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Clifford Peter Hansen

Senator from Wyoming
SENATEREPUBLICAN1967–1979ID H000170
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LegislationHEADLINE
5%with Dems
of 2,209 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
5%with Dems
of 2,209 · both combined
Steepest move
−4 pts
1971 → 1973
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 ↓19671973
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Republican
5.4%with Democrats
of 498 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1971 → 1973, −4 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
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13750No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 9937No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 13511), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.J.Res. 1139No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 498 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance4.7% · 172 votes
Government Operations and Politics1.3% · 151 votes
Energy2.3% · 133 votes
Taxation9.6% · 83 votes
Armed Forces and National Security2.9% · 68 votes
International Affairs6.1% · 66 votes
Congress6.5% · 62 votes
Law0% · 61 votes
Agriculture and Food5.8% · 52 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources9.8% · 41 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance13.5% · 37 votes
Labor and Employment3.1% · 32 votes
Animals0% · 29 votes
Commerce3.7% · 27 votes
Transportation and Public Works0% · 26 votes
Social Welfare4.2% · 24 votes
Depletion allowances4.3% · 23 votes
Education0% · 22 votes
Environmental Protection0% · 20 votes
Income tax15% · 20 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 17 votes
Power resources0% · 17 votes
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 16 votes
Health0% · 15 votes
Finance and Financial Sector0% · 13 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations0% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political participation— · 9 votes
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Industrial relations— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
International monetary system— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Government publications— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Petroleum industry— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 42 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, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

6 Congresses
90th · 196795th · 1977
Republican · Senate · WY90th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Wyoming
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Clifford Peter Hansen

Senator from Wyoming
SENATER1967–19796 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
4.8%with Democrats
of 2,209 votes · 95.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested5%of 2,209 · combined
Steepest move−4 pts1971→73, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019671977
1977–78 · 95th · Republican · of 498 votes5.4%

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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 majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 498 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance4.7% · 172
Government Operations and Politics1.3% · 151
Energy2.3% · 133
Taxation9.6% · 83
Armed Forces and National Security2.9% · 68
International Affairs6.1% · 66
Congress6.5% · 62
Law0% · 61
Agriculture and Food5.8% · 52
Public Lands and Natural Resources9.8% · 41
Foreign Trade and International Finance13.5% · 37
Labor and Employment3.1% · 32
Animals0% · 29
Commerce3.7% · 27
Transportation and Public Works0% · 26
Social Welfare4.2% · 24
Depletion allowances4.3% · 23
Education0% · 22
Environmental Protection0% · 20
Income tax15% · 20
Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 17
Power resources0% · 17
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 16
Health0% · 15
Finance and Financial Sector0% · 13
Congressional-Presidential relations0% · 11
Political participation— · 9
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 8
Public works— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Housing and Community Development— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Credit— · 4
Industrial relations— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Heating— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Range management— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government securities— · 2
International monetary system— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Government publications— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Petroleum industry— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 42 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Service record

90th · 196795th · 1977
Republican90th–95th

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