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Charles Harting Percy

Senator from Illinois
SENATEREPUBLICAN1967–1985ID P000222
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LegislationHEADLINE
47%with Dems
of 3,172 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
47%with Dems
of 3,172 · both combined
Steepest move
−26 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓196719731979
1983–8498th Congress
Sat as a Republican
26.7%with Democrats
of 225 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, −26 pts — within one party label.
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
Oct 3, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 3, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 3, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Oct 2, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 2, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 2, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 2, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 2, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 2, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 225 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance36.7% · 561 votes
Government Operations and Politics53.6% · 209 votes
Armed Forces and National Security38.6% · 176 votes
Energy37.6% · 157 votes
Taxation31% · 126 votes
International Affairs62.7% · 118 votes
Agriculture and Food55.2% · 96 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources56.7% · 67 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance33.3% · 66 votes
Law72.1% · 61 votes
Congress44.6% · 56 votes
Transportation and Public Works50% · 50 votes
Social Welfare41.5% · 41 votes
Labor and Employment52.5% · 40 votes
Education84.6% · 39 votes
Commerce68.6% · 35 votes
Immigration20.6% · 34 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues56.3% · 32 votes
Animals100% · 29 votes
Environmental Protection48% · 25 votes
Housing and Community Development40% · 25 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement78.3% · 23 votes
Depletion allowances47.8% · 23 votes
Sports and Recreation26.1% · 23 votes
Finance and Financial Sector42.9% · 21 votes
Income tax26.3% · 19 votes
Power resources82.4% · 17 votes
Health68.8% · 16 votes
Science, Technology, Communications53.3% · 15 votes
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 13 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations54.5% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Public works— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Automobile insurance— · 7 votes
Political participation— · 7 votes
Political representation— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Economic stabilization— · 4 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 4 votes
Petroleum industry— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Mines and mineral resources— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 41 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, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Government corporations, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

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

Service record

9 Congresses
90th · 196798th · 1983
Republican · Senate · IL90th–98th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Charles Harting Percy

Senator from Illinois
SENATER1967–19859 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
47.2%with Democrats
of 3,172 votes · 52.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested47%of 3,172 · combined
Steepest move−26 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019671983
1983–84 · 98th · Republican · of 225 votes26.7%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 225 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance36.7% · 561
Government Operations and Politics53.6% · 209
Armed Forces and National Security38.6% · 176
Energy37.6% · 157
Taxation31% · 126
International Affairs62.7% · 118
Agriculture and Food55.2% · 96
Public Lands and Natural Resources56.7% · 67
Foreign Trade and International Finance33.3% · 66
Law72.1% · 61
Congress44.6% · 56
Transportation and Public Works50% · 50
Social Welfare41.5% · 41
Labor and Employment52.5% · 40
Education84.6% · 39
Commerce68.6% · 35
Immigration20.6% · 34
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues56.3% · 32
Animals100% · 29
Environmental Protection48% · 25
Housing and Community Development40% · 25
Crime and Law Enforcement78.3% · 23
Depletion allowances47.8% · 23
Sports and Recreation26.1% · 23
Finance and Financial Sector42.9% · 21
Income tax26.3% · 19
Power resources82.4% · 17
Health68.8% · 16
Science, Technology, Communications53.3% · 15
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 13
Congressional-Presidential relations54.5% · 11
Public works— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Automobile insurance— · 7
Political participation— · 7
Political representation— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Solar heating and cooling— · 5
Credit— · 4
Economic stabilization— · 4
Intergovernmental relations— · 4
Petroleum industry— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Families— · 3
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Range management— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Mines and mineral resources— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 41 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Government corporations, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Service record

90th · 196798th · 1983
Republican90th–98th

Party switchers

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