DS
Total votes
409
all sessions
Attendance
91%
29 missed
Lower than 98% of chamber peers
With party
90%
of cast votes
Lower than 77% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
5%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
136
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
Biography
About Sen. Dick Sears
Sen. serving Vermont District Bennington. Member of the Democratic party. Has been in office 32 years.
Sworn in
Jan 6, 1993
32 years
Closest ally
-
no co-sponsorship data
Voting record · by topic
How Richard Warden votes, broken down
Labor & Employment
100%
/
0%
1 support · 0 oppose
Budget & Taxes
83%
/
17%
10 support · 2 oppose
Education
71%
/
29%
5 support · 2 oppose
Environment
79%
/
21%
11 support · 3 oppose
Criminal Justice
83%
/
17%
10 support · 2 oppose
Healthcare
100%
/
0%
8 support · 0 oppose
Veterans
No votes on record
Energy
100%
/
0%
6 support · 0 oppose
Immigration
100%
/
0%
2 support · 0 oppose
Housing
100%
/
0%
1 support · 0 oppose
Technology
0%
/
100%
0 support · 1 oppose
Transportation
No votes on record
Last activity
Recent legislative activity
Co-sponsor2 years ago
Voted Nay2 years ago
Voted absent2 years ago
Sponsor2 years ago
Co-sponsor2 years ago
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