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Robert Francis Kennedy

Senator from New York
SENATEDEMOCRAT1965–1969ID K000114
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LegislationHEADLINE
91%with Dems
of 354 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
91%with Dems
of 354 · both combined
Steepest move
−6 pts
1965 → 1967
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 ↓1965
1967–6890th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
87.7%with Democrats
of 138 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1965 → 1967, −6 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Jun 4, 1968S. 1316No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Jun 4, 1968S. 1316No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 29, 1968H.R. 16913No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 16913), 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
May 29, 1968H.R. 16913No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
May 29, 1968H.R. 16913No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
May 28, 1968S. 3497No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 28, 1968S. 3497No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
May 28, 1968S. 3497No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
May 27, 1968S. 3497No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 138 contested votes scored in the 90th 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

2 Congresses
89th · 196590th · 1967
Democrat · Senate · NY89th–90th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
RK

Robert Francis Kennedy

Senator from New York
SENATED1965–19692 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
91.2%with Democrats
of 354 votes · 8.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested91%of 354 · combined
Steepest move−6 pts1965→67, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019651967
1967–68 · 90th · Democrat · of 138 votes87.7%

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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 majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 138 contested votes scored in the 90th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

89th · 196590th · 1967
Democrat89th–90th

Party switchers

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