Lee Warren Metcalf

Senator from Montana

SENATEDEMOCRAT1953–1979ID M000671

LegislationHEADLINE

87%with Dems

of 2,596 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

87%with Dems

of 2,596 · both combined

Steepest move

+11 pts

1953 → 1955

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 ↓19531959196519711977

1977–7895th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

80.1%with Democrats

of 151 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1953 → 1955, +11 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

Dec 15, 1977H.R. 9346No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 29, 1977H.R. 7555No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 29, 1977H.R. 7555No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 7555), 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

Open roll call

Nov 19, 1977H.R. 7555No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 4, 1977H.R. 9346No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Nov 4, 1977H.R. 9346No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Nov 4, 1977H.R. 9346No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 151 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Government Operations and Politics80.6% · 134 votes

Economics and Public Finance83.3% · 114 votes

Energy87.1% · 62 votes

Law85.5% · 62 votes

Armed Forces and National Security89.8% · 59 votes

Congress78.2% · 55 votes

Taxation91.9% · 37 votes

International Affairs75% · 36 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources73.3% · 30 votes

Agriculture and Food84% · 25 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance64% · 25 votes

Depletion allowances73.9% · 23 votes

Commerce95.5% · 22 votes

Environmental Protection68.2% · 22 votes

Education94.7% · 19 votes

Income tax89.5% · 19 votes

Social Welfare78.9% · 19 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 18 votes

Transportation and Public Works88.9% · 18 votes

Independent regulatory commissions100% · 15 votes

Health69.2% · 13 votes

Congressional-Presidential relations70% · 10 votes

Political participation90% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Finance and Financial Sector— · 9 votes

Automobile insurance— · 8 votes

Economic stabilization— · 8 votes

Public works— · 8 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7 votes

Black lung— · 5 votes

Embargo— · 5 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes

Intergovernmental relations— · 5 votes

Mortgages— · 5 votes

Amnesties— · 4 votes

Credit— · 4 votes

Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes

Day care— · 3 votes

Heating— · 3 votes

Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes

Motor vehicles— · 3 votes

Range management— · 3 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 3 votes

District of Columbia— · 2 votes

Government publications— · 2 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Age and employment— · 1 vote

Animals— · 1 vote

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote

Commemorations— · 1 vote

Congressional oversight— · 1 vote

Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote

Constitutional amendments— · 1 vote

Dairy industry— · 1 vote

Disaster relief— · 1 vote

Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote

Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote

Lobbying— · 1 vote

Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote

Petroleum industry— · 1 vote

Power resources— · 1 vote

Ships and shipping— · 1 vote

Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 33 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Droughts, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Government corporations, Home repair and improvement, Immigration, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

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

Service record

13 Congresses

83rd · 195387th · 196195th · 1977

Democrat · House · MT83rd–86th

Democrat · Senate · MT87th–95th

Term datesexact

Lee Warren Metcalf

Senator from Montana

SENATED1953–197913 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

87.1%with Democrats

of 2,596 votes · 12.9% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested87%of 2,596 · combined

Steepest move+11 pts1953→55, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019531977

1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 151 votes80.1%

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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 · 151 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career

Government Operations and Politics80.6% · 134

Economics and Public Finance83.3% · 114

Energy87.1% · 62

Law85.5% · 62

Armed Forces and National Security89.8% · 59

Congress78.2% · 55

Taxation91.9% · 37

International Affairs75% · 36

Public Lands and Natural Resources73.3% · 30

Agriculture and Food84% · 25

Foreign Trade and International Finance64% · 25

Depletion allowances73.9% · 23

Commerce95.5% · 22

Environmental Protection68.2% · 22

Education94.7% · 19

Income tax89.5% · 19

Social Welfare78.9% · 19

Labor and Employment100% · 18

Transportation and Public Works88.9% · 18

Independent regulatory commissions100% · 15

Health69.2% · 13

Congressional-Presidential relations70% · 10

Political participation90% · 10

Finance and Financial Sector— · 9

Automobile insurance— · 8

Economic stabilization— · 8

Public works— · 8

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7

Black lung— · 5

Embargo— · 5

Housing and Community Development— · 5

Intergovernmental relations— · 5

Mortgages— · 5

Amnesties— · 4

Credit— · 4

Territories (U.S.)— · 4

Day care— · 3

Heating— · 3

Mines and mineral resources— · 3

Motor vehicles— · 3

Range management— · 3

Science, Technology, Communications— · 3

District of Columbia— · 2

Government publications— · 2

Private Legislation— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Age and employment— · 1

Animals— · 1

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1

Commemorations— · 1

Congressional oversight— · 1

Conservation of natural resources— · 1

Constitutional amendments— · 1

Dairy industry— · 1

Disaster relief— · 1

Federal advisory bodies— · 1

Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1

Lobbying— · 1

Monuments and memorials— · 1

Petroleum industry— · 1

Power resources— · 1

Ships and shipping— · 1

Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 33 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Droughts, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Government corporations, Home repair and improvement, Immigration, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Service record

83rd · 195395th · 1977

Democrat83rd–86th

Democrat87th–95th

Party switchers

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