Al Franken

Senator from Minnesota

SENATEDEMOCRAT2009–2019ID F000457

LegislationHEADLINE

98%with Dems

of 1,184 votes

Nominations

100%with Dems

of 410 · confirmations only

All contested

99%with Dems

of 1,594 · both combined

Steepest move

+2 pts

2015 → 2017

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 ↓20092015

2017–18115th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

100%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2015 → 2017, +2 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Dec 21, 2017H.R. 1370A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 20, 2017H.R. 1To provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textTo provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Dec 20, 2017H.R. 1To provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 19, 2017H.R. 1To provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 19, 2017noneJennifer Gillian Newstead, of New York, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of StateNOMINATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 2017noneOwen West, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of DefenseNOMINATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 2017noneJ. Paul Compton, Jr., of Alabama, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 14, 2017noneJames C. Ho, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth CircuitNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 217 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance99.5% · 396 votes

Health97.4% · 115 votes

Taxation99% · 96 votes

Armed Forces and National Security98.8% · 83 votes

Energy100% · 62 votes

Transportation and Public Works94.8% · 58 votes

Finance and Financial Sector96.4% · 56 votes

Agriculture and Food92.7% · 55 votes

Government Operations and Politics97.3% · 37 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 35 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 33 votes

Education96.6% · 29 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 24 votes

Immigration100% · 20 votes

Congress100% · 15 votes

Emergency Management100% · 13 votes

Commerce100% · 12 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Water Resources Development— · 7 votes

International Affairs— · 4 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 4 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 2 votes

Law— · 1 vote

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: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Families.

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

Service record

5 Congresses

111th · 2009115th · 2017

Democrat · Senate · MN111th–115th

Term datesexact

Al Franken

Senator from Minnesota

SENATED2009–20195 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

98.5%with Democrats

of 1,184 votes · 1.5% with Republicans

Nominations100%of 410 votes

All contested99%of 1,594 · combined

Steepest move+2 pts2015→17, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020092017

2017–18 · 115th · Democrat100%

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Votes

Democratic majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 217 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance99.5% · 396

Health97.4% · 115

Taxation99% · 96

Armed Forces and National Security98.8% · 83

Energy100% · 62

Transportation and Public Works94.8% · 58

Finance and Financial Sector96.4% · 56

Agriculture and Food92.7% · 55

Government Operations and Politics97.3% · 37

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 35

Labor and Employment100% · 33

Education96.6% · 29

Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 24

Immigration100% · 20

Congress100% · 15

Emergency Management100% · 13

Commerce100% · 12

Environmental Protection100% · 11

Water Resources Development— · 7

International Affairs— · 4

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 4

Science, Technology, Communications— · 2

Law— · 1

Social Welfare— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Families.

Service record

111th · 2009115th · 2017

Democrat111th–115th

Party switchers

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