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Spessard Lindsey Holland

Senator from Florida
SENATEDEMOCRAT1947–1971ID H000720
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LegislationHEADLINE
51%with Dems
of 2,277 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
51%with Dems
of 2,277 · both combined
Steepest move
−24 pts
1957 → 1959
still a Democrat

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 ↓1947195319591965
1969–7091st Congress
Sat as a Democrat
34.2%with Democrats
of 240 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1957 → 1959, −24 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Dec 30, 1970H.R. 17867No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 30, 1970H.R. 13000No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 30, 1970H.R. 19953No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 19953), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored
Dec 30, 1970H.R. 18515No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 29, 1970H.R. 19590No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 29, 1970S. 437No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 29, 1970H.R. 17550No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 29, 1970H.R. 17550No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 28, 1970H.R. 17550No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 240 contested votes scored in the 91st CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

12 Congresses
80th · 194791st · 1969
Democrat · Senate · FL80th–91st
Term datesexact
Members · Florida
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Spessard Lindsey Holland

Senator from Florida
SENATED1947–197112 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
51.4%with Democrats
of 2,277 votes · 48.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested51%of 2,277 · combined
Steepest move−24 pts1957→59, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019471969
1969–70 · 91st · Democrat · of 240 votes34.2%

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Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. 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 · 240 contested votes scored in the 91st

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

80th · 194791st · 1969
Democrat80th–91st

Party switchers

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