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William Lloyd Scott

Senator from Virginia
SENATEREPUBLICAN1967–1979ID S000189
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LegislationHEADLINE
11%with Dems
of 1,796 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
11%with Dems
of 1,796 · both combined
Steepest move
+13 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓19671973
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Republican
8.8%with Democrats
of 421 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, +13 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
Oct 10, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 10, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 10, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 13511), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Republican majority
Oct 10, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 10, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 10, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 10, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 10, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 10, 1978H.R. 13511No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 421 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance13.1% · 160 votes
Government Operations and Politics4.7% · 128 votes
Energy2.7% · 110 votes
Armed Forces and National Security15.5% · 71 votes
International Affairs27.6% · 58 votes
Congress17.5% · 57 votes
Law10.7% · 56 votes
Taxation12.5% · 56 votes
Agriculture and Food3.6% · 55 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources7.1% · 42 votes
Animals3.3% · 30 votes
Labor and Employment3.7% · 27 votes
Commerce7.7% · 26 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance19.2% · 26 votes
Transportation and Public Works8% · 25 votes
Depletion allowances21.7% · 23 votes
Education0% · 22 votes
Income tax33.3% · 18 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement6.3% · 16 votes
Environmental Protection6.3% · 16 votes
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 16 votes
Health0% · 15 votes
Finance and Financial Sector15.4% · 13 votes
Power resources0% · 11 votes
Social Welfare0% · 11 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations10% · 10 votes
Political participation20% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Economic stabilization— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote

They also voted in 45 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 oversight, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Disaster relief, 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, Ships and shipping, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Vietnamese Conflict, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

6 Congresses
90th · 196793rd · 197395th · 1977
Republican · House · VA90th–92nd
Republican · Senate · VA93rd–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Virginia
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William Lloyd Scott

Senator from Virginia
SENATER1967–19796 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
10.6%with Democrats
of 1,796 votes · 89.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested11%of 1,796 · combined
Steepest move+13 pts1967→69, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019671977
1977–78 · 95th · Republican · of 421 votes8.8%

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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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 421 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance13.1% · 160
Government Operations and Politics4.7% · 128
Energy2.7% · 110
Armed Forces and National Security15.5% · 71
International Affairs27.6% · 58
Congress17.5% · 57
Law10.7% · 56
Taxation12.5% · 56
Agriculture and Food3.6% · 55
Public Lands and Natural Resources7.1% · 42
Animals3.3% · 30
Labor and Employment3.7% · 27
Commerce7.7% · 26
Foreign Trade and International Finance19.2% · 26
Transportation and Public Works8% · 25
Depletion allowances21.7% · 23
Education0% · 22
Income tax33.3% · 18
Crime and Law Enforcement6.3% · 16
Environmental Protection6.3% · 16
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 16
Health0% · 15
Finance and Financial Sector15.4% · 13
Power resources0% · 11
Social Welfare0% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations10% · 10
Political participation20% · 10
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Public works— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Economic stabilization— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Solar heating and cooling— · 5
Credit— · 4
Intergovernmental relations— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Embargo— · 3
Heating— · 3
Housing and Community Development— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Range management— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
Commemorations— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1

Also voted in 45 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional oversight, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Disaster relief, 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, Ships and shipping, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Vietnamese Conflict, Water Resources Development.

Service record

90th · 196795th · 1977
Republican90th–92nd
Republican93rd–95th

Party switchers

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