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Harry S. Truman

Senator from Missouri
SENATEDEMOCRAT1935–1947ID T000387
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LegislationHEADLINE
87%with Dems
of 468 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
87%with Dems
of 468 · both combined
Steepest move
+10 pts
1943 → 1945
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 ↓19351941
1945–4679th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
100%with Democrats
of 1 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1943 → 1945, +10 pts — while still a Democrat.
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
Jan 6, 1945S.Res. 4No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
1 most recent roll calls shown · 1 contested votes scored in the 79th 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
74th · 193579th · 1945
Democrat · Senate · MO74th–79th
Term datesexact
Members · Missouri
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Harry S. Truman

Senator from Missouri
SENATED1935–19476 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
87%with Democrats
of 468 votes · 13% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested87%of 468 · combined
Steepest move+10 pts1943→45, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019351945
1945–46 · 79th · Democrat · of 1 votes100%

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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.
Latest 1 shown · 1 contested votes scored in the 79th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

74th · 193579th · 1945
Democrat74th–79th

Party switchers

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