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Philip Aloysius Hart

Senator from Michigan
SENATEDEMOCRAT1959–1977ID H000291
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LegislationHEADLINE
92%with Dems
of 2,410 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
92%with Dems
of 2,410 · both combined
Steepest move
+7 pts
1963 → 1965
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 ↓195919651971
1975–7694th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
92.7%with Democrats
of 386 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1963 → 1965, +7 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
Sep 23, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 23, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 23, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 2278), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Sep 23, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 23, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 16, 1976H.R. 10612No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 16, 1976H.R. 10612No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 14, 1976H.R. 13367No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Sep 14, 1976H.R. 13367No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 386 contested votes scored in the 94th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Government Operations and Politics95.2% · 105 votes
Economics and Public Finance93.1% · 102 votes
Armed Forces and National Security92.6% · 54 votes
Law100% · 54 votes
Energy98.1% · 52 votes
Taxation87.2% · 39 votes
Congress100% · 32 votes
International Affairs65.5% · 29 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 24 votes
Depletion allowances69.6% · 23 votes
Agriculture and Food95% · 20 votes
Transportation and Public Works94.7% · 19 votes
Commerce100% · 18 votes
Education100% · 17 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance94.1% · 17 votes
Power resources94.1% · 17 votes
Health100% · 12 votes
Labor and Employment80% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9 votes
Political participation— · 9 votes
Social Welfare— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 7 votes
Environmental Protection— · 7 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 6 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 4 votes
Petroleum industry— · 4 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Constitutional amendments— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 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, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Dairy industry, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Government corporations, Immigration, Interest, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Lobbying, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Strategic materials, Vietnamese Conflict.

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

Service record

9 Congresses
86th · 195994th · 1975
Democrat · Senate · MI86th–94th
Term datesexact
Members · Michigan
PH

Philip Aloysius Hart

Senator from Michigan
SENATED1959–19779 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
91.5%with Democrats
of 2,410 votes · 8.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested92%of 2,410 · combined
Steepest move+7 pts1963→65, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019591975
1975–76 · 94th · Democrat · of 386 votes92.7%

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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 386 contested votes scored in the 94th

By policy area

career
Government Operations and Politics95.2% · 105
Economics and Public Finance93.1% · 102
Armed Forces and National Security92.6% · 54
Law100% · 54
Energy98.1% · 52
Taxation87.2% · 39
Congress100% · 32
International Affairs65.5% · 29
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 24
Depletion allowances69.6% · 23
Agriculture and Food95% · 20
Transportation and Public Works94.7% · 19
Commerce100% · 18
Education100% · 17
Foreign Trade and International Finance94.1% · 17
Power resources94.1% · 17
Health100% · 12
Labor and Employment80% · 10
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 9
Political participation— · 9
Social Welfare— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Public works— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 7
Environmental Protection— · 7
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7
Independent regulatory commissions— · 6
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6
Day care— · 5
Credit— · 4
Housing and Community Development— · 4
Petroleum industry— · 4
Heating— · 3
Territories (U.S.)— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Mines and mineral resources— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Constitutional amendments— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1

Also voted in 32 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Dairy industry, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Government corporations, Immigration, Interest, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Lobbying, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Strategic materials, Vietnamese Conflict.

Service record

86th · 195994th · 1975
Democrat86th–94th

Party switchers

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