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Mack Francis Mattingly

Senator from Georgia
SENATEREPUBLICAN1981–1987ID M000257
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LegislationHEADLINE
11%with Dems
of 1,074 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
11%with Dems
of 1,074 · both combined
Steepest move
+4 pts
1983 → 1985
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 ↓1981
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Republican
15.5%with Democrats
of 374 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1983 → 1985, +4 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, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 1200), 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
Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · 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
9 most recent roll calls shown · 374 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance12.6% · 397 votes
Armed Forces and National Security4.2% · 143 votes
Agriculture and Food7.7% · 91 votes
International Affairs14.5% · 62 votes
Taxation25% · 48 votes
Immigration0% · 46 votes
Transportation and Public Works12.2% · 41 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance25% · 40 votes
Government Operations and Politics5.6% · 36 votes
Sports and Recreation4.8% · 21 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 19 votes
Social Welfare22.2% · 18 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement23.5% · 17 votes
Labor and Employment6.3% · 16 votes
Energy26.7% · 15 votes
Finance and Financial Sector0% · 14 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congress— · 7 votes
Environmental Protection— · 7 votes
Commerce— · 6 votes
Education— · 6 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
Health— · 1 vote

They also voted in 5 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families, Housing and Community Development, Law, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
97th · 198199th · 1985
Republican · Senate · GA97th–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Georgia
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Mack Francis Mattingly

Senator from Georgia
SENATER1981–19873 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
11.2%with Democrats
of 1,074 votes · 88.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested11%of 1,074 · combined
Steepest move+4 pts1983→85, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019811985
1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 374 votes15.5%

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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 majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 374 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance12.6% · 397
Armed Forces and National Security4.2% · 143
Agriculture and Food7.7% · 91
International Affairs14.5% · 62
Taxation25% · 48
Immigration0% · 46
Transportation and Public Works12.2% · 41
Foreign Trade and International Finance25% · 40
Government Operations and Politics5.6% · 36
Sports and Recreation4.8% · 21
Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 19
Social Welfare22.2% · 18
Crime and Law Enforcement23.5% · 17
Labor and Employment6.3% · 16
Energy26.7% · 15
Finance and Financial Sector0% · 14
Congress— · 7
Environmental Protection— · 7
Commerce— · 6
Education— · 6
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6
Native Americans— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
Health— · 1

Also voted in 5 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Emergency Management, Families, Housing and Community Development, Law, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

97th · 198199th · 1985
Republican97th–99th

Party switchers

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