Richard Brevard Russell Jr.

Senator from Georgia

SENATEDEMOCRAT1931–1971ID R000536

LegislationHEADLINE

61%with Dems

of 2,657 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

61%with Dems

of 2,657 · both combined

Steepest move

−27 pts

1957 → 1959

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 ↓1931193719431949195519611967

1969–7091st Congress

Sat as a Democrat

33.6%with Democrats

of 128 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1957 → 1959, −27 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

Dec 3, 1970H.R. 17755No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 2, 1970H.R. 471No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 19, 1970H.R. 18546No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 18546), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Nov 17, 1970S. 2193No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Oct 14, 1970S. 2193No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 13, 1970H.J.Res. 264No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 13, 1970S.Res. 4778No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 13, 1970H.J.Res. 264No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Oct 12, 1970H.J.Res. 264No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 128 contested votes scored in the 91st 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

20 Congresses

72nd · 193191st · 1969

Democrat · Senate · GA72nd–91st

Term datesyears only to 1931 · exact from 1933

Richard Brevard Russell Jr.

Senator from Georgia

SENATED1931–197120 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

60.6%with Democrats

of 2,657 votes · 39.4% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested61%of 2,657 · combined

Steepest move−27 pts1957→59, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019311969

1969–70 · 91st · Democrat · of 128 votes33.6%

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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.

Democratic majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 128 contested votes scored in the 91st

By policy area

career

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

Service record

72nd · 193191st · 1969

Democrat72nd–91st

Party switchers

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