Brockman (Brock) Adams

Senator from Washington

SENATEDEMOCRAT1965–1993ID A000031

LegislationHEADLINE

91%with Dems

of 2,377 votes

Nominations

100%with Dems

of 8 · confirmations only

All contested

91%with Dems

of 2,385 · both combined

Steepest move

+13 pts

1975 → 1977

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 ↓19651971197719831989

1991–92102nd Congress

Sat as a Democrat

96%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, +13 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Oct 8, 1992H.R. 11A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 8, 1992H.R. 11A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 8, 1992H.R. 11A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Oct 8, 1992H.R. 429A bill to authorize additional appropriations for the construction of the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Shoshone Project, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Wyoming.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 8, 1992H.R. 776A bill to provide for improved energy efficiency.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5427A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 5, 1992S. 12A bill to amend title VI of the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure carriage on cable television of local news and other programming and to restore the right of local regulatory authorities to regulate cable television rates, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 2, 1992S. 2899A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs of the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 2, 1992H.R. 3371A bill to control and prevent crime.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 280 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance91.9% · 333 votes

Government Operations and Politics91.9% · 173 votes

Armed Forces and National Security93.2% · 147 votes

Energy91.3% · 104 votes

Congress98.9% · 92 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 89 votes

International Affairs90.2% · 82 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance60.3% · 58 votes

Transportation and Public Works88.9% · 54 votes

Agriculture and Food82.6% · 46 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement92.7% · 41 votes

Taxation95.1% · 41 votes

Finance and Financial Sector94.1% · 34 votes

Education97% · 33 votes

Health90% · 30 votes

Commerce96% · 25 votes

Environmental Protection84% · 25 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues90.9% · 22 votes

Housing and Community Development95.2% · 21 votes

Law100% · 19 votes

District of Columbia100% · 15 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources93.3% · 15 votes

Mines and mineral resources92.9% · 14 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes

Immigration— · 9 votes

Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes

Families— · 8 votes

Lobbying— · 8 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes

Social Welfare— · 8 votes

Depletion allowances— · 7 votes

Independent regulatory commissions— · 6 votes

Mortgages— · 6 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes

Commemorations— · 4 votes

Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes

Political participation— · 4 votes

Private Legislation— · 4 votes

Public works— · 4 votes

Credit— · 3 votes

International economic relations— · 3 votes

Petroleum industry— · 3 votes

Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes

Revenue sharing— · 3 votes

Conferences— · 2 votes

Constitutional amendments— · 2 votes

Life insurance— · 2 votes

Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes

Native Americans— · 2 votes

Printing— · 2 votes

Real property— · 2 votes

Water Resources Development— · 2 votes

Youth— · 2 votes

Coins and coinage— · 1 vote

Congressional oversight— · 1 vote

Disabled— · 1 vote

Emergency Management— · 1 vote

Executive reorganization— · 1 vote

Government corporations— · 1 vote

Heating— · 1 vote

Industrial relations— · 1 vote

Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote

Lakes— · 1 vote

Livestock— · 1 vote

Motor vehicles— · 1 vote

Noise— · 1 vote

Reclamation of land— · 1 vote

Refugees— · 1 vote

Right of privacy— · 1 vote

Right to counsel— · 1 vote

Rivers— · 1 vote

Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 43 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Awards, medals, prizes, Cemeteries and funerals, Chemicals, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Corporations, Dairy industry, Day care, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Impeachments, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Minorities, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Postal service, Power resources, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recreation areas, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

10 Congresses

89th · 1965100th · 1987102nd · 1991

Democrat · House · WA89th–95th

Democrat · Senate · WA100th–102nd

Term datesexact

Brockman (Brock) Adams

Senator from Washington

SENATED1965–199310 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

90.6%with Democrats

of 2,377 votes · 9.4% with Republicans

Nominations100%of 8 votes

All contested91%of 2,385 · combined

Steepest move+13 pts1975→77, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019651991

1991–92 · 102nd · Democrat96%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 280 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance91.9% · 333

Government Operations and Politics91.9% · 173

Armed Forces and National Security93.2% · 147

Energy91.3% · 104

Congress98.9% · 92

Labor and Employment100% · 89

International Affairs90.2% · 82

Foreign Trade and International Finance60.3% · 58

Transportation and Public Works88.9% · 54

Agriculture and Food82.6% · 46

Crime and Law Enforcement92.7% · 41

Taxation95.1% · 41

Finance and Financial Sector94.1% · 34

Education97% · 33

Health90% · 30

Commerce96% · 25

Environmental Protection84% · 25

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues90.9% · 22

Housing and Community Development95.2% · 21

Law100% · 19

District of Columbia100% · 15

Public Lands and Natural Resources93.3% · 15

Mines and mineral resources92.9% · 14

Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9

Immigration— · 9

Vietnamese Conflict— · 9

Families— · 8

Lobbying— · 8

Science, Technology, Communications— · 8

Social Welfare— · 8

Depletion allowances— · 7

Independent regulatory commissions— · 6

Mortgages— · 6

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5

Commemorations— · 4

Congressional-executive relations— · 4

Political participation— · 4

Private Legislation— · 4

Public works— · 4

Credit— · 3

International economic relations— · 3

Petroleum industry— · 3

Postal rates and revenues— · 3

Revenue sharing— · 3

Conferences— · 2

Constitutional amendments— · 2

Life insurance— · 2

Monuments and memorials— · 2

Native Americans— · 2

Printing— · 2

Real property— · 2

Water Resources Development— · 2

Youth— · 2

Coins and coinage— · 1

Congressional oversight— · 1

Disabled— · 1

Emergency Management— · 1

Executive reorganization— · 1

Government corporations— · 1

Heating— · 1

Industrial relations— · 1

Intergovernmental relations— · 1

Lakes— · 1

Livestock— · 1

Motor vehicles— · 1

Noise— · 1

Reclamation of land— · 1

Refugees— · 1

Right of privacy— · 1

Right to counsel— · 1

Rivers— · 1

Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 43 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: American Revolution Bicentennial, Animals, Awards, medals, prizes, Cemeteries and funerals, Chemicals, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Corporations, Dairy industry, Day care, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Impeachments, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Minorities, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Postal service, Power resources, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recreation areas, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

89th · 1965102nd · 1991

Democrat89th–95th

Democrat100th–102nd

Party switchers

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