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FILE · R000460
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William Victor Roth Jr.

Senator for Delaware · Republican

Born 1921 · Died 2003

Republican · DE House 1967–1971 Senate 1971–2001
13,363votes cast 96.7%attendance 81.9%party loyalty 17congresses served
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William Victor Roth Jr.

Recent bills they sponsored
  • S. 3267 · Retired Coal Miners Health Benefit Security Act November 1, 2000 · Out of committee
  • S.Con.Res. 152 · A concurrent resolution to make a technical correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 4868. October 13, 2000 · Passed Senate
  • S. 3187 · Medicaid Protection Act October 11, 2000 · Out of committee
  • S.Con.Res. 147 · A concurrent resolution to make a technical correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 4868. October 11, 2000 · In committee
  • S. 3165 · Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement Act of 2000 October 5, 2000 · Out of committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
7 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
SenateDelawareRepublicanJanuary 4, 1995 – January 3, 2001
SenateDelawareRepublicanJanuary 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995
SenateDelawareRepublicanJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989
SenateDelawareRepublicanJanuary 4, 1977 – January 3, 1983
SenateDelawareRepublicanJanuary 21, 1971 – January 3, 1977
HouseDelaware · At-largeRepublicanJanuary 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971
HouseDelaware · At-largeRepublicanJanuary 10, 1967 – January 3, 1969
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 20, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 106th Congress Senate.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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Record timeline

  1. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Joint Resolution: H.J.Res. 127 (Senate Vote 298 (106th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Joint Resolution Passed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Conference Report: H.R. 2415 (Senate Vote 297 (106th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Conference Report Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: H.R. 2415 (Senate Vote 296 (106th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Joint Resolution: H.J.Res. 126 (Senate Vote 295 (106th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Joint Resolution Passed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: H.R. 2415 (Senate Vote 294 (106th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Rejected

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on S. 3267: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 955.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  7. · Bills sponsored

    Introduced as sponsor: S. 3267 (106th Congress): Retired Coal Miners Health Benefit Security Act

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On the Joint Resolution: H.J.Res. 120 (Senate Vote 293 (106th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Joint Resolution Passed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On the Joint Resolution: H.J.Res. 119 (Senate Vote 292 (106th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Joint Resolution Passed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — On the Joint Resolution: H.J.Res. 118 (Senate Vote 291 (106th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Joint Resolution Passed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

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Recorded positions over time

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In the courts

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 22, 2026