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Orrin Grant Hatch

Senator from Utah
SENATEREPUBLICAN1977–2019ID H000338
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LegislationHEADLINE
8%with Dems
of 7,336 votes
Nominations
14%with Dems
of 593 · confirmations only
All contested
8%with Dems
of 7,929 · both combined
Steepest move
+12 pts
2011 → 2013
still a Republican

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 ↓1977198319891995200120072013
2017–18115th Congress
Sat as a Republican
6.7%with Democrats
legislation only
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 2011 → 2013, +12 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 19, 2018H.R. 695To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a voluntary national criminal history background check system and criminal history review program for certain individuals who, related to their employment, have access to children, the elderly, or individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 19, 2018noneJoseph Maguire, of Florida, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National IntelligenceNOMINATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 2018S. 756A bill to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textA bill to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 18, 2018S. 756To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the prisoner will be released.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 18, 2018S. 756To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the prisoner will be released.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 18, 2018S. 756To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the prisoner will be released.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 17, 2018S. 756A bill to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 2018S.J.Res. 54A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 13, 2018S.J.Res. 54To clarify that the requirement to remove United States Armed Forces does not apply to forces engaged in operations to support efforts to disrupt Houthi attacks against locations outside of Yemen, such as ballistic missile attacks, unmanned aerial vehicle attacks, maritime attacks against United States or international vessels, or terrorist attacks against civilian targets.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 358 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance7.9% · 2,382 votes
Armed Forces and National Security7.1% · 647 votes
Taxation6.1% · 509 votes
Government Operations and Politics3.5% · 429 votes
International Affairs4.9% · 309 votes
Health8.1% · 285 votes
Energy3.1% · 261 votes
Agriculture and Food9.5% · 252 votes
Finance and Financial Sector3.8% · 213 votes
Labor and Employment7.9% · 202 votes
Transportation and Public Works10.8% · 194 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement5.4% · 184 votes
Education7.1% · 182 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance14.5% · 166 votes
Immigration12.7% · 158 votes
Congress16.1% · 124 votes
Social Welfare7.5% · 93 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources9% · 89 votes
Environmental Protection8.6% · 81 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues30% · 70 votes
Commerce7.5% · 67 votes
Science, Technology, Communications8.5% · 59 votes
Emergency Management18.5% · 54 votes
Law6% · 50 votes
Housing and Community Development12.8% · 39 votes
Water Resources Development9.1% · 33 votes
Animals0% · 31 votes
Sports and Recreation9.1% · 22 votes
Income tax10.5% · 19 votes
Families46.2% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Commemorations— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Native Americans— · 6 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Embargo— · 1 vote

They also voted in 21 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Child abuse, Congressional oversight, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Gambling, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Independent regulatory commissions, Investment guaranty insurance, Municipal finance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Private Legislation, Public works, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Terrorism.

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

Service record

21 Congresses
95th · 1977115th · 2017
Republican · Senate · UT95th–115th
Term datesexact
Members · Utah
OH

Orrin Grant Hatch

Senator from Utah
SENATER1977–201921 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
7.8%with Democrats
of 7,336 votes · 92.2% with Republicans
Nominations14%of 593 votes
All contested8%of 7,929 · combined
Steepest move+12 pts2011→13, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019772017
2017–18 · 115th · Republican6.7%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 358 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance7.9% · 2,382
Armed Forces and National Security7.1% · 647
Taxation6.1% · 509
Government Operations and Politics3.5% · 429
International Affairs4.9% · 309
Health8.1% · 285
Energy3.1% · 261
Agriculture and Food9.5% · 252
Finance and Financial Sector3.8% · 213
Labor and Employment7.9% · 202
Transportation and Public Works10.8% · 194
Crime and Law Enforcement5.4% · 184
Education7.1% · 182
Foreign Trade and International Finance14.5% · 166
Immigration12.7% · 158
Congress16.1% · 124
Social Welfare7.5% · 93
Public Lands and Natural Resources9% · 89
Environmental Protection8.6% · 81
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues30% · 70
Commerce7.5% · 67
Science, Technology, Communications8.5% · 59
Emergency Management18.5% · 54
Law6% · 50
Housing and Community Development12.8% · 39
Water Resources Development9.1% · 33
Animals0% · 31
Sports and Recreation9.1% · 22
Income tax10.5% · 19
Families46.2% · 13
Political representation— · 9
Commemorations— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Native Americans— · 6
Solar heating and cooling— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
International monetary system— · 3
Government securities— · 2
Embargo— · 1

Also voted in 21 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Child abuse, Congressional oversight, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Gambling, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Independent regulatory commissions, Investment guaranty insurance, Municipal finance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Private Legislation, Public works, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Terrorism.

Service record

95th · 1977115th · 2017
Republican95th–115th

Party switchers

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