Paul Wellstone

Former senator for Minnesota · Democrat; served until October 25, 2002

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Seat held: Senator for MN, 1991–2002 (11 years, 9 months).

Minnesota has about 5.8 million residents, represented by two senators.

Votes compared with what constituents said

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Attendance

In the 107th Congress, Paul Wellstone missed 5 of 619 Senate votes (0.8%). On votes where most of their party voted one way, they voted with their party 93.1% of the time.

Most recent votes

Vote	Date	Their vote
H.R. 5010: A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes. On the Conference Report · Conference Report Agreed to	October 16, 2002	Yea
H.R. 3295: A bill to require States and localities to meet uniform and nondiscriminatory election technology and administration requirements applicable to Federal elections, to establish grant programs to provide assistance to States and localities to met those requirements and to improve election technology and the administration of Federal elections, to establish the Election Administration Commission, and for other purposes. On the Conference Report · Conference Report Agreed to	October 16, 2002	Yea
H.J.Res. 114: A joint resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq. On the Joint Resolution · Joint Resolution Passed	October 11, 2002	Nay
S.J.Res. 45: To amend the authorization for the use of the Armed Forces to cover an imminent threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction rather than the continuing threat posed by Iraq. On the Amendment · Amendment Rejected	October 10, 2002	Yea
S.J.Res. 45: To authorize the use of the United States Armed Forces, pursuant to a new resolution of the United Nations Security Council, to destroy, remove, or render harmless Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, nuclear weapons-usable material, long-range ballistic missiles, and related facilities, and for other purposes. On the Amendment · Amendment Rejected	October 10, 2002	Yea
S.J.Res. 45: To provide statutory construction that constitutional authorities remain unaffected and that no additional grant of authority is made to the President not directly related to the existing threat posed by Iraq. On the Amendment · Amendment Rejected	October 10, 2002	Yea
S.J.Res. 45: In the nature of a substitute. On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to	October 10, 2002	Nay
S.J.Res. 45: To provide a termination date for the authorization of the use of the Armed Forces of the United States, together with procedures for the extension of such date unless Congress disapproves the extension. On the Amendment · Amendment Rejected	October 10, 2002	Yea
S.J.Res. 45: To provide substitute language that includes an authorization for the use of the United States Armed Forces to defend the national security of the United States against the threat posed by certain foreign terrorist organizations. On the Motion to Table · Motion to Table Agreed to	October 9, 2002	Yea
S.J.Res. 45: A joint resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq. On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to	October 3, 2002	Yea
H.R. 2215: A bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes. On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to	October 3, 2002	Yea
H.R. 5005: To prevent terrorist attacks within the United States. On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Rejected	October 1, 2002	Yea
H.R. 5005: To prevent terrorist attacks within the United States. On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Rejected	September 26, 2002	Yea
H.R. 5005: To provide a substitute. On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Rejected	September 26, 2002	Yea
H.R. 5005: To provide a substitute. On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Rejected	September 25, 2002	Yea

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