Former U.S. Senator

Sam NunnNo longer serving

State GA Party Democratic In office 1971–1997

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Bills introduced

As sponsor, from the 107th Congress

Became law

Of the bills they introduced

Cosponsored

Signed on to someone else's bill

Recorded votes

760

Roll calls tied to a bill

Floor speeches

In the Congressional Record, from 2001

Biography

(Grandnephew of Carl Vinson), a Senator from Georgia. Born in Macon, Bibb County, Ga. , September 8, 1938. Educated in the public schools of Perry, Ga. Attended Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. , 1956-1959. Graduated, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. , 1961. Received a law degree from the same university 1962. Served in the United States Coast Guard 1959-1960, Reserve 1960-1968. Admitted to the Georgia bar in 1962 and commenced practice in Perry. Farmer. Member, Georgia house of representatives 1968-1972. Elected in a special election on November 7, 1972, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Richard B. Russell for the term ending January 3, 1973, and at the same time elected for the six-year term ending January 3, 1979. Reelected in 1978, 1984 and 1990 and served from November 8, 1972, to January 3, 1997. Was not a candidate for reelection in 1996. Chairman, Committee on Armed Services (One-Hundredth through One Hundred Third Congresses). Law partner. Distinguished professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. Global security nonprofit co-founder and co-chairman.

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
S 1875	On Passage of the Bill S. 1875	Yea	Jun 12, 1990
S 1970	On the Cloture Motion S. 1970	Yea	Jun 7, 1990
S 933	On the Motion to Table S. 933	Nay	Jun 6, 1990
S 1970	On the Cloture Motion S. 1970	Nay	Jun 5, 1990
HR 3033	On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3033	Yea	May 17, 1990
S 195	On the Cloture Motion S. 195	Yea	May 17, 1990
S 2240	On Passage of the Bill S. 2240	Yea	May 16, 1990
S 2240	On the Cloture Motion S. 2240	Yea	May 15, 1990

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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 service is held from the 107th Congress onwards, dated from the House and Senate resolutions and Congressional Record notices that seat and remove members. Subcommittee assignments are made inside each committee and carry no official date, so a subcommittee seat is shown from the first to the last printed hearing, Congressional Directory edition or official roster that lists the member. 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.