John Varick Tunney

Senator from California

SENATEDEMOCRAT1965–1977ID T000410

LegislationHEADLINE

88%with Dems

of 1,479 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

88%with Dems

of 1,479 · both combined

Steepest move

−7 pts

1967 → 1969

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 ↓19651971

1975–7694th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

88.8%with Democrats

of 347 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −7 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

Sep 30, 1976H.R. 14232No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 30, 1976H.R. 13367No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 30, 1976S. 22No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 22), 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

Open roll call

Sep 29, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 29, 1976H.R. 13655No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Sep 23, 1976S. 2278No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 23, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 347 contested votes scored in the 94th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Government Operations and Politics96% · 125 votes

Economics and Public Finance86.5% · 104 votes

Energy87.3% · 55 votes

Armed Forces and National Security77.1% · 48 votes

Congress89.2% · 37 votes

International Affairs75.9% · 29 votes

Depletion allowances95.5% · 22 votes

Taxation71.4% · 21 votes

Commerce100% · 19 votes

Law100% · 19 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources78.9% · 19 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance33.3% · 18 votes

Power resources82.4% · 17 votes

Transportation and Public Works100% · 17 votes

Agriculture and Food64.3% · 14 votes

Independent regulatory commissions46.2% · 13 votes

Education91.7% · 12 votes

Congressional-Presidential relations100% · 11 votes

Health100% · 10 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Social Welfare— · 9 votes

Economic stabilization— · 8 votes

Public works— · 8 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7 votes

Environmental Protection— · 7 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6 votes

Mortgages— · 5 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 5 votes

Credit— · 4 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 4 votes

Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes

Automobile insurance— · 3 votes

Motor vehicles— · 3 votes

Day care— · 2 votes

District of Columbia— · 2 votes

Government corporations— · 2 votes

Government publications— · 2 votes

Intergovernmental relations— · 2 votes

Mines and mineral resources— · 2 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Commemorations— · 1 vote

Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote

Constitutional amendments— · 1 vote

Disaster relief— · 1 vote

Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote

Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote

Lobbying— · 1 vote

Petroleum industry— · 1 vote

Political participation— · 1 vote

Ships and shipping— · 1 vote

Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 31 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Congressional oversight, Congressional-executive relations, Dairy industry, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Heating, Immigration, Interest, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Monuments and memorials, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Strategic materials.

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

Service record

6 Congresses

89th · 196592nd · 197194th · 1975

Democrat · House · CA89th–91st

Democrat · Senate · CA92nd–94th

Term datesexact

John Varick Tunney

Senator from California

SENATED1965–19776 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

87.8%with Democrats

of 1,479 votes · 12.2% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested88%of 1,479 · combined

Steepest move−7 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019651975

1975–76 · 94th · Democrat · of 347 votes88.8%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 · 347 contested votes scored in the 94th

By policy area

career

Government Operations and Politics96% · 125

Economics and Public Finance86.5% · 104

Energy87.3% · 55

Armed Forces and National Security77.1% · 48

Congress89.2% · 37

International Affairs75.9% · 29

Depletion allowances95.5% · 22

Taxation71.4% · 21

Commerce100% · 19

Law100% · 19

Public Lands and Natural Resources78.9% · 19

Foreign Trade and International Finance33.3% · 18

Power resources82.4% · 17

Transportation and Public Works100% · 17

Agriculture and Food64.3% · 14

Independent regulatory commissions46.2% · 13

Education91.7% · 12

Congressional-Presidential relations100% · 11

Health100% · 10

Labor and Employment100% · 10

Social Welfare— · 9

Economic stabilization— · 8

Public works— · 8

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7

Environmental Protection— · 7

Finance and Financial Sector— · 6

Mortgages— · 5

Science, Technology, Communications— · 5

Credit— · 4

Housing and Community Development— · 4

Territories (U.S.)— · 4

Automobile insurance— · 3

Motor vehicles— · 3

Day care— · 2

District of Columbia— · 2

Government corporations— · 2

Government publications— · 2

Intergovernmental relations— · 2

Mines and mineral resources— · 2

Private Legislation— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Commemorations— · 1

Conservation of natural resources— · 1

Constitutional amendments— · 1

Disaster relief— · 1

Federal advisory bodies— · 1

Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1

Lobbying— · 1

Petroleum industry— · 1

Political participation— · 1

Ships and shipping— · 1

Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 31 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Congressional oversight, Congressional-executive relations, Dairy industry, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Heating, Immigration, Interest, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Monuments and memorials, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Strategic materials.

Service record

89th · 196594th · 1975

Democrat89th–91st

Democrat92nd–94th

Party switchers

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