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Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark

Senator from Iowa
SENATEDEMOCRAT1973–1979ID C000448
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LegislationHEADLINE
94%with Dems
of 1,508 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
94%with Dems
of 1,508 · both combined
Steepest move
+5 pts
1973 → 1975
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 ↓1973
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
94%with Democrats
of 502 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, +5 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, 1978H.R. 13750No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 13511), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Oct 14, 1978H.J.Res. 1139No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1978H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 502 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance93.8% · 177 votes
Government Operations and Politics95.5% · 156 votes
Energy97.7% · 132 votes
Taxation95.3% · 86 votes
Armed Forces and National Security96.1% · 77 votes
Law100% · 67 votes
International Affairs92.4% · 66 votes
Congress88.5% · 61 votes
Agriculture and Food87.5% · 56 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources92.9% · 42 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance73% · 37 votes
Labor and Employment90.6% · 32 votes
Animals100% · 30 votes
Commerce96.3% · 27 votes
Transportation and Public Works81.5% · 27 votes
Social Welfare100% · 24 votes
Depletion allowances91.3% · 23 votes
Education100% · 22 votes
Environmental Protection95.5% · 22 votes
Income tax85% · 20 votes
Health100% · 18 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 17 votes
Power resources100% · 17 votes
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 16 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 14 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations100% · 11 votes
Political participation90% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 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
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 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
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

3 Congresses
93rd · 197395th · 1977
Democrat · Senate · IA93rd–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Iowa
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Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark

Senator from Iowa
SENATED1973–19793 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
93.5%with Democrats
of 1,508 votes · 6.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested94%of 1,508 · combined
Steepest move+5 pts1973→75, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019731977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 502 votes94%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 502 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance93.8% · 177
Government Operations and Politics95.5% · 156
Energy97.7% · 132
Taxation95.3% · 86
Armed Forces and National Security96.1% · 77
Law100% · 67
International Affairs92.4% · 66
Congress88.5% · 61
Agriculture and Food87.5% · 56
Public Lands and Natural Resources92.9% · 42
Foreign Trade and International Finance73% · 37
Labor and Employment90.6% · 32
Animals100% · 30
Commerce96.3% · 27
Transportation and Public Works81.5% · 27
Social Welfare100% · 24
Depletion allowances91.3% · 23
Education100% · 22
Environmental Protection95.5% · 22
Income tax85% · 20
Health100% · 18
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 17
Power resources100% · 17
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 16
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 14
Congressional-Presidential relations100% · 11
Political participation90% · 10
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 8
Public works— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Amnesties— · 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
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Credit— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Range management— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 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
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

93rd · 197395th · 1977
Democrat93rd–95th

Party switchers

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