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FILE · S000064
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Paul Spyros Sarbanes

Senator for Maryland · Democrat

Born 1933 · Died 2020

Democrat · MD House 1971–1977 Senate 1977–2007
13,947votes cast 96.5%attendance 90.9%party loyalty 18congresses served
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Paul Spyros Sarbanes

Recent bills they sponsored
  • S. 4038 · Global Resources, Environment, and Security Commission Act of 2006 September 29, 2006 · In committee
  • S. 2568 · Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Designation Act April 6, 2006 · Out of committee
  • S. 1564 · A bill to provide for the disposition of the Federal property located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, a por… July 29, 2005 · In committee
  • S. 1512 · A bill to grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated. July 27, 2005 · In committee
  • S. 1494 · NOAA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Monitoring, Education, Training, and Restoration Act July 26, 2005 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
8 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
SenateMarylandDemocratJanuary 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007
SenateMarylandDemocratJanuary 4, 1995 – January 3, 2001
SenateMarylandDemocratJanuary 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995
SenateMarylandDemocratJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1989
SenateMarylandDemocratJanuary 4, 1977 – January 3, 1983
HouseMaryland · District 3DemocratJanuary 14, 1975 – January 3, 1977
HouseMaryland · District 3DemocratJanuary 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975
HouseMaryland · District 4DemocratJanuary 21, 1971 – January 3, 1973
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 109th Congress Senate.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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The record, in order

Record timeline

  1. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Motion: H.R. 6111 (Senate Vote 279 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: H.R. 6111 (Senate Vote 278 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Motion: H.R. 6111 (Senate Vote 277 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Nomination: PN 1746 (Senate Vote 276 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Nomination Confirmed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: PN 1746 (Senate Vote 275 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Nomination: PN 1396 (Senate Vote 274 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Nomination Confirmed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: PN 1396 (Senate Vote 273 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Nomination: PN 2191 (Senate Vote 272 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Nomination Confirmed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Motion: H.R. 5384 (Senate Vote 271 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Motion Rejected

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 5682 (Senate Vote 270 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Bill Passed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

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Recorded positions over time

On 10 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 136 measures the recorded position is the same across two or more votes.

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Attendance

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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 24, 2026