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James Albertus McClure

Senator from Idaho
SENATEREPUBLICAN1967–1991ID M000346
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LegislationHEADLINE
9%with Dems
of 3,739 votes
Nominations
0%with Dems
of 3 · confirmations only
All contested
9%with Dems
of 3,742 · both combined
Steepest move
−7 pts
1973 → 1975
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 ↓1967197319791985
1989–90101st Congress
Sat as a Republican
10.1%with Democrats
legislation only
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, −7 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Oct 27, 1990H.R. 5835A bill to provide for reconciliation to section 4 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1991.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 27, 1990S. 566A bill to authorize a new corporation to support State and local stategies for achieving more affordable housing, to increase homeownership, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 27, 1990S. 1630A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for attainment and maintenance of health protective national ambient air quality standards, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textA bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for attainment and maintenance of health protective national ambient air quality standards, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored
Oct 26, 1990S. 358A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to change the level, and preference system for admission, of immigrants to the United States, and to provide for administrative naturalization, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 26, 1990H.R. 5229To provide that the Secretary of Transportation shall not reduce the obligation limitation allocated to Pennsylvania for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 1991.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 26, 1990H.R. 5229To provide that the Secretary of Transportation shall not reduce the obligation limitation allocated to Pennsylvania for Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs for fiscal year 1991.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 26, 1990H.R. 4739A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for military functions of the Department of Defense and to prescribe military personnel levels for fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 26, 1990H.R. 5803A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991 and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 25, 1990H.R. 5257To strengthen the program of employment and training assistance under the Job Training Partnership Act.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 281 contested votes scored in the 101st CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance9.6% · 691 votes
Armed Forces and National Security7.4% · 337 votes
Government Operations and Politics6.8% · 295 votes
International Affairs10.5% · 191 votes
Agriculture and Food11.3% · 168 votes
Energy7.4% · 163 votes
Taxation11.4% · 149 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance12.8% · 117 votes
Transportation and Public Works3% · 101 votes
Labor and Employment2.1% · 97 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources9.1% · 77 votes
Education1.4% · 73 votes
Congress7% · 71 votes
Law3.1% · 64 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues6% · 50 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement12.2% · 49 votes
Immigration8.2% · 49 votes
Environmental Protection8.3% · 48 votes
Commerce7.3% · 41 votes
Social Welfare12.5% · 40 votes
Finance and Financial Sector11.1% · 36 votes
Housing and Community Development2.8% · 36 votes
Health0% · 33 votes
Animals0% · 31 votes
Depletion allowances4.3% · 23 votes
Income tax0% · 20 votes
Sports and Recreation5.3% · 19 votes
Power resources0% · 17 votes
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 16 votes
Science, Technology, Communications26.7% · 15 votes
Families0% · 11 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations20% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 7 votes
Public works— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 6 votes
Amnesties— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Water Resources Development— · 4 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Political participation— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Petroleum industry— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 42 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, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, 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, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

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

Service record

12 Congresses
90th · 196793rd · 1973101st · 1989
Republican · House · ID90th–92nd
Republican · Senate · ID93rd–101st
Term datesexact
Members · Idaho
JM

James Albertus McClure

Senator from Idaho
SENATER1967–199112 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
8.8%with Democrats
of 3,739 votes · 91.2% with Republicans
Nominations0%of 3 votes
All contested9%of 3,742 · combined
Steepest move−7 pts1973→75, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019671989
1989–90 · 101st · Republican10.1%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 281 contested votes scored in the 101st

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance9.6% · 691
Armed Forces and National Security7.4% · 337
Government Operations and Politics6.8% · 295
International Affairs10.5% · 191
Agriculture and Food11.3% · 168
Energy7.4% · 163
Taxation11.4% · 149
Foreign Trade and International Finance12.8% · 117
Transportation and Public Works3% · 101
Labor and Employment2.1% · 97
Public Lands and Natural Resources9.1% · 77
Education1.4% · 73
Congress7% · 71
Law3.1% · 64
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues6% · 50
Crime and Law Enforcement12.2% · 49
Immigration8.2% · 49
Environmental Protection8.3% · 48
Commerce7.3% · 41
Social Welfare12.5% · 40
Finance and Financial Sector11.1% · 36
Housing and Community Development2.8% · 36
Health0% · 33
Animals0% · 31
Depletion allowances4.3% · 23
Income tax0% · 20
Sports and Recreation5.3% · 19
Power resources0% · 17
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 16
Science, Technology, Communications26.7% · 15
Families0% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations20% · 10
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 7
Public works— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Solar heating and cooling— · 6
Amnesties— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Intergovernmental relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Credit— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Water Resources Development— · 4
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Political participation— · 3
Range management— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Petroleum industry— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 42 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Black lung, Child abuse, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, 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, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Service record

90th · 1967101st · 1989
Republican90th–92nd
Republican93rd–101st

Party switchers

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