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Wendell Hampton Ford

Senator from Kentucky
SENATEDEMOCRAT1975–1999ID F000268
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LegislationHEADLINE
74%with Dems
of 4,711 votes
Nominations
78%with Dems
of 36 · confirmations only
All contested
74%with Dems
of 4,747 · both combined
Steepest move
−22 pts
1975 → 1977
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 ↓1975198119871993
1997–98105th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
80.9%with Democrats
legislation only
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, −22 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Oct 21, 1998H.R. 4328A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1998H.R. 3150A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1998H.R. 4104A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textA bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Oct 9, 1998H.R. 4250A bill to provide new patient protections under group health plans.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 9, 1998H.R. 2431An act to express United States foreign policy with respect to, and to strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted in foreign countries on account of religion; to authorize United States actions in response to violations of religious freedom in foreign countries; to establish an Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom within the Department of State, a Commission on International Religious Freedom, and a Special Advisor on International Religious Freedom within the National Security Council; and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 8, 1998noneWilliam A. Fletcher, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth CircuitNOMINATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 8, 1998S. 442A bill to establish a national policy against State and local government interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services, and to exercise Congressional jurisdiction over interstate commerce by establishing a moratorium on the imposition of exactions that would interfere with the free flow of commerce via the Internet, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 8, 1998H.R. 4194A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 7, 1998S. 442To make minor and technical changes in the moratorium provision.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 324 contested votes scored in the 105th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance76.7% · 1,316 votes
Armed Forces and National Security72.2% · 442 votes
Government Operations and Politics80.7% · 429 votes
International Affairs62.7% · 249 votes
Taxation76.3% · 241 votes
Agriculture and Food68.4% · 177 votes
Energy43.6% · 165 votes
Labor and Employment92.6% · 162 votes
Transportation and Public Works82.7% · 133 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance83.6% · 116 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement61.5% · 104 votes
Congress84% · 100 votes
Social Welfare88.8% · 98 votes
Education70.8% · 89 votes
Finance and Financial Sector61.8% · 76 votes
Immigration74.6% · 71 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources69% · 71 votes
Environmental Protection62.9% · 70 votes
Commerce77.8% · 63 votes
Law77.8% · 63 votes
Health46.7% · 60 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues68.6% · 51 votes
Housing and Community Development80.6% · 31 votes
Animals20.8% · 24 votes
Depletion allowances60.9% · 23 votes
Science, Technology, Communications69.6% · 23 votes
Sports and Recreation85.7% · 21 votes
Income tax77.8% · 18 votes
Water Resources Development38.9% · 18 votes
Power resources100% · 16 votes
Independent regulatory commissions33.3% · 15 votes
Families90.9% · 11 votes
Political participation80% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Amnesties— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Native Americans— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 4 votes
Commemorations— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Automobile insurance— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Private Legislation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 34 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, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Rivers, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

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

Service record

12 Congresses
94th · 1975105th · 1997
Democrat · Senate · KY94th–105th
Term datesexact
Members · Kentucky
WF

Wendell Hampton Ford

Senator from Kentucky
SENATED1975–199912 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
73.8%with Democrats
of 4,711 votes · 26.2% with Republicans
Nominations78%of 36 votes
All contested74%of 4,747 · combined
Steepest move−22 pts1975→77, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751997
1997–98 · 105th · Democrat80.9%

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Votes

Democratic majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 324 contested votes scored in the 105th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance76.7% · 1,316
Armed Forces and National Security72.2% · 442
Government Operations and Politics80.7% · 429
International Affairs62.7% · 249
Taxation76.3% · 241
Agriculture and Food68.4% · 177
Energy43.6% · 165
Labor and Employment92.6% · 162
Transportation and Public Works82.7% · 133
Foreign Trade and International Finance83.6% · 116
Crime and Law Enforcement61.5% · 104
Congress84% · 100
Social Welfare88.8% · 98
Education70.8% · 89
Finance and Financial Sector61.8% · 76
Immigration74.6% · 71
Public Lands and Natural Resources69% · 71
Environmental Protection62.9% · 70
Commerce77.8% · 63
Law77.8% · 63
Health46.7% · 60
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues68.6% · 51
Housing and Community Development80.6% · 31
Animals20.8% · 24
Depletion allowances60.9% · 23
Science, Technology, Communications69.6% · 23
Sports and Recreation85.7% · 21
Income tax77.8% · 18
Water Resources Development38.9% · 18
Power resources100% · 16
Independent regulatory commissions33.3% · 15
Families90.9% · 11
Political participation80% · 10
Political representation— · 9
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Age and employment— · 6
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Amnesties— · 5
Black lung— · 5
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Native Americans— · 5
Industrial relations— · 4
Commemorations— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Public works— · 3
Range management— · 3
Automobile insurance— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Mines and mineral resources— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Congressional oversight— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Heating— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Private Legislation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 34 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Rivers, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Service record

94th · 1975105th · 1997
Democrat94th–105th

Party switchers

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