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Barbara A. Mikulski

Senator for Maryland · Democrat

Born 1936

Democrat · MD House 1977–1987 Senate 1987–2017
14,605votes cast 95.5%attendance 93.0%party loyalty 20congresses served
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Barbara A. Mikulski

Recent bills they sponsored
  • S. 3473 · Death Gratuity Equity Act of 2016 November 17, 2016 · In committee
  • S.Res. 550 · A resolution designating the week of September 5 through September 9, 2016, as "Recognizing the 40th Annivers… September 8, 2016 · Passed Senate
  • S.Res. 406 · A resolution recognizing the Girl Scouts of the United States of America on the 100th Anniversary of the Girl… March 17, 2016 · Passed Senate
  • S. 2437 · Women Airforce Service Pilot Arlington Inurnment Restoration Act of 2016 January 11, 2016 · In committee
  • S.Res. 332 · A resolution commemorating the 140th anniversary of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association. December 9, 2015 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
10 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
SenateMarylandDemocratJanuary 5, 2011 – January 3, 2017
SenateMarylandDemocratJanuary 4, 2005 – January 3, 2011
SenateMarylandDemocratJanuary 6, 1999 – January 3, 2005
SenateMarylandDemocratJanuary 5, 1993 – January 3, 1999
SenateMarylandDemocratJanuary 6, 1987 – January 3, 1993
HouseMaryland · District 3DemocratJanuary 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
HouseMaryland · District 3DemocratJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
HouseMaryland · District 3DemocratJanuary 5, 1981 – January 3, 1983
HouseMaryland · District 3DemocratJanuary 15, 1979 – January 3, 1981
HouseMaryland · District 3DemocratJanuary 4, 1977 – January 3, 1979
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 114th 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: S. 612 (Senate Vote 163 (114th 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: S. 612 (Senate Vote 162 (114th 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. 2028 (Senate Vote 161 (114th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: H.R. 2028 (Senate Vote 160 (114th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Conference Report: S. 2943 (Senate Vote 159 (114th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Conference Report Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: S. 2943 (Senate Vote 158 (114th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Motion: H.R. 34 (Senate Vote 157 (114th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: H.R. 34 (Senate Vote 156 (114th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Passage of the Bill: H.R. 6297 (Senate Vote 155 (114th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Bill Passed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Passage of the Bill: S. 2873 (Senate Vote 154 (114th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Bill Passed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

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  • Floor remarks (Congressional Record): No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Campaign finance (FEC): No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Lobbyist contribution reports: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Court and ethics records: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

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Same measure, over time

Recorded positions over time

On 16 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 155 measures the recorded position is the same across two or more votes.

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Attendance

Last 96 roll calls

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The full record

Votes cast by year

Financial disclosures and stock trades

Barbara A. Mikulski’s financial disclosure reports and STOCK Act trade reports are published by Congress. Search them yourself on the official sites: House financial disclosures (Clerk of the House) ↗ and Senate financial disclosures (Secretary of the Senate) ↗. Power & Politics does not copy or republish these reports.

In the courts

Court cases naming this member in their official role

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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 25, 2026