LC

U.S. Senator

Lawton Chiles

Democratic·FL· Former member

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77%

Party loyalty

89%

Attendance

-1

Broke with party

3

Bills → law

Broke ranks.

Every vote where Chiles broke from the Democratic majority. Crossover behavior is the clearest signal of independence — how we compute it.

Most recent defection · Oct 13, 1988

Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988

Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA.

NAYvs Party: YEA

Oct 13, 1988
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Oct 7, 1988
Technical Corrections Act of 1988
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Oct 7, 1988
Technical Corrections Act of 1988
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Oct 6, 1988
Technical Corrections Act of 1988
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Oct 6, 1988
Technical Corrections Act of 1988
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Sep 30, 1988
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1989
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY
Sep 15, 1988
Textile Apparel and Footwear Trade Act of 1988
Voted NAY while Democratics voted YEA
NAY

Recent floor activity.

Last 10 roll-call votes.

Oct 18, 1988Montana Natural Resources Protection and Utilization Act of 1988NV
Oct 18, 1988Montana Natural Resources Protection and Utilization Act of 1988NV
Oct 18, 1988Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1988NV
Oct 14, 1988Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988YEA
Oct 14, 1988Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988YEA
Oct 14, 1988Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988YEA
Oct 14, 1988Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988YEA
Oct 14, 1988Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988YEA
Oct 13, 1988Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988NAY
Oct 13, 1988Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988NAY

Sponsored.

Bills Chiles introduced.

A resolution commending Richard Brandon for his faithful and outstanding service to the United States and the Nation.
100-sres-499·Oct 14, 1988
Business and Citizen School Volunteers of America Act of 1988
100-s-2450·May 27, 1988
A bill to designate Building #31, National Institutes of Health reservation, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, as "The Claude Denson Pepper Building."
100-s-2434·May 25, 1988
A bill to redesignate the National Fisheries Research Center in Gainesville, Florida, as the "Jack T. McCown, Sr., National Fisheries Research Center."
100-s-2429·May 25, 1988
A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress regarding the heroic efforts of the officers and enlisted members of the U.S.S. Bonefish.
100-sconres-118·May 12, 1988