Carte P. Goodwin

Senator from West Virginia

SENATEDEMOCRAT2009–2011ID G000561

LegislationHEADLINE

100%with Dems

of 34 votes

Nominations

100%with Dems

of 2 · confirmations only

All contested

100%with Dems

of 36 · both combined

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 ↓2009

2009–10111th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

100%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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

Sep 29, 2010H.Con.Res. 321No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Sep 29, 2010H.R. 3081Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Sep 29, 2010H.R. 3081To extend funding at the level provided until February 4, 2011.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textTo extend funding at the level provided until February 4, 2011.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Democratic majority

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Sep 29, 2010H.R. 3081To reduce spending other than national security spending by 5 percent.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 29, 2010S.J.Res. 39A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule relating to status as a grandfathered health plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 28, 2010H.R. 3081Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 28, 2010S. 3816A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create American jobs and to prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Sep 27, 2010S. 3816A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create American jobs and to prevent the offshoring of such jobs overseas.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Sep 23, 2010S. 3628A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit foreign influence in Federal elections, to prohibit government contractors from making expenditures with respect to such elections, and to establish additional disclosure requirements with respect to spending in such elections, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 36 contested votes scored in the 111th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Taxation100% · 14 votes

Finance and Financial Sector100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Economics and Public Finance— · 4 votes

Government Operations and Politics— · 2 votes

Armed Forces and National Security— · 1 vote

Congress— · 1 vote

Health— · 1 vote

Labor and Employment— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Foreign Trade and International Finance.

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

Service record

1 Congresses

111th · 2009

Democrat · Senate · WV111th–111th

Term datesexact

Carte P. Goodwin

Senator from West Virginia

SENATED2009–20111 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

100%with Democrats

of 34 votes · 0% with Republicans

Nominations100%of 2 votes

All contested100%of 36 · combined

Career arc

10050020092009

2009–10 · 111th · Democrat100%

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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 majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 36 contested votes scored in the 111th

By policy area

career

Taxation100% · 14

Finance and Financial Sector100% · 10

Economics and Public Finance— · 4

Government Operations and Politics— · 2

Armed Forces and National Security— · 1

Congress— · 1

Health— · 1

Labor and Employment— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Foreign Trade and International Finance.

Service record

111th · 2009111th · 2009

Democrat111th–111th

Party switchers

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