The Vote Ledger
/
Data through Sep 17, 2026Compare members
The Vote Ledger
RK

Robert Walter Kasten Jr.

Senator from Wisconsin
SENATEREPUBLICAN1975–1993ID K000019
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
18%with Dems
of 2,960 votes
Nominations
0%with Dems
of 8 · confirmations only
All contested
18%with Dems
of 2,968 · both combined
Steepest move
−15 pts
1985 → 1987
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 ↓197519811987
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Republican
20.1%with Democrats
legislation only
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1985 → 1987, −15 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Oct 5, 1992S. 12A bill to amend title VI of the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure carriage on cable television of local news and other programming and to restore the right of local regulatory authorities to regulate cable television rates, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 2, 1992S. 2899A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs of the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 2, 1992H.R. 3371A bill to control and prevent crime.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textA bill to control and prevent crime.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Oct 2, 1992S. 2An act to promote the achievement of National Education Goals, to measure progress toward such goals, to develop national education standards and voluntary assessments in accordance with such standards and to encourage the comprehensive improvement of America's neighborhood public schools to improve student achievement.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 1, 1992H.R. 5678A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, and the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1992H.R. 5427A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1992H.R. 5427To provide for the payment of attorney's fees incurred by a nominee in connection with the consideration by the Senate of a nomination to Federal office made by the President.LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1992H.R. 5427To reduce the legislative branch budget by 15 percent over the next three years, to prohibit the carrying over of funds from one year to the next, and to require an audit of the current staff needs of the Congress.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1992H.R. 5368A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 269 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance15.2% · 776 votes
Armed Forces and National Security14.7% · 279 votes
Government Operations and Politics15.1% · 239 votes
International Affairs18.2% · 170 votes
Agriculture and Food35.5% · 141 votes
Congress9.1% · 121 votes
Energy19% · 116 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance35.8% · 109 votes
Labor and Employment13.7% · 102 votes
Taxation23.5% · 98 votes
Transportation and Public Works8.2% · 85 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement17.7% · 62 votes
Finance and Financial Sector18.2% · 55 votes
Immigration22.9% · 48 votes
Environmental Protection35.7% · 42 votes
Education12.2% · 41 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources25% · 40 votes
Social Welfare27.3% · 33 votes
Health9.7% · 31 votes
Commerce16.7% · 30 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues11.5% · 26 votes
Sports and Recreation22.7% · 22 votes
Law0% · 21 votes
Housing and Community Development5% · 20 votes
Industrial relations21.4% · 14 votes
Science, Technology, Communications7.7% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Families— · 8 votes
Lobbying— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 5 votes
Water Resources Development— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Private Legislation— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Municipal finance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Domestic relations, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Indian claims, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

8 Congresses
94th · 197597th · 1981102nd · 1991
Republican · House · WI94th–95th
Republican · Senate · WI97th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Wisconsin
RK

Robert Walter Kasten Jr.

Senator from Wisconsin
SENATER1975–19938 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
17.9%with Democrats
of 2,960 votes · 82.1% with Republicans
Nominations0%of 8 votes
All contested18%of 2,968 · combined
Steepest move−15 pts1985→87, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019751991
1991–92 · 102nd · Republican20.1%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 269 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance15.2% · 776
Armed Forces and National Security14.7% · 279
Government Operations and Politics15.1% · 239
International Affairs18.2% · 170
Agriculture and Food35.5% · 141
Congress9.1% · 121
Energy19% · 116
Foreign Trade and International Finance35.8% · 109
Labor and Employment13.7% · 102
Taxation23.5% · 98
Transportation and Public Works8.2% · 85
Crime and Law Enforcement17.7% · 62
Finance and Financial Sector18.2% · 55
Immigration22.9% · 48
Environmental Protection35.7% · 42
Education12.2% · 41
Public Lands and Natural Resources25% · 40
Social Welfare27.3% · 33
Health9.7% · 31
Commerce16.7% · 30
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues11.5% · 26
Sports and Recreation22.7% · 22
Law0% · 21
Housing and Community Development5% · 20
Industrial relations21.4% · 14
Science, Technology, Communications7.7% · 13
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Families— · 8
Lobbying— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Mines and mineral resources— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Native Americans— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
Electronic surveillance— · 5
Water Resources Development— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Private Legislation— · 3
Public works— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Municipal finance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commemorations, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, District of Columbia, Domestic relations, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Impeachments, Indian claims, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Real property, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

94th · 1975102nd · 1991
Republican94th–95th
Republican97th–102nd

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
AD320 × 50 · Anchor