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Joseph Manuel Montoya

Senator from New Mexico
SENATEDEMOCRAT1957–1977ID M000876
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LegislationHEADLINE
80%with Dems
of 2,092 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
80%with Dems
of 2,092 · both combined
Steepest move
−18 pts
1973 → 1975
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 ↓1957196319691975
1975–7694th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
63.3%with Democrats
of 403 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, −18 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Sep 30, 1976H.R. 14232No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 14, 1976H.R. 13367No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 14, 1976H.R. 13367No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 13367), 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
Sep 14, 1976H.R. 13367No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 13, 1976H.R. 13367No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Sep 13, 1976H.R. 13367No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 30, 1976H.R. 13372No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 25, 1976H.R. 14232No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Aug 25, 1976H.R. 14232No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 403 contested votes scored in the 94th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Government Operations and Politics91% · 111 votes
Economics and Public Finance74.8% · 103 votes
Armed Forces and National Security57.9% · 57 votes
Taxation39.3% · 56 votes
Energy49.1% · 55 votes
Law92.1% · 38 votes
Congress86.1% · 36 votes
International Affairs71.9% · 32 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources69.2% · 26 votes
Commerce73.9% · 23 votes
Depletion allowances50% · 22 votes
Agriculture and Food66.7% · 18 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance93.8% · 16 votes
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 15 votes
Transportation and Public Works100% · 15 votes
Health91.7% · 12 votes
Power resources25% · 12 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations90.9% · 11 votes
Education72.7% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Automobile insurance— · 7 votes
Economic stabilization— · 7 votes
Labor and Employment— · 7 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 6 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Political participation— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Day care— · 4 votes
Environmental Protection— · 4 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Social Welfare— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Constitutional amendments— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
District of Columbia— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 29 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Monuments and memorials, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Strategic materials.

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

Service record

10 Congresses
85th · 195789th · 196594th · 1975
Democrat · House · NM85th–88th
Democrat · Senate · NM89th–94th
Term datesexact
Members · New Mexico
JM

Joseph Manuel Montoya

Senator from New Mexico
SENATED1957–197710 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
79.8%with Democrats
of 2,092 votes · 20.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested80%of 2,092 · combined
Steepest move−18 pts1973→75, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019571975
1975–76 · 94th · Democrat · of 403 votes63.3%

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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 · 403 contested votes scored in the 94th

By policy area

career
Government Operations and Politics91% · 111
Economics and Public Finance74.8% · 103
Armed Forces and National Security57.9% · 57
Taxation39.3% · 56
Energy49.1% · 55
Law92.1% · 38
Congress86.1% · 36
International Affairs71.9% · 32
Public Lands and Natural Resources69.2% · 26
Commerce73.9% · 23
Depletion allowances50% · 22
Agriculture and Food66.7% · 18
Foreign Trade and International Finance93.8% · 16
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 15
Transportation and Public Works100% · 15
Health91.7% · 12
Power resources25% · 12
Congressional-Presidential relations90.9% · 11
Education72.7% · 11
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9
Public works— · 8
Automobile insurance— · 7
Economic stabilization— · 7
Labor and Employment— · 7
Finance and Financial Sector— · 6
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Political participation— · 5
Credit— · 4
Day care— · 4
Environmental Protection— · 4
Housing and Community Development— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Heating— · 3
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Mines and mineral resources— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Social Welfare— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Constitutional amendments— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
District of Columbia— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 29 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Monuments and memorials, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Strategic materials.

Service record

85th · 195794th · 1975
Democrat85th–88th
Democrat89th–94th

Party switchers

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