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Paul Spyros Sarbanes

Senator from Maryland
SENATEDEMOCRAT1971–2007ID S000064
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LegislationHEADLINE
95%with Dems
of 6,758 votes
Nominations
100%with Dems
of 101 · confirmations only
All contested
95%with Dems
of 6,859 · both combined
Steepest move
+6 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓197119771983198919952001
2005–06109th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
97.6%with Democrats
legislation only
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +6 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 9, 2006H.R. 6111An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 9, 2006H.R. 6111An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 9, 2006H.R. 6111An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textAn act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring provisions, 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
Dec 8, 2006noneKent A. Jordan, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third CircuitNOMINATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 8, 2006noneKent A. Jordan, of Delaware, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third CircuitNOMINATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 7, 2006noneAndrew von Eschenbach, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human ServicesNOMINATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 7, 2006noneAndrew von Eschenbach, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human ServicesNOMINATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 6, 2006noneRobert M. Gates, of Texas, to be Secretary of DefenseNOMINATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 5, 2006H.R. 5384To provide emergency agricultural disaster assistance.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 387 contested votes scored in the 109th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance95.7% · 1,963 votes
Armed Forces and National Security94.2% · 539 votes
Government Operations and Politics94.8% · 459 votes
Taxation97.2% · 399 votes
International Affairs95.1% · 327 votes
Energy95.4% · 261 votes
Agriculture and Food91% · 212 votes
Labor and Employment98.4% · 192 votes
Congress92.3% · 181 votes
Transportation and Public Works97.1% · 171 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement98.1% · 156 votes
Finance and Financial Sector95.4% · 152 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance95.4% · 152 votes
Health98% · 148 votes
Education98.6% · 142 votes
Immigration96.2% · 106 votes
Social Welfare94% · 100 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.8% · 90 votes
Environmental Protection95.1% · 81 votes
Commerce97.1% · 69 votes
Law100% · 59 votes
Science, Technology, Communications91.5% · 59 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues94.8% · 58 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 40 votes
Animals100% · 31 votes
Emergency Management100% · 24 votes
Water Resources Development95.7% · 23 votes
Income tax90% · 20 votes
Sports and Recreation95% · 20 votes
District of Columbia100% · 15 votes
Mines and mineral resources85.7% · 14 votes
Families100% · 13 votes
Commemorations91.7% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Political representation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Native Americans— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 6 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 6 votes
Industrial relations— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Amnesties— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Private Legislation— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 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
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 50 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, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Corporations, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Droughts, Economic stabilization, Electronic surveillance, 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, Lotteries, Minorities, Municipal finance, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recreation areas, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

18 Congresses
92nd · 197195th · 1977109th · 2005
Democrat · House · MD92nd–94th
Democrat · Senate · MD95th–109th
Term datesexact
Members · Maryland
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Paul Spyros Sarbanes

Senator from Maryland
SENATED1971–200718 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
95.3%with Democrats
of 6,758 votes · 4.7% with Republicans
Nominations100%of 101 votes
All contested95%of 6,859 · combined
Steepest move+6 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019712005
2005–06 · 109th · Democrat97.6%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 387 contested votes scored in the 109th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance95.7% · 1,963
Armed Forces and National Security94.2% · 539
Government Operations and Politics94.8% · 459
Taxation97.2% · 399
International Affairs95.1% · 327
Energy95.4% · 261
Agriculture and Food91% · 212
Labor and Employment98.4% · 192
Congress92.3% · 181
Transportation and Public Works97.1% · 171
Crime and Law Enforcement98.1% · 156
Finance and Financial Sector95.4% · 152
Foreign Trade and International Finance95.4% · 152
Health98% · 148
Education98.6% · 142
Immigration96.2% · 106
Social Welfare94% · 100
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.8% · 90
Environmental Protection95.1% · 81
Commerce97.1% · 69
Law100% · 59
Science, Technology, Communications91.5% · 59
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues94.8% · 58
Housing and Community Development100% · 40
Animals100% · 31
Emergency Management100% · 24
Water Resources Development95.7% · 23
Income tax90% · 20
Sports and Recreation95% · 20
District of Columbia100% · 15
Mines and mineral resources85.7% · 14
Families100% · 13
Commemorations91.7% · 12
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Political representation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Native Americans— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Solar heating and cooling— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Constitutional amendments— · 6
Independent regulatory commissions— · 6
Industrial relations— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Amnesties— · 5
Black lung— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Private Legislation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Youth— · 2
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 50 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Cemeteries and funerals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Corporations, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Droughts, Economic stabilization, Electronic surveillance, 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, Lotteries, Minorities, Municipal finance, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recreation areas, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

92nd · 1971109th · 2005
Democrat92nd–94th
Democrat95th–109th

Party switchers

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