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George Payne McLean

Senator from Connecticut
SENATEREPUBLICAN1911–1929ID M000547
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LegislationHEADLINE
12%with Dems
of 1,424 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
12%with Dems
of 1,424 · both combined
Steepest move
−42 pts
1917 → 1919
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 ↓191119171923
1927–2870th Congress
Sat as a Republican
8%with Democrats
of 50 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1917 → 1919, −42 pts — within one party label.
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
Feb 26, 1929H.R. 16714No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 21, 1929H.R. 16714No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 12, 1929H.R. 16301No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 16301), 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
Feb 4, 1929H.R. 11526No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 4, 1929H.R. 11526No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 4, 1929H.R. 11526No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 4, 1929H.R. 11526No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 4, 1929H.R. 11526No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 2, 1929noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 50 contested votes scored in the 70th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

9 Congresses
62nd · 191170th · 1927
Republican · Senate · CT62nd–70th
Term datesexact
Members · Connecticut
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George Payne McLean

Senator from Connecticut
SENATER1911–19299 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
11.7%with Democrats
of 1,424 votes · 88.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested12%of 1,424 · combined
Steepest move−42 pts1917→19, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019111927
1927–28 · 70th · Republican · of 50 votes8%

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Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. 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 · 50 contested votes scored in the 70th

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

62nd · 191170th · 1927
Republican62nd–70th

Party switchers

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