John Orlando Pastore

Senator from Rhode Island

SENATEDEMOCRAT1949–1977ID P000100

LegislationHEADLINE

83%with Dems

of 3,165 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

83%with Dems

of 3,165 · both combined

Steepest move

−17 pts

1951 → 1953

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 ↓19491955196119671973

1975–7694th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

85.6%with Democrats

of 535 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1951 → 1953, −17 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

Oct 1, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Oct 1, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 1, 1976H.R. 7228No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 7228), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Oct 1, 1976H.R. 7228No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 1, 1976S.Con.Res. 211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 1, 1976H.J.Res. 1105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 1, 1976S. 2139No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 1, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 30, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 535 contested votes scored in the 94th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Government Operations and Politics94.9% · 138 votes

Economics and Public Finance79.5% · 117 votes

Armed Forces and National Security59.7% · 67 votes

Law93.8% · 65 votes

Taxation69.8% · 63 votes

Energy90.9% · 55 votes

Congress90.2% · 41 votes

International Affairs87.5% · 32 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources92.6% · 27 votes

Agriculture and Food91.7% · 24 votes

Commerce100% · 24 votes

Depletion allowances95.7% · 23 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance85.7% · 21 votes

Transportation and Public Works95% · 20 votes

Education89.5% · 19 votes

Power resources100% · 17 votes

Independent regulatory commissions87.5% · 16 votes

Health92.3% · 13 votes

Congressional-Presidential relations90.9% · 11 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement81.8% · 11 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 11 votes

Social Welfare90.9% · 11 votes

Political participation100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Automobile insurance— · 8 votes

Public works— · 8 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes

Environmental Protection— · 6 votes

Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 6 votes

Day care— · 5 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes

Mortgages— · 5 votes

Petroleum industry— · 5 votes

Credit— · 4 votes

Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes

Heating— · 3 votes

Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes

Motor vehicles— · 3 votes

Range management— · 3 votes

District of Columbia— · 2 votes

Government corporations— · 2 votes

Government publications— · 2 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

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

Economic stabilization— · 1 vote

Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote

Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote

Lobbying— · 1 vote

Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote

Ships and shipping— · 1 vote

Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 26 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, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, 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, Strategic materials.

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

Service record

14 Congresses

81st · 194994th · 1975

Democrat · Senate · RI81st–94th

Term datesexact

John Orlando Pastore

Senator from Rhode Island

SENATED1949–197714 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

83.3%with Democrats

of 3,165 votes · 16.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested83%of 3,165 · combined

Steepest move−17 pts1951→53, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019491975

1975–76 · 94th · Democrat · of 535 votes85.6%

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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 535 contested votes scored in the 94th

By policy area

career

Government Operations and Politics94.9% · 138

Economics and Public Finance79.5% · 117

Armed Forces and National Security59.7% · 67

Law93.8% · 65

Taxation69.8% · 63

Energy90.9% · 55

Congress90.2% · 41

International Affairs87.5% · 32

Public Lands and Natural Resources92.6% · 27

Agriculture and Food91.7% · 24

Commerce100% · 24

Depletion allowances95.7% · 23

Foreign Trade and International Finance85.7% · 21

Transportation and Public Works95% · 20

Education89.5% · 19

Power resources100% · 17

Independent regulatory commissions87.5% · 16

Health92.3% · 13

Congressional-Presidential relations90.9% · 11

Crime and Law Enforcement81.8% · 11

Labor and Employment100% · 11

Social Welfare90.9% · 11

Political participation100% · 10

Automobile insurance— · 8

Public works— · 8

Finance and Financial Sector— · 7

Environmental Protection— · 6

Intergovernmental relations— · 6

Science, Technology, Communications— · 6

Day care— · 5

Housing and Community Development— · 5

Mortgages— · 5

Petroleum industry— · 5

Credit— · 4

Territories (U.S.)— · 4

Heating— · 3

Mines and mineral resources— · 3

Motor vehicles— · 3

Range management— · 3

District of Columbia— · 2

Government corporations— · 2

Government publications— · 2

Private Legislation— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Commemorations— · 1

Congressional oversight— · 1

Conservation of natural resources— · 1

Constitutional amendments— · 1

Dairy industry— · 1

Disaster relief— · 1

Economic stabilization— · 1

Federal advisory bodies— · 1

Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1

Lobbying— · 1

Monuments and memorials— · 1

Ships and shipping— · 1

Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 26 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, 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, Strategic materials.

Service record

81st · 194994th · 1975

Democrat81st–94th

Party switchers

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