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Rupert Vance Hartke

Senator from Indiana
SENATEDEMOCRAT1959–1977ID H000297
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LegislationHEADLINE
88%with Dems
of 2,164 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
88%with Dems
of 2,164 · both combined
Steepest move
+10 pts
1967 → 1969
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
90.4%with Democrats
of 384 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, +10 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 1, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 1, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 1, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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
Oct 1, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1976H.R. 7228No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 1, 1976H.R. 7228No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1976H.R. 12572No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 1, 1976S.Con.Res. 211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 384 contested votes scored in the 94th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Government Operations and Politics85.8% · 106 votes
Economics and Public Finance91.7% · 96 votes
Armed Forces and National Security92.3% · 52 votes
Law100% · 41 votes
Congress92.1% · 38 votes
Taxation97.4% · 38 votes
Energy82.9% · 35 votes
International Affairs92% · 25 votes
Depletion allowances87% · 23 votes
Commerce80% · 20 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance60% · 20 votes
Power resources94.1% · 17 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources64.7% · 17 votes
Independent regulatory commissions87.5% · 16 votes
Transportation and Public Works100% · 16 votes
Health84.6% · 13 votes
Education36.4% · 11 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement90% · 10 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 10 votes
Political participation100% · 10 votes
Social Welfare100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Agriculture and Food— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 7 votes
Environmental Protection— · 7 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 5 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Day care— · 4 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 2 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 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: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional oversight, Congressional-executive relations, Constitutional amendments, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Government corporations, Immigration, Interest, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Lobbying, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Monuments and memorials, Motor vehicles, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, 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
Democrat · Senate · IN86th–94th
Term datesexact
Members · Indiana
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Rupert Vance Hartke

Senator from Indiana
SENATED1959–19779 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
87.9%with Democrats
of 2,164 votes · 12.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested88%of 2,164 · combined
Steepest move+10 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019591975
1975–76 · 94th · Democrat · of 384 votes90.4%

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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 · 384 contested votes scored in the 94th

By policy area

career
Government Operations and Politics85.8% · 106
Economics and Public Finance91.7% · 96
Armed Forces and National Security92.3% · 52
Law100% · 41
Congress92.1% · 38
Taxation97.4% · 38
Energy82.9% · 35
International Affairs92% · 25
Depletion allowances87% · 23
Commerce80% · 20
Foreign Trade and International Finance60% · 20
Power resources94.1% · 17
Public Lands and Natural Resources64.7% · 17
Independent regulatory commissions87.5% · 16
Transportation and Public Works100% · 16
Health84.6% · 13
Education36.4% · 11
Crime and Law Enforcement90% · 10
Labor and Employment100% · 10
Political participation100% · 10
Social Welfare100% · 10
Agriculture and Food— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Public works— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 7
Environmental Protection— · 7
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Finance and Financial Sector— · 5
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5
Credit— · 4
Day care— · 4
Heating— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Territories (U.S.)— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Housing and Community Development— · 2
Mines and mineral resources— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 35 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional oversight, Congressional-executive relations, Constitutional amendments, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Government corporations, Immigration, Interest, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Lobbying, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Monuments and memorials, Motor vehicles, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Ships and shipping, Strategic materials.

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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