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Jennings Randolph

Senator from West Virginia
SENATEDEMOCRAT1933–1985ID R000046
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LegislationHEADLINE
76%with Dems
of 4,996 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
76%with Dems
of 4,996 · both combined
Steepest move
−20 pts
1935 → 1937
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 ↓193319391945195119571963196919751981
1983–8498th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
71.9%with Democrats
of 267 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1935 → 1937, −20 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 12, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Oct 12, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 11, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984S.Res. 478No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 11, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 9, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1984noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 267 contested votes scored in the 98th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance79.8% · 600 votes
Government Operations and Politics75% · 236 votes
Armed Forces and National Security74.2% · 198 votes
Energy53% · 166 votes
Taxation59.3% · 150 votes
International Affairs52.3% · 130 votes
Agriculture and Food65% · 103 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources64.6% · 82 votes
Congress84% · 75 votes
Law77.3% · 75 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance72.5% · 69 votes
Transportation and Public Works83.3% · 54 votes
Education73.1% · 52 votes
Social Welfare85.7% · 49 votes
Labor and Employment93% · 43 votes
Commerce78.4% · 37 votes
Environmental Protection88.2% · 34 votes
Immigration70.6% · 34 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues81.8% · 33 votes
Animals48.4% · 31 votes
Finance and Financial Sector66.7% · 27 votes
Housing and Community Development92% · 25 votes
Sports and Recreation66.7% · 24 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement39.1% · 23 votes
Depletion allowances52.2% · 23 votes
Income tax85% · 20 votes
Health77.8% · 18 votes
Power resources76.5% · 17 votes
Independent regulatory commissions25% · 16 votes
Science, Technology, Communications46.7% · 15 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations81.8% · 11 votes
Political participation80% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 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
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 40 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

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

Service record

20 Congresses
73rd · 193386th · 195998th · 1983
Democrat · House · WV73rd–79th
Democrat · Senate · WV86th–98th
Term datesexact
Members · West Virginia
JR

Jennings Randolph

Senator from West Virginia
SENATED1933–198520 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
76.4%with Democrats
of 4,996 votes · 23.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested76%of 4,996 · combined
Steepest move−20 pts1935→37, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019331983
1983–84 · 98th · Democrat · of 267 votes71.9%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 267 contested votes scored in the 98th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance79.8% · 600
Government Operations and Politics75% · 236
Armed Forces and National Security74.2% · 198
Energy53% · 166
Taxation59.3% · 150
International Affairs52.3% · 130
Agriculture and Food65% · 103
Public Lands and Natural Resources64.6% · 82
Congress84% · 75
Law77.3% · 75
Foreign Trade and International Finance72.5% · 69
Transportation and Public Works83.3% · 54
Education73.1% · 52
Social Welfare85.7% · 49
Labor and Employment93% · 43
Commerce78.4% · 37
Environmental Protection88.2% · 34
Immigration70.6% · 34
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues81.8% · 33
Animals48.4% · 31
Finance and Financial Sector66.7% · 27
Housing and Community Development92% · 25
Sports and Recreation66.7% · 24
Crime and Law Enforcement39.1% · 23
Depletion allowances52.2% · 23
Income tax85% · 20
Health77.8% · 18
Power resources76.5% · 17
Independent regulatory commissions25% · 16
Science, Technology, Communications46.7% · 15
Congressional-Presidential relations81.8% · 11
Political participation80% · 10
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 8
Public works— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Credit— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Families— · 3
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Range management— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 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 40 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Service record

73rd · 193398th · 1983
Democrat73rd–79th
Democrat86th–98th

Party switchers

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