Former U.S. Senator

Mark DaytonNo longer serving

Fact sheet
Official portrait of Mark Dayton
65 bills introduced

Across 3 Congresses, most in the 108th at 32. In the 109th, 16 — 27 fewer than the median senator, who filed 43. 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 senator 107th to 109th

median for the chamber, that Congress

Cosponsored
926

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes
406

Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside

Their work

Drawn from the 65 bills this member introduced: the subjects the record assigns them, and the members who most often sign on.

Subjects

Bills carry several subjects each, so these add up to more than 65.

Most frequent cosponsors

Times each has cosponsored a bill this member introduced.

Biography

A Senator from Minnesota. Born in Minneapolis, Minn. , January 26, 1947. Graduated cum laude Yale University 1969. Unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 1982. Legislative assistant to Senator Walter Mondale. Minnesota state auditor, 1991-1994. Elected to United States Senate in 2000, and served from January 3, 2001, to January 3, 2007. Not a candidate for reelection in 2006. Elected governor of Minnesota in 2010, and took the oath of office on January 3, 2011.

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.

Sponsored bills

Bills and resolutions this member introduced.

BillTitleStatusLatest action
S 4020Renewable Fuels Promotion ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Sep 29, 2006
S 2812Renewable Fuels Promotion ActSponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6776)Jun 29, 2006
S 3239Uniform Insurance Non-Coverage Disclosure ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.May 25, 2006
S 2921Railroad Competition Act of 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.May 22, 2006
S 2263Freedom From Foreign Oil Act of 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.Feb 9, 2006
S 1221Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2005Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of GovJan 27, 2006
S 2031A bill to provide for the valuation of employee personal use of noncommercial aircraft for purposes of Federal income tax inclusion.Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Nov 17, 2005
S 1776Permanent Emergency Agricultural Assistance ActRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Sep 27, 2005

Cosponsored bills

Bills introduced by others that this member signed on to.

BillTitleStatusSigned on
S 177Postmasters Fairness and Rights ActCommittee on Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation Feb 27, 2001
S 170Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6004)Feb 26, 2001
S 352Energy Emergency Response Act of 2001Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held.Feb 15, 2001
SRES 22A resolution urging the appropriate representative of the United States to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to introduce at the annual meeting of the Commission a resolution calling upon the Peoples Republic of China to end its human rights violations in China and Tibet, and for other purposes.Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CRFeb 14, 2001
S 321Dylan Lee James ActPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 582.Feb 13, 2001
S 27Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, for a period to be subsequentlyJan 22, 2001
S 21Social Security and Medicare Off-Budget Lockbox Act of 2001Referred to the Committee on the Budget; Governmental Affairs pursuant to the order of August 4, 197Jan 22, 2001
S 20Securing a Future for Independent Agriculture Act of 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure aJan 22, 2001

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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.