Barbara Boxer

Senator from California

SENATEDEMOCRAT1983–2017ID B000711

LegislationHEADLINE

96%with Dems

of 6,455 votes

Nominations

100%with Dems

of 367 · confirmations only

All contested

97%with Dems

of 6,822 · both combined

Steepest move

+6 pts

1997 → 1999

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 ↓198319891995200120072013

2015–16114th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

98.1%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1997 → 1999, +6 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Dec 10, 2016S. 612A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the "George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse".LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 9, 2016H.R. 2028A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Full textA bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored

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Dec 9, 2016H.R. 2028A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 8, 2016S. 2943An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 7, 2016S. 2943An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 7, 2016H.R. 34A bill to authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 5, 2016H.R. 34A bill to authorize and strengthen the tsunami detection, forecast, warning, research, and mitigation program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 1, 2016H.R. 6297A bill to reauthorize the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 274 contested votes scored in the 114th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance96.8% · 2,095 votes

Armed Forces and National Security95% · 621 votes

Taxation97.3% · 372 votes

Government Operations and Politics95% · 341 votes

Congress95.7% · 299 votes

Health98.9% · 272 votes

International Affairs97% · 270 votes

Finance and Financial Sector95.9% · 172 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 172 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement96.4% · 166 votes

Transportation and Public Works93.4% · 166 votes

Education98.7% · 152 votes

Agriculture and Food93.2% · 147 votes

Immigration91.5% · 141 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance96.4% · 138 votes

Energy97.7% · 130 votes

Science, Technology, Communications92.6% · 94 votes

Social Welfare95.5% · 88 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources97.6% · 83 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 69 votes

Housing and Community Development100% · 64 votes

Commerce95% · 60 votes

Emergency Management94.3% · 53 votes

Water Resources Development94.2% · 52 votes

Law100% · 51 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues95.9% · 49 votes

Native Americans100% · 17 votes

Commemorations84.6% · 13 votes

Families100% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3 votes

Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes

They also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

17 Congresses

98th · 1983103rd · 1993114th · 2015

Democrat · House · CA98th–102nd

Democrat · Senate · CA103rd–114th

Term datesexact

Barbara Boxer

Senator from California

SENATED1983–201717 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

96.4%with Democrats

of 6,455 votes · 3.6% with Republicans

Nominations100%of 367 votes

All contested97%of 6,822 · combined

Steepest move+6 pts1997→99, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019832015

2015–16 · 114th · Democrat98.1%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

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Latest 6 shown · 274 contested votes scored in the 114th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance96.8% · 2,095

Armed Forces and National Security95% · 621

Taxation97.3% · 372

Government Operations and Politics95% · 341

Congress95.7% · 299

Health98.9% · 272

International Affairs97% · 270

Finance and Financial Sector95.9% · 172

Labor and Employment100% · 172

Crime and Law Enforcement96.4% · 166

Transportation and Public Works93.4% · 166

Education98.7% · 152

Agriculture and Food93.2% · 147

Immigration91.5% · 141

Foreign Trade and International Finance96.4% · 138

Energy97.7% · 130

Science, Technology, Communications92.6% · 94

Social Welfare95.5% · 88

Public Lands and Natural Resources97.6% · 83

Environmental Protection100% · 69

Housing and Community Development100% · 64

Commerce95% · 60

Emergency Management94.3% · 53

Water Resources Development94.2% · 52

Law100% · 51

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues95.9% · 49

Native Americans100% · 17

Commemorations84.6% · 13

Families100% · 11

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 3

Social Sciences and History— · 2

Also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Private Legislation, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

98th · 1983114th · 2015

Democrat98th–102nd

Democrat103rd–114th

Party switchers

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