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Chester Trent Lott

Senator from Mississippi
SENATEREPUBLICAN1973–2009ID L000447
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LegislationHEADLINE
8%with Dems
of 7,122 votes
Nominations
2%with Dems
of 105 · confirmations only
All contested
8%with Dems
of 7,227 · both combined
Steepest move
−8 pts
1989 → 1991
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 ↓197319791985199119972003
2007–08110th Congress
Sat as a Republican
10%with Democrats
legislation only
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1989 → 1991, −8 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Dec 18, 2007noneJohn Daniel Tinder, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh CircuitNOMINATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 2007H.R. 2764A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 18, 2007H.R. 2764A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textA bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Dec 18, 2007H.R. 2764A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 18, 2007H.R. 2764To express the sense of Congress on the transition of the missions of United States Forces in Iraq to a more limited set of missions as specified by the President on September 13, 2007.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 18, 2007H.R. 2764To provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 18, 2007H.R. 2764A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 17, 2007S. 2248An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 14, 2007H.R. 2419A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 243 contested votes scored in the 110th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance7.3% · 2,097 votes
Armed Forces and National Security8.4% · 562 votes
Government Operations and Politics8.3% · 504 votes
Congress11.1% · 433 votes
International Affairs5.4% · 411 votes
Taxation3.5% · 343 votes
Energy8.4% · 214 votes
Labor and Employment4.3% · 207 votes
Health6.6% · 181 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance13.8% · 167 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement6.1% · 163 votes
Transportation and Public Works13.8% · 160 votes
Education7.8% · 154 votes
Agriculture and Food26% · 150 votes
Finance and Financial Sector3.6% · 140 votes
Immigration7.6% · 118 votes
Science, Technology, Communications4.7% · 107 votes
Social Welfare0.9% · 107 votes
Environmental Protection9.4% · 96 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources15.8% · 95 votes
Law1.2% · 84 votes
Housing and Community Development6.7% · 75 votes
Commerce5.7% · 70 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 38 votes
Water Resources Development16.2% · 37 votes
Emergency Management24.1% · 29 votes
Commemorations5.6% · 18 votes
Native Americans0% · 17 votes
District of Columbia0% · 14 votes
Families7.1% · 14 votes
Mines and mineral resources14.3% · 14 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion9.1% · 11 votes
Industrial relations9.1% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Private Legislation— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Lobbying— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Municipal finance— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Earthquakes— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote
Territories (U.S.)— · 1 vote

They also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

18 Congresses
93rd · 1973101st · 1989110th · 2007
Republican · House · MS93rd–100th
Republican · Senate · MS101st–110th
Term datesexact
Members · Mississippi
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Chester Trent Lott

Senator from Mississippi
SENATER1973–200918 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
8.4%with Democrats
of 7,122 votes · 91.6% with Republicans
Nominations2%of 105 votes
All contested8%of 7,227 · combined
Steepest move−8 pts1989→91, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019732007
2007–08 · 110th · Republican10%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 243 contested votes scored in the 110th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance7.3% · 2,097
Armed Forces and National Security8.4% · 562
Government Operations and Politics8.3% · 504
Congress11.1% · 433
International Affairs5.4% · 411
Taxation3.5% · 343
Energy8.4% · 214
Labor and Employment4.3% · 207
Health6.6% · 181
Foreign Trade and International Finance13.8% · 167
Crime and Law Enforcement6.1% · 163
Transportation and Public Works13.8% · 160
Education7.8% · 154
Agriculture and Food26% · 150
Finance and Financial Sector3.6% · 140
Immigration7.6% · 118
Science, Technology, Communications4.7% · 107
Social Welfare0.9% · 107
Environmental Protection9.4% · 96
Public Lands and Natural Resources15.8% · 95
Law1.2% · 84
Housing and Community Development6.7% · 75
Commerce5.7% · 70
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 38
Water Resources Development16.2% · 37
Emergency Management24.1% · 29
Commemorations5.6% · 18
Native Americans0% · 17
District of Columbia0% · 14
Families7.1% · 14
Mines and mineral resources14.3% · 14
Arts, Culture, Religion9.1% · 11
Industrial relations9.1% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Private Legislation— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Black lung— · 6
Lobbying— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Municipal finance— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Social Sciences and History— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Earthquakes— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1
Territories (U.S.)— · 1

Also voted in 69 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Day care, Disaster relief, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Reclamation of land, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 1973110th · 2007
Republican93rd–100th
Republican101st–110th

Party switchers

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