Jacob Chic Hecht

Senator from Nevada

SENATEREPUBLICAN1983–1989ID H000439

LegislationHEADLINE

5%with Dems

of 931 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

5%with Dems

of 931 · both combined

Steepest move

+5 pts

1985 → 1987

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 ↓1983

1987–88100th Congress

Sat as a Republican

7.8%with Democrats

of 293 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1985 → 1987, +5 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, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5210), 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

Open roll call

Oct 14, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 13, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 13, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 13, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 293 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance7.7% · 181 votes

Armed Forces and National Security0.6% · 160 votes

Agriculture and Food4.1% · 74 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance8.7% · 69 votes

International Affairs1.7% · 59 votes

Transportation and Public Works12.2% · 49 votes

Immigration0% · 43 votes

Labor and Employment2.4% · 42 votes

Government Operations and Politics7.5% · 40 votes

Taxation13.3% · 30 votes

Finance and Financial Sector0% · 21 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 21 votes

Sports and Recreation0% · 21 votes

Education5.6% · 18 votes

Social Welfare0% · 16 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement7.1% · 14 votes

Energy0% · 14 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commerce— · 6 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 6 votes

Health— · 5 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes

Environmental Protection— · 4 votes

Native Americans— · 4 votes

Congress— · 3 votes

Law— · 2 votes

They also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families, Social Sciences and History, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

98th · 1983100th · 1987

Republican · Senate · NV98th–100th

Term datesexact

Jacob Chic Hecht

Senator from Nevada

SENATER1983–19893 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

4.8%with Democrats

of 931 votes · 95.2% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested5%of 931 · combined

Steepest move+5 pts1985→87, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019831987

1987–88 · 100th · Republican · of 293 votes7.8%

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 majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 293 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance7.7% · 181

Armed Forces and National Security0.6% · 160

Agriculture and Food4.1% · 74

Foreign Trade and International Finance8.7% · 69

International Affairs1.7% · 59

Transportation and Public Works12.2% · 49

Immigration0% · 43

Labor and Employment2.4% · 42

Government Operations and Politics7.5% · 40

Taxation13.3% · 30

Finance and Financial Sector0% · 21

Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 21

Sports and Recreation0% · 21

Education5.6% · 18

Social Welfare0% · 16

Crime and Law Enforcement7.1% · 14

Energy0% · 14

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 10

Commerce— · 6

Science, Technology, Communications— · 6

Health— · 5

Housing and Community Development— · 5

Environmental Protection— · 4

Native Americans— · 4

Congress— · 3

Law— · 2

Also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families, Social Sciences and History, Water Resources Development.

Service record

98th · 1983100th · 1987

Republican98th–100th

Party switchers

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