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Richard Schultz Schweiker

Senator from Pennsylvania
SENATEREPUBLICAN1961–1981ID S000159
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LegislationHEADLINE
53%with Dems
of 3,074 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
53%with Dems
of 3,074 · both combined
Steepest move
−50 pts
1975 → 1977
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 ↓1961196719731979
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Republican
24.8%with Democrats
of 436 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, −50 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 13, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
YEAVoted against both majorities — not scored
Dec 12, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 436 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance45.7% · 269 votes
Government Operations and Politics60% · 195 votes
Energy42.9% · 156 votes
Armed Forces and National Security60.6% · 109 votes
International Affairs33% · 109 votes
Taxation42.7% · 103 votes
Law76% · 75 votes
Congress65.7% · 67 votes
Agriculture and Food43.8% · 64 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources39.7% · 58 votes
Education32% · 50 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance37.8% · 45 votes
Transportation and Public Works65.9% · 41 votes
Labor and Employment61.5% · 39 votes
Commerce67.6% · 34 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues41.9% · 31 votes
Social Welfare61.3% · 31 votes
Environmental Protection50% · 30 votes
Animals3.4% · 29 votes
Depletion allowances95.7% · 23 votes
Income tax20% · 20 votes
Health88.2% · 17 votes
Power resources100% · 17 votes
Housing and Community Development50% · 16 votes
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 16 votes
Finance and Financial Sector78.6% · 14 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement61.5% · 13 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations90.9% · 11 votes
Political participation100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 42 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, District of Columbia, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

10 Congresses
87th · 196191st · 196996th · 1979
Republican · House · PA87th–90th
Republican · Senate · PA91st–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Pennsylvania
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Richard Schultz Schweiker

Senator from Pennsylvania
SENATER1961–198110 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
53%with Democrats
of 3,074 votes · 47% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested53%of 3,074 · combined
Steepest move−50 pts1975→77, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019611979
1979–80 · 96th · Republican · of 436 votes24.8%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 436 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance45.7% · 269
Government Operations and Politics60% · 195
Energy42.9% · 156
Armed Forces and National Security60.6% · 109
International Affairs33% · 109
Taxation42.7% · 103
Law76% · 75
Congress65.7% · 67
Agriculture and Food43.8% · 64
Public Lands and Natural Resources39.7% · 58
Education32% · 50
Foreign Trade and International Finance37.8% · 45
Transportation and Public Works65.9% · 41
Labor and Employment61.5% · 39
Commerce67.6% · 34
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues41.9% · 31
Social Welfare61.3% · 31
Environmental Protection50% · 30
Animals3.4% · 29
Depletion allowances95.7% · 23
Income tax20% · 20
Health88.2% · 17
Power resources100% · 17
Housing and Community Development50% · 16
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 16
Finance and Financial Sector78.6% · 14
Crime and Law Enforcement61.5% · 13
Congressional-Presidential relations90.9% · 11
Political participation100% · 10
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 8
Public works— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Credit— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Families— · 3
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Range management— · 3
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 42 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, District of Columbia, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Service record

87th · 196196th · 1979
Republican87th–90th
Republican91st–96th

Party switchers

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