Carol Moseley Braun

Senator from Illinois

SENATEDEMOCRAT1993–1999ID M001025

LegislationHEADLINE

89%with Dems

of 1,319 votes

Nominations

100%with Dems

of 26 · confirmations only

All contested

89%with Dems

of 1,345 · both combined

Steepest move

−6 pts

1993 → 1995

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 ↓1993

1997–98105th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

87%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1993 → 1995, −6 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Oct 21, 1998H.R. 4328A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 9, 1998H.R. 3150A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 9, 1998H.R. 4104A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textA bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Oct 9, 1998H.R. 4250A bill to provide new patient protections under group health plans.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Oct 9, 1998H.R. 2431An act to express United States foreign policy with respect to, and to strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted in foreign countries on account of religion; to authorize United States actions in response to violations of religious freedom in foreign countries; to establish an Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom within the Department of State, a Commission on International Religious Freedom, and a Special Advisor on International Religious Freedom within the National Security Council; and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 8, 1998noneWilliam A. Fletcher, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth CircuitNOMINATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 8, 1998S. 442A bill to establish a national policy against State and local government interference with interstate commerce on the Internet or interactive computer services, and to exercise Congressional jurisdiction over interstate commerce by establishing a moratorium on the imposition of exactions that would interfere with the free flow of commerce via the Internet, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 8, 1998H.R. 4194A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 7, 1998S. 442To make minor and technical changes in the moratorium provision.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 311 contested votes scored in the 105th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance89.5% · 555 votes

Government Operations and Politics92.6% · 135 votes

Armed Forces and National Security93.4% · 106 votes

Social Welfare96.2% · 53 votes

International Affairs78.4% · 51 votes

Labor and Employment98% · 51 votes

Taxation85.7% · 49 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement93.6% · 47 votes

Transportation and Public Works90.9% · 33 votes

Health100% · 32 votes

Finance and Financial Sector58.6% · 29 votes

Commerce75% · 28 votes

Congress100% · 25 votes

Environmental Protection81.8% · 22 votes

Education100% · 20 votes

Immigration90% · 20 votes

Water Resources Development57.1% · 14 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 11 votes

Agriculture and Food70% · 10 votes

Science, Technology, Communications80% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Energy— · 4 votes

Law— · 4 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3 votes

Commemorations— · 3 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Families, Housing and Community Development.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

103rd · 1993105th · 1997

Democrat · Senate · IL103rd–105th

Term datesexact

Carol Moseley Braun

Senator from Illinois

SENATED1993–19993 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

89.2%with Democrats

of 1,319 votes · 10.8% with Republicans

Nominations100%of 26 votes

All contested89%of 1,345 · combined

Steepest move−6 pts1993→95, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019931997

1997–98 · 105th · Democrat87%

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Votes

Democratic majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 311 contested votes scored in the 105th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance89.5% · 555

Government Operations and Politics92.6% · 135

Armed Forces and National Security93.4% · 106

Social Welfare96.2% · 53

International Affairs78.4% · 51

Labor and Employment98% · 51

Taxation85.7% · 49

Crime and Law Enforcement93.6% · 47

Transportation and Public Works90.9% · 33

Health100% · 32

Finance and Financial Sector58.6% · 29

Commerce75% · 28

Congress100% · 25

Environmental Protection81.8% · 22

Education100% · 20

Immigration90% · 20

Water Resources Development57.1% · 14

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 11

Agriculture and Food70% · 10

Science, Technology, Communications80% · 10

Energy— · 4

Law— · 4

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3

Commemorations— · 3

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Families, Housing and Community Development.

Service record

103rd · 1993105th · 1997

Democrat103rd–105th

Party switchers

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