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Robert Taft Jr.

Senator from Ohio
SENATEREPUBLICAN1963–1977ID T000010
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LegislationHEADLINE
28%with Dems
of 1,585 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
28%with Dems
of 1,585 · both combined
Steepest move
−20 pts
1969 → 1971
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 ↓196319691975
1975–7694th Congress
Sat as a Republican
29.2%with Democrats
of 493 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, −20 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
Sep 30, 1976S. 1026No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Sep 30, 1976H.R. 14232No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 29, 1976H.R. 8401No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 8401), 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
Sep 29, 1976H.R. 8401No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Sep 29, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 29, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 29, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 29, 1976H.R. 13655No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Sep 29, 1976H.R. 10210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 493 contested votes scored in the 94th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Government Operations and Politics35.2% · 125 votes
Economics and Public Finance30.6% · 108 votes
Law33.9% · 59 votes
Taxation31% · 58 votes
Armed Forces and National Security20% · 55 votes
Energy20% · 50 votes
Congress7.5% · 40 votes
International Affairs10.3% · 29 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources44% · 25 votes
Commerce22.7% · 22 votes
Agriculture and Food45% · 20 votes
Depletion allowances10.5% · 19 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance47.4% · 19 votes
Transportation and Public Works21.1% · 19 votes
Education77.8% · 18 votes
Independent regulatory commissions6.7% · 15 votes
Health46.2% · 13 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations36.4% · 11 votes
Labor and Employment27.3% · 11 votes
Power resources54.5% · 11 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement50% · 10 votes
Political participation20% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Finance and Financial Sector— · 9 votes
Social Welfare— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Environmental Protection— · 7 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
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
Government publications— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 29 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, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Lobbying, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, 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

6 Congresses
88th · 196392nd · 197194th · 1975
Republican · House · OH88th–91st
Republican · Senate · OH92nd–94th
Term datesexact
Members · Ohio
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Robert Taft Jr.

Senator from Ohio
SENATER1963–19776 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
28%with Democrats
of 1,585 votes · 72% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested28%of 1,585 · combined
Steepest move−20 pts1969→71, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019631975
1975–76 · 94th · Republican · of 493 votes29.2%

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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 · 493 contested votes scored in the 94th

By policy area

career
Government Operations and Politics35.2% · 125
Economics and Public Finance30.6% · 108
Law33.9% · 59
Taxation31% · 58
Armed Forces and National Security20% · 55
Energy20% · 50
Congress7.5% · 40
International Affairs10.3% · 29
Public Lands and Natural Resources44% · 25
Commerce22.7% · 22
Agriculture and Food45% · 20
Depletion allowances10.5% · 19
Foreign Trade and International Finance47.4% · 19
Transportation and Public Works21.1% · 19
Education77.8% · 18
Independent regulatory commissions6.7% · 15
Health46.2% · 13
Congressional-Presidential relations36.4% · 11
Labor and Employment27.3% · 11
Power resources54.5% · 11
Crime and Law Enforcement50% · 10
Political participation20% · 10
Finance and Financial Sector— · 9
Social Welfare— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 8
Public works— · 8
Environmental Protection— · 7
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Day care— · 5
Housing and Community Development— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5
Credit— · 3
Heating— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Territories (U.S.)— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Constitutional amendments— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Government publications— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 29 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Lobbying, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Strategic materials.

Service record

88th · 196394th · 1975
Republican88th–91st
Republican92nd–94th

Party switchers

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