JG
John Chandler (Chan) Gurney
Senator from South DakotaSENATEREPUBLICAN1939–1951ID G000532
LegislationHEADLINE
25%with Dems
of 892 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
25%with Dems
of 892 · both combined
Steepest move
−32 pts
1941 → 1943
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 ↓19391945
1949–5081st Congress
Sat as a Republican
30.4%with Democrats
of 257 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1941 → 1943, −32 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below
Votes
Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.
DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Jan 2, 1951H.R. 9920LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 18, 1950S.Res. 371LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 18, 1950S.Res. 371LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S.Res. 371), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Dec 17, 1950S.J.Res. 207LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 14, 1950S.Res. 371LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 13, 1950H.R. 2734LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 11, 1950S. 4234LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1950S. 4234LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 11, 1950S. 3295LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 257 contested votes scored in the 81st CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
6 Congresses76th · 193981st · 1949
Republican · Senate · SD76th–81st
Term datesexact