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Elaine Schwartzenburg Edwards

Senator for Louisiana · Democrat

Born 1929 · Died 2018

Democrat · LA Senate 1971–1973
150votes cast 73.2%attendance 64.6%party loyalty 1congresses served
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Elaine Schwartzenburg Edwards

Every term served
1 term
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
SenateLouisianaDemocratAugust 1, 1972 – November 13, 1972
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Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 27, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 92nd Congress Senate.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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Record timeline

  1. · Campaign finance (FEC)

    FEC financial summary for candidate ID S6LA00342, 2016 cycle, coverage through November 28, 2016: total receipts $41,702.00, total disbursements $37,897.00, cash on hand at close of period $64.00, as reported to the FEC

    FEC candidate record

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Recorded vote: S. 2770 (Senate recorded vote (92nd Congress))

    The official record of this vote is the printed Journal of the chamber; no official web page exists for votes of this era. Our file for the vote cites it.

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  3. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Recorded vote: HJR1331 (Senate recorded vote (92nd Congress))

    The official record of this vote is the printed Journal of the chamber; no official web page exists for votes of this era. Our file for the vote cites it.

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  4. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Recorded vote: H.R. 16810 (Senate recorded vote (92nd Congress))

    The official record of this vote is the printed Journal of the chamber; no official web page exists for votes of this era. Our file for the vote cites it.

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  5. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Recorded vote: H.R. 16810 (Senate recorded vote (92nd Congress))

    The official record of this vote is the printed Journal of the chamber; no official web page exists for votes of this era. Our file for the vote cites it.

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  6. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Recorded vote: H.R. 1 (Senate recorded vote (92nd Congress))

    The official record of this vote is the printed Journal of the chamber; no official web page exists for votes of this era. Our file for the vote cites it.

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  7. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Recorded vote: H.R. 1478 (Senate recorded vote (92nd Congress))

    The official record of this vote is the printed Journal of the chamber; no official web page exists for votes of this era. Our file for the vote cites it.

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  8. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Recorded vote: H.R. 17034 (Senate recorded vote (92nd Congress))

    The official record of this vote is the printed Journal of the chamber; no official web page exists for votes of this era. Our file for the vote cites it.

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  9. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Recorded vote: H.R. 12807 (Senate recorded vote (92nd Congress))

    The official record of this vote is the printed Journal of the chamber; no official web page exists for votes of this era. Our file for the vote cites it.

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  10. · Roll-call votes

    Recorded as not voting — Recorded vote: H.R. 12807 (Senate recorded vote (92nd Congress))

    The official record of this vote is the printed Journal of the chamber; no official web page exists for votes of this era. Our file for the vote cites it.

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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 27, 2026