Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn

Senator from Utah

SENATEREPUBLICAN1975–1993ID G000072

LegislationHEADLINE

5%with Dems

of 3,272 votes

Nominations

0%with Dems

of 8 · confirmations only

All contested

5%with Dems

of 3,280 · both combined

Steepest move

+3 pts

1977 → 1979

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 ↓197519811987

1991–92102nd Congress

Sat as a Republican

4.8%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +3 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Oct 8, 1992H.R. 11A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 8, 1992H.R. 11A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 8, 1992H.R. 11A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Full textA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Oct 8, 1992H.R. 429A bill to authorize additional appropriations for the construction of the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Shoshone Project, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Wyoming.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 8, 1992H.R. 776A bill to provide for improved energy efficiency.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5427A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1992S. 12A bill to amend title VI of the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure carriage on cable television of local news and other programming and to restore the right of local regulatory authorities to regulate cable television rates, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Oct 2, 1992S. 2899A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs of the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 2, 1992H.R. 3371A bill to control and prevent crime.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 254 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance6.6% · 708 votes

Armed Forces and National Security7.6% · 327 votes

Government Operations and Politics5.8% · 294 votes

Taxation3.8% · 186 votes

International Affairs2.7% · 183 votes

Agriculture and Food7.9% · 164 votes

Energy1.9% · 158 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance13.6% · 110 votes

Labor and Employment1.8% · 109 votes

Transportation and Public Works4.7% · 85 votes

Congress3.9% · 77 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources5.1% · 59 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues3.6% · 56 votes

Education1.8% · 55 votes

Law0% · 52 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement3.9% · 51 votes

Immigration2% · 49 votes

Environmental Protection10.4% · 48 votes

Finance and Financial Sector4.3% · 47 votes

Social Welfare0% · 44 votes

Commerce5.3% · 38 votes

Housing and Community Development3.1% · 32 votes

Animals0% · 30 votes

Health0% · 27 votes

Depletion allowances8.7% · 23 votes

Sports and Recreation0% · 22 votes

Income tax5.3% · 19 votes

Power resources0% · 17 votes

Independent regulatory commissions0% · 16 votes

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 12 votes

Families0% · 11 votes

Political participation0% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Political representation— · 9 votes

Amnesties— · 7 votes

Age and employment— · 6 votes

Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes

Solar heating and cooling— · 6 votes

Black lung— · 5 votes

Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes

Day care— · 5 votes

Embargo— · 5 votes

Industrial relations— · 5 votes

Mortgages— · 5 votes

Native Americans— · 5 votes

Water Resources Development— · 4 votes

Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes

Heating— · 3 votes

International monetary system— · 3 votes

Public works— · 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

Lobbying— · 1 vote

Private Legislation— · 1 vote

Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 36 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, Commemorations, 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, Range management, 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

9 Congresses

94th · 1975102nd · 1991

Republican · Senate · UT94th–102nd

Term datesexact

Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn

Senator from Utah

SENATER1975–19939 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

5.3%with Democrats

of 3,272 votes · 94.7% with Republicans

Nominations0%of 8 votes

All contested5%of 3,280 · combined

Steepest move+3 pts1977→79, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019751991

1991–92 · 102nd · Republican4.8%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 254 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance6.6% · 708

Armed Forces and National Security7.6% · 327

Government Operations and Politics5.8% · 294

Taxation3.8% · 186

International Affairs2.7% · 183

Agriculture and Food7.9% · 164

Energy1.9% · 158

Foreign Trade and International Finance13.6% · 110

Labor and Employment1.8% · 109

Transportation and Public Works4.7% · 85

Congress3.9% · 77

Public Lands and Natural Resources5.1% · 59

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues3.6% · 56

Education1.8% · 55

Law0% · 52

Crime and Law Enforcement3.9% · 51

Immigration2% · 49

Environmental Protection10.4% · 48

Finance and Financial Sector4.3% · 47

Social Welfare0% · 44

Commerce5.3% · 38

Housing and Community Development3.1% · 32

Animals0% · 30

Health0% · 27

Depletion allowances8.7% · 23

Sports and Recreation0% · 22

Income tax5.3% · 19

Power resources0% · 17

Independent regulatory commissions0% · 16

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 12

Families0% · 11

Political participation0% · 10

Political representation— · 9

Amnesties— · 7

Age and employment— · 6

Intergovernmental relations— · 6

Solar heating and cooling— · 6

Black lung— · 5

Constitutional amendments— · 5

Day care— · 5

Embargo— · 5

Industrial relations— · 5

Mortgages— · 5

Native Americans— · 5

Water Resources Development— · 4

Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3

Heating— · 3

International monetary system— · 3

Public works— · 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

Lobbying— · 1

Private Legislation— · 1

Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 36 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Commemorations, 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, Range management, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Rivers, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Service record

94th · 1975102nd · 1991

Republican94th–102nd

Party switchers

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