Harold Everett Hughes

Senator from Iowa

SENATEDEMOCRAT1969–1975ID H000922

LegislationHEADLINE

93%with Dems

of 970 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

93%with Dems

of 970 · both combined

Steepest move

−1 pts

1969 → 1971

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 ↓1969

1973–7493rd Congress

Sat as a Democrat

92.5%with Democrats

of 398 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, −1 pts — while still a Democrat.

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 20, 1974H.R. 10710No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 19, 1974S. 1728No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 19, 1974H.R. 5977No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5977), 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

Dec 19, 1974H.J.Res. 117No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 19, 1974H.J.Res. 117No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 1974S. 3934No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 1974S. 3839No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 18, 1974S. 3839No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 17, 1974S. 3418No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 398 contested votes scored in the 93rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance89.3% · 75 votes

Government Operations and Politics97.4% · 39 votes

Armed Forces and National Security87.9% · 33 votes

Energy93.1% · 29 votes

International Affairs92.3% · 26 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 21 votes

Law94.1% · 17 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance93.8% · 16 votes

Education91.7% · 12 votes

Commerce100% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Health— · 9 votes

Transportation and Public Works— · 8 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes

Labor and Employment— · 7 votes

Automobile insurance— · 6 votes

Congress— · 5 votes

Petroleum industry— · 5 votes

Public works— · 5 votes

Congressional-Presidential relations— · 4 votes

Credit— · 4 votes

Environmental Protection— · 4 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 3 votes

Territories (U.S.)— · 3 votes

District of Columbia— · 2 votes

Government publications— · 2 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 2 votes

Social Welfare— · 2 votes

Agriculture and Food— · 1 vote

Commemorations— · 1 vote

Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote

Economic stabilization— · 1 vote

Mines and mineral resources— · 1 vote

Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote

Motor vehicles— · 1 vote

Private Legislation— · 1 vote

Ships and shipping— · 1 vote

They also voted in 15 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disaster relief, Emergency Management, Explosives, Gold, Livestock, Reclamation of land, Right of privacy, Rivers, Sports and Recreation, Taxation, Vietnamese Conflict.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

91st · 196993rd · 1973

Democrat · Senate · IA91st–93rd

Term datesexact

Harold Everett Hughes

Senator from Iowa

SENATED1969–19753 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

93.2%with Democrats

of 970 votes · 6.8% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested93%of 970 · combined

Steepest move−1 pts1969→71, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019691973

1973–74 · 93rd · Democrat · of 398 votes92.5%

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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 · 398 contested votes scored in the 93rd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance89.3% · 75

Government Operations and Politics97.4% · 39

Armed Forces and National Security87.9% · 33

Energy93.1% · 29

International Affairs92.3% · 26

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 21

Law94.1% · 17

Foreign Trade and International Finance93.8% · 16

Education91.7% · 12

Commerce100% · 11

Health— · 9

Transportation and Public Works— · 8

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7

Finance and Financial Sector— · 7

Labor and Employment— · 7

Automobile insurance— · 6

Congress— · 5

Petroleum industry— · 5

Public works— · 5

Congressional-Presidential relations— · 4

Credit— · 4

Environmental Protection— · 4

Housing and Community Development— · 3

Territories (U.S.)— · 3

District of Columbia— · 2

Government publications— · 2

Science, Technology, Communications— · 2

Social Welfare— · 2

Agriculture and Food— · 1

Commemorations— · 1

Conservation of natural resources— · 1

Economic stabilization— · 1

Mines and mineral resources— · 1

Monuments and memorials— · 1

Motor vehicles— · 1

Private Legislation— · 1

Ships and shipping— · 1

Also voted in 15 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disaster relief, Emergency Management, Explosives, Gold, Livestock, Reclamation of land, Right of privacy, Rivers, Sports and Recreation, Taxation, Vietnamese Conflict.

Service record

91st · 196993rd · 1973

Democrat91st–93rd

Party switchers

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