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Hugh Doggett Scott Jr.

Senator from Pennsylvania
SENATEREPUBLICAN1941–1977ID S000174
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LegislationHEADLINE
35%with Dems
of 3,179 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
35%with Dems
of 3,179 · both combined
Steepest move
+23 pts
1949 → 1951
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 ↓194119471953195919651971
1975–7694th Congress
Sat as a Republican
48.9%with Democrats
of 521 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1949 → 1951, +23 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
Oct 1, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 1, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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
Oct 1, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1976H.R. 7228No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 1, 1976H.R. 7228No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1976H.R. 12572No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1976S.Con.Res. 211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 521 contested votes scored in the 94th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Government Operations and Politics45.3% · 137 votes
Economics and Public Finance35% · 117 votes
Law92.2% · 64 votes
Armed Forces and National Security9.5% · 63 votes
Taxation12.3% · 57 votes
Energy43.6% · 55 votes
Congress61% · 41 votes
International Affairs6.1% · 33 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources14.8% · 27 votes
Commerce91.7% · 24 votes
Agriculture and Food78.3% · 23 votes
Depletion allowances65.2% · 23 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance19% · 21 votes
Education73.7% · 19 votes
Transportation and Public Works63.2% · 19 votes
Independent regulatory commissions12.5% · 16 votes
Power resources81.3% · 16 votes
Health38.5% · 13 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations36.4% · 11 votes
Social Welfare45.5% · 11 votes
Labor and Employment40% · 10 votes
Political participation0% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Finance and Financial Sector— · 9 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Environmental Protection— · 7 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Automobile insurance— · 4 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Constitutional amendments— · 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 26 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Strategic materials.

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

Service record

17 Congresses
77th · 194186th · 195994th · 1975
Republican · House · PA77th–85th
Republican · Senate · PA86th–94th
Term datesexact
Members · Pennsylvania
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Hugh Doggett Scott Jr.

Senator from Pennsylvania
SENATER1941–197717 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
34.7%with Democrats
of 3,179 votes · 65.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested35%of 3,179 · combined
Steepest move+23 pts1949→51, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019411975
1975–76 · 94th · Republican · of 521 votes48.9%

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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 · 521 contested votes scored in the 94th

By policy area

career
Government Operations and Politics45.3% · 137
Economics and Public Finance35% · 117
Law92.2% · 64
Armed Forces and National Security9.5% · 63
Taxation12.3% · 57
Energy43.6% · 55
Congress61% · 41
International Affairs6.1% · 33
Public Lands and Natural Resources14.8% · 27
Commerce91.7% · 24
Agriculture and Food78.3% · 23
Depletion allowances65.2% · 23
Foreign Trade and International Finance19% · 21
Education73.7% · 19
Transportation and Public Works63.2% · 19
Independent regulatory commissions12.5% · 16
Power resources81.3% · 16
Health38.5% · 13
Congressional-Presidential relations36.4% · 11
Social Welfare45.5% · 11
Labor and Employment40% · 10
Political participation0% · 10
Finance and Financial Sector— · 9
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 8
Public works— · 8
Environmental Protection— · 7
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6
Day care— · 5
Housing and Community Development— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Automobile insurance— · 4
Credit— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Heating— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Range management— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Constitutional amendments— · 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 26 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Strategic materials.

Service record

77th · 194194th · 1975
Republican77th–85th
Republican86th–94th

Party switchers

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