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John Cornelius Stennis

Senator from Mississippi
SENATEDEMOCRAT1947–1989ID S000852
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LegislationHEADLINE
49%with Dems
of 5,218 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
49%with Dems
of 5,218 · both combined
Steepest move
+32 pts
1985 → 1987
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 ↓1947195319591965197119771983
1987–88100th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
79.5%with Democrats
of 263 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1985 → 1987, +32 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 18, 1988S. 2751No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 14, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5210), 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
Oct 14, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1988H.R. 5210No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 12, 1988S. 2749No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 263 contested votes scored in the 100th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance48.7% · 632 votes
Armed Forces and National Security39.9% · 278 votes
Government Operations and Politics45.5% · 220 votes
Agriculture and Food47.2% · 144 votes
International Affairs48.9% · 137 votes
Energy38.9% · 131 votes
Taxation54.2% · 131 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance75.7% · 107 votes
Transportation and Public Works58.7% · 75 votes
Congress37.7% · 69 votes
Law19.4% · 67 votes
Education43.5% · 62 votes
Labor and Employment47.2% · 53 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources48.1% · 52 votes
Immigration56.8% · 44 votes
Social Welfare52.3% · 44 votes
Commerce48.7% · 39 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues37.8% · 37 votes
Environmental Protection53.1% · 32 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement37% · 27 votes
Housing and Community Development50% · 26 votes
Animals4.3% · 23 votes
Depletion allowances26.1% · 23 votes
Finance and Financial Sector43.5% · 23 votes
Sports and Recreation45.5% · 22 votes
Income tax60% · 20 votes
Power resources64.7% · 17 votes
Health16.7% · 12 votes
Science, Technology, Communications41.7% · 12 votes
Political participation40% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Automobile insurance— · 7 votes
Political representation— · 7 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 6 votes
Amnesties— · 5 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Age and employment— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 4 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Industrial relations— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Water Resources Development— · 3 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Native Americans— · 2 votes
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Mines and mineral resources— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Private Legislation— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 46 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Black lung, Child abuse, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Credit, Dairy industry, Disabled, District of Columbia, Droughts, Economic stabilization, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, International monetary system, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, 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

21 Congresses
80th · 1947100th · 1987
Democrat · Senate · MS80th–100th
Term datesexact
Members · Mississippi
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John Cornelius Stennis

Senator from Mississippi
SENATED1947–198921 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
48.5%with Democrats
of 5,218 votes · 51.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested49%of 5,218 · combined
Steepest move+32 pts1985→87, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019471987
1987–88 · 100th · Democrat · of 263 votes79.5%

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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 · 263 contested votes scored in the 100th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance48.7% · 632
Armed Forces and National Security39.9% · 278
Government Operations and Politics45.5% · 220
Agriculture and Food47.2% · 144
International Affairs48.9% · 137
Energy38.9% · 131
Taxation54.2% · 131
Foreign Trade and International Finance75.7% · 107
Transportation and Public Works58.7% · 75
Congress37.7% · 69
Law19.4% · 67
Education43.5% · 62
Labor and Employment47.2% · 53
Public Lands and Natural Resources48.1% · 52
Immigration56.8% · 44
Social Welfare52.3% · 44
Commerce48.7% · 39
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues37.8% · 37
Environmental Protection53.1% · 32
Crime and Law Enforcement37% · 27
Housing and Community Development50% · 26
Animals4.3% · 23
Depletion allowances26.1% · 23
Finance and Financial Sector43.5% · 23
Sports and Recreation45.5% · 22
Income tax60% · 20
Power resources64.7% · 17
Health16.7% · 12
Science, Technology, Communications41.7% · 12
Political participation40% · 10
Automobile insurance— · 7
Political representation— · 7
Public works— · 6
Solar heating and cooling— · 6
Amnesties— · 5
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Intergovernmental relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Age and employment— · 4
Embargo— · 4
Independent regulatory commissions— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Families— · 3
Heating— · 3
Industrial relations— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Range management— · 3
Water Resources Development— · 3
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Native Americans— · 2
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Mines and mineral resources— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Private Legislation— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 46 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Black lung, Child abuse, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional-executive relations, Credit, Dairy industry, Disabled, District of Columbia, Droughts, Economic stabilization, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, International monetary system, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, 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

80th · 1947100th · 1987
Democrat80th–100th

Party switchers

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