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George Read Riddle

Senator from Delaware
SENATEDEMOCRAT1863–1869ID R000239
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LegislationHEADLINE
96%with Dems
of 314 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
96%with Dems
of 314 · both combined
Steepest move
+1 pts
1863 → 1865
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 ↓1863
1865–6639th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
97.2%with Democrats
of 141 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1863 → 1865, +1 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Feb 9, 1869H.J.Res. 402No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
1 most recent roll calls shown · 0 contested votes scored in the 40th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

3 Congresses
38th · 186340th · 1867
Democrat · Senate · DE38th–40th
Term datesexact
Members · Delaware
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George Read Riddle

Senator from Delaware
SENATED1863–18693 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
96.5%with Democrats
of 314 votes · 3.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested96%of 314 · combined
Steepest move+1 pts1863→65, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018631867
1865–66 · 39th · Democrat · of 141 votes97.2%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Latest 1 shown · 0 contested votes scored in the 40th

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

38th · 186340th · 1867
Democrat38th–40th

Party switchers

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