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Thomas Staples Martin
Senator from VirginiaSENATEDEMOCRAT1895–1921ID M000200
LegislationHEADLINE
91%with Dems
of 1,529 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
91%with Dems
of 1,529 · both combined
Steepest move
+16 pts
1917 → 1919
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 ↓18951901190719131919
1919–2066th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
100%with Democrats
of 9 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1917 → 1919, +16 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
Oct 27, 1919noneLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1919noneLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 2, 1919noneLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Jun 4, 1919H.J.Res. 1LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Jun 4, 1919H.J.Res. 1LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jun 3, 1919H.J.Res. 1LEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
May 28, 1919noneLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 28, 1919noneLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
May 28, 1919noneLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 9 contested votes scored in the 66th CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
13 Congresses54th · 189566th · 1919
Democrat · Senate · VA54th–66th
Term datesexact