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Robert Burren Morgan

Senator from North Carolina
SENATEDEMOCRAT1975–1981ID M000956
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LegislationHEADLINE
52%with Dems
of 1,404 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
52%with Dems
of 1,404 · both combined
Steepest move
+9 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓1975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
59.1%with Democrats
of 425 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +9 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
Dec 12, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 9, 1980H.R. 7112No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 425 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance61.8% · 170 votes
Government Operations and Politics51.9% · 135 votes
Taxation52.1% · 121 votes
Energy53.8% · 117 votes
International Affairs51.9% · 79 votes
Armed Forces and National Security52.1% · 71 votes
Agriculture and Food50.8% · 61 votes
Law75.9% · 58 votes
Congress44.6% · 56 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources62.2% · 37 votes
Education26.5% · 34 votes
Labor and Employment25% · 32 votes
Animals67.7% · 31 votes
Transportation and Public Works57.1% · 28 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues33.3% · 27 votes
Environmental Protection53.8% · 26 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance68% · 25 votes
Depletion allowances50% · 22 votes
Commerce55% · 20 votes
Social Welfare35% · 20 votes
Housing and Community Development50% · 18 votes
Income tax68.8% · 16 votes
Independent regulatory commissions75% · 16 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement40% · 10 votes
Political participation80% · 10 votes
Power resources60% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Health— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Automobile insurance— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Private Legislation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 38 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Commemorations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Gambling, Gold, Government corporations, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
94th · 197596th · 1979
Democrat · Senate · NC94th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · North Carolina
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Robert Burren Morgan

Senator from North Carolina
SENATED1975–19813 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
52.3%with Democrats
of 1,404 votes · 47.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested52%of 1,404 · combined
Steepest move+9 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 425 votes59.1%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 425 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance61.8% · 170
Government Operations and Politics51.9% · 135
Taxation52.1% · 121
Energy53.8% · 117
International Affairs51.9% · 79
Armed Forces and National Security52.1% · 71
Agriculture and Food50.8% · 61
Law75.9% · 58
Congress44.6% · 56
Public Lands and Natural Resources62.2% · 37
Education26.5% · 34
Labor and Employment25% · 32
Animals67.7% · 31
Transportation and Public Works57.1% · 28
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues33.3% · 27
Environmental Protection53.8% · 26
Foreign Trade and International Finance68% · 25
Depletion allowances50% · 22
Commerce55% · 20
Social Welfare35% · 20
Housing and Community Development50% · 18
Income tax68.8% · 16
Independent regulatory commissions75% · 16
Crime and Law Enforcement40% · 10
Political participation80% · 10
Power resources60% · 10
Political representation— · 9
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Health— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5
Mortgages— · 4
Families— · 3
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Public works— · 3
Range management— · 3
Automobile insurance— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Mines and mineral resources— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Congressional oversight— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Private Legislation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 38 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Commemorations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Gambling, Gold, Government corporations, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Service record

94th · 197596th · 1979
Democrat94th–96th

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