Across 2 Congresses, most in the
107th at 38.
In the 108th,
22 —
10 fewer than the median senator, who filed 32.
None has become law.
Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every
member, never get a vote.
Bills introduced, against the typical senator107th to 108th
38107th Congresstypical member 34
22108th Congresstypical member 32
median for the chamber, that Congress
Cosponsored
472
Signed on to someone else's bill
Recorded votes
1,387
Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside
Their work
Drawn from the 60 bills this member
introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who
most often sign on.
Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.
Biography
A Representative and a Senator from Louisiana. Born in Crowley, La. , March 1, 1944. Graduated, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, 1964. Graduated, Louisiana State University Law School, Baton Rouge, 1967. Practiced law. Assistant to Representative Edwin W. Edwards 1968-1972. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second Congress in a special election, September 30, 1972, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Edwin Edwards. Reelected to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from September 30, 1972 to January 3, 1987. Was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 1986, but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1986. Reelected in 1992 and 1998, and served from January 3, 1987, to January 3, 2005. Was not a candidate for reelection in 2004. Chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (1989-1991).
Votes
How this member answered on every recorded vote tied to a bill, newest
first — including the procedural motions on it, such as cloture.
Votes on nominations are not listed, because they are not attached to a bill.
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Party, state and chamber are those of this member's most recent term.
Bills and cosponsorships are held from the 107th Congress
onwards and recorded votes from the 101st, so a member
who served before those points will show fewer than they filed, or none.
Committee seats are held for the current Congress only, which is why they
are shown for sitting members and left out for everyone else rather than
reported as zero. Vote counts cover roll calls tied to a bill; the chambers
also vote on procedure and nominations, which are not listed here.
Office, telephone and website are not shown for a member who has left,
because the ones on file were theirs while serving.
Records come from
Congress.gov and the
Biographical Directory of Congress.
