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John Anthony Durkin

Senator from New Hampshire
SENATEDEMOCRAT1975–1981ID D000574
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LegislationHEADLINE
84%with Dems
of 1,199 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
84%with Dems
of 1,199 · both combined
Steepest move
−7 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 ↓1975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
77.4%with Democrats
of 389 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, −7 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
Dec 13, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 13, 1980S.Res. 562No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 9, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 389 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance81.1% · 169 votes
Taxation81.5% · 119 votes
Energy85.7% · 105 votes
Government Operations and Politics72.5% · 80 votes
International Affairs83.1% · 77 votes
Law87.9% · 58 votes
Agriculture and Food87.5% · 56 votes
Armed Forces and National Security69.2% · 52 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.4% · 38 votes
Congress78.1% · 32 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues76.7% · 30 votes
Transportation and Public Works96.7% · 30 votes
Animals93.1% · 29 votes
Labor and Employment82.1% · 28 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance84.6% · 26 votes
Environmental Protection91.7% · 24 votes
Social Welfare87% · 23 votes
Education81.8% · 22 votes
Income tax58.8% · 17 votes
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 14 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 13 votes
Political participation90% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9 votes
Commerce— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes
Political representation— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Health— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 4 votes
Day care— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 3 votes
Automobile insurance— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Mines and mineral resources— · 1 vote
Power resources— · 1 vote

They also voted in 34 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, Commemorations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Private Legislation, Public works, Range management, Revenue sharing, Rivers, Salaries, Territories (U.S.), Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
94th · 197596th · 1979
Democrat · Senate · NH94th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · New Hampshire
JD

John Anthony Durkin

Senator from New Hampshire
SENATED1975–19813 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
83.8%with Democrats
of 1,199 votes · 16.2% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested84%of 1,199 · combined
Steepest move−7 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 389 votes77.4%

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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 389 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance81.1% · 169
Taxation81.5% · 119
Energy85.7% · 105
Government Operations and Politics72.5% · 80
International Affairs83.1% · 77
Law87.9% · 58
Agriculture and Food87.5% · 56
Armed Forces and National Security69.2% · 52
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.4% · 38
Congress78.1% · 32
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues76.7% · 30
Transportation and Public Works96.7% · 30
Animals93.1% · 29
Labor and Employment82.1% · 28
Foreign Trade and International Finance84.6% · 26
Environmental Protection91.7% · 24
Social Welfare87% · 23
Education81.8% · 22
Income tax58.8% · 17
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 14
Housing and Community Development100% · 13
Political participation90% · 10
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9
Commerce— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7
Political representation— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Health— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 4
Day care— · 4
Families— · 3
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Science, Technology, Communications— · 3
Automobile insurance— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Congressional oversight— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Mines and mineral resources— · 1
Power resources— · 1

Also voted in 34 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Commemorations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Private Legislation, Public works, Range management, Revenue sharing, Rivers, Salaries, Territories (U.S.), Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Service record

94th · 197596th · 1979
Democrat94th–96th

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