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Roger William Jepsen

Senator from Iowa
SENATEREPUBLICAN1979–1985ID J000101
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LegislationHEADLINE
10%with Dems
of 1,131 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
10%with Dems
of 1,131 · both combined
Steepest move
+6 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓1979
1983–8498th Congress
Sat as a Republican
16.5%with Democrats
of 260 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +6 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 11, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984S.Res. 478No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S.Res. 478), 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
Oct 11, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 4, 1984S. 3024No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 260 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance11.2% · 411 votes
Armed Forces and National Security5% · 120 votes
Government Operations and Politics9.7% · 72 votes
International Affairs6.3% · 64 votes
Taxation7% · 57 votes
Agriculture and Food19.6% · 46 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources8.1% · 37 votes
Immigration23.5% · 34 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues3.2% · 31 votes
Education0% · 30 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance6.7% · 30 votes
Energy13.8% · 29 votes
Transportation and Public Works7.4% · 27 votes
Social Welfare17.4% · 23 votes
Housing and Community Development0% · 20 votes
Sports and Recreation23.5% · 17 votes
Finance and Financial Sector0% · 14 votes
Congress0% · 12 votes
Environmental Protection27.3% · 11 votes
Commerce10% · 10 votes
Labor and Employment0% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 5 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Law— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Health— · 1 vote

They also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Emergency Management, Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
96th · 197998th · 1983
Republican · Senate · IA96th–98th
Term datesexact
Members · Iowa
RJ

Roger William Jepsen

Senator from Iowa
SENATER1979–19853 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
10.2%with Democrats
of 1,131 votes · 89.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested10%of 1,131 · combined
Steepest move+6 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019791983
1983–84 · 98th · Republican · of 260 votes16.5%

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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 · 260 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance11.2% · 411
Armed Forces and National Security5% · 120
Government Operations and Politics9.7% · 72
International Affairs6.3% · 64
Taxation7% · 57
Agriculture and Food19.6% · 46
Public Lands and Natural Resources8.1% · 37
Immigration23.5% · 34
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues3.2% · 31
Education0% · 30
Foreign Trade and International Finance6.7% · 30
Energy13.8% · 29
Transportation and Public Works7.4% · 27
Social Welfare17.4% · 23
Housing and Community Development0% · 20
Sports and Recreation23.5% · 17
Finance and Financial Sector0% · 14
Congress0% · 12
Environmental Protection27.3% · 11
Commerce10% · 10
Labor and Employment0% · 10
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 5
Families— · 3
Law— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
Animals— · 1
Health— · 1

Also voted in 4 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Emergency Management, Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

96th · 197998th · 1983
Republican96th–98th

Party switchers

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