Arlen Specter
Democrat
PA
Senator
Last year in office: 2011
Arlen Specter is a former Democratic U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania. Specter first took office in Congress in 1981 and left office in 2011.
Arlen Specter: Voting Record & Political Positions
Arlen Specter's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 312 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 1325, 56 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Arlen Specter Votes On
- Taxation
- Health Insurance
- Defense Spending
- Immigration
- Infrastructure
- Climate Change
How Arlen Specter Voted on Recent Bills
- Yea on “Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part III” (2010-12-17) — Cloture Motion Rejected
- Yea on “American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010” (2010-07-22) — Motion Rejected
- Yea on “Health care reform bill” (2010-03-22) — Cloture Motion Agreed to
- Yea on “Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010” (2009-12-19) — Motion Rejected
- Yea on “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010” (2009-10-22) — Cloture Motion Agreed to