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Daniel Jackson Evans

Senator from Washington
SENATEREPUBLICAN1983–1989ID E000236
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LegislationHEADLINE
25%with Dems
of 810 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
25%with Dems
of 810 · both combined
Steepest move
+10 pts
1985 → 1987
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 ↓1983
1987–88100th Congress
Sat as a Republican
31%with Democrats
of 297 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1985 → 1987, +10 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 18, 1988S. 2011No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 18, 1988S. 2751No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 18, 1988S. 2751No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 2751), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 14, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 297 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance30.1% · 143 votes
Armed Forces and National Security30% · 140 votes
Agriculture and Food16.4% · 73 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance14.1% · 64 votes
International Affairs36.2% · 58 votes
Transportation and Public Works18.4% · 49 votes
Labor and Employment25.6% · 43 votes
Government Operations and Politics17.1% · 41 votes
Sports and Recreation13.6% · 22 votes
Taxation18.2% · 22 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources23.8% · 21 votes
Finance and Financial Sector10% · 20 votes
Education22.2% · 18 votes
Energy11.8% · 17 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement60% · 15 votes
Immigration0% · 12 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues81.8% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commerce— · 6 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes
Environmental Protection— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Social Welfare— · 4 votes
Health— · 3 votes
Congress— · 1 vote
Law— · 1 vote
Science, Technology, Communications— · 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, Social Sciences and History, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
98th · 1983100th · 1987
Republican · Senate · WA98th–100th
Term datesexact
Members · Washington
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Daniel Jackson Evans

Senator from Washington
SENATER1983–19893 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
24.9%with Democrats
of 810 votes · 75.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested25%of 810 · combined
Steepest move+10 pts1985→87, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019831987
1987–88 · 100th · Republican · of 297 votes31%

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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 · 297 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance30.1% · 143
Armed Forces and National Security30% · 140
Agriculture and Food16.4% · 73
Foreign Trade and International Finance14.1% · 64
International Affairs36.2% · 58
Transportation and Public Works18.4% · 49
Labor and Employment25.6% · 43
Government Operations and Politics17.1% · 41
Sports and Recreation13.6% · 22
Taxation18.2% · 22
Public Lands and Natural Resources23.8% · 21
Finance and Financial Sector10% · 20
Education22.2% · 18
Energy11.8% · 17
Crime and Law Enforcement60% · 15
Immigration0% · 12
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues81.8% · 11
Commerce— · 6
Housing and Community Development— · 5
Environmental Protection— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Social Welfare— · 4
Health— · 3
Congress— · 1
Law— · 1
Science, Technology, Communications— · 1

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

Service record

98th · 1983100th · 1987
Republican98th–100th

Party switchers

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