NOW's Voting Record Analysis
for the Senate, 105th Congress
For each vote, NOW's position is marked as either an affirmative
(Y) or negative (N) vote, and a plus (+) or minus (-) indicates whether
they voted with this position and possibly co-sponsored the bill.
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Total |
Total |
Score |
| NOW Support Position | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N | - | + |
| Alabama |
| Shelby (R)* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | 18 | 2 | 10 |
| Sessions(R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska |
| Murkowski (R)* | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 3 | 15 |
| Stevens (R) | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| Arizona |
| McCain (R)* | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | a | - | - | - | 16 | 3 | 15 |
| Kyl (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | a | a | - | a | - | - | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Arkansas |
| Bumpers (D) | - | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 4 | 16 | 80 |
| Hutchinson (R) | - | - | - | - | a | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| California |
| Feinstein (D) | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | 5 | 15 | 75 |
| Boxer (D)* | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | 5 | 15 | 75 |
| Colorado |
| Campbell (R)* | - | + | - | - | - | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| Allard (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut |
| Dodd (D)* | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 2 | 18 | 90 |
| Lieberman (D) | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | - | + | - | + | 8 | 12 | 60 |
| Delaware | | | | | |
| Roth (R) | - | - | - | - | a | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | 16 | 3 | 15 |
| Biden (D) | - | + | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 5 | 15 | 75 |
| Florida |
| Graham (D)* | - | + | - | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | - | + | - | + | 9 | 11 | 55 |
| Mack (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia |
| Coverdell (R)* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 1 | 5 |
| Cleland (D) | - | + | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 5 | 15 | 75 |
| Hawaii |
| Inouye (D)* | - | + | + | + | + | a | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 3 | 16 | 80 |
| Akaka (D) | + | + | + | + | a | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 2 | 17 | 85 |
| Idaho |
| Craig (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Kempthorne (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 1 | 5 |
| Illinois |
| Moseley-Braun (D)* | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 2 | 18 | 90 |
| Durbin (D) | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 3 | 17 | 85 |
| Indiana |
| Lugar (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Coats (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | a | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa |
| Grassley (R)* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 1 | 5 |
| Harkin (D) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | 3 | 17 | 85 |
| Kansas |
| Brownback (R)* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Roberts (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky |
| Ford (D) | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 9 | 11 | 55 |
| McConnell (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | a | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Louisiana |
| Breaux (D)* | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | - | + | - | + | 11 | 9 | 45 |
| Landrieu (D) | - | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | 7 | 13 | 65 |
| Maine |
| Snowe (R) | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | 11 | 9 | 45 |
| Collins (R) | - | - | - | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| Maryland |
| Sarbanes (D) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 2 | 18 | 90 |
| Mikulski (D)* | - | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | 6 | 14 | 70 |
| Massachusetts |
| Kennedy (D) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 1 | 19 | 95 |
| Kerry (D) | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 3 | 17 | 85 |
| Michigan |
| Abraham (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| Levin (D) | - | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 4 | 15 | 75 |
| Minnesota |
| Wellstone (D) | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 2 | 18 | 90 |
| Grams (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi |
| Cochran (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Lott (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri |
| Bond (R)* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | 17 | 3 | 15 |
| Ashcroft (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Montana |
| Baucus (D) | - | + | - | + | a | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 6 | 13 | 65 |
| Burns (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 1 | 5 |
| Nebraska |
| Kerrey (D) | - | + | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 5 | 15 | 75 |
| Hagel (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevada |
| Reid (D)* | - | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | 8 | 12 | 60 |
| Bryan (D) | - | + | - | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | 8 | 12 | 60 |
| New Hampshire |
| Smith (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregg (R)* | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 1 | 5 |
| New Jersey |
| Lautenberg (D) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 2 | 18 | 90 |
| Torricelli (D) | - | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | - | + | - | + | 7 | 13 | 65 |
| New Mexico |
| Domenici (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 2 | 10 |
| Bingaman (D) | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | 7 | 13 | 65 |
| New York |
| Moynihan (D) | - | + | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | + | - | + | + | a | - | + | + | + | - | + | 7 | 12 | 60 |
| D'Amato (R)* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | + | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| North Carolina |
| Helms (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | a | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Faircloth (R)* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | 18 | 2 | 10 |
| North Dakota |
| Conrad (D) | - | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | 9 | 11 | 55 |
| Dorgan (D)* | - | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 7 | 13 | 65 |
| Ohio |
| Glenn (D) | - | + | - | + | a | + | - | - | a | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 6 | 12 | 60 |
| DeWine (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma |
| Nickles (R)* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Inhofe (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Oregon |
| Wyden (D)* | - | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 4 | 16 | 80 |
| Smith (R) | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 2 | 10 |
| Pennsylvania |
| Specter (R)* | - | + | - | - | a | + | + | + | + | a | - | - | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | + | 9 | 9 | 45 |
| Santorum (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhode Island |
| Chafee (R) | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | 11 | 9 | 45 |
| Reed (D) | - | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | + | a | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 3 | 16 | 80 |
| South Carolina |
| Thurmond (R) | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 1 | 5 |
| Hollings (D)* | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | - | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 5 | 15 | 75 |
| South Dakota |
| Daschle (D)* | - | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 5 | 15 | 75 |
| Johnson (D) | - | + | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 5 | 15 | 75 |
| Tennesee |
| Thompson (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Frist (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Texas |
| Hutchison (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | a | + | - | | - | - | - | a | - | a | - | - | 15 | 1 | 5 |
| Gramm (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah |
| Hatch (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | 18 | 2 | 10 |
| Bennett (R)* | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | a | + | - | - | - | a | a | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 1 | 5 |
| Vermont |
| Leahy (D)* | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 6 | 14 | 70 |
| Jeffords (R) | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | - | a | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | 9 | 10 | 50 |
| Virginia |
| Warner (R) | - | + | - | - | - | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | 15 | 5 | 25 |
| Robb (D) | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | 4 | 16 | 80 |
| Washington |
| Gorton (R) | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 1 | 5 |
| Murray (D)* | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 2 | 18 | 90 |
| West Virginia |
| Byrd (D) | - | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | - | + | - | + | 10 | 10 | 50 |
| Rockefeller (D) | - | + | - | + | a | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | 6 | 13 | 65 |
| Wisconsin |
| Kohl (D) | - | + | - | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 6 | 14 | 70 |
| Feingold (D)* | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | + | 5 | 15 | 75 |
| Wyoming | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thomas (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Enzi (R) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| *--up for re-election |