Robert (Bob) Corker

Senator from Tennessee

SENATEREPUBLICAN2007–2019ID C001071

LegislationHEADLINE

11%with Dems

of 1,734 votes

Nominations

13%with Dems

of 510 · confirmations only

All contested

11%with Dems

of 2,244 · 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 ↓20072013

2017–18115th Congress

Sat as a Republican

9.5%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 21, 2018H.R. 695To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a voluntary national criminal history background check system and criminal history review program for certain individuals who, related to their employment, have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 19, 2018noneJoseph Maguire, of Florida, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National IntelligenceNOMINATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 2018S. 756A bill to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textA bill to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Dec 18, 2018S. 756To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the prisoner will be released.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Dec 17, 2018S. 756A bill to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 13, 2018S.J.Res. 54A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 13, 2018S.J.Res. 54To clarify that the requirement to remove United States Armed Forces does not apply to forces engaged in operations to support efforts to disrupt Houthi attacks against locations outside of Yemen, such as ballistic missile attacks, unmanned aerial vehicle attacks, maritime attacks against United States or international vessels, or terrorist attacks against civilian targets.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 351 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance7.7% · 599 votes

Health9.4% · 149 votes

Armed Forces and National Security10.3% · 136 votes

Taxation11.3% · 133 votes

Energy11.1% · 90 votes

Finance and Financial Sector7% · 71 votes

Agriculture and Food13.2% · 68 votes

Transportation and Public Works14.5% · 62 votes

Immigration22.2% · 54 votes

Education11.5% · 52 votes

Labor and Employment18.6% · 43 votes

Government Operations and Politics4.9% · 41 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement10% · 40 votes

Congress6.1% · 33 votes

Emergency Management19.4% · 31 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance0% · 18 votes

International Affairs26.7% · 15 votes

Commerce0% · 14 votes

Environmental Protection0% · 13 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources30.8% · 13 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues10% · 10 votes

Water Resources Development0% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Housing and Community Development— · 8 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes

Law— · 5 votes

Native Americans— · 2 votes

Social Welfare— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Commemorations, Families.

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

Service record

6 Congresses

110th · 2007115th · 2017

Republican · Senate · TN110th–115th

Term datesexact

Robert (Bob) Corker

Senator from Tennessee

SENATER2007–20196 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

10.7%with Democrats

of 1,734 votes · 89.3% with Republicans

Nominations13%of 510 votes

All contested11%of 2,244 · combined

Steepest move+7 pts2011→13, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020072017

2017–18 · 115th · Republican9.5%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 351 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance7.7% · 599

Health9.4% · 149

Armed Forces and National Security10.3% · 136

Taxation11.3% · 133

Energy11.1% · 90

Finance and Financial Sector7% · 71

Agriculture and Food13.2% · 68

Transportation and Public Works14.5% · 62

Immigration22.2% · 54

Education11.5% · 52

Labor and Employment18.6% · 43

Government Operations and Politics4.9% · 41

Crime and Law Enforcement10% · 40

Congress6.1% · 33

Emergency Management19.4% · 31

Foreign Trade and International Finance0% · 18

International Affairs26.7% · 15

Commerce0% · 14

Environmental Protection0% · 13

Public Lands and Natural Resources30.8% · 13

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues10% · 10

Water Resources Development0% · 10

Housing and Community Development— · 8

Science, Technology, Communications— · 8

Law— · 5

Native Americans— · 2

Social Welfare— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Commemorations, Families.

Service record

110th · 2007115th · 2017

Republican110th–115th

Party switchers

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