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Knute Nelson

Senator from Minnesota
SENATEREPUBLICAN1883–1925ID N000040
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LegislationHEADLINE
21%with Dems
of 2,647 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
21%with Dems
of 2,647 · both combined
Steepest move
+27 pts
1915 → 1917
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 ↓1883188918951901190719131919
1921–2267th Congress
Sat as a Republican
14.6%with Democrats
of 355 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1915 → 1917, +27 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
May 8, 1924H.R. 6715No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
1 most recent roll calls shown · 0 contested votes scored in the 68th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

18 Congresses
48th · 188354th · 189568th · 1923
Republican · House · MN48th–50th
Republican · Senate · MN54th–68th
Term datesexact
Members · Minnesota
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Knute Nelson

Senator from Minnesota
SENATER1883–192518 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
21%with Democrats
of 2,647 votes · 79% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested21%of 2,647 · combined
Steepest move+27 pts1915→17, as a Republican

Career arc

10050018831923
1921–22 · 67th · Republican · of 355 votes14.6%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.
Latest 1 shown · 0 contested votes scored in the 68th

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

48th · 188368th · 1923
Republican48th–50th
Republican54th–68th

Party switchers

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