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Richard Bernard Stone

Senator from Florida
SENATEDEMOCRAT1975–1981ID S000962
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LegislationHEADLINE
54%with Dems
of 1,442 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
54%with Dems
of 1,442 · both combined
Steepest move
+10 pts
1977 → 1979
still a Democrat

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 ↓1975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
59.9%with Democrats
of 424 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +10 pts — while still a Democrat.
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 recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 13, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1980S.Res. 562No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 12, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 424 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance54% · 174 votes
Government Operations and Politics62.2% · 143 votes
Energy37.3% · 126 votes
Taxation56.3% · 112 votes
International Affairs48.2% · 85 votes
Armed Forces and National Security35.2% · 71 votes
Agriculture and Food66.1% · 62 votes
Congress44.1% · 59 votes
Law35.7% · 56 votes
Education56.8% · 37 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources79.4% · 34 votes
Labor and Employment28.1% · 32 votes
Animals77.4% · 31 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues71% · 31 votes
Transportation and Public Works60% · 30 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance50% · 28 votes
Depletion allowances69.6% · 23 votes
Environmental Protection60.9% · 23 votes
Social Welfare65.2% · 23 votes
Commerce60% · 20 votes
Income tax60% · 20 votes
Housing and Community Development47.1% · 17 votes
Power resources64.7% · 17 votes
Independent regulatory commissions26.7% · 15 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement70% · 10 votes
Political participation70% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Health— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Automobile insurance— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Private Legislation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 36 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, Commemorations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Refugees, Revenue sharing, 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

3 Congresses
94th · 197596th · 1979
Democrat · Senate · FL94th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Florida
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Richard Bernard Stone

Senator from Florida
SENATED1975–19813 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
53.5%with Democrats
of 1,442 votes · 46.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested54%of 1,442 · combined
Steepest move+10 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 424 votes59.9%

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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 · 424 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance54% · 174
Government Operations and Politics62.2% · 143
Energy37.3% · 126
Taxation56.3% · 112
International Affairs48.2% · 85
Armed Forces and National Security35.2% · 71
Agriculture and Food66.1% · 62
Congress44.1% · 59
Law35.7% · 56
Education56.8% · 37
Public Lands and Natural Resources79.4% · 34
Labor and Employment28.1% · 32
Animals77.4% · 31
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues71% · 31
Transportation and Public Works60% · 30
Foreign Trade and International Finance50% · 28
Depletion allowances69.6% · 23
Environmental Protection60.9% · 23
Social Welfare65.2% · 23
Commerce60% · 20
Income tax60% · 20
Housing and Community Development47.1% · 17
Power resources64.7% · 17
Independent regulatory commissions26.7% · 15
Crime and Law Enforcement70% · 10
Political participation70% · 10
Political representation— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Health— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5
Families— · 3
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Public works— · 3
Range management— · 3
Automobile insurance— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Mines and mineral resources— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Congressional oversight— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Private Legislation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 36 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Commemorations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Service record

94th · 197596th · 1979
Democrat94th–96th

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