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Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr.

Senator from Alabama
SENATEREPUBLICAN1981–1987ID D000259
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LegislationHEADLINE
10%with Dems
of 1,030 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
10%with Dems
of 1,030 · both combined
Steepest move
+7 pts
1983 → 1985
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 ↓1981
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Republican
14.6%with Democrats
of 362 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +7 pts — within one party label.
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
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 1200), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored
Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 362 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance10% · 380 votes
Armed Forces and National Security4.3% · 138 votes
Agriculture and Food13.5% · 89 votes
International Affairs8.8% · 57 votes
Taxation15.2% · 46 votes
Immigration4.7% · 43 votes
Transportation and Public Works12.2% · 41 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance25% · 36 votes
Government Operations and Politics9.1% · 33 votes
Sports and Recreation4.8% · 21 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources5.3% · 19 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement35.3% · 17 votes
Social Welfare23.5% · 17 votes
Labor and Employment0% · 16 votes
Energy7.1% · 14 votes
Finance and Financial Sector7.1% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congress— · 7 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Commerce— · 6 votes
Education— · 5 votes
Environmental Protection— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 2 votes
Health— · 1 vote

They also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families, Law, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
97th · 198199th · 1985
Republican · Senate · AL97th–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Alabama
JD

Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr.

Senator from Alabama
SENATER1981–19873 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
10.3%with Democrats
of 1,030 votes · 89.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested10%of 1,030 · combined
Steepest move+7 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019811985
1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 362 votes14.6%

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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 · 362 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance10% · 380
Armed Forces and National Security4.3% · 138
Agriculture and Food13.5% · 89
International Affairs8.8% · 57
Taxation15.2% · 46
Immigration4.7% · 43
Transportation and Public Works12.2% · 41
Foreign Trade and International Finance25% · 36
Government Operations and Politics9.1% · 33
Sports and Recreation4.8% · 21
Public Lands and Natural Resources5.3% · 19
Crime and Law Enforcement35.3% · 17
Social Welfare23.5% · 17
Labor and Employment0% · 16
Energy7.1% · 14
Finance and Financial Sector7.1% · 14
Congress— · 7
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Commerce— · 6
Education— · 5
Environmental Protection— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
Housing and Community Development— · 2
Health— · 1

Also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families, Law, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

97th · 198199th · 1985
Republican97th–99th

Party switchers

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