Senator, Kansas · 1969–1996
Bob Dole
Republican leader and 1996 nominee. Dealmaking conservative, disabled veterans’ advocate, a Senate man.
Bob Dole is on the former-members chart, not the current Congress. The office on file is Senator, Kansas, 1969–1996. The placement note is: Republican leader and 1996 nominee. Dealmaking conservative, disabled veterans’ advocate, a Senate man.
The dot is economics +34 and authority +24. That is right of center on economics. The other axis sits toward authority. Former members are placed from the public career, not from a 119th Congress Voteview score.
Said: A mainstream conservatism that could still pass a bill. Done: Disability rights and budget deals. The 1996 presidential campaign promised a 15 percent tax cut he had not been known for, and he lost. The placement follows what the career did when the two diverge.
The nearest other former members on these two numbers are Joseph G. Cannon (+34 / +22) and Dennis Hastert (+32 / +20). Nearness is not a school of thought.
This page does not add votes that are not in the placement note. The bills themselves are in the Congressional Record for those years.