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Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa

Senator from California
SENATEREPUBLICAN1977–1983ID H000384
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LegislationHEADLINE
15%with Dems
of 1,284 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
15%with Dems
of 1,284 · both combined
Steepest move
−10 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓1977
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
9.2%with Democrats
of 404 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, −10 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 22, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6211), 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
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 404 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance12.5% · 407 votes
International Affairs25.8% · 89 votes
Energy6.1% · 82 votes
Government Operations and Politics13.4% · 82 votes
Armed Forces and National Security13.5% · 74 votes
Taxation4.2% · 72 votes
Agriculture and Food40.6% · 64 votes
Education0% · 32 votes
Transportation and Public Works25.8% · 31 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources16.7% · 30 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues6.9% · 29 votes
Labor and Employment3.6% · 28 votes
Congress15.4% · 26 votes
Animals80% · 25 votes
Environmental Protection4.3% · 23 votes
Housing and Community Development5% · 20 votes
Income tax5.3% · 19 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance6.3% · 16 votes
Social Welfare6.7% · 15 votes
Commerce41.7% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9 votes
Law— · 8 votes
Political representation— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Health— · 5 votes
Immigration— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Age and employment— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 2 votes

They also voted in 22 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Child abuse, Commemorations, Congressional oversight, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Gambling, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Independent regulatory commissions, Investment guaranty insurance, Municipal finance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Private Legislation, Public works, Salaries, Terrorism.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
95th · 197797th · 1981
Republican · Senate · CA95th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · California
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Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa

Senator from California
SENATER1977–19833 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
15.4%with Democrats
of 1,284 votes · 84.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested15%of 1,284 · combined
Steepest move−10 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019771981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 404 votes9.2%

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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 · 404 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance12.5% · 407
International Affairs25.8% · 89
Energy6.1% · 82
Government Operations and Politics13.4% · 82
Armed Forces and National Security13.5% · 74
Taxation4.2% · 72
Agriculture and Food40.6% · 64
Education0% · 32
Transportation and Public Works25.8% · 31
Public Lands and Natural Resources16.7% · 30
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues6.9% · 29
Labor and Employment3.6% · 28
Congress15.4% · 26
Animals80% · 25
Environmental Protection4.3% · 23
Housing and Community Development5% · 20
Income tax5.3% · 19
Foreign Trade and International Finance6.3% · 16
Social Welfare6.7% · 15
Commerce41.7% · 12
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9
Law— · 8
Political representation— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7
Black lung— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Health— · 5
Immigration— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Age and employment— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Families— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
Government securities— · 2
Science, Technology, Communications— · 2

Also voted in 22 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Child abuse, Commemorations, Congressional oversight, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Gambling, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Independent regulatory commissions, Investment guaranty insurance, Municipal finance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Private Legislation, Public works, Salaries, Terrorism.

Service record

95th · 197797th · 1981
Republican95th–97th

Party switchers

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