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Harrison Arlington Williams Jr.

Senator from New Jersey
SENATEDEMOCRAT1953–1983ID W000502
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LegislationHEADLINE
91%with Dems
of 3,707 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
91%with Dems
of 3,707 · both combined
Steepest move
+10 pts
1963 → 1965
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 ↓19531959196519711977
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
86.6%with Democrats
of 202 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1963 → 1965, +10 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
Mar 11, 1982S.Res. 204No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 10, 1982S.Res. 204No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 10, 1982S.Res. 204No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S.Res. 204), 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
Mar 10, 1982S.Res. 204No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 9, 1982S.Res. 204No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 8, 1982S.Res. 204No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 8, 1982S.Res. 204No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 4, 1982S.Res. 204No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 4, 1982S.Res. 204No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 202 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance90.7% · 387 votes
Government Operations and Politics92.1% · 202 votes
Energy94.3% · 157 votes
Armed Forces and National Security84.8% · 125 votes
Taxation76.2% · 122 votes
International Affairs86.5% · 111 votes
Agriculture and Food87% · 77 votes
Congress90.2% · 61 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources98.3% · 60 votes
Law100% · 55 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance87.2% · 47 votes
Transportation and Public Works92.9% · 42 votes
Education100% · 39 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 39 votes
Commerce93.9% · 33 votes
Social Welfare96.9% · 32 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues93.1% · 29 votes
Environmental Protection96.6% · 29 votes
Animals96.4% · 28 votes
Depletion allowances91.3% · 23 votes
Housing and Community Development95.7% · 23 votes
Income tax85% · 20 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 17 votes
Health100% · 17 votes
Power resources100% · 17 votes
Finance and Financial Sector92.9% · 14 votes
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 12 votes
Political participation100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Political representation— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Amnesties— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Embargo— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 44 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, Commemorations, 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, Lobbying, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, 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

14 Congresses
83rd · 195386th · 195997th · 1981
Democrat · House · NJ83rd–84th
Democrat · Senate · NJ86th–97th
Term datesexact
Members · New Jersey
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Harrison Arlington Williams Jr.

Senator from New Jersey
SENATED1953–198314 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
90.5%with Democrats
of 3,707 votes · 9.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested91%of 3,707 · combined
Steepest move+10 pts1963→65, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019531981
1981–82 · 97th · Democrat · of 202 votes86.6%

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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 · 202 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance90.7% · 387
Government Operations and Politics92.1% · 202
Energy94.3% · 157
Armed Forces and National Security84.8% · 125
Taxation76.2% · 122
International Affairs86.5% · 111
Agriculture and Food87% · 77
Congress90.2% · 61
Public Lands and Natural Resources98.3% · 60
Law100% · 55
Foreign Trade and International Finance87.2% · 47
Transportation and Public Works92.9% · 42
Education100% · 39
Labor and Employment100% · 39
Commerce93.9% · 33
Social Welfare96.9% · 32
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues93.1% · 29
Environmental Protection96.6% · 29
Animals96.4% · 28
Depletion allowances91.3% · 23
Housing and Community Development95.7% · 23
Income tax85% · 20
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 17
Health100% · 17
Power resources100% · 17
Finance and Financial Sector92.9% · 14
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 12
Political participation100% · 10
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 8
Political representation— · 8
Public works— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Amnesties— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Credit— · 4
Embargo— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Families— · 3
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 44 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Commemorations, 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, Lobbying, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Service record

83rd · 195397th · 1981
Democrat83rd–84th
Democrat86th–97th

Party switchers

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