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William Fife Knowland

Senator from California
SENATEREPUBLICAN1945–1959ID K000292
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LegislationHEADLINE
19%with Dems
of 1,032 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
19%with Dems
of 1,032 · both combined
Steepest move
−24 pts
1945 → 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 ↓194519511957
1957–5885th Congress
Sat as a Republican
4%with Democrats
of 124 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1945 → 1947, −24 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. 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
Aug 23, 1958H.R. 13856No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Aug 23, 1958H.R. 13192No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Aug 23, 1958H.R. 13192No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Aug 22, 1958H.R. 13580No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 22, 1958H.R. 13247No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 22, 1958H.R. 12728No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 124 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
79th · 194585th · 1957
Republican · Senate · CA79th–85th
Term datesexact
Members · California
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William Fife Knowland

Senator from California
SENATER1945–19597 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
19.1%with Democrats
of 1,032 votes · 80.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested19%of 1,032 · combined
Steepest move−24 pts1945→47, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019451957
1957–58 · 85th · Republican · of 124 votes4%

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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 · 124 contested votes scored in the 85th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

79th · 194585th · 1957
Republican79th–85th

Party switchers

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