Former U.S. Senator

Mark DaytonNo longer serving

State MN Party Democratic In office 2001–2007

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

923

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

406

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

405

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

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. 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

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.

Focus

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.

Record

Every recorded vote, bill and floor speech, newest first.

Recorded votes tied to a bill, including procedural motions on it such as cloture. Votes on nominations are not listed.

Bill	Question	Voted	Date
SJRES 25	On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 25	Yea	Oct 11, 2001
S 1447	On Passage of the Bill S. 1447	Yea	Oct 11, 2001
S 1447	On the Cloture Motion S. 1447	Yea	Oct 9, 2001
HJRES 51	On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 51	Yea	Oct 3, 2001
S 1438	On Passage of the Bill S. 1438	Yea	Oct 2, 2001
S 1438	On the Cloture Motion S. 1438	Yea	Oct 2, 2001
HR 2904	On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2904	Yea	Sep 26, 2001
S 1450	On Passage of the Bill S. 1450	Yea	Sep 21, 2001

Bill	Title	Status	Latest action
S 4020	Renewable Fuels Promotion Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.	Sep 29, 2006
S 2812	Renewable Fuels Promotion Act	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6776)	Jun 29, 2006
S 3239	Uniform Insurance Non-Coverage Disclosure Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.	May 25, 2006
S 2921	Railroad Competition Act of 2006	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.	May 22, 2006
S 2263	Freedom From Foreign Oil Act of 2006	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.	Feb 9, 2006
S 1221	Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2005	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.	Jan 27, 2006
S 2031	A 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 1776	Permanent Emergency Agricultural Assistance Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.	Sep 27, 2005

Bill	Title	Status	Signed on
S 4011	A bill to amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 to restore State authority to waive the application of the 35-mile rule to permit the designation of a critical access hospital in Cass County, Minnesota.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.	Dec 6, 2006
S 3238	NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.	Dec 6, 2006
S 1915	Virgie S. Arden American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.	Dec 6, 2006
SRES 619	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Senator Paul Wellstone should be remembered for his compassion and leadership on social issues and that Congress should act to end discrimination against citizens of the United States who live with mental illness by making legislation relating to mental health parity a priority for the 110th Congress.	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11103; text as passed Senate: CR S11103; text of measure as introduced: CR S11076)	Nov 16, 2006
S 3791	Meningitis Immunization Awareness Act	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.	Nov 14, 2006
S 3991	Emergency Farm Relief Act of 2006	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10565, S10568, S10568-10569, S10569)	Sep 29, 2006
S 1948	Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2005	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.	Sep 29, 2006
SRES 605	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Senator Paul Wellstone should be remembered for his compassion and leadership on social issues and that Congress should act to end discrimination against citizens of the United States who live with a mental illness by making legislation relating to mental health parity a priority for the 110th Congress.	Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10755)	Sep 29, 2006

Sections of the Congressional Record in which this member spoke or entered a written statement, as the Government Publishing Office tags them; floor business such as amendment texts is left out. Each links to the official Record.

Date	Record section	Where
Dec 7, 2006	Woodbury Senior High School, Woodbury, Minnesota	Senate floor
Dec 7, 2006	Senate Service (Executive Session)	Senate floor
Dec 7, 2006	A TERRIBLE LEGACY (Executive Session)	Senate floor
Dec 6, 2006	Orchard Lake Elementary School, Lakeville, Minnesota	Senate floor
Dec 6, 2006	Lake Marion Elementary School, Lakeville, Minnesota	Senate floor
Dec 6, 2006	Shirley Hills Primary School, Mound, Minnesota	Senate floor
Dec 6, 2006	2005 Country Report on Human Rights Practices in the Philippines	Senate floor
Dec 5, 2006	Schoolcraft Learning Community, Bemidji, Minnesota	Senate floor

Committees

Current committees first, each with its role and years, and the subcommittees held now beneath it. Full history opens every role with its date and official record, and earlier subcommittee seats.

Earlier committees

Joint Committee on PrintingMember2001–2007

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry CommitteeMember2001–2007

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee	Member	Jan 25, 2001 to Jan 3, 2007	Congressional Record, S558 · End of the 109th Congress
Production and Price Competitiveness	Member	Listed Mar 2005 to Mar 2005	Congressional Directory, Sep 2006
Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Mar 2005	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Jun 2003	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
Production and Price Competitiveness	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Armed Services CommitteeMember2001–2007

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Armed Services Committee	Member	Jan 25, 2001 to Jan 3, 2007	Congressional Record, S558 · End of the 109th Congress
Readiness and Management Support	Member	Listed Mar 2001 to Nov 2006	Hearing, Mar 2001
Strategic Forces	Member	Listed Mar 2003 to Mar 2006	Hearing, Mar 2003
Airland	Member	Listed Jul 2001 to Mar 2006	Hearing, Jul 2001
Emerging Threats and Capabilities	Member	Listed May 2001 to Jul 2002	Hearing, May 2001

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeMember2001–2007

Full history

Committee	Role	Served	Record
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee	Member	Jul 10, 2001 to Jan 3, 2007	Congressional Record, S7417 · End of the 109th Congress
Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia	Member	Listed Jun 2003 to Mar 2005	Congressional Directory, Aug 2004
International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Oct 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations	Member	Listed Sep 2001 to Sep 2001	Congressional Directory, Oct 2002

Rules and Administration CommitteeMember2001–2007

Joint Committee on the LibraryMember2001–2003

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