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Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel

Senator from Alaska
SENATEDEMOCRAT1969–1981ID G000388
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LegislationHEADLINE
79%with Dems
of 1,959 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
79%with Dems
of 1,959 · both combined
Steepest move
−13 pts
1971 → 1973
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 ↓19691975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
81.4%with Democrats
of 290 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1971 → 1973, −13 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 9, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 9, 1980H.R. 5200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 5, 1980H.R. 5200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5200), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Dec 4, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 5200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 5200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 3, 1980H.R. 7765No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 3, 1980H.R. 7584No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 1, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 290 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance82.8% · 204 votes
Energy34.8% · 138 votes
Government Operations and Politics91.5% · 129 votes
Taxation35% · 100 votes
Armed Forces and National Security85.7% · 98 votes
International Affairs87.7% · 81 votes
Agriculture and Food94.3% · 53 votes
Law98% · 51 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources68% · 50 votes
Congress73.7% · 38 votes
Labor and Employment94.6% · 37 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance40.6% · 32 votes
Environmental Protection64.3% · 28 votes
Animals95.8% · 24 votes
Depletion allowances39.1% · 23 votes
Social Welfare95.7% · 23 votes
Transportation and Public Works86.4% · 22 votes
Education90.5% · 21 votes
Income tax72.2% · 18 votes
Commerce88.2% · 17 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 16 votes
Housing and Community Development92.9% · 14 votes
Power resources15.4% · 13 votes
Finance and Financial Sector91.7% · 12 votes
Independent regulatory commissions8.3% · 12 votes
Health90.9% · 11 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations90% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9 votes
Political representation— · 9 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Economic stabilization— · 7 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 7 votes
Political participation— · 6 votes
Automobile insurance— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Day care— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 4 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Age and employment— · 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 securities— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 48 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, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Credit, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Families, Gambling, Gold, Government publications, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Monuments and memorials, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

6 Congresses
91st · 196996th · 1979
Democrat · Senate · AK91st–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Alaska
MG

Maurice Robert (Mike) Gravel

Senator from Alaska
SENATED1969–19816 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
79%with Democrats
of 1,959 votes · 21% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested79%of 1,959 · combined
Steepest move−13 pts1971→73, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019691979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 290 votes81.4%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 290 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance82.8% · 204
Energy34.8% · 138
Government Operations and Politics91.5% · 129
Taxation35% · 100
Armed Forces and National Security85.7% · 98
International Affairs87.7% · 81
Agriculture and Food94.3% · 53
Law98% · 51
Public Lands and Natural Resources68% · 50
Congress73.7% · 38
Labor and Employment94.6% · 37
Foreign Trade and International Finance40.6% · 32
Environmental Protection64.3% · 28
Animals95.8% · 24
Depletion allowances39.1% · 23
Social Welfare95.7% · 23
Transportation and Public Works86.4% · 22
Education90.5% · 21
Income tax72.2% · 18
Commerce88.2% · 17
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 16
Housing and Community Development92.9% · 14
Power resources15.4% · 13
Finance and Financial Sector91.7% · 12
Independent regulatory commissions8.3% · 12
Health90.9% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations90% · 10
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9
Political representation— · 9
Public works— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Economic stabilization— · 7
Solar heating and cooling— · 7
Political participation— · 6
Automobile insurance— · 5
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Day care— · 4
Embargo— · 4
Intergovernmental relations— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Age and employment— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Government securities— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 48 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Credit, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Families, Gambling, Gold, Government publications, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Monuments and memorials, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Service record

91st · 196996th · 1979
Democrat91st–96th

Party switchers

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