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Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr.

Senator from Florida
SENATEDEMOCRAT1971–1989ID C000356
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LegislationHEADLINE
65%with Dems
of 3,517 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
65%with Dems
of 3,517 · both combined
Steepest move
+23 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓197119771983
1987–88100th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
84.4%with Democrats
of 308 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +23 pts — while still a Democrat.
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, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5210), 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, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 308 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance67.5% · 692 votes
Armed Forces and National Security61.4% · 311 votes
Government Operations and Politics66.5% · 257 votes
International Affairs73.5% · 189 votes
Energy50.6% · 174 votes
Taxation79.4% · 165 votes
Agriculture and Food73.1% · 145 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance76.1% · 113 votes
Transportation and Public Works64.5% · 93 votes
Labor and Employment61.7% · 81 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources75.6% · 78 votes
Law50.7% · 73 votes
Congress66.7% · 72 votes
Education60.3% · 68 votes
Social Welfare59.2% · 49 votes
Immigration68.1% · 47 votes
Commerce55.3% · 38 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues88.9% · 36 votes
Environmental Protection63.9% · 36 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement45.5% · 33 votes
Finance and Financial Sector57.6% · 33 votes
Animals79.3% · 29 votes
Housing and Community Development65.5% · 29 votes
Sports and Recreation70.8% · 24 votes
Depletion allowances65% · 20 votes
Income tax63.2% · 19 votes
Health50% · 18 votes
Power resources82.4% · 17 votes
Independent regulatory commissions46.7% · 15 votes
Science, Technology, Communications33.3% · 15 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations81.8% · 11 votes
Political participation80% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Economic stabilization— · 7 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 7 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Age and employment— · 4 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Day care— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 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, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, 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, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

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

Service record

9 Congresses
92nd · 1971100th · 1987
Democrat · Senate · FL92nd–100th
Term datesexact
Members · Florida
LC

Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr.

Senator from Florida
SENATED1971–19899 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
65.4%with Democrats
of 3,517 votes · 34.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested65%of 3,517 · combined
Steepest move+23 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019711987
1987–88 · 100th · Democrat · of 308 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 · 308 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance67.5% · 692
Armed Forces and National Security61.4% · 311
Government Operations and Politics66.5% · 257
International Affairs73.5% · 189
Energy50.6% · 174
Taxation79.4% · 165
Agriculture and Food73.1% · 145
Foreign Trade and International Finance76.1% · 113
Transportation and Public Works64.5% · 93
Labor and Employment61.7% · 81
Public Lands and Natural Resources75.6% · 78
Law50.7% · 73
Congress66.7% · 72
Education60.3% · 68
Social Welfare59.2% · 49
Immigration68.1% · 47
Commerce55.3% · 38
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues88.9% · 36
Environmental Protection63.9% · 36
Crime and Law Enforcement45.5% · 33
Finance and Financial Sector57.6% · 33
Animals79.3% · 29
Housing and Community Development65.5% · 29
Sports and Recreation70.8% · 24
Depletion allowances65% · 20
Income tax63.2% · 19
Health50% · 18
Power resources82.4% · 17
Independent regulatory commissions46.7% · 15
Science, Technology, Communications33.3% · 15
Congressional-Presidential relations81.8% · 11
Political participation80% · 10
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Public works— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Economic stabilization— · 7
Solar heating and cooling— · 7
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Age and employment— · 4
Credit— · 4
Day care— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Families— · 3
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Range management— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 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, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, 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, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Service record

92nd · 1971100th · 1987
Democrat92nd–100th

Party switchers

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