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Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr.

Senator from Maryland
SENATEREPUBLICAN1961–1987ID M000241
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LegislationHEADLINE
65%with Dems
of 3,597 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
65%with Dems
of 3,597 · both combined
Steepest move
−26 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓19611967197319791985
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Republican
62.4%with Democrats
of 319 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, −26 pts — within one party label.
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 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
YEAVoted against both majorities — not scored
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 319 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance61.5% · 559 votes
Armed Forces and National Security65.7% · 216 votes
Government Operations and Politics75.1% · 197 votes
International Affairs68.4% · 158 votes
Energy59.9% · 152 votes
Taxation53.1% · 147 votes
Agriculture and Food55.1% · 136 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance60% · 75 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources63.8% · 69 votes
Transportation and Public Works79.7% · 69 votes
Congress74.2% · 66 votes
Education85.5% · 55 votes
Law98.1% · 52 votes
Labor and Employment78.4% · 51 votes
Immigration46.3% · 41 votes
Social Welfare62.5% · 40 votes
Commerce69.7% · 33 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement90% · 30 votes
Finance and Financial Sector65.4% · 26 votes
Animals100% · 24 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues91.7% · 24 votes
Environmental Protection66.7% · 21 votes
Housing and Community Development90.5% · 21 votes
Depletion allowances95% · 20 votes
Health70.6% · 17 votes
Income tax56.3% · 16 votes
Science, Technology, Communications71.4% · 14 votes
Sports and Recreation50% · 14 votes
Political participation30% · 10 votes
Power resources40% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Economic stabilization— · 7 votes
Political representation— · 7 votes
Public works— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 5 votes
Automobile insurance— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Native Americans— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 44 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Black lung, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Dairy industry, Disabled, Disaster relief, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar heating and cooling, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

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

Service record

13 Congresses
87th · 196191st · 196999th · 1985
Republican · House · MD87th–90th
Republican · Senate · MD91st–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Maryland
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Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr.

Senator from Maryland
SENATER1961–198713 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
64.7%with Democrats
of 3,597 votes · 35.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested65%of 3,597 · combined
Steepest move−26 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019611985
1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 319 votes62.4%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 319 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance61.5% · 559
Armed Forces and National Security65.7% · 216
Government Operations and Politics75.1% · 197
International Affairs68.4% · 158
Energy59.9% · 152
Taxation53.1% · 147
Agriculture and Food55.1% · 136
Foreign Trade and International Finance60% · 75
Public Lands and Natural Resources63.8% · 69
Transportation and Public Works79.7% · 69
Congress74.2% · 66
Education85.5% · 55
Law98.1% · 52
Labor and Employment78.4% · 51
Immigration46.3% · 41
Social Welfare62.5% · 40
Commerce69.7% · 33
Crime and Law Enforcement90% · 30
Finance and Financial Sector65.4% · 26
Animals100% · 24
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues91.7% · 24
Environmental Protection66.7% · 21
Housing and Community Development90.5% · 21
Depletion allowances95% · 20
Health70.6% · 17
Income tax56.3% · 16
Science, Technology, Communications71.4% · 14
Sports and Recreation50% · 14
Political participation30% · 10
Power resources40% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Amnesties— · 7
Economic stabilization— · 7
Political representation— · 7
Public works— · 7
Age and employment— · 5
Automobile insurance— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Intergovernmental relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Industrial relations— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Credit— · 3
Families— · 3
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Mines and mineral resources— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Native Americans— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 44 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Black lung, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Dairy industry, Disabled, Disaster relief, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar heating and cooling, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Service record

87th · 196199th · 1985
Republican87th–90th
Republican91st–99th

Party switchers

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