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Robert (Bob) Corker

Senator from Tennessee
SENATEREPUBLICAN2007–2019ID C001071
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LegislationHEADLINE
11%with Dems
of 1,734 votes
Nominations
13%with Dems
of 510 · confirmations only
All contested
11%with Dems
of 2,244 · both combined
Steepest move
+7 pts
2011 → 2013
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 ↓20072013
2017–18115th Congress
Sat as a Republican
9.5%with Democrats
legislation only
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2011 → 2013, +7 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 21, 2018H.R. 695To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a voluntary national criminal history background check system and criminal history review program for certain individuals who, related to their employment, have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 19, 2018noneJoseph Maguire, of Florida, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National IntelligenceNOMINATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 2018S. 756A bill to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textA bill to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, 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
Dec 18, 2018S. 756To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the prisoner will be released.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 18, 2018S. 756To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the prisoner will be released.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 18, 2018S. 756To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the prisoner will be released.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 2018S. 756A bill to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 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.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 13, 2018S.J.Res. 54To clarify that the requirement to remove United States Armed Forces does not apply to forces engaged in operations to support efforts to disrupt Houthi attacks against locations outside of Yemen, such as ballistic missile attacks, unmanned aerial vehicle attacks, maritime attacks against United States or international vessels, or terrorist attacks against civilian targets.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 351 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance7.7% · 599 votes
Health9.4% · 149 votes
Armed Forces and National Security10.3% · 136 votes
Taxation11.3% · 133 votes
Energy11.1% · 90 votes
Finance and Financial Sector7% · 71 votes
Agriculture and Food13.2% · 68 votes
Transportation and Public Works14.5% · 62 votes
Immigration22.2% · 54 votes
Education11.5% · 52 votes
Labor and Employment18.6% · 43 votes
Government Operations and Politics4.9% · 41 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement10% · 40 votes
Congress6.1% · 33 votes
Emergency Management19.4% · 31 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance0% · 18 votes
International Affairs26.7% · 15 votes
Commerce0% · 14 votes
Environmental Protection0% · 13 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources30.8% · 13 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues10% · 10 votes
Water Resources Development0% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Housing and Community Development— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Law— · 5 votes
Native Americans— · 2 votes
Social Welfare— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Commemorations, Families.

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

Service record

6 Congresses
110th · 2007115th · 2017
Republican · Senate · TN110th–115th
Term datesexact
Members · Tennessee
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Robert (Bob) Corker

Senator from Tennessee
SENATER2007–20196 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
10.7%with Democrats
of 1,734 votes · 89.3% with Republicans
Nominations13%of 510 votes
All contested11%of 2,244 · combined
Steepest move+7 pts2011→13, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020072017
2017–18 · 115th · Republican9.5%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 351 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance7.7% · 599
Health9.4% · 149
Armed Forces and National Security10.3% · 136
Taxation11.3% · 133
Energy11.1% · 90
Finance and Financial Sector7% · 71
Agriculture and Food13.2% · 68
Transportation and Public Works14.5% · 62
Immigration22.2% · 54
Education11.5% · 52
Labor and Employment18.6% · 43
Government Operations and Politics4.9% · 41
Crime and Law Enforcement10% · 40
Congress6.1% · 33
Emergency Management19.4% · 31
Foreign Trade and International Finance0% · 18
International Affairs26.7% · 15
Commerce0% · 14
Environmental Protection0% · 13
Public Lands and Natural Resources30.8% · 13
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues10% · 10
Water Resources Development0% · 10
Housing and Community Development— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Law— · 5
Native Americans— · 2
Social Welfare— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Commemorations, Families.

Service record

110th · 2007115th · 2017
Republican110th–115th

Party switchers

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