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Russell Billiu Long

Senator from Louisiana
SENATEDEMOCRAT1949–1987ID L000428
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LegislationHEADLINE
58%with Dems
of 4,945 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
58%with Dems
of 4,945 · both combined
Steepest move
−25 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 ↓1949195519611967197319791985
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
39.4%with Democrats
of 360 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −25 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 17, 1986H.R. 6No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986H.R. 5300No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 1200), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 360 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance48.5% · 596 votes
Armed Forces and National Security36.9% · 217 votes
Government Operations and Politics52.8% · 180 votes
International Affairs47.3% · 167 votes
Taxation35.2% · 162 votes
Energy27.2% · 151 votes
Agriculture and Food60% · 145 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance55.8% · 77 votes
Transportation and Public Works58.1% · 74 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources50.8% · 61 votes
Congress63.8% · 58 votes
Law50.9% · 57 votes
Labor and Employment69.4% · 49 votes
Social Welfare67.3% · 49 votes
Immigration42.2% · 45 votes
Education31.3% · 32 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues35.5% · 31 votes
Animals58.6% · 29 votes
Commerce62.1% · 29 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement29.6% · 27 votes
Finance and Financial Sector57.7% · 26 votes
Environmental Protection44% · 25 votes
Sports and Recreation58.3% · 24 votes
Depletion allowances47.8% · 23 votes
Income tax80% · 20 votes
Housing and Community Development73.7% · 19 votes
Health35.3% · 17 votes
Power resources13.3% · 15 votes
Science, Technology, Communications38.5% · 13 votes
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 12 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations54.5% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Political participation— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 6 votes
Amnesties— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Economic stabilization— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
Black lung— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Government securities— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 45 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, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Disaster relief, District of Columbia, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Families, Gambling, Gold, Government corporations, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, 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

19 Congresses
81st · 194999th · 1985
Democrat · Senate · LA81st–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Louisiana
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Russell Billiu Long

Senator from Louisiana
SENATED1949–198719 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
58.2%with Democrats
of 4,945 votes · 41.8% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested58%of 4,945 · combined
Steepest move−25 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019491985
1985–86 · 99th · Democrat · of 360 votes39.4%

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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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 360 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance48.5% · 596
Armed Forces and National Security36.9% · 217
Government Operations and Politics52.8% · 180
International Affairs47.3% · 167
Taxation35.2% · 162
Energy27.2% · 151
Agriculture and Food60% · 145
Foreign Trade and International Finance55.8% · 77
Transportation and Public Works58.1% · 74
Public Lands and Natural Resources50.8% · 61
Congress63.8% · 58
Law50.9% · 57
Labor and Employment69.4% · 49
Social Welfare67.3% · 49
Immigration42.2% · 45
Education31.3% · 32
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues35.5% · 31
Animals58.6% · 29
Commerce62.1% · 29
Crime and Law Enforcement29.6% · 27
Finance and Financial Sector57.7% · 26
Environmental Protection44% · 25
Sports and Recreation58.3% · 24
Depletion allowances47.8% · 23
Income tax80% · 20
Housing and Community Development73.7% · 19
Health35.3% · 17
Power resources13.3% · 15
Science, Technology, Communications38.5% · 13
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 12
Congressional-Presidential relations54.5% · 11
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Political participation— · 8
Public works— · 8
Age and employment— · 6
Solar heating and cooling— · 6
Amnesties— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Economic stabilization— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Intergovernmental relations— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Credit— · 4
Embargo— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Range management— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
Black lung— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Government securities— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 45 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Disaster relief, District of Columbia, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Families, Gambling, Gold, Government corporations, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Service record

81st · 194999th · 1985
Democrat81st–99th

Party switchers

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