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Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson

Senator from Washington
SENATEDEMOCRAT1941–1985ID J000013
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LegislationHEADLINE
85%with Dems
of 5,059 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
85%with Dems
of 5,059 · both combined
Steepest move
−18 pts
1961 → 1963
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 ↓19411947195319591965197119771983
1983–8498th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
68.6%with Democrats
of 102 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1961 → 1963, −18 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
Oct 2, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 8, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 8, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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
Aug 3, 1983H.R. 3329No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 3, 1983S. 602No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Aug 3, 1983noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Aug 2, 1983H.R. 1646No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 29, 1983H.R. 3069No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jul 29, 1983H.R. 3069No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 102 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance83.8% · 568 votes
Government Operations and Politics91.2% · 227 votes
Armed Forces and National Security53.5% · 172 votes
Energy92.1% · 164 votes
Taxation89.3% · 149 votes
International Affairs78.6% · 131 votes
Agriculture and Food90% · 90 votes
Law94.7% · 75 votes
Congress90.4% · 73 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources84.1% · 63 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance87.5% · 56 votes
Transportation and Public Works88.5% · 52 votes
Education96.1% · 51 votes
Social Welfare89.6% · 48 votes
Labor and Employment97.5% · 40 votes
Commerce94.6% · 37 votes
Immigration82.9% · 35 votes
Environmental Protection79.4% · 34 votes
Animals93.5% · 31 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues87.1% · 31 votes
Housing and Community Development92% · 25 votes
Depletion allowances95.7% · 23 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement85% · 20 votes
Income tax70% · 20 votes
Health84.2% · 19 votes
Power resources100% · 17 votes
Finance and Financial Sector93.8% · 16 votes
Independent regulatory commissions93.8% · 16 votes
Science, Technology, Communications64.3% · 14 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations90.9% · 11 votes
Political participation100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 39 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

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

Service record

22 Congresses
77th · 194183rd · 195398th · 1983
Democrat · House · WA77th–82nd
Democrat · Senate · WA83rd–98th
Term datesexact
Members · Washington
HJ

Henry Martin (Scoop) Jackson

Senator from Washington
SENATED1941–198522 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
85.2%with Democrats
of 5,059 votes · 14.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested85%of 5,059 · combined
Steepest move−18 pts1961→63, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019411983
1983–84 · 98th · Democrat · of 102 votes68.6%

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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 · 102 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance83.8% · 568
Government Operations and Politics91.2% · 227
Armed Forces and National Security53.5% · 172
Energy92.1% · 164
Taxation89.3% · 149
International Affairs78.6% · 131
Agriculture and Food90% · 90
Law94.7% · 75
Congress90.4% · 73
Public Lands and Natural Resources84.1% · 63
Foreign Trade and International Finance87.5% · 56
Transportation and Public Works88.5% · 52
Education96.1% · 51
Social Welfare89.6% · 48
Labor and Employment97.5% · 40
Commerce94.6% · 37
Immigration82.9% · 35
Environmental Protection79.4% · 34
Animals93.5% · 31
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues87.1% · 31
Housing and Community Development92% · 25
Depletion allowances95.7% · 23
Crime and Law Enforcement85% · 20
Income tax70% · 20
Health84.2% · 19
Power resources100% · 17
Finance and Financial Sector93.8% · 16
Independent regulatory commissions93.8% · 16
Science, Technology, Communications64.3% · 14
Congressional-Presidential relations90.9% · 11
Political participation100% · 10
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 8
Public works— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Credit— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Families— · 3
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Range management— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 39 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Service record

77th · 194198th · 1983
Democrat77th–82nd
Democrat83rd–98th

Party switchers

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