The U.S. Congress Votes Database

Members of Congress / Bob Graham

Biographical Information

GRAHAM, Daniel Robert (Bob), a Senator from Florida; born in Coral Gables, Fla., November 9, 1936; attended the public schools of Dade County, Fla.; graduated, University of Florida, Gainesville 1959; graduated, Harvard Law School 1962; admitted to the Florida bar in 1962; builder and cattleman; elected to the Florida State house of representatives 1966; member, Florida State senate 1970-1978; governor of Florida 1979-1986; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1986; reelected in 1992 and 1998 and served from January 3, 1987, to January 3, 2005; chair, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (One Hundred Third Congress), Select Committee on Intelligence (One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003]); unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for president 2004; was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2004. (Source.)

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Roles in Congress

· 108th Congress: Senator, Florida, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Senator, Florida, Democratic. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Senator, Florida, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.
· 105th Congress: Senator, Florida, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1997, to Jan. 3, 1999.
· 104th Congress: Senator, Florida, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1995, to Jan. 3, 1997.
· 103rd Congress: Senator, Florida, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1993, to Jan. 3, 1995.
· 102nd Congress: Senator, Florida, Democratic. Jan. 3, 1991, to Jan. 3, 1993.

 

Last Votes

DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
12/8/04 Vote 216: S 2845: S. 2845 Conference Report; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 Yes Yes Yes
11/20/04 Vote 215: H R 4818: H. R. 4818 Conference Report; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 No Yes None
11/19/04 Vote 214: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 1047; Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 Not Voting Yes Yes
11/17/04 Vote 213: S 2986: S. 2986; A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to increase the public debt limit. No Yes No
11/16/04 Vote 212: On the Nomination: Confirmation Francis J. Harvey, Of California, To Be Secretary Of The Army Yes Yes Yes
10/11/04 Vote 211: H R 4520: H.R. 4520 Conference Report; American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 Not Voting Yes Yes
10/10/04 Vote 210: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Conference Report To Accompany H. R. 4520; American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 No Yes Yes
10/9/04 Vote 209: S RES 454: S. Res. 454; A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the 108th Congress should provide the necessary funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts to the farm bill. Yes Yes Yes
10/9/04 Vote 208: S RES 445: S. Res. 445 As Amended.; Intelligence Reorganization bill Yes Yes Yes
10/9/04 Vote 207: S RES 445: Hutchison Amdt. No. 4015 As Amended; To implement responsible subcommittee reorganization in the Committee on Appropriations. No Yes No
10/9/04 Vote 206: S RES 445: Nickles Amdt. No. 4041; To vest sole jurisdiction over the Federal budget process in the Committee on the Budget, and to give the Committee on the Budget joint jurisdiction with the Governmental Affairs Committee over the process of reviewing, holding hearings, and voting on persons nominated by the President to fill the positions of Director and Deputy Director for Budget within the Office of Management and Budget. Yes No Yes
10/8/04 Vote 205: On the Motion for Attendance: Motion To Instruct SGT At Arms; Intelligence Reorganization bill Not Voting Yes Yes
10/8/04 Vote 204: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The McConnell Amdt. No. 3981; To implement the congressional oversight recommendations of the 9-11 Commission. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/7/04 Vote 203: S RES 445: Biden Amdt. No. 4021; To provide that the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations (if not already a member of the select Committee) shall be ex officio members of the select Committee but shall have no vote in the Committee and shall not be counted for purposes of determining a quorum. Not Voting No Yes
10/7/04 Vote 202: S RES 445: Hatch Amdt. No. 4037; To retain jurisdiction over the Secret Service in the Committee on the Judiciary. No Yes Yes
10/7/04 Vote 201: S RES 445: McCain Amdt. No. 4000; To ensure that the Committee has jurisdiction over the Transportation Security Administration. Yes No No
10/7/04 Vote 200: S RES 445: McCain Amdt. No. 3999; To strike section 402 and vest intelligence appropriations jurisdiction in the Select Committee on Intelligence. No No No
10/6/04 Vote 199: S 2845: S. 2845, As Amended; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 Yes Yes Yes
10/6/04 Vote 198: S 2845: Roberts Amdt. No. 3742 As Modified; To clarify the continuing applicability of section 504 of the National Security act of 1947 to the obligation and expenditure of funds appropriated for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States. Yes Yes Yes
10/5/04 Vote 197: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On S. 2845; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 Yes Yes Yes

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