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Abraham Alexander Ribicoff

Senator from Connecticut
SENATEDEMOCRAT1949–1981ID R000191
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LegislationHEADLINE
87%with Dems
of 3,248 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
87%with Dems
of 3,248 · both combined
Steepest move
−12 pts
1965 → 1967
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 ↓194919551961196719731979
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
89.2%with Democrats
of 399 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1965 → 1967, −12 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 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 399 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance88.2% · 254 votes
Government Operations and Politics90.1% · 191 votes
Energy96.7% · 153 votes
Taxation67.2% · 116 votes
Armed Forces and National Security73.8% · 103 votes
International Affairs86.6% · 97 votes
Law100% · 70 votes
Congress98.5% · 65 votes
Agriculture and Food91.8% · 61 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources95% · 60 votes
Education98% · 49 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance87.8% · 41 votes
Transportation and Public Works77.5% · 40 votes
Labor and Employment94.3% · 35 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues87.1% · 31 votes
Social Welfare90.3% · 31 votes
Animals100% · 30 votes
Commerce90% · 30 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 27 votes
Depletion allowances100% · 23 votes
Income tax85% · 20 votes
Health94.4% · 18 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 15 votes
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 15 votes
Power resources100% · 15 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 14 votes
Housing and Community Development92.9% · 14 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations100% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Political participation— · 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
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 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
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 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 41 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, Immigration, 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, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

11 Congresses
81st · 194988th · 196396th · 1979
Democrat · House · CT81st–82nd
Democrat · Senate · CT88th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Connecticut
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Abraham Alexander Ribicoff

Senator from Connecticut
SENATED1949–198111 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
86.9%with Democrats
of 3,248 votes · 13.1% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested87%of 3,248 · combined
Steepest move−12 pts1965→67, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019491979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 399 votes89.2%

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 399 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance88.2% · 254
Government Operations and Politics90.1% · 191
Energy96.7% · 153
Taxation67.2% · 116
Armed Forces and National Security73.8% · 103
International Affairs86.6% · 97
Law100% · 70
Congress98.5% · 65
Agriculture and Food91.8% · 61
Public Lands and Natural Resources95% · 60
Education98% · 49
Foreign Trade and International Finance87.8% · 41
Transportation and Public Works77.5% · 40
Labor and Employment94.3% · 35
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues87.1% · 31
Social Welfare90.3% · 31
Animals100% · 30
Commerce90% · 30
Environmental Protection100% · 27
Depletion allowances100% · 23
Income tax85% · 20
Health94.4% · 18
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 15
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 15
Power resources100% · 15
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 14
Housing and Community Development92.9% · 14
Congressional-Presidential relations100% · 11
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 8
Political participation— · 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
Petroleum industry— · 5
Science, Technology, Communications— · 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
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 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 41 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, Immigration, 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, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Service record

81st · 194996th · 1979
Democrat81st–82nd
Democrat88th–96th

Party switchers

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