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Edward William Brooke III

Senator from Massachusetts
SENATEREPUBLICAN1967–1979ID B000871
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LegislationHEADLINE
71%with Dems
of 2,144 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
71%with Dems
of 2,144 · both combined
Steepest move
−12 pts
1975 → 1977
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 ↓19671973
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Republican
69.2%with Democrats
of 438 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1975 → 1977, −12 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
Oct 14, 1978noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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
Oct 14, 1978S. 3084No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1978H.R. 50No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 438 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance83.5% · 158 votes
Government Operations and Politics74.3% · 144 votes
Energy82.4% · 125 votes
Taxation69.1% · 81 votes
Armed Forces and National Security64.7% · 68 votes
Law78% · 59 votes
International Affairs64.3% · 56 votes
Agriculture and Food50% · 54 votes
Congress80% · 50 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources76.3% · 38 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance52.9% · 34 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 31 votes
Animals13.8% · 29 votes
Commerce96% · 25 votes
Transportation and Public Works88% · 25 votes
Depletion allowances86.4% · 22 votes
Education95.5% · 22 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 21 votes
Social Welfare85% · 20 votes
Income tax61.1% · 18 votes
Power resources100% · 17 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement85.7% · 14 votes
Health84.6% · 13 votes
Independent regulatory commissions81.8% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Political participation— · 9 votes
Political representation— · 9 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 7 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6 votes
Amnesties— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 4 votes
Industrial relations— · 4 votes
Mortgages— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Age and employment— · 3 votes
Automobile insurance— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
International monetary system— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Government publications— · 1 vote
Government securities— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 42 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, District of Columbia, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

6 Congresses
90th · 196795th · 1977
Republican · Senate · MA90th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Massachusetts
EB

Edward William Brooke III

Senator from Massachusetts
SENATER1967–19796 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
70.9%with Democrats
of 2,144 votes · 29.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested71%of 2,144 · combined
Steepest move−12 pts1975→77, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019671977
1977–78 · 95th · Republican · of 438 votes69.2%

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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 · 438 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance83.5% · 158
Government Operations and Politics74.3% · 144
Energy82.4% · 125
Taxation69.1% · 81
Armed Forces and National Security64.7% · 68
Law78% · 59
International Affairs64.3% · 56
Agriculture and Food50% · 54
Congress80% · 50
Public Lands and Natural Resources76.3% · 38
Foreign Trade and International Finance52.9% · 34
Labor and Employment100% · 31
Animals13.8% · 29
Commerce96% · 25
Transportation and Public Works88% · 25
Depletion allowances86.4% · 22
Education95.5% · 22
Environmental Protection100% · 21
Social Welfare85% · 20
Income tax61.1% · 18
Power resources100% · 17
Crime and Law Enforcement85.7% · 14
Health84.6% · 13
Independent regulatory commissions81.8% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Political participation— · 9
Political representation— · 9
Economic stabilization— · 8
Public works— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 7
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6
Amnesties— · 5
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Housing and Community Development— · 4
Industrial relations— · 4
Mortgages— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Age and employment— · 3
Automobile insurance— · 3
Credit— · 3
Finance and Financial Sector— · 3
Heating— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Range management— · 3
Government corporations— · 2
International monetary system— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Government publications— · 1
Government securities— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 42 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, District of Columbia, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Service record

90th · 196795th · 1977
Republican90th–95th

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