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Adlai Ewing III Stevenson

Senator from Illinois
SENATEDEMOCRAT1969–1981ID S000890
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LegislationHEADLINE
87%with Dems
of 2,247 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
87%with Dems
of 2,247 · both combined
Steepest move
−8 pts
1969 → 1971
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 ↓19691975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
84%with Democrats
of 412 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1969 → 1971, −8 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 15, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Dec 13, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1980S.Res. 562No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 12, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 412 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance87.6% · 250 votes
Government Operations and Politics83.6% · 195 votes
Energy81% · 153 votes
Taxation88.8% · 116 votes
International Affairs86% · 107 votes
Armed Forces and National Security85.4% · 103 votes
Law98.6% · 73 votes
Agriculture and Food92.1% · 63 votes
Congress85.7% · 63 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.5% · 61 votes
Education97.8% · 46 votes
Transportation and Public Works73.7% · 38 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance88.9% · 36 votes
Labor and Employment74.3% · 35 votes
Social Welfare81.3% · 32 votes
Animals100% · 31 votes
Commerce83.9% · 31 votes
Environmental Protection90% · 30 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues77.8% · 27 votes
Depletion allowances91.3% · 23 votes
Health94.4% · 18 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement82.4% · 17 votes
Power resources100% · 17 votes
Housing and Community Development87.5% · 16 votes
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 15 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 14 votes
Political participation100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Income tax— · 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
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 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
Government publications— · 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

6 Congresses
91st · 196996th · 1979
Democrat · Senate · IL91st–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
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Adlai Ewing III Stevenson

Senator from Illinois
SENATED1969–19816 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
87.4%with Democrats
of 2,247 votes · 12.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested87%of 2,247 · combined
Steepest move−8 pts1969→71, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019691979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 412 votes84%

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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 · 412 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance87.6% · 250
Government Operations and Politics83.6% · 195
Energy81% · 153
Taxation88.8% · 116
International Affairs86% · 107
Armed Forces and National Security85.4% · 103
Law98.6% · 73
Agriculture and Food92.1% · 63
Congress85.7% · 63
Public Lands and Natural Resources88.5% · 61
Education97.8% · 46
Transportation and Public Works73.7% · 38
Foreign Trade and International Finance88.9% · 36
Labor and Employment74.3% · 35
Social Welfare81.3% · 32
Animals100% · 31
Commerce83.9% · 31
Environmental Protection90% · 30
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues77.8% · 27
Depletion allowances91.3% · 23
Health94.4% · 18
Crime and Law Enforcement82.4% · 17
Power resources100% · 17
Housing and Community Development87.5% · 16
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 15
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 14
Political participation100% · 10
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 8
Public works— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Solar heating and cooling— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Income tax— · 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
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government securities— · 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
Government publications— · 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

91st · 196996th · 1979
Democrat91st–96th

Party switchers

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