Gale William McGee

Senator from Wyoming

SENATEDEMOCRAT1959–1977ID M000445

LegislationHEADLINE

79%with Dems

of 2,238 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

79%with Dems

of 2,238 · both combined

Steepest move

−22 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 ↓195919651971

1975–7694th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

65%with Democrats

of 412 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −22 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

Sep 30, 1976H.R. 14232No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 17, 1976H.R. 14232No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 16, 1976H.R. 10612No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 10612), 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

Open roll call

Sep 16, 1976H.R. 10612No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 16, 1976H.R. 1386No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 16, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 15, 1976H.R. 14846No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 15, 1976S.Con.Res. 139No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 412 contested votes scored in the 94th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Government Operations and Politics92.7% · 96 votes

Economics and Public Finance50% · 86 votes

Taxation28.6% · 56 votes

Energy57.4% · 54 votes

Law87.2% · 39 votes

Congress67.6% · 37 votes

Armed Forces and National Security22.2% · 36 votes

International Affairs25.9% · 27 votes

Depletion allowances36.4% · 22 votes

Commerce73.7% · 19 votes

Education94.7% · 19 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance73.7% · 19 votes

Agriculture and Food100% · 18 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources72.2% · 18 votes

Power resources41.2% · 17 votes

Transportation and Public Works100% · 14 votes

Health84.6% · 13 votes

Independent regulatory commissions0% · 12 votes

Congressional-Presidential relations80% · 10 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement70% · 10 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 10 votes

Political participation100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Automobile insurance— · 8 votes

Economic stabilization— · 8 votes

Public works— · 8 votes

Environmental Protection— · 7 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes

Intergovernmental relations— · 5 votes

Social Welfare— · 5 votes

Credit— · 4 votes

Day care— · 4 votes

Mortgages— · 4 votes

Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes

Heating— · 3 votes

Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes

Range management— · 3 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 3 votes

Government corporations— · 2 votes

Government publications— · 2 votes

Motor vehicles— · 2 votes

Congressional oversight— · 1 vote

Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote

Constitutional amendments— · 1 vote

Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote

Lobbying— · 1 vote

Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote

Petroleum industry— · 1 vote

Private Legislation— · 1 vote

Ships and shipping— · 1 vote

Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 32 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, District of Columbia, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials.

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

Service record

9 Congresses

86th · 195994th · 1975

Democrat · Senate · WY86th–94th

Term datesexact

Gale William McGee

Senator from Wyoming

SENATED1959–19779 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

78.8%with Democrats

of 2,238 votes · 21.2% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested79%of 2,238 · combined

Steepest move−22 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019591975

1975–76 · 94th · Democrat · of 412 votes65%

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 majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 412 contested votes scored in the 94th

By policy area

career

Government Operations and Politics92.7% · 96

Economics and Public Finance50% · 86

Taxation28.6% · 56

Energy57.4% · 54

Law87.2% · 39

Congress67.6% · 37

Armed Forces and National Security22.2% · 36

International Affairs25.9% · 27

Depletion allowances36.4% · 22

Commerce73.7% · 19

Education94.7% · 19

Foreign Trade and International Finance73.7% · 19

Agriculture and Food100% · 18

Public Lands and Natural Resources72.2% · 18

Power resources41.2% · 17

Transportation and Public Works100% · 14

Health84.6% · 13

Independent regulatory commissions0% · 12

Congressional-Presidential relations80% · 10

Crime and Law Enforcement70% · 10

Labor and Employment100% · 10

Political participation100% · 10

Automobile insurance— · 8

Economic stabilization— · 8

Public works— · 8

Environmental Protection— · 7

Finance and Financial Sector— · 7

Housing and Community Development— · 5

Intergovernmental relations— · 5

Social Welfare— · 5

Credit— · 4

Day care— · 4

Mortgages— · 4

Territories (U.S.)— · 4

Heating— · 3

Mines and mineral resources— · 3

Range management— · 3

Science, Technology, Communications— · 3

Government corporations— · 2

Government publications— · 2

Motor vehicles— · 2

Congressional oversight— · 1

Conservation of natural resources— · 1

Constitutional amendments— · 1

Federal advisory bodies— · 1

Lobbying— · 1

Monuments and memorials— · 1

Petroleum industry— · 1

Private Legislation— · 1

Ships and shipping— · 1

Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 32 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, District of Columbia, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials.

Service record

86th · 195994th · 1975

Democrat86th–94th

Party switchers

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