William Ezra Jenner

Senator from Indiana

SENATEREPUBLICAN1943–1959ID J000093

LegislationHEADLINE

9%with Dems

of 836 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

9%with Dems

of 836 · both combined

Steepest move

−15 pts

1943 → 1947

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 ↓194319491955

1957–5885th Congress

Sat as a Republican

14.8%with Democrats

of 108 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1943 → 1947, −15 pts — within one party label.

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

Aug 24, 1958H.R. 2No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Aug 24, 1958H.R. 29No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 29), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Republican majority

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Aug 23, 1958H.R. 13192No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Aug 22, 1958H.R. 13580No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Aug 22, 1958H.R. 12728No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 108 contested votes scored in the 85th 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

7 Congresses

78th · 194385th · 1957

Republican · Senate · IN78th–85th

Term datesexact

William Ezra Jenner

Senator from Indiana

SENATER1943–19597 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

9.1%with Democrats

of 836 votes · 90.9% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested9%of 836 · combined

Steepest move−15 pts1943→47, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019431957

1957–58 · 85th · Republican · of 108 votes14.8%

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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 majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 108 contested votes scored in the 85th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

78th · 194385th · 1957

Republican78th–85th

Party switchers

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