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Donald Wilbur Stewart

Senator from Alabama
SENATEDEMOCRAT1979–1981ID S000907
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LegislationHEADLINE
73%with Dems
of 404 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
73%with Dems
of 404 · both combined

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 ↓1979
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
72.8%with Democrats
of 404 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
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 15, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM 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
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Dec 15, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
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 recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 404 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance66.3% · 80 votes
International Affairs66.7% · 48 votes
Government Operations and Politics84.1% · 44 votes
Taxation86.1% · 36 votes
Armed Forces and National Security73.3% · 30 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues50% · 30 votes
Energy66.7% · 21 votes
Education55% · 20 votes
Housing and Community Development88.2% · 17 votes
Transportation and Public Works92.3% · 13 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources83.3% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Agriculture and Food— · 9 votes
Commerce— · 7 votes
Environmental Protection— · 7 votes
Labor and Employment— · 7 votes
Social Welfare— · 7 votes
Congress— · 6 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 5 votes
Law— · 3 votes
Animals— · 1 vote

They also voted in 9 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Crime and Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, Families, Finance and Financial Sector, Health, Immigration, Private Legislation, Science, Technology, Communications.

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

Service record

1 Congresses
96th · 1979
Democrat · Senate · AL96th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Alabama
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Donald Wilbur Stewart

Senator from Alabama
SENATED1979–19811 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
72.8%with Democrats
of 404 votes · 27.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested73%of 404 · combined

Career arc

10050019791979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 404 votes72.8%

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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 majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 404 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance66.3% · 80
International Affairs66.7% · 48
Government Operations and Politics84.1% · 44
Taxation86.1% · 36
Armed Forces and National Security73.3% · 30
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues50% · 30
Energy66.7% · 21
Education55% · 20
Housing and Community Development88.2% · 17
Transportation and Public Works92.3% · 13
Public Lands and Natural Resources83.3% · 12
Agriculture and Food— · 9
Commerce— · 7
Environmental Protection— · 7
Labor and Employment— · 7
Social Welfare— · 7
Congress— · 6
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 5
Law— · 3
Animals— · 1

Also voted in 9 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Crime and Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, Families, Finance and Financial Sector, Health, Immigration, Private Legislation, Science, Technology, Communications.

Service record

96th · 197996th · 1979
Democrat96th–96th

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