Edward John Gurney

Senator from Florida

SENATEREPUBLICAN1963–1975ID G000531

LegislationHEADLINE

8%with Dems

of 1,423 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

8%with Dems

of 1,423 · both combined

Steepest move

+6 pts

1967 → 1969

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 ↓19631969

1973–7493rd Congress

Sat as a Republican

12%with Democrats

of 407 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, +6 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

Dec 19, 1974S. 1728No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 1974S. 3934No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 1974S. 3839No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 3839), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Dec 18, 1974S. 3839No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 17, 1974S. 3418No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 17, 1974S. 421No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 17, 1974S. 3394No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 17, 1974S. 1283No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 17, 1974H.R. 421No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 407 contested votes scored in the 93rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance8.1% · 62 votes

Government Operations and Politics16.7% · 54 votes

Armed Forces and National Security2.9% · 34 votes

International Affairs17.2% · 29 votes

Energy3.8% · 26 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources13.6% · 22 votes

Law12.5% · 16 votes

Health0% · 11 votes

Education0% · 10 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance10% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commerce— · 9 votes

Economic stabilization— · 8 votes

Social Welfare— · 8 votes

Transportation and Public Works— · 8 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7 votes

Labor and Employment— · 7 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6 votes

Congressional-Presidential relations— · 5 votes

Petroleum industry— · 5 votes

Public works— · 5 votes

Automobile insurance— · 4 votes

Credit— · 4 votes

Environmental Protection— · 4 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 4 votes

Congress— · 3 votes

Territories (U.S.)— · 3 votes

Agriculture and Food— · 2 votes

District of Columbia— · 2 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Commemorations— · 1 vote

Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote

Disaster relief— · 1 vote

Government publications— · 1 vote

Mines and mineral resources— · 1 vote

Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote

Motor vehicles— · 1 vote

Private Legislation— · 1 vote

Ships and shipping— · 1 vote

They also voted in 13 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Explosives, Gold, Livestock, Reclamation of land, Right of privacy, Rivers, Taxation, Vietnamese Conflict.

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

Service record

6 Congresses

88th · 196391st · 196993rd · 1973

Republican · House · FL88th–90th

Republican · Senate · FL91st–93rd

Term datesexact

Edward John Gurney

Senator from Florida

SENATER1963–19756 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

8.3%with Democrats

of 1,423 votes · 91.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested8%of 1,423 · combined

Steepest move+6 pts1967→69, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019631973

1973–74 · 93rd · Republican · of 407 votes12%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 407 contested votes scored in the 93rd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance8.1% · 62

Government Operations and Politics16.7% · 54

Armed Forces and National Security2.9% · 34

International Affairs17.2% · 29

Energy3.8% · 26

Public Lands and Natural Resources13.6% · 22

Law12.5% · 16

Health0% · 11

Education0% · 10

Foreign Trade and International Finance10% · 10

Commerce— · 9

Economic stabilization— · 8

Social Welfare— · 8

Transportation and Public Works— · 8

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7

Labor and Employment— · 7

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6

Congressional-Presidential relations— · 5

Petroleum industry— · 5

Public works— · 5

Automobile insurance— · 4

Credit— · 4

Environmental Protection— · 4

Housing and Community Development— · 4

Congress— · 3

Territories (U.S.)— · 3

Agriculture and Food— · 2

District of Columbia— · 2

Science, Technology, Communications— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Commemorations— · 1

Conservation of natural resources— · 1

Disaster relief— · 1

Government publications— · 1

Mines and mineral resources— · 1

Monuments and memorials— · 1

Motor vehicles— · 1

Private Legislation— · 1

Ships and shipping— · 1

Also voted in 13 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Explosives, Gold, Livestock, Reclamation of land, Right of privacy, Rivers, Taxation, Vietnamese Conflict.

Service record

88th · 196393rd · 1973

Republican88th–90th

Republican91st–93rd

Party switchers

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