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Steven Douglas Symms

Senator from Idaho
SENATEREPUBLICAN1973–1993ID S001138
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LegislationHEADLINE
5%with Dems
of 3,784 votes
Nominations
0%with Dems
of 8 · confirmations only
All contested
5%with Dems
of 3,792 · both combined
Steepest move
+5 pts
1979 → 1981
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 ↓1973197919851991
1991–92102nd Congress
Sat as a Republican
3%with Democrats
legislation only
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, +5 pts — within one party label.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Oct 8, 1992H.R. 11A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 8, 1992H.R. 11A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 8, 1992H.R. 11A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the establishment of tax enterprise zones, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 8, 1992H.R. 429A bill to authorize additional appropriations for the construction of the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir, Shoshone Project, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Wyoming.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 8, 1992H.R. 776A bill to provide for improved energy efficiency.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 5, 1992H.R. 5427A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 5, 1992S. 12A bill to amend title VI of the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure carriage on cable television of local news and other programming and to restore the right of local regulatory authorities to regulate cable television rates, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 2, 1992S. 2899A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs of the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 2, 1992H.R. 3371A bill to control and prevent crime.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 270 contested votes scored in the 102nd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance6.4% · 956 votes
Armed Forces and National Security4.3% · 300 votes
Government Operations and Politics6.2% · 289 votes
International Affairs2.7% · 258 votes
Congress4.4% · 250 votes
Energy7.1% · 169 votes
Agriculture and Food10.5% · 153 votes
Labor and Employment3.8% · 130 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance3.1% · 127 votes
Transportation and Public Works7.8% · 116 votes
Taxation3.8% · 106 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement5.6% · 72 votes
Education2.9% · 70 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources7% · 57 votes
Finance and Financial Sector1.8% · 56 votes
Immigration7.7% · 52 votes
Environmental Protection4.2% · 48 votes
Health0% · 45 votes
Commerce2.7% · 37 votes
Social Welfare17.6% · 34 votes
Law0% · 31 votes
Housing and Community Development0% · 29 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 28 votes
Sports and Recreation0% · 17 votes
Industrial relations0% · 14 votes
Science, Technology, Communications7.1% · 14 votes
District of Columbia0% · 13 votes
Mines and mineral resources0% · 11 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Native Americans— · 9 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Families— · 7 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Water Resources Development— · 6 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 5 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Public works— · 4 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Credit— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Government securities— · 3 votes
International economic relations— · 3 votes
Municipal finance— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Conferences— · 2 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Cultural centers— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Indian claims— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Monuments and memorials— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Barber and beauty shops— · 1 vote
Chemicals— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Droughts— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Gold— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Import restrictions— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Lakes— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Refugees— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

10 Congresses
93rd · 197397th · 1981102nd · 1991
Republican · House · ID93rd–96th
Republican · Senate · ID97th–102nd
Term datesexact
Members · Idaho
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Steven Douglas Symms

Senator from Idaho
SENATER1973–199310 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
5.4%with Democrats
of 3,784 votes · 94.6% with Republicans
Nominations0%of 8 votes
All contested5%of 3,792 · combined
Steepest move+5 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019731991
1991–92 · 102nd · Republican3%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 270 contested votes scored in the 102nd

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance6.4% · 956
Armed Forces and National Security4.3% · 300
Government Operations and Politics6.2% · 289
International Affairs2.7% · 258
Congress4.4% · 250
Energy7.1% · 169
Agriculture and Food10.5% · 153
Labor and Employment3.8% · 130
Foreign Trade and International Finance3.1% · 127
Transportation and Public Works7.8% · 116
Taxation3.8% · 106
Crime and Law Enforcement5.6% · 72
Education2.9% · 70
Public Lands and Natural Resources7% · 57
Finance and Financial Sector1.8% · 56
Immigration7.7% · 52
Environmental Protection4.2% · 48
Health0% · 45
Commerce2.7% · 37
Social Welfare17.6% · 34
Law0% · 31
Housing and Community Development0% · 29
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 28
Sports and Recreation0% · 17
Industrial relations0% · 14
Science, Technology, Communications7.1% · 14
District of Columbia0% · 13
Mines and mineral resources0% · 11
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Native Americans— · 9
Vietnamese Conflict— · 9
Depletion allowances— · 7
Families— · 7
Independent regulatory commissions— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Black lung— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Water Resources Development— · 6
Home repair and improvement— · 5
Private Legislation— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Electronic surveillance— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Public works— · 4
Coins and coinage— · 3
Credit— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Government securities— · 3
International economic relations— · 3
Municipal finance— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Conferences— · 2
Contested elections— · 2
Cultural centers— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Indian claims— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Monuments and memorials— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Barber and beauty shops— · 1
Chemicals— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Droughts— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Gold— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Import restrictions— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Lakes— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Refugees— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 70 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Rehabilitation, Rural conditions, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Solar energy, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

93rd · 1973102nd · 1991
Republican93rd–96th
Republican97th–102nd

Party switchers

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