George William Norris

Senator from Nebraska

SENATEREPUBLICAN→INDEPENDENT1903–1943ID N000139

LegislationHEADLINE

49%with Dems

of 2,880 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

49%with Dems

of 2,880 · both combined

Steepest move

+44 pts

1919 → 1921

still a Republican

Changed parties

75th

R → I · first Congress under it

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 ↓1903190919151921192719331939R→I · 75th

1941–4277th Congress

Sat as an Independent

54.5%with Democrats

of 88 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1919 → 1921, +44 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

Dec 4, 1942S. 2528No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 4, 1942S.J.Res. 192No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 4, 1942S.J.Res. 192No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S.J.Res. 192), 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 23, 1942H.R. 1024No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Nov 20, 1942H.R. 1024No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Nov 18, 1942H.R. 1024No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Nov 18, 1942noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 17, 1942noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 88 contested votes scored in the 77th 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

20 Congresses

58th · 190363rd · 191375th · 193777th · 1941

Republican · House · NE58th–62nd

Republican · Senate · NE63rd–74th

Independent · Senate · NE75th–77th

Term datesexact

George William Norris

Senator from Nebraska

SENATER→I1903–194320 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

48.6%with Democrats

of 2,880 votes · 51.4% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested49%of 2,880 · combined

Steepest move+44 pts1919→21, as a Republican

Changed parties75thR→I

Career arc

100500R→I19031941

1941–42 · 77th · Independent · of 88 votes54.5%

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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.

Democratic majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 88 contested votes scored in the 77th

By policy area

career

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

Service record

58th · 190377th · 1941

Republican58th–62nd

Republican63rd–74th

Independent75th–77th

Other party switchers

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