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Thomas Francis Eagleton

Senator from Missouri
SENATEDEMOCRAT1969–1987ID E000004
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LegislationHEADLINE
88%with Dems
of 3,325 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
88%with Dems
of 3,325 · both combined
Steepest move
+8 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓196919751981
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
86.1%with Democrats
of 339 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +8 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 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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 17, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 339 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance83.7% · 619 votes
Armed Forces and National Security93.3% · 225 votes
Government Operations and Politics90.3% · 217 votes
Energy77.3% · 163 votes
International Affairs86.8% · 159 votes
Taxation87.8% · 156 votes
Agriculture and Food87.1% · 147 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance82.7% · 81 votes
Transportation and Public Works81.1% · 74 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources91.7% · 72 votes
Congress92.9% · 70 votes
Law98.4% · 61 votes
Education96.1% · 51 votes
Labor and Employment94.1% · 51 votes
Social Welfare79.2% · 48 votes
Immigration90.5% · 42 votes
Environmental Protection89.5% · 38 votes
Commerce91.4% · 35 votes
Animals100% · 30 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement96.4% · 28 votes
Finance and Financial Sector89.3% · 28 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues65.4% · 26 votes
Depletion allowances82.6% · 23 votes
Sports and Recreation91.3% · 23 votes
Income tax89.5% · 19 votes
Health94.1% · 17 votes
Power resources100% · 17 votes
Independent regulatory commissions81.3% · 16 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 15 votes
Science, Technology, Communications85.7% · 14 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations100% · 10 votes
Political participation80% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 7 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Age and employment— · 4 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Petroleum industry— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Families— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
International monetary system— · 2 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
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
Government publications— · 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 39 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, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, 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
91st · 196999th · 1985
Democrat · Senate · MO91st–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Missouri
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Thomas Francis Eagleton

Senator from Missouri
SENATED1969–19879 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
88.1%with Democrats
of 3,325 votes · 11.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested88%of 3,325 · combined
Steepest move+8 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019691985
1985–86 · 99th · Democrat · of 339 votes86.1%

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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 · 339 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance83.7% · 619
Armed Forces and National Security93.3% · 225
Government Operations and Politics90.3% · 217
Energy77.3% · 163
International Affairs86.8% · 159
Taxation87.8% · 156
Agriculture and Food87.1% · 147
Foreign Trade and International Finance82.7% · 81
Transportation and Public Works81.1% · 74
Public Lands and Natural Resources91.7% · 72
Congress92.9% · 70
Law98.4% · 61
Education96.1% · 51
Labor and Employment94.1% · 51
Social Welfare79.2% · 48
Immigration90.5% · 42
Environmental Protection89.5% · 38
Commerce91.4% · 35
Animals100% · 30
Crime and Law Enforcement96.4% · 28
Finance and Financial Sector89.3% · 28
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues65.4% · 26
Depletion allowances82.6% · 23
Sports and Recreation91.3% · 23
Income tax89.5% · 19
Health94.1% · 17
Power resources100% · 17
Independent regulatory commissions81.3% · 16
Housing and Community Development100% · 15
Science, Technology, Communications85.7% · 14
Congressional-Presidential relations100% · 10
Political participation80% · 10
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 8
Public works— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Solar heating and cooling— · 7
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Day care— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Age and employment— · 4
Credit— · 4
Embargo— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Petroleum industry— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 3
Heating— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Range management— · 3
Territories (U.S.)— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Families— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government securities— · 2
International monetary system— · 2
Mines and mineral resources— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Government publications— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 39 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, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, 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

91st · 196999th · 1985
Democrat91st–99th

Party switchers

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