Claire McCaskill

Senator from Missouri

SENATEDEMOCRAT2007–2019ID M001170

LegislationHEADLINE

80%with Dems

of 1,726 votes

Nominations

87%with Dems

of 491 · confirmations only

All contested

82%with Dems

of 2,217 · both combined

Steepest move

+11 pts

2011 → 2013

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 ↓20072013

2017–18115th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

86.8%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2011 → 2013, +11 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Dec 21, 2018H.R. 695To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a voluntary national criminal history background check system and criminal history review program for certain individuals who, related to their employment, have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 19, 2018noneJoseph Maguire, of Florida, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National IntelligenceNOMINATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 2018S. 756A bill to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textA bill to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Dec 18, 2018S. 756To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the prisoner will be released.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 17, 2018S. 756A bill to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 13, 2018S.J.Res. 54A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Dec 13, 2018S.J.Res. 54To clarify that the requirement to remove United States Armed Forces does not apply to forces engaged in operations to support efforts to disrupt Houthi attacks against locations outside of Yemen, such as ballistic missile attacks, unmanned aerial vehicle attacks, maritime attacks against United States or international vessels, or terrorist attacks against civilian targets.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 349 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance78.6% · 602 votes

Health91.9% · 148 votes

Armed Forces and National Security78% · 132 votes

Taxation86% · 129 votes

Energy74.2% · 89 votes

Finance and Financial Sector80% · 70 votes

Agriculture and Food61.2% · 67 votes

Transportation and Public Works69.7% · 66 votes

Immigration66.7% · 54 votes

Education93.8% · 48 votes

Government Operations and Politics77.5% · 40 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 40 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement78.4% · 37 votes

Congress80% · 35 votes

Emergency Management89.7% · 29 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance70.8% · 24 votes

International Affairs76.5% · 17 votes

Commerce73.3% · 15 votes

Environmental Protection76.9% · 13 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources84.6% · 13 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 10 votes

Water Resources Development70% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Housing and Community Development— · 8 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes

Law— · 4 votes

Native Americans— · 2 votes

Social Welfare— · 1 vote

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

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

Service record

6 Congresses

110th · 2007115th · 2017

Democrat · Senate · MO110th–115th

Term datesexact

Claire McCaskill

Senator from Missouri

SENATED2007–20196 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

80%with Democrats

of 1,726 votes · 20% with Republicans

Nominations87%of 491 votes

All contested82%of 2,217 · combined

Steepest move+11 pts2011→13, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020072017

2017–18 · 115th · Democrat86.8%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 349 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance78.6% · 602

Health91.9% · 148

Armed Forces and National Security78% · 132

Taxation86% · 129

Energy74.2% · 89

Finance and Financial Sector80% · 70

Agriculture and Food61.2% · 67

Transportation and Public Works69.7% · 66

Immigration66.7% · 54

Education93.8% · 48

Government Operations and Politics77.5% · 40

Labor and Employment100% · 40

Crime and Law Enforcement78.4% · 37

Congress80% · 35

Emergency Management89.7% · 29

Foreign Trade and International Finance70.8% · 24

International Affairs76.5% · 17

Commerce73.3% · 15

Environmental Protection76.9% · 13

Public Lands and Natural Resources84.6% · 13

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 10

Water Resources Development70% · 10

Housing and Community Development— · 8

Science, Technology, Communications— · 8

Law— · 4

Native Americans— · 2

Social Welfare— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Commemorations, Families.

Service record

110th · 2007115th · 2017

Democrat110th–115th

Party switchers

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