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Eugene Joseph McCarthy
Senator from MinnesotaSENATEDEMOCRAT1949–1971ID M000311
LegislationHEADLINE
92%with Dems
of 1,434 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
92%with Dems
of 1,434 · both combined
Steepest move
−11 pts
1951 → 1953
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 ↓1949195519611967
1969–7091st Congress
Sat as a Democrat
90.8%with Democrats
of 130 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1951 → 1953, −11 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
Dec 22, 1970H.R. 19911LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 22, 1970H.R. 17758LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 21, 1970S. 3867LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 3867), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Dec 19, 1970H.R. 17755LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 18, 1970H.R. 17550LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1970H.R. 19911LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1970H.R. 19911LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 8, 1970H.R. 19590LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 7, 1970H.R. 19830LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 130 contested votes scored in the 91st 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
11 Congresses81st · 194986th · 195991st · 1969
Democrat · House · MN81st–85th
Democrat · Senate · MN86th–91st
Term datesexact