Ben Nelson (D)

Senate - Nebraska - Up for re-election in 2012

Votes with party

81%

of 249 votes

111th Congress

69%

of 689 votes

How they voted

Member Most DEMS
Most REPS
Passed VOTE 204

Veterans jobs bill

Agreed to VOTE 151

Vote to table spending bill

Agreed to VOTE 123

Final debt deal

Rejected VOTE 89

Vote to repeal ethanol subsidy

Passed VOTE 61

Final Senate vote on 2011 budget

Rejected VOTE 37

Democratic Senate budget plan

Defeated VOTE 36

GOP House budget bill

Passed VOTE 29

Two-week budget bill

Rejected VOTE 9

Repeal health-care law

Agreed to VOTE 8

Repeal tax-reporting provision of health law

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Ben Nelson
Senator, Nebraska
  • 2011-2013
About Ben Nelson

NELSON, Earl Benjamin (Ben), a Senator from Nebraska; born on May 17, 1941, in McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska; graduated University of Nebraska, Lincoln 1963, Masters 1965, J.D. 1970; attorney and insurance executive; director, Nebraska Department of Insurance 1975-1976; governor of Nebraska 1991-1999; elected to the United States Senate in ...