U.S. SENATOR · ALABAMA · CLASS III
Richard C. Shelby
- Republican
- No longer in office
- Senior senator
- In the Senate since 1987
Six terms, one seat
Senators win in November and are sworn in the following January.
- 1ST TERM1987–1993WON NOV 1986
- 2ND TERM1993–1999RE-ELECTED 1992
- 3RD TERM1999–2005RE-ELECTED 1998
- 4TH TERM2005–2011RE-ELECTED 2004
- 5TH TERM2011–2017RE-ELECTED 2010
- 6TH TERM2017–2023RE-ELECTED 2016
Also served in the House, 1979–1987.
35
years in the Senate
6
Senate elections won
95%
votes with party majority
FROM ROLL-CALL DATA
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bills sponsored, whole career
FROM CONGRESS.GOV
Recent votes
- DEC 22BILLConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2023Passed 68–29YEABroke with party
- DEC 22AMENDMENTTo improve the Justice for the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act.Passed 93–4YEAWith party
- DEC 22AMENDMENTTo establish a World Trade Center Health Program Supplemental Fund.Passed 90–6YEAWith party
- DEC 22AMENDMENTTo improve the bill.Passed 88–8NAYBroke with party
- DEC 22AMENDMENTTo amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace, and for other purposes.Passed 92–5YEAWith party
- DEC 22AMENDMENTTo eliminate discrimination and promote women's health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.Passed 73–24YEABroke with party
- DEC 22AMENDMENTTo eliminate a waiver of State immunity.Failed 40–57YEAWith party
- DEC 22AMENDMENTTo establish a rule of construction relating to religious entities.Failed 44–53YEAWith party
- DEC 22AMENDMENTTo prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds to terminate the prohibitions on entry into the United States that are commonly referred to as Title 42.Failed 47–50YEAWith party
- DEC 22AMENDMENTTo appropriate amounts for the Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, refugee and entrant assistance, and other Federal agencies.Failed 10–87NAYWith party
- DEC 22AMENDMENTTo restrict the use of Federal funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security for the transportation of illegal aliens within the United States.Failed 47–50YEAWith party
- DEC 22AMENDMENTTo eliminate all earmarks in the bill.Failed 34–63NAYBroke with party
- DEC 22AMENDMENTTo increase the voting threshold for budget points of order.Failed 34–63NAYBroke with party
- DEC 22BILLConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2023Passed 65–31YEABroke with party
- DEC 22BILLDisaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023Failed 22–73NAYWith party
- DEC 22NOMINATIONFranklin R. Parker, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the NavyConfirmed 70–22NAYWith party
- DEC 21NOMINATIONAgnes Schaefer, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of the ArmyConfirmed 68–26DIDN’T VOTE—
- DEC 21NOMINATIONLynne M. Tracy, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Russian FederationConfirmed 93–2YEAWith party
- DEC 20BILLConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2023Passed 70–25YEABroke with party
- DEC 20NOMINATIONRobert Harley Shriver III, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel ManagementConfirmed 57–35NAYWith party
- DEC 20NOMINATIONR. Russell Rumbaugh, of Nebraska, to be an Assistant Secretary of the NavyConfirmed 80–10YEAWith party
- DEC 19NOMINATIONMartin J. Gruenberg, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a term of six yearsConfirmed 45–39NAYWith party
- DEC 15BILLFurther Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023Passed 71–19YEAWith party
- DEC 15BILLFurther Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023Failed 35–56NAYBroke with party
- DEC 15BILLFurther Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023Failed 45–47YEAWith party
- DEC 15BILLJames M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023Passed 83–11YEAWith party
- DEC 15BILLJames M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023Failed 40–54YEAWith party
- DEC 15BILLJames M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023Failed 47–47NAYWith party
- DEC 15BILLFurther Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023Passed 75–20YEAWith party
- DEC 15NOMINATIONMusetta Tia Johnson, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for a term of fifteen years to expire on the date prescribed by lawConfirmed 76–20NAYBroke with party