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Jacob Koppel Javits

Senator from New York
SENATEREPUBLICAN1947–1981ID J000064
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LegislationHEADLINE
71%with Dems
of 3,838 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
71%with Dems
of 3,838 · both combined
Steepest move
+36 pts
1947 → 1949
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 ↓194719531959196519711977
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Republican
75.6%with Democrats
of 422 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1947 → 1949, +36 pts — within one party label.
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
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980noneNo 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
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 422 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance71.4% · 245 votes
Government Operations and Politics72.9% · 181 votes
Energy78% · 132 votes
Taxation67.5% · 120 votes
Armed Forces and National Security60.4% · 101 votes
International Affairs77.8% · 99 votes
Law74.6% · 67 votes
Congress67.7% · 65 votes
Agriculture and Food91.9% · 62 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources86.4% · 59 votes
Education97.8% · 46 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance73.8% · 42 votes
Labor and Employment97.4% · 39 votes
Transportation and Public Works89.5% · 38 votes
Social Welfare75% · 32 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues80.6% · 31 votes
Commerce90.3% · 31 votes
Animals93.1% · 29 votes
Environmental Protection72% · 25 votes
Depletion allowances78.3% · 23 votes
Housing and Community Development90.5% · 21 votes
Income tax50% · 20 votes
Power resources100% · 17 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement93.8% · 16 votes
Health100% · 16 votes
Independent regulatory commissions80% · 15 votes
Finance and Financial Sector92.3% · 13 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations90.9% · 11 votes
Political participation90% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Political representation— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Economic stabilization— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Day care— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Mortgages— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 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
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 43 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, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Monuments and memorials, 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, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

16 Congresses
80th · 194785th · 195796th · 1979
Republican · House · NY80th–83rd
Republican · Senate · NY85th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
JJ

Jacob Koppel Javits

Senator from New York
SENATER1947–198116 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
70.7%with Democrats
of 3,838 votes · 29.3% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested71%of 3,838 · combined
Steepest move+36 pts1947→49, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019471979
1979–80 · 96th · Republican · of 422 votes75.6%

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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 422 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance71.4% · 245
Government Operations and Politics72.9% · 181
Energy78% · 132
Taxation67.5% · 120
Armed Forces and National Security60.4% · 101
International Affairs77.8% · 99
Law74.6% · 67
Congress67.7% · 65
Agriculture and Food91.9% · 62
Public Lands and Natural Resources86.4% · 59
Education97.8% · 46
Foreign Trade and International Finance73.8% · 42
Labor and Employment97.4% · 39
Transportation and Public Works89.5% · 38
Social Welfare75% · 32
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues80.6% · 31
Commerce90.3% · 31
Animals93.1% · 29
Environmental Protection72% · 25
Depletion allowances78.3% · 23
Housing and Community Development90.5% · 21
Income tax50% · 20
Power resources100% · 17
Crime and Law Enforcement93.8% · 16
Health100% · 16
Independent regulatory commissions80% · 15
Finance and Financial Sector92.3% · 13
Congressional-Presidential relations90.9% · 11
Political participation90% · 10
Automobile insurance— · 8
Political representation— · 8
Public works— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Economic stabilization— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Credit— · 4
Day care— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Families— · 3
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Mortgages— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 43 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, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Monuments and memorials, 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, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Service record

80th · 194796th · 1979
Republican80th–83rd
Republican85th–96th

Party switchers

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