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Gary Warren Hart

Senator from Colorado
SENATEDEMOCRAT1975–1987ID H000287
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LegislationHEADLINE
87%with Dems
of 2,374 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
87%with Dems
of 2,374 · 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 ↓19751981
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
90%with Democrats
of 359 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. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 1200), 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, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · 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
9 most recent roll calls shown · 359 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance87.3% · 534 votes
Armed Forces and National Security89.9% · 208 votes
Government Operations and Politics85.7% · 175 votes
Taxation79.8% · 168 votes
International Affairs92.5% · 146 votes
Agriculture and Food93% · 142 votes
Energy81.9% · 127 votes
Transportation and Public Works80% · 65 votes
Congress78.3% · 60 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources89.8% · 59 votes
Law100% · 55 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance81.6% · 49 votes
Labor and Employment90.9% · 44 votes
Education90.7% · 43 votes
Immigration95.1% · 41 votes
Social Welfare75.7% · 37 votes
Environmental Protection80% · 30 votes
Animals100% · 29 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues79.3% · 29 votes
Commerce96.3% · 27 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement72% · 25 votes
Depletion allowances91.3% · 23 votes
Housing and Community Development90.5% · 21 votes
Income tax80% · 20 votes
Power resources94.1% · 17 votes
Independent regulatory commissions87.5% · 16 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 10 votes
Political participation80% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Political representation— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Amnesties— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Health— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 5 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
Automobile insurance— · 2 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Mines and mineral resources— · 1 vote
Private Legislation— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 35 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, Congressional oversight, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Refugees, Revenue sharing, 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

6 Congresses
94th · 197599th · 1985
Democrat · Senate · CO94th–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Colorado
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Gary Warren Hart

Senator from Colorado
SENATED1975–19876 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
87.2%with Democrats
of 2,374 votes · 12.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested87%of 2,374 · combined
Steepest move+8 pts1979→81, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019751985
1985–86 · 99th · Democrat · of 359 votes90%

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 · 359 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance87.3% · 534
Armed Forces and National Security89.9% · 208
Government Operations and Politics85.7% · 175
Taxation79.8% · 168
International Affairs92.5% · 146
Agriculture and Food93% · 142
Energy81.9% · 127
Transportation and Public Works80% · 65
Congress78.3% · 60
Public Lands and Natural Resources89.8% · 59
Law100% · 55
Foreign Trade and International Finance81.6% · 49
Labor and Employment90.9% · 44
Education90.7% · 43
Immigration95.1% · 41
Social Welfare75.7% · 37
Environmental Protection80% · 30
Animals100% · 29
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues79.3% · 29
Commerce96.3% · 27
Crime and Law Enforcement72% · 25
Depletion allowances91.3% · 23
Housing and Community Development90.5% · 21
Income tax80% · 20
Power resources94.1% · 17
Independent regulatory commissions87.5% · 16
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 10
Political participation80% · 10
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Political representation— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Amnesties— · 5
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Health— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Sports and Recreation— · 5
Native Americans— · 4
Families— · 3
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Public works— · 3
Range management— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
Automobile insurance— · 2
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Dairy industry— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Mines and mineral resources— · 1
Private Legislation— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 35 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Commemorations, Congressional oversight, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Rivers, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Service record

94th · 197599th · 1985
Democrat94th–99th

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