Edward Kennedy
Democrat
MA
Senator
Last year in office: 2009
Edward Kennedy is a former Democratic U.S. Senator from Massachusetts. Kennedy first took office in Congress in 1962 and left office in 2009.
Edward Kennedy: Voting Record & Political Positions
Edward Kennedy's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 203 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 1586, 57 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues Edward Kennedy Votes On
- Health Insurance
- Taxation
- Defense Spending
- Immigration
- Infrastructure
- Climate Change
How Edward Kennedy Voted on Recent Bills
- Not Voting on “Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009” (2009-02-04) — Motion to Table Agreed to
- Not Voting on “Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008” (2008-06-24) — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
- Yea on “Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit bill” (2003-06-26) — Amendment Agreed to
- Not Voting on “An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.” (2009-04-29) — Amendment Agreed to
- Not Voting on “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010” (2009-07-24) — Amendment Rejected
- Not Voting on “Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009” (2009-06-18) — Amendment Agreed to