Public Works75% · 32 votes
Animals100% · 31 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues86.7% · 30 votes
Labor and Employment86.7% · 30 votes
Commerce86.2% · 29 votes
Social Welfare75% · 28 votes
Law78.3% · 23 votes
Environmental Protection72.7% · 22 votes
Depletion allowances76.2% · 21 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement82.4% · 17 votes
Health62.5% · 16 votes
Power resources100% · 16 votes
Housing and Community Development85.7% · 14 votes
Finance and Financial Sector83.3% · 12 votes
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Political participation— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 7 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Amnesties— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Income tax— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Day care— · 4 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Government securities— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Petroleum industry— · 1 vote
Private Legislation— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 49 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, Disabled, Disaster relief, District of Columbia, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Families, Gambling, Gold, Government corporations, Government publications, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Monuments and memorials, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Ships and shipping, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

12 Congresses
85th · 195796th · 1979
Democrat · Senate · ID85th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Idaho
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Frank Forrester Church

Senator from Idaho
SENATED1957–198112 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
84%with Democrats
of 3,147 votes · 16% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested84%of 3,147 · combined
Steepest move+22 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019571979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 345 votes74.8%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 345 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance75% · 224
Energy81.3% · 144
Government Operations and Politics81.8% · 143
International Affairs90.1% · 101
Taxation79.3% · 92
Armed Forces and National Security92.3% · 91
Public Lands and Natural Resources82.8% · 58
Agriculture and Food92.5% · 53
Congress82.7% · 52
Foreign Trade and International Finance60.5% · 43
Education69% · 42
Transportation and Public Works75% · 32
Animals100% · 31
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues86.7% · 30
Labor and Employment86.7% · 30
Commerce86.2% · 29
Social Welfare75% · 28
Law78.3% · 23
Environmental Protection72.7% · 22
Depletion allowances76.2% · 21
Crime and Law Enforcement82.4% · 17
Health62.5% · 16
Power resources100% · 16
Housing and Community Development85.7% · 14
Finance and Financial Sector83.3% · 12
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 12
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 8
Political participation— · 8
Public works— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 7
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Amnesties— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Income tax— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Credit— · 4
Day care— · 4
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Territories (U.S.)— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Government securities— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Petroleum industry— · 1
Private Legislation— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 49 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, Disabled, Disaster relief, District of Columbia, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Families, Gambling, Gold, Government corporations, Government publications, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Monuments and memorials, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Ships and shipping, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Service record

85th · 195796th · 1979
Democrat85th–96th

Party switchers

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