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William Thad Cochran

Senator from Mississippi
SENATEREPUBLICAN1973–2019ID C000567
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LegislationHEADLINE
14%with Dems
of 8,184 votes
Nominations
6%with Dems
of 453 · confirmations only
All contested
13%with Dems
of 8,637 · both combined
Steepest move
−13 pts
2001 → 2003
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 ↓19731979198519911997200320092015
2017–18115th Congress
Sat as a Republican
0.9%with Democrats
legislation only
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2001 → 2003, −13 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Mar 23, 2018H.R. 1625A bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of the Department of State, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 23, 2018H.R. 1625A bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of the Department of State, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 22, 2018H.R. 1625A bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of the Department of State, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textA bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of the Department of State, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Mar 21, 2018H.R. 1865A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of such Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 21, 2018H.R. 1865To provide additional funding to the Department of Justice to combat the online facilitation of sex trafficking.LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 20, 2018S.J.Res. 54A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 19, 2018H.R. 1865A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of such Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 19, 2018noneKevin K. McAleenan, of Hawaii, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland SecurityNOMINATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 14, 2018noneKevin K. McAleenan, of Hawaii, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland SecurityNOMINATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 225 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance14.3% · 2,593 votes
Armed Forces and National Security11.5% · 670 votes
Government Operations and Politics14.8% · 507 votes
Taxation4.9% · 507 votes
International Affairs15.7% · 338 votes
Health7.8% · 294 votes
Energy8.6% · 291 votes
Congress11.2% · 258 votes
Agriculture and Food29% · 248 votes
Transportation and Public Works18.1% · 232 votes
Labor and Employment4.9% · 223 votes
Finance and Financial Sector7.4% · 217 votes
Education15.6% · 199 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement4.3% · 187 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance20.9% · 163 votes
Immigration12.7% · 157 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources12.4% · 97 votes
Environmental Protection15.8% · 95 votes
Social Welfare18.3% · 93 votes
Commerce23.3% · 86 votes
Law19.5% · 77 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues10.1% · 69 votes
Science, Technology, Communications17.7% · 62 votes
Emergency Management32.7% · 55 votes
Housing and Community Development14% · 50 votes
Water Resources Development29.4% · 34 votes
Sports and Recreation4.8% · 21 votes
District of Columbia13.3% · 15 votes
Industrial relations14.3% · 14 votes
Families0% · 13 votes
Mines and mineral resources0% · 13 votes
Commemorations16.7% · 12 votes
Native Americans20% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Municipal finance— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Private Legislation— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Animals— · 2 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Contested elections— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 77 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Domestic relations, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Electronic surveillance, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Indian claims, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Museums, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rehabilitation, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

23 Congresses
93rd · 197396th · 1979115th · 2017
Republican · House · MS93rd–95th
Republican · Senate · MS96th–115th
Term datesexact
Members · Mississippi
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William Thad Cochran

Senator from Mississippi
SENATER1973–201923 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
13.8%with Democrats
of 8,184 votes · 86.2% with Republicans
Nominations6%of 453 votes
All contested13%of 8,637 · combined
Steepest move−13 pts2001→03, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019732017
2017–18 · 115th · Republican0.9%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 225 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance14.3% · 2,593
Armed Forces and National Security11.5% · 670
Government Operations and Politics14.8% · 507
Taxation4.9% · 507
International Affairs15.7% · 338
Health7.8% · 294
Energy8.6% · 291
Congress11.2% · 258
Agriculture and Food29% · 248
Transportation and Public Works18.1% · 232
Labor and Employment4.9% · 223
Finance and Financial Sector7.4% · 217
Education15.6% · 199
Crime and Law Enforcement4.3% · 187
Foreign Trade and International Finance20.9% · 163
Immigration12.7% · 157
Public Lands and Natural Resources12.4% · 97
Environmental Protection15.8% · 95
Social Welfare18.3% · 93
Commerce23.3% · 86
Law19.5% · 77
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues10.1% · 69
Science, Technology, Communications17.7% · 62
Emergency Management32.7% · 55
Housing and Community Development14% · 50
Water Resources Development29.4% · 34
Sports and Recreation4.8% · 21
District of Columbia13.3% · 15
Industrial relations14.3% · 14
Families0% · 13
Mines and mineral resources0% · 13
Commemorations16.7% · 12
Native Americans20% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Municipal finance— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Private Legislation— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Animals— · 2
Conferences— · 2
Congressional-executive relations— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Contested elections— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 77 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Domestic relations, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Electronic surveillance, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Indian claims, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Museums, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rehabilitation, Right of privacy, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 1973115th · 2017
Republican93rd–95th
Republican96th–115th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
AD320 × 50 · Anchor