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Donald Wayne Riegle Jr.

Senator from Michigan
SENATEREPUBLICAN→DEMOCRAT1967–1995ID R000249
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LegislationHEADLINE
88%with Dems
of 4,444 votes
Nominations
100%with Dems
of 25 · confirmations only
All contested
88%with Dems
of 4,469 · both combined
Steepest move
+32 pts
1967 → 1969
still a Republican
Changed parties
94th
R → D · first Congress under it
votes moved first

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 ↓19671973197919851991R→D · 94th
1993–94103rd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
95.3%with Democrats
legislation only
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, +32 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 1, 1994H.R. 5110A bill to approve and implement the trade agreements concluded in the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 1, 1994H.R. 5110A bill to approve and implement the trade agreements concluded in the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 8, 1994noneLt. Gen. Buster C. Glosson, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant GeneralNOMINATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textLt. Gen. Buster C. Glosson, in the Air Force, to be Lieutenant GeneralParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored
Oct 8, 1994S. 21A bill to designate certain lands in the California Desert as wilderness, to establish Death Valley, Joshua Tree, and Mojave National Parks, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 7, 1994S. 349A bill to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 6, 1994S. 993A bill to end the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994S.J.Res. 229A joint resolution regarding United States policy toward Haiti.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 6, 1994S. 349A bill to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1994H.R. 6A bill to extend for six years the authorizations of appropriations for the programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 419 contested votes scored in the 103rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance90.7% · 1,011 votes
Armed Forces and National Security95.5% · 355 votes
Government Operations and Politics90.3% · 320 votes
International Affairs94.7% · 227 votes
Energy93.2% · 205 votes
Agriculture and Food90.1% · 171 votes
Labor and Employment96.4% · 168 votes
Taxation87.1% · 140 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance92.8% · 125 votes
Transportation and Public Works93.6% · 125 votes
Congress86.7% · 120 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement89.3% · 84 votes
Education97.6% · 83 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources92.3% · 65 votes
Environmental Protection84.1% · 63 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues93.1% · 58 votes
Immigration96.4% · 55 votes
Finance and Financial Sector88.5% · 52 votes
Social Welfare95.6% · 45 votes
Health95.5% · 44 votes
Commerce90.7% · 43 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 37 votes
Animals96.7% · 30 votes
Science, Technology, Communications88% · 25 votes
Law100% · 22 votes
Sports and Recreation85% · 20 votes
Income tax68.4% · 19 votes
District of Columbia100% · 12 votes
Families100% · 11 votes
Water Resources Development100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Native Americans— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Political participation— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Real property— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 61 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Cemeteries and funerals, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Congressional oversight, Corporations, Dairy industry, Day care, Disaster relief, Droughts, Economic stabilization, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Impeachments, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Investment guaranty insurance, Leases, Libraries, Lobbying, Lotteries, Minorities, Motor vehicles, Municipal finance, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal service, Power resources, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recreation areas, Refugees, Right of privacy, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Territories (U.S.), Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

14 Congresses
90th · 196794th · 197595th · 1977103rd · 1993
Republican · House · MI90th–93rd
Democrat · House · MI94th–94th
Democrat · Senate · MI95th–103rd
Term datesexact
Members · Michigan
DR

Donald Wayne Riegle Jr.

Senator from Michigan
SENATER→D1967–199514 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
88.4%with Democrats
of 4,444 votes · 11.6% with Republicans
Nominations100%of 25 votes
All contested88%of 4,469 · combined
Steepest move+32 pts1967→69, as a Republican
Changed parties94thR→D · votes moved first

Career arc

100500R→D19671993
1993–94 · 103rd · Democrat95.3%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 419 contested votes scored in the 103rd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance90.7% · 1,011
Armed Forces and National Security95.5% · 355
Government Operations and Politics90.3% · 320
International Affairs94.7% · 227
Energy93.2% · 205
Agriculture and Food90.1% · 171
Labor and Employment96.4% · 168
Taxation87.1% · 140
Foreign Trade and International Finance92.8% · 125
Transportation and Public Works93.6% · 125
Congress86.7% · 120
Crime and Law Enforcement89.3% · 84
Education97.6% · 83
Public Lands and Natural Resources92.3% · 65
Environmental Protection84.1% · 63
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues93.1% · 58
Immigration96.4% · 55
Finance and Financial Sector88.5% · 52
Social Welfare95.6% · 45
Health95.5% · 44
Commerce90.7% · 43
Housing and Community Development100% · 37
Animals96.7% · 30
Science, Technology, Communications88% · 25
Law100% · 22
Sports and Recreation85% · 20
Income tax68.4% · 19
District of Columbia100% · 12
Families100% · 11
Water Resources Development100% · 10
Political representation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Mines and mineral resources— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Depletion allowances— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Independent regulatory commissions— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Native Americans— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Public works— · 4
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 3
Congressional-executive relations— · 3
Credit— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Political participation— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Executive reorganization— · 2
Government securities— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Printing— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Youth— · 2
Conferences— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Noise— · 1
Real property— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 61 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Cemeteries and funerals, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Congressional oversight, Corporations, Dairy industry, Day care, Disaster relief, Droughts, Economic stabilization, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Impeachments, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Investment guaranty insurance, Leases, Libraries, Lobbying, Lotteries, Minorities, Motor vehicles, Municipal finance, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal service, Power resources, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recreation areas, Refugees, Right of privacy, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Territories (U.S.), Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

90th · 1967103rd · 1993
Republican90th–93rd
Democrat94th–94th
Democrat95th–103rd

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