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Clifford Philip Case

Senator from New Jersey
SENATEREPUBLICAN1945–1979ID C000220
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LegislationHEADLINE
70%with Dems
of 3,701 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
70%with Dems
of 3,701 · both combined
Steepest move
+46 pts
1947 → 1949
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 ↓194519511957196319691975
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Republican
84.4%with Democrats
of 488 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1947 → 1949, +46 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, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978S. 2493No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 488 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance88.4% · 172 votes
Government Operations and Politics70.3% · 155 votes
Energy87.3% · 134 votes
Armed Forces and National Security76.6% · 77 votes
Taxation68.5% · 73 votes
Congress73.3% · 60 votes
Law81% · 58 votes
International Affairs71.4% · 56 votes
Agriculture and Food87.3% · 55 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources87.8% · 41 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance86.8% · 38 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 32 votes
Animals100% · 29 votes
Commerce88.9% · 27 votes
Transportation and Public Works88.5% · 26 votes
Social Welfare83.3% · 24 votes
Depletion allowances87% · 23 votes
Education95.5% · 22 votes
Environmental Protection85.7% · 21 votes
Income tax52.6% · 19 votes
Health94.4% · 18 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement88.2% · 17 votes
Power resources100% · 17 votes
Finance and Financial Sector92.9% · 14 votes
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 14 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations90.9% · 11 votes
Political participation100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Political representation— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Mortgages— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 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
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 41 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, 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

17 Congresses
79th · 194584th · 195595th · 1977
Republican · House · NJ79th–83rd
Republican · Senate · NJ84th–95th
Term datesexact
Members · New Jersey
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Clifford Philip Case

Senator from New Jersey
SENATER1945–197917 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
69.5%with Democrats
of 3,701 votes · 30.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested70%of 3,701 · combined
Steepest move+46 pts1947→49, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019451977
1977–78 · 95th · Republican · of 488 votes84.4%

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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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 488 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance88.4% · 172
Government Operations and Politics70.3% · 155
Energy87.3% · 134
Armed Forces and National Security76.6% · 77
Taxation68.5% · 73
Congress73.3% · 60
Law81% · 58
International Affairs71.4% · 56
Agriculture and Food87.3% · 55
Public Lands and Natural Resources87.8% · 41
Foreign Trade and International Finance86.8% · 38
Labor and Employment100% · 32
Animals100% · 29
Commerce88.9% · 27
Transportation and Public Works88.5% · 26
Social Welfare83.3% · 24
Depletion allowances87% · 23
Education95.5% · 22
Environmental Protection85.7% · 21
Income tax52.6% · 19
Health94.4% · 18
Crime and Law Enforcement88.2% · 17
Power resources100% · 17
Finance and Financial Sector92.9% · 14
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 14
Congressional-Presidential relations90.9% · 11
Political participation100% · 10
Automobile insurance— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 8
Political representation— · 8
Public works— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Solar heating and cooling— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Housing and Community Development— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Credit— · 4
Mortgages— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Range management— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Mines and mineral resources— · 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
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 41 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, 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

79th · 194595th · 1977
Republican79th–83rd
Republican84th–95th

Party switchers

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