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Herman Eugene Talmadge

Senator from Georgia
SENATEDEMOCRAT1957–1981ID T000035
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LegislationHEADLINE
45%with Dems
of 3,301 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
45%with Dems
of 3,301 · both combined
Steepest move
−23 pts
1957 → 1959
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 ↓1957196319691975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
57.9%with Democrats
of 299 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1957 → 1959, −23 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 4, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 4, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 4, 1980H.R. 5200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5200), 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
Dec 4, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 3, 1980H.R. 7765No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 3, 1980H.R. 8388No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 3, 1980H.R. 5200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Dec 3, 1980H.R. 7584No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Dec 3, 1980H.R. 7584No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 299 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance44% · 243 votes
Government Operations and Politics41.1% · 168 votes
Energy44.8% · 125 votes
Armed Forces and National Security43.5% · 92 votes
International Affairs42.9% · 91 votes
Taxation38.1% · 84 votes
Law14.3% · 63 votes
Agriculture and Food65.6% · 61 votes
Congress46.6% · 58 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources49% · 51 votes
Education34.1% · 44 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance50% · 38 votes
Social Welfare34.4% · 32 votes
Labor and Employment51.6% · 31 votes
Transportation and Public Works48.4% · 31 votes
Animals43.3% · 30 votes
Commerce30% · 30 votes
Environmental Protection56.5% · 23 votes
Depletion allowances45.5% · 22 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues35% · 20 votes
Income tax90% · 20 votes
Health50% · 18 votes
Power resources94.1% · 17 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement6.3% · 16 votes
Finance and Financial Sector71.4% · 14 votes
Independent regulatory commissions46.2% · 13 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations54.5% · 11 votes
Political participation50% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Housing and Community Development— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Age and employment— · 5 votes
Amnesties— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Heating— · 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
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Political representation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Embargo— · 1 vote
Families— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Government publications— · 1 vote
Government securities— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Private Legislation— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 43 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, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, 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

12 Congresses
85th · 195796th · 1979
Democrat · Senate · GA85th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Georgia
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Herman Eugene Talmadge

Senator from Georgia
SENATED1957–198112 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
45.4%with Democrats
of 3,301 votes · 54.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested45%of 3,301 · combined
Steepest move−23 pts1957→59, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019571979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 299 votes57.9%

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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 · 299 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance44% · 243
Government Operations and Politics41.1% · 168
Energy44.8% · 125
Armed Forces and National Security43.5% · 92
International Affairs42.9% · 91
Taxation38.1% · 84
Law14.3% · 63
Agriculture and Food65.6% · 61
Congress46.6% · 58
Public Lands and Natural Resources49% · 51
Education34.1% · 44
Foreign Trade and International Finance50% · 38
Social Welfare34.4% · 32
Labor and Employment51.6% · 31
Transportation and Public Works48.4% · 31
Animals43.3% · 30
Commerce30% · 30
Environmental Protection56.5% · 23
Depletion allowances45.5% · 22
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues35% · 20
Income tax90% · 20
Health50% · 18
Power resources94.1% · 17
Crime and Law Enforcement6.3% · 16
Finance and Financial Sector71.4% · 14
Independent regulatory commissions46.2% · 13
Congressional-Presidential relations54.5% · 11
Political participation50% · 10
Housing and Community Development— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 8
Public works— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Age and employment— · 5
Amnesties— · 5
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5
Credit— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Range management— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Political representation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Embargo— · 1
Families— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Government publications— · 1
Government securities— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Private Legislation— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 43 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, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, 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

85th · 195796th · 1979
Democrat85th–96th

Party switchers

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