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Harrison Hagan Schmitt

Senator from New Mexico
SENATEREPUBLICAN1977–1983ID S000132
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LegislationHEADLINE
13%with Dems
of 1,324 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
13%with Dems
of 1,324 · both combined
Steepest move
+8 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓1977
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Republican
12.3%with Democrats
of 397 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, +8 pts — within one party label.
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 22, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 22, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 6211), 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 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 20, 1982H.R. 6211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 397 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance18.1% · 386 votes
Energy4.8% · 105 votes
Government Operations and Politics12.4% · 89 votes
International Affairs6.7% · 89 votes
Armed Forces and National Security13.9% · 79 votes
Taxation11.4% · 79 votes
Agriculture and Food9.4% · 64 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources5.6% · 36 votes
Transportation and Public Works16.1% · 31 votes
Animals10% · 30 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues10% · 30 votes
Education3.6% · 28 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance14.3% · 28 votes
Labor and Employment3.7% · 27 votes
Environmental Protection0% · 26 votes
Congress16% · 25 votes
Housing and Community Development10% · 20 votes
Income tax5.3% · 19 votes
Social Welfare31.3% · 16 votes
Commerce7.7% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Law— · 6 votes
Health— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 4 votes
Immigration— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 2 votes

They also voted in 22 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Child abuse, Commemorations, Congressional oversight, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Gambling, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Independent regulatory commissions, Investment guaranty insurance, Municipal finance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Private Legislation, Public works, Salaries, Terrorism.

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

Service record

3 Congresses
95th · 197797th · 1981
Republican · Senate · NM95th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · New Mexico
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Harrison Hagan Schmitt

Senator from New Mexico
SENATER1977–19833 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
12.6%with Democrats
of 1,324 votes · 87.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested13%of 1,324 · combined
Steepest move+8 pts1977→79, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019771981
1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 397 votes12.3%

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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 majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 397 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance18.1% · 386
Energy4.8% · 105
Government Operations and Politics12.4% · 89
International Affairs6.7% · 89
Armed Forces and National Security13.9% · 79
Taxation11.4% · 79
Agriculture and Food9.4% · 64
Public Lands and Natural Resources5.6% · 36
Transportation and Public Works16.1% · 31
Animals10% · 30
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues10% · 30
Education3.6% · 28
Foreign Trade and International Finance14.3% · 28
Labor and Employment3.7% · 27
Environmental Protection0% · 26
Congress16% · 25
Housing and Community Development10% · 20
Income tax5.3% · 19
Social Welfare31.3% · 16
Commerce7.7% · 13
Political representation— · 9
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Law— · 6
Health— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Black lung— · 4
Embargo— · 4
Immigration— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 3
Families— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
Government securities— · 2
Science, Technology, Communications— · 2

Also voted in 22 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Child abuse, Commemorations, Congressional oversight, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Gambling, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Independent regulatory commissions, Investment guaranty insurance, Municipal finance, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Private Legislation, Public works, Salaries, Terrorism.

Service record

95th · 197797th · 1981
Republican95th–97th

Party switchers

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