David Kemp Karnes

Senator from Nebraska

SENATEREPUBLICAN1987–1989ID K000011

LegislationHEADLINE

9%with Dems

of 274 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

9%with Dems

of 274 · both combined

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 ↓1987

1987–88100th Congress

Sat as a Republican

9.5%with Democrats

of 274 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

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 18, 1988S. 2751No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 14, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5210), 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

Oct 14, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 13, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 12, 1988S. 2749No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 11, 1988S. 2238No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 274 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Armed Forces and National Security7.8% · 51 votes

Economics and Public Finance22.9% · 48 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance2.9% · 35 votes

Government Operations and Politics0% · 32 votes

Labor and Employment15.4% · 26 votes

Transportation and Public Works7.1% · 14 votes

Education7.7% · 13 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 9 votes

International Affairs— · 9 votes

Agriculture and Food— · 6 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes

Commerce— · 2 votes

Energy— · 2 votes

Law— · 2 votes

Social Welfare— · 2 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 1 vote

Taxation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 5 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Crime and Law Enforcement, Environmental Protection, Health, Immigration, Science, Technology, Communications.

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

Service record

1 Congresses

100th · 1987

Republican · Senate · NE100th–100th

Term datesexact

David Kemp Karnes

Senator from Nebraska

SENATER1987–19891 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

9.5%with Democrats

of 274 votes · 90.5% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested9%of 274 · combined

Career arc

10050019871987

1987–88 · 100th · Republican · of 274 votes9.5%

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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 · 274 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career

Armed Forces and National Security7.8% · 51

Economics and Public Finance22.9% · 48

Foreign Trade and International Finance2.9% · 35

Government Operations and Politics0% · 32

Labor and Employment15.4% · 26

Transportation and Public Works7.1% · 14

Education7.7% · 13

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9

Finance and Financial Sector— · 9

International Affairs— · 9

Agriculture and Food— · 6

Housing and Community Development— · 5

Commerce— · 2

Energy— · 2

Law— · 2

Social Welfare— · 2

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 1

Taxation— · 1

Also voted in 5 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Crime and Law Enforcement, Environmental Protection, Health, Immigration, Science, Technology, Communications.

Service record

100th · 1987100th · 1987

Republican100th–100th

Party switchers

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