Kamala Devi Harris

Senator from California

SENATEDEMOCRAT2017–2023ID H001075

LegislationHEADLINE

99%with Dems

of 217 votes

Nominations

100%with Dems

of 328 · confirmations only

All contested

99%with Dems

of 545 · both combined

Steepest move

+2 pts

2017 → 2019

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 ↓2017

2019–20116th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

100%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2017 → 2019, +2 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

2 of these 2 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

Jan 7, 2021noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Jan 6, 2021noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

2 most recent roll calls shown · 0 contested votes scored in the 117th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance100% · 60 votes

Taxation90.3% · 31 votes

International Affairs100% · 28 votes

Congress100% · 20 votes

Health100% · 15 votes

Finance and Financial Sector100% · 11 votes

Armed Forces and National Security100% · 10 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Labor and Employment— · 7 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 6 votes

Education— · 4 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 3 votes

Agriculture and Food— · 2 votes

Emergency Management— · 2 votes

Environmental Protection— · 2 votes

Transportation and Public Works— · 2 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote

Energy— · 1 vote

Immigration— · 1 vote

Law— · 1 vote

They also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Foreign Trade and International Finance, Government Operations and Politics, Social Welfare, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

115th · 2017117th · 2021

Democrat · Senate · CA115th–117th

Term datesexact

Kamala Devi Harris

Senator from California

SENATED2017–20233 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

98.6%with Democrats

of 217 votes · 1.4% with Republicans

Nominations100%of 328 votes

All contested99%of 545 · combined

Steepest move+2 pts2017→19, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020172021

2019–20 · 116th · Democrat100%

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.

Latest 2 shown · 0 contested votes scored in the 117th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance100% · 60

Taxation90.3% · 31

International Affairs100% · 28

Congress100% · 20

Health100% · 15

Finance and Financial Sector100% · 11

Armed Forces and National Security100% · 10

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 10

Labor and Employment— · 7

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 6

Education— · 4

Science, Technology, Communications— · 3

Agriculture and Food— · 2

Emergency Management— · 2

Environmental Protection— · 2

Transportation and Public Works— · 2

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1

Energy— · 1

Immigration— · 1

Law— · 1

Also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Foreign Trade and International Finance, Government Operations and Politics, Social Welfare, Water Resources Development.

Service record

115th · 2017117th · 2021

Democrat115th–117th

Party switchers

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