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Roman Lee Hruska

Senator from Nebraska
SENATEREPUBLICAN1953–1977ID H000875
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LegislationHEADLINE
6%with Dems
of 2,836 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
6%with Dems
of 2,836 · both combined
Steepest move
−13 pts
1959 → 1961
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 ↓1953195919651971
1975–7694th Congress
Sat as a Republican
2.7%with Democrats
of 485 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1959 → 1961, −13 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 1, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 1, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1976H.R. 7228No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 7228), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Oct 1, 1976H.R. 7228No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1976H.R. 12572No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1976S.Con.Res. 211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1976S.Con.Res. 211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 1, 1976H.J.Res. 1105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1976S. 2139No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 485 contested votes scored in the 94th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Government Operations and Politics0.7% · 134 votes
Economics and Public Finance1% · 102 votes
Armed Forces and National Security0% · 65 votes
Law6.2% · 65 votes
Energy1.8% · 55 votes
Taxation6.8% · 44 votes
Congress7.7% · 39 votes
International Affairs3.7% · 27 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 24 votes
Commerce0% · 23 votes
Depletion allowances0% · 22 votes
Agriculture and Food10% · 20 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance5% · 20 votes
Education0% · 19 votes
Transportation and Public Works0% · 18 votes
Power resources0% · 17 votes
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 15 votes
Health0% · 13 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations0% · 11 votes
Labor and Employment0% · 11 votes
Social Welfare0% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 9 votes
Political participation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Environmental Protection— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Constitutional amendments— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 28 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Ships and shipping, Strategic materials.

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

Service record

12 Congresses
83rd · 195384th · 195594th · 1975
Republican · House · NE83rd–83rd
Republican · Senate · NE84th–94th
Term datesexact
Members · Nebraska
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Roman Lee Hruska

Senator from Nebraska
SENATER1953–197712 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
5.5%with Democrats
of 2,836 votes · 94.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested6%of 2,836 · combined
Steepest move−13 pts1959→61, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019531975
1975–76 · 94th · Republican · of 485 votes2.7%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 485 contested votes scored in the 94th

By policy area

career
Government Operations and Politics0.7% · 134
Economics and Public Finance1% · 102
Armed Forces and National Security0% · 65
Law6.2% · 65
Energy1.8% · 55
Taxation6.8% · 44
Congress7.7% · 39
International Affairs3.7% · 27
Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 24
Commerce0% · 23
Depletion allowances0% · 22
Agriculture and Food10% · 20
Foreign Trade and International Finance5% · 20
Education0% · 19
Transportation and Public Works0% · 18
Power resources0% · 17
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 15
Health0% · 13
Congressional-Presidential relations0% · 11
Labor and Employment0% · 11
Social Welfare0% · 11
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9
Finance and Financial Sector— · 9
Political participation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 8
Environmental Protection— · 8
Public works— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6
Day care— · 5
Housing and Community Development— · 5
Intergovernmental relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Credit— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Heating— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Range management— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Mines and mineral resources— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Constitutional amendments— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 28 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Ships and shipping, Strategic materials.

Service record

83rd · 195394th · 1975
Republican83rd–83rd
Republican84th–94th

Party switchers

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