Lamar Alexander

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Lamar Alexander
Image of Lamar Alexander

Republican Party

Prior offices
Governor of Tennessee
U.S. Secretary of Education
U.S. Senate Tennessee
Successor: Bill Hagerty

Compensation

Net worth

$2,794,024.50

Education

Bachelor's

Vanderbilt University, 1962

Law

New York University Law School, 1965

Personal
Religion
Christian: Presbyterian
Contact

Personal LinkedIn

Lamar Alexander (Republican Party) was a member of the U.S. Senate from Tennessee. He assumed office on January 3, 2003. He left office on January 3, 2021.

Alexander (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Tennessee. He won in the general election on November 4, 2014.

Alexander announced on December 17, 2018, that he would not seek re-election in 2020.[1]

After losing his first bid for Governor of Tennessee in 1974, Alexander won election to the office in 1978. He won re-election in 1982. He was appointed by George H.W. Bush to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. He ran unsuccessfully for the Republican Party nomination for president in 1996 and 2000.[2]


Biography

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Alexander previously served as the Governor of Tennessee and as the U.S. Secretary of Education.[3]

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Alexander's academic, professional, and political career:[3]

  • 2003-2021: U.S. Senator from Tennessee
  • 1991-1993: Served as U.S. Secretary of Education
  • 1985-1986: Held a position as chairman of the National Governors Association
  • 1979-1987: Served as Governor of Tennessee
  • 1965: Received his J.D. from New York University Law School
  • 1962: Received his B.A. from Vanderbilt University

Committee assignments

U.S. Senate

2019-2020

Alexander was assigned to the following committees:[Source]

2017-2018

At the beginning of the 115th Congress, Alexander was assigned to the following committees:[4]

2015-2016

Alexander served on the following committees:[5]

2013-2014

Alexander served on the following Senate committees:[6]

  • Appropriations Committee
    • Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
    • Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
    • Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
    • Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
    • Subcommittee on Department of Defense
    • Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee
    • Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
    • Subcommittee on National Parks
    • Subcommittee on Energy
  • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
    • Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety Ex Officio
    • Subcommittee on Children and Families Ex Officio
  • Rules and Administration Committee

2011-2012

Alexander served on the following Senate committees:

Key votes

See also: Key votes

Ballotpedia monitors legislation that receives a vote and highlights the ones that we consider to be key to understanding where elected officials stand on the issues. To read more about how we identify key votes, click here.

Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021

The 116th United States Congress began on January 9, 2019, and ended on January 3, 2021. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (235-200), and Republicans held the majority in the U.S. Senate (53-47). Donald Trump (R) was the president and Mike Pence (R) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 116th Congress, 2019-2021
Vote Bill and description Status
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Not Voting Yes check.svg Passed (84-10)
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Red x.svg Not guilty Red x.svg Not Guilty (52-48)
Red x.svg Not guilty Red x.svg Not Guilty (53-47)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (89-10)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (97-1)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (84-8)
Not Voting Yes check.svg Passed (85-8)
Yes check.svg Yea Yes check.svg Passed (59-41)


Key votes: 115th Congress, 2017-2018

For detailed information about each vote, click here.

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Issues

National Security

Letter to Iran

On March 9, 2015, Senator Tom Cotton wrote a letter to Iran's leadership, warning them that signing a nuclear deal with the Obama administration without congressional approval was merely an "executive agreement". The letter also stated that "The next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time." The letter was signed by 47 Republican members of the Senate. Alexander was one of the seven Republican members of the Senate who did not sign the letter.[127]

The letter caused intense backlash from both the Obama administration and members of Congress.[128] Vice President Joe Biden said of the letter, "In thirty-six years in the United States Senate, I cannot recall another instance in which senators wrote directly to advise another country — much less a longtime foreign adversary — that the president does not have the constitutional authority to reach a meaningful understanding with them."[129] On Twitter, the hashtag "47Traitors" became the top trending topic in the world, and a debate raged as to whether the 47 who signed the letter were traitors or patriots.[130]

Call for Sebelius' resignation

Alexander, a member of the Senate health committee, took to the Senate floor and Twitter to call for the resignation of Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius.[131]

Lamar Alexander tweet.JPG

Senate Conservative Fund target

The Senate Conservative Fund targeted Alexander in August 2013 with two weeks of radio ads designed to push Senate Republicans to support Mike Lee (Utah)'s effort to defund Obamacare.[132]

FAA cell phone restrictions

Alexander issued a statement on November 26, 2013, following the FAA's announcement that they would allow the use of cell phones on some flights. Alexander urged the FAA to allow texting on flights but not conversations. The statement read: "Imagine two million passengers, hurtling through space, trapped in 17-inch-wide seats, yapping their innermost thoughts. The Transportation Security Administration would have to hire three times as many air marshals to deal with the fistfights. Stop and think about what we hear now in airport lobbies from those who wander around shouting personal details into a microphone: babbling about last night’s love life, bathroom plans, next week’s schedule, orders to an assistant, arguments with spouses. Imagine this noise while you travel, restrained by your seatbelt, unable to escape. The FCC commissioners will earn the gratitude of the two million Americans who fly each day by deciding: text messages, yes; conversations, no."[133]

Chief of staff investigation

In December 2013, Alexander's Chief of Staff Jesse Ryan Loskarn was arrested under allegations of child pornography. Alexander immediately suspended Loskarn without pay and released the following statement: "I was just informed by the United States Senate legal counsel’s office that law enforcement agents are conducting a search of the personal residence of Ryan Loskarn, the chief of staff of my Washington, D.C., office regarding allegations involving child pornography. I am stunned, surprised and disappointed by what I have learned. Based on this information, I immediately placed Mr. Loskarn on administrative leave without pay. The office is fully cooperating with the investigation."[134]

On January 23, 2014, Loskarn was found deceased. The cause of death was ruled a suicide. Prior to his death, an indictment had been delayed until February 10, 2014.[135] Loskarn's family released a letter he had left behind that explained his actions. He wrote, "I found myself drawn to videos that matched my own childhood abuse. It's painful and humiliating to admit to myself, let alone the whole world, but I pictured myself as a child in the image or video. The more an image mirrored some element of my memories and took me back, the more I felt a connection." Loskarn continued, "it is the truth, not an excuse," for his behavior. He added, "The news coverage of my spectacular fall makes it impossible for me to crawl in a hole and disappear. I've hurt every single human being I've ever known and the details of my shame are preserved on the internet for all time. There is no escape."[136]

Presidential preference

2016 presidential endorsement

✓ Alexander endorsed Marco Rubio for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[137]

See also: Endorsements for Marco Rubio

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Lamar Alexander endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[138]

Elections

2020

See also: United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2020

Lamar Alexander did not file to run for re-election.

2014

See also: United States Senate elections in Tennessee, 2014

Alexander won re-election to the U.S. Senate on November 4, 2014. Alexander defeated Gordon Ball (D), independent candidates Ed Gauthier, Bartholomew Phillips, C. Salekin, Danny Page, Eric Schechter, Joe Wilmoth, Joshua James and Rick Tyler, Tea Party candidate Tom Emerson, Jr. and Green Party candidate Martin Pleasant in the general election.[139] Alexander defeated six challengers in the Republican primary.[140]

General election

U.S. Senate, Tennessee General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLamar Alexander Incumbent 61.9% 850,087
     Democratic Gordon Ball 31.9% 437,848
     Independent Ed Gauthier 0.2% 2,314
     Independent Bartholomew Phillips 0.2% 2,386
     Independent C. Salekin 0.1% 787
     Independent Danny Page 0.6% 7,713
     Independent Eric Schechter 0.1% 1,673
     Constitution Joe Wilmoth 2.6% 36,088
     Independent Joshua James 0.4% 5,678
     Independent Rick Tyler 0.4% 5,759
     Tea Party Tom Emerson, Jr. 0.8% 11,157
     Green Martin Pleasant 0.9% 12,570
     Write-in Erin Kent Magee 0% 5
Total Votes 1,374,065
Source: U.S. House Clerk "2014 Election Statistics"

Republican primary

U.S. Senate, Tennessee Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLamar Alexander Incumbent 49.7% 330,088
Joe Carr 40.6% 269,169
George Flinn 5.2% 34,207
Christian Agnew 1.7% 11,203
John King 1.2% 7,876
Brenda Lenard 1.2% 7,697
Erin Magee 0.5% 3,412
Total Votes 663,652
Source: Results via Associated Press

Tea party target

The tea party called out Alexander in August 2013 for his bipartisanship and his willingness to compromise with other congressional members. Alexander responded to his critics in a op-ed published in a Tennessee newspaper. He explained, "I learned to count in Maryville City Schools. So I know that if you only have 45 votes and you need 60 senators to get something important done like balancing the budget and fixing the debt, then you have to work with other people — that is, IF you really care about solving the problem, IF you really want to get a result, instead of just making a speech."[141]

Endorsements

Alexander was endorsed by the following people:

Polls

General Election
Poll Lamar Alexander Gordon BallOtherUndecidedMargin of ErrorSample Size
YouGov
September 20 - October 1, 2014
 53%32%2%12%+/-41,007
YouGov
August 18 - September 2, 2014
 47%32%10%11%+/-41,056
Rasmussen Reports
August 11-12, 2014
 47%32%10%12%+/-4750
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org
Tennessee Republican primary
Poll Lamar Alexander Joe CarrGeorge FlinnOtherUndecidedMargin of ErrorSample Size
Red Racing Horses (July 28-30, 2014)
 41%29%5%5%20%+/-5.0400
Triton Polling (July 10-11, 2014)
 43%36%6.7%4%10.1%+/-2.91,099
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org
Tennessee Republican primary
Poll Lamar Alexander Joe CarrOtherUndecidedMargin of ErrorSample Size
North Star Opinion Research (May 12-14, 2014)
 56%14%8%22%+/-4600
North Star Opinion Research (February 3-6, 2014)
 62%17%3%18%+/-4600
Public Policy Polling (December 2-3, 2013)
 46%40%0%14%+/-5391
North Star Opinion Research (August 19-22, 2013)
 64%22%0%14%+/-4600
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Media

Lamar Alexander's January 2014 ad, "Standing Up For Tennessee."
Lamar Alexander's October 2014 ad, "Vote For A New Senate Majority."
Lamar Alexander's October 2014 ad, "Gordon Ball: One More Vote for Obama."
  • In January 2014, Alexander ran his first campaign ad of 2014. The ad featured residents of Tennessee who discussed Alexander's conservative values.
  • In Alexander's ad, "Vote For A New Senate Majority," he said, "Obamacare’s a failure; border security’s a mess, terrorists run rampant and America’s drowning in debt. If that’s okay with you then vote for my opponent — he’ll be just one more vote for Barack Obama’s agenda. But America’s better than that. Your vote can mean a new Senate majority where I can work to fix our broken system and get the right things done."[146]
  • The narrator in "Gordon Ball: One More Vote for Obama," said, "Gordon Ball tells us he’d be independent. But he’d be just one more vote for Obama. He’s a liberal, pro-Obamacare, pro-choice, pro-gun control, slick talking personal injury lawyer. Clearly Gordon Ball would be just one more vote for Barack Obama’s agenda. Slick talk, one more vote for Obama, that’s the real Gordon Ball."[147]
Lamar Alexander's October 2014 ad, "Trust Me With Your Vote."
Lamar Alexander's October 2014 ad, "Together."
  • In Alexander's ad, "Trust Me With Your Vote," Alexander said, "These are serious times, and here’s the choice. A vote for my opponent is just one more vote for Barack Obama’s agenda. Trust me with your vote. It could mean a new Senate majority that will stand up to terrorism, secure our borders, and make it easier to find a job. And finally, we’ll begin to fix our broken system."[148]
  • In "Together," Alexander argued that he has seen what Tennesseans can do when they work together. He then said, "Trust me with your vote and I will put that kind of Tennessee common sense to work in a new majority in the United States Senate, and we can begin to fix our broken system and move our country in the right direction."[149]

Full history


Campaign finance summary

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Lamar Alexander campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014U.S. Senate (Tennessee)Won $8,201,067 N/A**
2008U.S. Senate (Tennessee)Won $8,309,683 N/A**
2002U.S. Senate (Tennessee)Won $6,106,974 N/A**
Grand total$22,617,724 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal Gain Index

Congressional Personal Gain Index graphic.png
See also: Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress)

The Personal Gain Index (U.S. Congress) is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.S. Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants.
It consists of two different metrics:

PGI: Change in net worth

See also: Changes in Net Worth of U.S. Senators and Representatives (Personal Gain Index) and Net worth of United States Senators and Representatives
Net Worth Metric graphic.png

Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets.org, Alexander's net worth as of 2012 was estimated between $-9,829,946 to $15,417,995. That averages to $2,794,024.50, which is lower than the average net worth of Republican Senate members in 2012 of $6,956,438.47. Alexander ranked as the 50th most wealthy senator in 2012.[152] Between 2004 and 2012, Alexander‘s calculated net worth[153] decreased by an average of 11 percent per year. Between 2004 and 2012, the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was 15.4 percent.[154]

Lamar Alexander Yearly Net Worth
YearAverage Net Worth
2004$34,518,629
2012$2,794,024
Growth from 2004 to 2012:−92%
Average annual growth:−11%[155]
Comparatively, the American citizen experienced a median yearly decline in net worth of -0.94%.[156]

The data used to calculate changes in net worth may include changes resulting from assets gained through marriage, inheritance, changes in family estates and/or trusts, changes in family business ownership, and many other variables unrelated to a member's behavior in Congress.

PGI: Donation Concentration Metric

See also: The Donation Concentration Metric (U.S. Congress Personal Gain Index)

Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate. Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets.org, Ballotpedia calculated the percentage of donations by industry received by each incumbent over the course of his or her career (or 1989 and later, if elected prior to 1988). Alexander received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Retired industry.

From 1995-2014, 18.63 percent of Alexander's career contributions came from the top five industries as listed below.[157]

Donation Concentration Metric graphic.png
Lamar Alexander Campaign Contributions
Total Raised $46,025,588
Total Spent $41,016,783
Top five industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired$2,088,572
Securities & Investment$1,849,957
Lawyers/Law Firms$1,836,751
Real Estate$1,557,918
Health Professionals$1,239,410
% total in top industry4.54%
% total in top two industries8.56%
% total in top five industries18.63%

Analysis

Like-minded colleagues

The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.[158]

Alexander most often voted with:

Alexander least often voted with:


Ideology and leadership

See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking

Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Alexander was a "centrist Republican," as of July 30, 2014.[159] Alexander was listed as a "rank-and-file Republican," in July 2013.[160]

Lifetime voting record

See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives

According to the website GovTrack, Alexander missed 137 of 4,094 roll call votes from January 2003 to September 2015. This amounts to 3.3 percent, which is worse than the median of 1.6 percent among current senators as of September 2015.[161]

Congressional staff salaries

See also: Staff salaries of United States Senators and Representatives

The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. Alexander paid his congressional staff a total of $2,662,905 in 2011. He ranked 11th on the list of the highest-paid Republican senatorial staff salaries and ranked 61st overall of the lowest-paid senatorial staff salaries in 2011. Overall, Tennessee ranked 23rd in average salary for senatorial staff. The average U.S. Senate congressional staff was paid $2,529,141.70 in fiscal year 2011.[162]

National Journal vote ratings

See also: National Journal vote ratings

Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year. Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress.

2013

Alexander and Lindsey Graham ranked 40th in the conservative rankings in 2013.[163]

2012

Alexander ranked 39th in the conservative rankings in 2012.[164]

2011

Alexander ranked 38th in the conservative rankings in 2011.[165]

Voting with party

The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.

2014

Lamar Alexander voted with the Republican Party 86.1 percent of the time, which ranked 28th among the 45 Senate Republican members as of July 2014.[166]

2013

Lamar Alexander voted with the Republican Party 86.4 percent of the time, which ranked 28th among the 46 Senate Republican members as of June 2013.[167]

Noteworthy events

Decision to self-quarantine for coronavirus on May 11, 2020

See also: Government official, politician, and candidate deaths, diagnoses, and quarantines due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020-2021

On May 11, 2020, Alexander announced he would self-quarantine for 14 days after a member of his staff tested positive for COVID-19. According to his chief of staff, Alexander tested negative for the virus on May 7.[168]

See also

External links

 

Footnotes

  1. ↑ CNBC, "GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander will not run for re-election in 2020," December 17, 2018
  2. ↑ Encyclopedia Britannica "Lamar Alexander," accessed February 1, 2019
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Lamar Alexander," accessed November 4, 2011
  4. ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 115th Congress," accessed January 19, 2017
  5. ↑ United States Senate, "Committee Assignments of the 114th Congress," accessed February 17, 2015
  6. ↑ Congressional Quarterly, "Senate Committee List," accessed January 22, 2013
  7. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.748 - CARES Act," accessed March 22, 2024
  8. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.1790 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020," accessed April 27, 2024
  9. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act," accessed April 27, 2024
  10. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020," accessed April 27, 2024
  11. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020," accessed April 27, 2024
  12. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.31 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019," accessed April 27, 2024
  13. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.47 - John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act," accessed April 27, 2024
  14. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," accessed April 27, 2024
  15. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," accessed April 27, 2024
  16. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.1 - Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019," accessed April 27, 2024
  17. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.8337 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act," accessed April 27, 2024
  18. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1158 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020," accessed April 27, 2024
  19. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3055 - Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019," accessed April 27, 2024
  20. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.1327 - Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act," accessed April 27, 2024
  21. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.755 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.," accessed April 28, 2024
  22. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.Res.755 - Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.," accessed April 28, 2024
  23. ↑ Congress.gov, “H.R.5430 - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act,” accessed April 28, 2024
  24. ↑ Congress.gov, "S.151 - Pallone-Thune Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act" accessed April 28, 2024
  25. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.3401 - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019,' accessed April 28, 2024
  26. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.2157 - Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019," accessed April 28, 2024
  27. ↑ Congress.gov, "H.J.Res.46 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.," accessed April 28, 2024
  28. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment with an Amendment)," December 18, 2018
  29. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2)," December 11, 2018
  30. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Nomination (Confirmation Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 6, 2018
  31. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Brett M. Kavanaugh to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," October 5, 2018
  32. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 2, As Amended)," June 28, 2018
  33. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1959)," February 15, 2018
  34. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1958 As Modified)," February 15, 2018
  35. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1948)," February 15, 2018
  36. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 1955)," February 15, 2018
  37. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 2311)," January 29, 2018
  38. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Amendment (McConnell Amdt. No. 667)," July 28, 2017
  39. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Amendment (Paul Amdt. No. 271 )," July 26, 2017
  40. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Amdt. No. 270)," July 25, 2017
  41. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1628)," July 25, 2017
  42. ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 7, 2017
  43. ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Cloture Motion (Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 6, 2017
  44. ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Decision of the Chair (Shall the Decision of the Chair Stand as the Judgment of the Senate?)," April 6, 2017
  45. ↑ U.S. Senate, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States)," April 6, 2017
  46. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 6157)," September 18, 2018
  47. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 5895)," September 12, 2018
  48. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H. R. 6157 As Amended)," August 23, 2018
  49. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 5895 As Amended)," June 25, 2018
  50. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1625)," March 23, 2018
  51. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1892 with an Amendment (SA 1930))," February 9, 2018
  52. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 695)," February 8, 2018
  53. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment with Further Amendment)," January 22, 2018
  54. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 195)," January 22, 2018
  55. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 195)," January 19, 2018
  56. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1370)," December 21, 2017
  57. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Motion to Recede from the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1 and Concur with Further Amendment ," December 20, 2017
  58. ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Joint Resolution (H.J. Res. 123)," December 7, 2017
  59. ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 1 As Amended )," December 2, 2017
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  153. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth from either 2004 (if the member entered office in 2004 or earlier) or the member's first year in office (as noted in the chart below).
  154. ↑ This number was found by dividing each member's total net worth growth percentage by the number of years included in the calculation.
  155. ↑ This figure represents the total percentage growth divided by the number of years for which there are net worth figures for each member.
  156. ↑ This figure was calculated using median asset data from the Census Bureau. Please see the Congressional Net Worth data for Ballotpedia spreadsheet for more information on this calculation.
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