James Jeffords
Independent
VT
Senator
Last year in office: 2007
James Jeffords is a former independent U.S. Senator from Vermont. Jeffords first took office in Congress in 1975 and left office in 2007.
James Jeffords: Voting Record & Political Positions
James Jeffords's Voting Record at a Glance
- Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 43 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 612, 24 of which were enacted into law.
Top Issues James Jeffords Votes On
- Health Insurance
- Taxation
- Defense Spending
- Infrastructure
- Immigration
- Climate Change
How James Jeffords Voted on Recent Bills
- Nay on “Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit bill” (2003-06-26) — Amendment Rejected
- Not Voting on “Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006” (2006-12-09) — Motion Agreed to
- Nay on “Minimum Wage bill” (2006-07-29) — Cloture Motion Rejected
- Nay on “Tax Reconciliation bill” (2006-05-11) — Bill Passed
- Yea on “Authorization bill FY2007, Defense” (2006-06-22) — Amendment Agreed to
- Nay on “Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006” (2006-06-15) — Motion to Table Failed