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Walter Darlington Huddleston

Senator from Kentucky
SENATEDEMOCRAT1973–1985ID H000905
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LegislationHEADLINE
76%with Dems
of 2,389 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
76%with Dems
of 2,389 · both combined
Steepest move
+12 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓19731979
1983–8498th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
73.8%with Democrats
of 244 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +12 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 9, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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
Oct 5, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 4, 1984S. 3024No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 3, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 3, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 3, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 3, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 244 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance76.6% · 551 votes
Government Operations and Politics79.8% · 213 votes
Armed Forces and National Security79.1% · 177 votes
Energy64.3% · 143 votes
Taxation81.9% · 127 votes
International Affairs77.5% · 102 votes
Agriculture and Food85.3% · 95 votes
Law76.4% · 72 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources65.7% · 70 votes
Congress80.9% · 68 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance75% · 60 votes
Transportation and Public Works84% · 50 votes
Education55.6% · 45 votes
Labor and Employment76.7% · 43 votes
Social Welfare92.1% · 38 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues84.4% · 32 votes
Environmental Protection62.5% · 32 votes
Immigration71% · 31 votes
Commerce80% · 30 votes
Animals96.4% · 28 votes
Finance and Financial Sector62.5% · 24 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement39.1% · 23 votes
Depletion allowances68.2% · 22 votes
Income tax80% · 20 votes
Sports and Recreation78.9% · 19 votes
Health66.7% · 18 votes
Housing and Community Development82.4% · 17 votes
Power resources87.5% · 16 votes
Science, Technology, Communications38.5% · 13 votes
Independent regulatory commissions58.3% · 12 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations80% · 10 votes
Political participation80% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Automobile insurance— · 7 votes
Economic stabilization— · 7 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Age and employment— · 5 votes
Amnesties— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Political representation— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Mortgages— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 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 publications— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Private Legislation— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 41 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, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, 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, 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
93rd · 197398th · 1983
Democrat · Senate · KY93rd–98th
Term datesexact
Members · Kentucky
WH

Walter Darlington Huddleston

Senator from Kentucky
SENATED1973–19856 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
76.1%with Democrats
of 2,389 votes · 23.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested76%of 2,389 · combined
Steepest move+12 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019731983
1983–84 · 98th · Democrat · of 244 votes73.8%

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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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 244 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance76.6% · 551
Government Operations and Politics79.8% · 213
Armed Forces and National Security79.1% · 177
Energy64.3% · 143
Taxation81.9% · 127
International Affairs77.5% · 102
Agriculture and Food85.3% · 95
Law76.4% · 72
Public Lands and Natural Resources65.7% · 70
Congress80.9% · 68
Foreign Trade and International Finance75% · 60
Transportation and Public Works84% · 50
Education55.6% · 45
Labor and Employment76.7% · 43
Social Welfare92.1% · 38
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues84.4% · 32
Environmental Protection62.5% · 32
Immigration71% · 31
Commerce80% · 30
Animals96.4% · 28
Finance and Financial Sector62.5% · 24
Crime and Law Enforcement39.1% · 23
Depletion allowances68.2% · 22
Income tax80% · 20
Sports and Recreation78.9% · 19
Health66.7% · 18
Housing and Community Development82.4% · 17
Power resources87.5% · 16
Science, Technology, Communications38.5% · 13
Independent regulatory commissions58.3% · 12
Congressional-Presidential relations80% · 10
Political participation80% · 10
Automobile insurance— · 7
Economic stabilization— · 7
Public works— · 6
Age and employment— · 5
Amnesties— · 5
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Political representation— · 5
Credit— · 4
Solar heating and cooling— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Families— · 3
Heating— · 3
Intergovernmental relations— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Mortgages— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Government publications— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Private Legislation— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 41 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, 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, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Service record

93rd · 197398th · 1983
Democrat93rd–98th

Party switchers

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