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George Laird Shoup

Senator from Idaho
SENATEREPUBLICAN1889–1901ID S000382
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LegislationHEADLINE
9%with Dems
of 937 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
9%with Dems
of 937 · both combined
Steepest move
−12 pts
1891 → 1893
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 ↓18891895
1899–190056th Congress
Sat as a Republican
2.5%with Democrats
of 119 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1891 → 1893, −12 pts — within one party label.
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
Mar 2, 1901H.R. 636No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1901H.R. 9047No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1901H.R. 13705No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 13705), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored
Mar 1, 1901H.R. 14018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 1, 1901H.R. 14018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 1, 1901H.R. 14018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 1, 1901H.R. 14018No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Mar 1, 1901H.R. 10302No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Feb 27, 1901H.R. 14017No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 119 contested votes scored in the 56th 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

6 Congresses
51st · 188956th · 1899
Republican · Senate · ID51st–56th
Term datesexact
Members · Idaho
GS

George Laird Shoup

Senator from Idaho
SENATER1889–19016 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
9%with Democrats
of 937 votes · 91% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested9%of 937 · combined
Steepest move−12 pts1891→93, as a Republican

Career arc

10050018891899
1899–1900 · 56th · Republican · of 119 votes2.5%

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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 majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 119 contested votes scored in the 56th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

51st · 188956th · 1899
Republican51st–56th

Party switchers

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