William Bart Saxbe

Senator from Ohio

SENATEREPUBLICAN1969–1975ID S000096

LegislationHEADLINE

32%with Dems

of 607 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

32%with Dems

of 607 · both combined

Steepest move

−15 pts

1969 → 1971

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 ↓1969

1973–7493rd Congress

Sat as a Republican

30.4%with Democrats

of 168 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, −15 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

Dec 19, 1973S. 2776No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 19, 1973S. 1435No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 1973S. 1868No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 1868), 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

Open roll call

Dec 18, 1973S. 1868No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 17, 1973H.R. 11771No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 17, 1973H.R. 11771No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 17, 1973S. 2772No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 17, 1973S. 2772No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 17, 1973S. 1868No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 168 contested votes scored in the 93rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance33.3% · 27 votes

Government Operations and Politics56.3% · 16 votes

International Affairs25% · 16 votes

Armed Forces and National Security53.8% · 13 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources9.1% · 11 votes

Energy20% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Economic stabilization— · 7 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes

Health— · 7 votes

Labor and Employment— · 7 votes

Social Welfare— · 7 votes

Congressional-Presidential relations— · 5 votes

Transportation and Public Works— · 5 votes

Credit— · 4 votes

Agriculture and Food— · 2 votes

Commerce— · 2 votes

District of Columbia— · 2 votes

Environmental Protection— · 2 votes

Public works— · 2 votes

Commemorations— · 1 vote

Education— · 1 vote

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 1 vote

Mines and mineral resources— · 1 vote

Science, Technology, Communications— · 1 vote

They also voted in 17 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Child welfare, Congress, Congressional-executive relations, Crime and Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, Explosives, Gold, Housing and Community Development, Law, Motor vehicles, Petroleum industry, Private Legislation, Rivers, Sports and Recreation, Taxation.

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

Service record

3 Congresses

91st · 196993rd · 1973

Republican · Senate · OH91st–93rd

Term datesexact

William Bart Saxbe

Senator from Ohio

SENATER1969–19753 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

32.5%with Democrats

of 607 votes · 67.5% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested32%of 607 · combined

Steepest move−15 pts1969→71, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019691973

1973–74 · 93rd · Republican · of 168 votes30.4%

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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 · 168 contested votes scored in the 93rd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance33.3% · 27

Government Operations and Politics56.3% · 16

International Affairs25% · 16

Armed Forces and National Security53.8% · 13

Public Lands and Natural Resources9.1% · 11

Energy20% · 10

Economic stabilization— · 7

Finance and Financial Sector— · 7

Health— · 7

Labor and Employment— · 7

Social Welfare— · 7

Congressional-Presidential relations— · 5

Transportation and Public Works— · 5

Credit— · 4

Agriculture and Food— · 2

Commerce— · 2

District of Columbia— · 2

Environmental Protection— · 2

Public works— · 2

Commemorations— · 1

Education— · 1

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 1

Mines and mineral resources— · 1

Science, Technology, Communications— · 1

Also voted in 17 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Child welfare, Congress, Congressional-executive relations, Crime and Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, Explosives, Gold, Housing and Community Development, Law, Motor vehicles, Petroleum industry, Private Legislation, Rivers, Sports and Recreation, Taxation.

Service record

91st · 196993rd · 1973

Republican91st–93rd

Party switchers

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