Senate roll call 64 · 74th Congress · May 14, 1935
To pass S. 2357, a bill to amend the tennessee valley authority act.
On May 14, 1935, the Senate voted 56–19 (S 2357). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 46–9, Republicans 9–10, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 members voted against their own party.
During the 74th Congress (1935–1936), Franklin D. Roosevelt was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 56
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- May 14, 1935
By party
- Democrats46 yes · 9 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 10 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT voted no
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA voted no
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD voted no
- James Couzens R-MI voted yes
- Thomas David Schall R-MN voted yes
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND voted yes
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hugo Lafayette Black D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead II D-AL
- Hattie Wyatt Caraway D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Gibbs Mcadoo D-CA
- Alva Blanchard Adams D-CO
- Edward Prentiss Costigan D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Richard Brevard Russell Jr. D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Richard Louis Murphy D-IA
- James Pinckney Pope D-ID
- Sherman Minton D-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- George Mcgill D-KS
- Alben William Barkley D-KY
- Marvel Mills Logan D-KY
- Huey Pierce Long D-LA
- George Lovic Pierce Radcliffe D-MD
- James Couzens R-MI
- Henrik Shipstead O-MN
- Thomas David Schall R-MN
- Harry S. Truman D-MO
- Joel Bennett Clark D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Theodore Gilmore Bilbo D-MS
- Burton Kendall Wheeler D-MT
- James Edward Murray D-MT
- Gerald Prentice Nye R-ND
- Lynn Joseph Frazier R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Fred Herbert Brown D-NH
- Carl Atwood Hatch D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Patrick Anthony (Pat) Mccarran D-NV
- Robert Ferdinand Wagner D-NY
- Alvin Victor Donahey D-OH
- Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH
- John William Elmer Thomas D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick Steiwer R-OR
- Joseph F. Guffey D-PA
- William John Bulow D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Nathan Lynn Bachman D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Thomas Terry (Tom) Connally D-TX
- Elbert Duncan Thomas D-UT
- Homer Truett Bone D-WA
- Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach D-WA
- Francis Ryan Duffy D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette Jr. O-WI
- Matthew Mansfield Neely D-WV
- Joseph Christopher O'Mahoney D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Augustine Lonergan D-CT
- Francis Thomas Maloney D-CT
- Daniel Oren Hastings R-DE
- John Gillis Townsend Jr. R-DE
- Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA
- William Henry Dieterich D-IL
- Marcus Allen Coolidge D-MA
- Millard Evelyn Tydings D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Wallace Humphrey White Jr. R-ME
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Arthur Harry Moore D-NJ
- William Warren Barbour R-NJ
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Jesse Houghton Metcalf R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Harry Flood Byrd D-VA
- Warren Robinson Austin R-VT
- Robert Davis Carey R-WY
Voted present
Did not vote
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Scott Marion Loftin D-FL
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Frederick Van Nuys D-IN
- John Holmes Overton D-LA
- Rose McConnell Long D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Elmer Austin Benson O-MN
- Josiah William Bailey D-NC
- Bronson Murray Cutting R-NM
- Dennis Chavez D-NM
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- James Francis Byrnes D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Rush Dew Holt D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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