Across 5 Congresses, most in the
110th at 20.
In the 111th,
20 —
4 more than the median representative, who filed 16.
Of the 55, 7 became law.
Volume is not influence: the great majority of bills, from every
member, never get a vote.
Bills introduced, against the typical representative107th to 111th
6107th Congresstypical member 13
5108th Congresstypical member 13
4109th Congresstypical member 16
20110th Congresstypical member 18
20111th Congresstypical member 16
median for the chamber, that Congress
Cosponsored
988
Signed on to someone else's bill
Recorded votes
10,714
Roll calls tied to a bill, nominations aside
Their work
Drawn from the 55 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 from Missouri. Born in Lexington, Lafayette County, Mo. , December 20, 1931. Attended the Wentworth Military Academy, Lexington, Mo. Graduated from Lexington High School, Lexington, Mo. , 1949. Attended the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, 1953. A. B. , University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. , 1953. LL. B. , University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. , 1956. Lawyer, private practice. Lafayette County, Mo. , prosecuting attorney, 1957-1960. Special assistant attorney general, Missouri state attorney general, 1961-1963. Member of the Missouri state senate, 1971-1977. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth and to the sixteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1977-January 3, 2011). Chair, Committee on Armed Services (One Hundred Tenth and One Hundred Eleventh Congresses). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Twelfth Congress in 2010. Died in Arlington, Va. , October 28, 2013. Interment at Machpelah Cemetery, Lexington, Mo.
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
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Biographical Directory of Congress.
