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Morris King Udall

Representative from Arizona
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1961–1993ID U000001
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LegislationHEADLINE
93%with Dems
of 4,568 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
93%with Dems
of 4,568 · both combined
Steepest move
+9 pts
1969 → 1971
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 ↓196119671973197919851991
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
100%with Democrats
of 4 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, +9 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 of these 4 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
Jan 3, 1991H.Res. 5RULES FOR THE 102ND CONGRESSLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Jan 3, 1991H.Res. 5RULES FOR THE 102ND CONGRESSLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jan 3, 1991H.Res. 5RULES FOR THE 102ND CONGRESSLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textRULES FOR THE 102ND CONGRESSParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Jan 3, 1991noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
4 most recent roll calls shown · 4 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance92.3% · 852 votes
Congress95.3% · 382 votes
Armed Forces and National Security90.9% · 309 votes
International Affairs95.3% · 297 votes
Government Operations and Politics92.2% · 255 votes
Energy89.8% · 118 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance89% · 118 votes
Labor and Employment94.5% · 110 votes
Transportation and Public Works82.8% · 99 votes
Agriculture and Food86.7% · 90 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources92.6% · 81 votes
Housing and Community Development93.3% · 75 votes
Education92.5% · 67 votes
Science, Technology, Communications93.7% · 63 votes
Taxation93.3% · 60 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement89.3% · 56 votes
Environmental Protection91.1% · 56 votes
Law98% · 49 votes
Social Welfare91.3% · 46 votes
Health93.3% · 45 votes
Commerce91.9% · 37 votes
Immigration100% · 37 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.1% · 35 votes
Finance and Financial Sector82.8% · 29 votes
Water Resources Development92.6% · 27 votes
Native Americans100% · 18 votes
District of Columbia100% · 13 votes
Industrial relations100% · 13 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Commemorations— · 9 votes
Families— · 9 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Lobbying— · 6 votes
Private Legislation— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
Income tax— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Credit— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Emergency Management— · 2 votes
Financial disclosure— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Executive reorganization— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Life insurance— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political participation— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Revenue sharing— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 81 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, Disabled, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Motor vehicles, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Power resources, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Right to counsel, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

16 Congresses
87th · 1961102nd · 1991
Democrat · House · AZ87th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Arizona
MU

Morris King Udall

Representative from Arizona
HOUSED1961–199316 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
92.7%with Democrats
of 4,568 votes · 7.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested93%of 4,568 · combined
Steepest move+9 pts1969→71, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019611991
1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat · of 4 votes100%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 4 shown · 4 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance92.3% · 852
Congress95.3% · 382
Armed Forces and National Security90.9% · 309
International Affairs95.3% · 297
Government Operations and Politics92.2% · 255
Energy89.8% · 118
Foreign Trade and International Finance89% · 118
Labor and Employment94.5% · 110
Transportation and Public Works82.8% · 99
Agriculture and Food86.7% · 90
Public Lands and Natural Resources92.6% · 81
Housing and Community Development93.3% · 75
Education92.5% · 67
Science, Technology, Communications93.7% · 63
Taxation93.3% · 60
Crime and Law Enforcement89.3% · 56
Environmental Protection91.1% · 56
Law98% · 49
Social Welfare91.3% · 46
Health93.3% · 45
Commerce91.9% · 37
Immigration100% · 37
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues97.1% · 35
Finance and Financial Sector82.8% · 29
Water Resources Development92.6% · 27
Native Americans100% · 18
District of Columbia100% · 13
Industrial relations100% · 13
Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 10
Commemorations— · 9
Families— · 9
Mines and mineral resources— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Lobbying— · 6
Private Legislation— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Independent regulatory commissions— · 5
Public works— · 5
Black lung— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Constitutional amendments— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Government securities— · 3
Income tax— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Contested elections— · 2
Credit— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Emergency Management— · 2
Financial disclosure— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Museums— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Executive reorganization— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Life insurance— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political participation— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Revenue sharing— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 81 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Aquaculture, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, Disabled, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Heating, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Motor vehicles, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Power resources, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Right to counsel, Rivers, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

87th · 1961102nd · 1991
Democrat87th–102nd

Party switchers

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