Sen. Dennis Chavez
Former Senator for New Mexico
Chavez was a senator from New Mexico and was a Democrat. He served from 1935 to 1962.
He was previously the representative for New Mexico’s 1st congressional district as a Democrat from 1931 to 1934.
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Voting Record
Missed Votes
From May 1935 to Oct 1962, Chavez missed 976 of 3,881 roll call votes, which is 25.1%. This is much worse than the median of 9.0% among the lifetime records of senators serving in Oct 1962. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
| Time Period | Votes Eligible | Missed Votes | Percent | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1931-Feb 1932 (House) | 17 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1932 Mar-May (House) | 39 | 5 | 12.8% | 73rd |
| 1932 Jun-Jul (House) | 30 | 6 | 20.0% | 55th |
| Dec 1932-Mar 1933 (House) | 37 | 5 | 13.5% | 73rd |
| 1933 Mar-Jun (House) | 61 | 9 | 14.8% | 84th |
| 1934 Jan-Jun (House) | 82 | 17 | 20.7% | 75th |
| 1935 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 20 | 2 | 10.0% | 50th |
| 1935 Jul-Aug (Senate) | 46 | 6 | 13.0% | 25th |
| 1936 Jan-Jun (Senate) | 61 | 13 | 21.3% | 25th |
| 1937 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 19 | 1 | 5.3% | 50th |
| 1937 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | 67th |
| 1937 Jul-Aug (Senate) | 31 | 3 | 9.7% | 33rd |
| 1937 Nov-Dec (Senate) | 22 | 5 | 22.7% | 67th |
| 1938 Jan-Jun (Senate) | 81 | 39 | 48.1% | 86th |
| 1939 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 17 | 3 | 17.6% | 75th |
| 1939 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 36 | 23 | 63.9% | 88th |
| 1939 Jul-Aug (Senate) | 41 | 1 | 2.4% | 0th |
| 1939 Oct-Nov (Senate) | 20 | 4 | 20.0% | 75th |
| 1940 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 44 | 8 | 18.2% | 38th |
| 1940 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 64 | 24 | 37.5% | 88th |
| 1940 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 38 | 14 | 36.8% | 88th |
| 1940 Oct-Nov (Senate) | 5 | 3 | 60.0% | 88th |
| 1941 Jan-Jan 76th Congress (Senate) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1941 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 23 | 3 | 13.0% | 67th |
| 1941 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 31 | 9 | 29.0% | 60th |
| 1941 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 23 | 11 | 47.8% | 90th |
| 1941 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 21 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1942 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | 22nd |
| 1942 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 28 | 5 | 17.9% | 67th |
| 1942 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 19 | 7 | 36.8% | 78th |
| 1942 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 24 | 4 | 16.7% | 33rd |
| 1943 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 20 | 5 | 25.0% | 73rd |
| 1943 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 52 | 5 | 9.6% | 55th |
| 1943 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 20 | 3 | 15.0% | 36th |
| 1943 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 30 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1944 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 51 | 19 | 37.3% | 91st |
| 1944 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 23 | 3 | 13.0% | 64th |
| 1944 Aug-Sep (Senate) | 7 | 1 | 14.3% | 55th |
| 1944 Nov-Dec (Senate) | 17 | 7 | 41.2% | 75th |
| 1945 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 17 | 1 | 5.9% | 43rd |
| 1945 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 40 | 2 | 5.0% | 24th |
| 1945 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 27 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1945 Oct-Dec (Senate) | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | 14th |
| 1946 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 13 | 2 | 15.4% | 71st |
| 1946 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 75 | 15 | 20.0% | 86th |
| 1946 Jul-Aug (Senate) | 48 | 3 | 6.2% | 62nd |
| 1947 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 31 | 5 | 16.1% | 88th |
| 1947 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 57 | 4 | 7.0% | 64th |
| 1947 Jul-Jul (Senate) | 39 | 3 | 7.7% | 80th |
| 1947 Nov-Dec (Senate) | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1948 Feb-Mar (Senate) | 28 | 2 | 7.1% | 73rd |
| 1948 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 74 | 3 | 4.1% | 62nd |
| 1948 Aug-Aug (Senate) | 8 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1949 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 38 | 11 | 28.9% | 97th |
| 1949 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 86 | 12 | 14.0% | 83rd |
| 1949 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 82 | 25 | 30.5% | 97th |
| 1949 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 20 | 4 | 20.0% | 81st |
| 1950 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 55 | 7 | 12.7% | 72nd |
| 1950 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 85 | 33 | 38.8% | 94th |
| 1950 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 78 | 2 | 2.6% | 36th |
| 1950 Dec-Dec (Senate) | 10 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1951 Jan-Jan 81st Congress (Senate) | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1951 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 20 | 2 | 10.0% | 67th |
| 1951 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 70 | 5 | 7.1% | 74th |
| 1951 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 94 | 35 | 37.2% | 98th |
| 1951 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 64th |
| 1952 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 12 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1952 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 95 | 10 | 10.5% | 76th |
| 1952 Jul-Jul (Senate) | 6 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1953 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 9 | 3 | 33.3% | 92nd |
| 1953 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 43 | 4 | 9.3% | 63rd |
| 1953 Jul-Jul (Senate) | 38 | 2 | 5.3% | 75th |
| 1954 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 32 | 6 | 18.8% | 90th |
| 1954 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 50 | 9 | 18.0% | 92nd |
| 1954 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 91 | 10 | 11.0% | 77th |
| 1954 Dec-Dec (Senate) | 8 | 2 | 25.0% | 93rd |
| 1955 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 26 | 10 | 38.5% | 98th |
| 1955 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 38 | 6 | 15.8% | 81st |
| 1955 Jul-Aug (Senate) | 23 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1956 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 47 | 4 | 8.5% | 80th |
| 1956 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 50 | 7 | 14.0% | 72nd |
| 1956 Jul-Jul (Senate) | 33 | 4 | 12.1% | 90th |
| 1957 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 16 | 2 | 12.5% | 74th |
| 1957 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 45 | 10 | 22.2% | 94th |
| 1957 Jul-Aug (Senate) | 46 | 18 | 39.1% | 97th |
| 1958 Feb-Mar (Senate) | 38 | 18 | 47.4% | 99th |
| 1958 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 86 | 27 | 31.4% | 99th |
| 1958 Jul-Aug (Senate) | 76 | 16 | 21.1% | 91st |
| 1959 Jan-Apr (Senate) | 57 | 15 | 26.3% | 97th |
| 1959 May-Aug (Senate) | 128 | 39 | 30.5% | 98th |
| 1959 Sep-Sep (Senate) | 30 | 3 | 10.0% | 72nd |
| 1960 Jan-Apr (Senate) | 79 | 25 | 31.6% | 94th |
| 1960 May-Aug (Senate) | 123 | 34 | 27.6% | 95th |
| 1960 Sep-Sep (Senate) | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 0th |
| 1961 Jan-Apr (Senate) | 31 | 14 | 45.2% | 97th |
| 1961 May-Aug (Senate) | 137 | 131 | 95.6% | 99th |
| 1961 Sep-Sep (Senate) | 36 | 32 | 88.9% | 99th |
| 1962 Jan-Mar (Senate) | 22 | 14 | 63.6% | 99th |
| 1962 Apr-Jun (Senate) | 62 | 41 | 66.1% | 99th |
| 1962 Jul-Sep (Senate) | 122 | 36 | 29.5% | 87th |
| 1962 Oct-Oct (Senate) | 18 | 10 | 55.6% | 90th |
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- United States Congressional Roll Call Voting Records, 1789-1990 by Howard L. Rosenthal and Keith T. Poole.
- Martis’s “The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress”, via Keith Poole’s roll call votes data set, for political party affiliation for Members of Congress from 1789 through about year 2000
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress for the photo
Pronunciation Guide
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