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Hiram Leong Fong

Senator from Hawaii
SENATEREPUBLICAN1959–1977ID F000245
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LegislationHEADLINE
30%with Dems
of 2,260 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
30%with Dems
of 2,260 · both combined
Steepest move
−19 pts
1969 → 1971
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 ↓195919651971
1975–7694th Congress
Sat as a Republican
26.6%with Democrats
of 433 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, −19 pts — within one party label.
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
Sep 30, 1976H.R. 13367No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 30, 1976H.R. 10760No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 30, 1976S. 22No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 22), 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
Sep 30, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 29, 1976H.R. 8401No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Sep 29, 1976H.R. 8401No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Sep 29, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 29, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 29, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 433 contested votes scored in the 94th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Government Operations and Politics23.6% · 123 votes
Economics and Public Finance24.3% · 107 votes
Armed Forces and National Security1.8% · 55 votes
Law81.6% · 49 votes
Taxation12.2% · 49 votes
Energy20.9% · 43 votes
Congress11.4% · 35 votes
International Affairs12.9% · 31 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources12% · 25 votes
Depletion allowances30.4% · 23 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance20% · 20 votes
Commerce52.6% · 19 votes
Education16.7% · 18 votes
Agriculture and Food6.7% · 15 votes
Health25% · 12 votes
Labor and Employment45.5% · 11 votes
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 10 votes
Political participation10% · 10 votes
Transportation and Public Works40% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 9 votes
Social Welfare— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 7 votes
Economic stabilization— · 7 votes
Power resources— · 7 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Public works— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Environmental Protection— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 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
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Petroleum industry— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 32 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Automobile insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Constitutional amendments, Disaster relief, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, Intergovernmental relations, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Ships and shipping, Strategic materials.

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

Service record

9 Congresses
86th · 195994th · 1975
Republican · Senate · HI86th–94th
Term datesexact
Members · Hawaii
HF

Hiram Leong Fong

Senator from Hawaii
SENATER1959–19779 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
29.9%with Democrats
of 2,260 votes · 70.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested30%of 2,260 · combined
Steepest move−19 pts1969→71, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019591975
1975–76 · 94th · Republican · of 433 votes26.6%

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 majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 433 contested votes scored in the 94th

By policy area

career
Government Operations and Politics23.6% · 123
Economics and Public Finance24.3% · 107
Armed Forces and National Security1.8% · 55
Law81.6% · 49
Taxation12.2% · 49
Energy20.9% · 43
Congress11.4% · 35
International Affairs12.9% · 31
Public Lands and Natural Resources12% · 25
Depletion allowances30.4% · 23
Foreign Trade and International Finance20% · 20
Commerce52.6% · 19
Education16.7% · 18
Agriculture and Food6.7% · 15
Health25% · 12
Labor and Employment45.5% · 11
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 10
Political participation10% · 10
Transportation and Public Works40% · 10
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9
Finance and Financial Sector— · 9
Social Welfare— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 7
Economic stabilization— · 7
Power resources— · 7
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6
Day care— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Public works— · 5
Credit— · 4
Environmental Protection— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Heating— · 3
Housing and Community Development— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Range management— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Petroleum industry— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 32 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Automobile insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Constitutional amendments, Disaster relief, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, Intergovernmental relations, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Ships and shipping, Strategic materials.

Service record

86th · 195994th · 1975
Republican86th–94th

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