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Sen. Alben Barkley

Former Senator for Kentucky


Barkley was a senator from Kentucky and was a Democrat. He served from 1955 to 1956.

He was previously Vice President of the United States as a Democratic from 1949 to 1953; a senator from Kentucky as a Democrat from 1927 to 1949; the representative for Kentucky’s 1st congressional district as a Democrat from 1925 to 1927; the representative for Kentucky’s 1st congressional district as a Democrat from 1923 to 1925; the representative for Kentucky’s 1st congressional district as a Democrat from 1915 to 1923; and the representative for Kentucky’s 1st congressional district as a Democrat from 1913 to 1915.

Photo of Sen. Alben Barkley [D-KY, 1955-1956]

Voting Record

Missed Votes

From Dec 1927 to Apr 1956, Barkley missed 306 of 3,268 roll call votes, which is 9.4%. This is worse than the median of 6.4% among the lifetime records of senators serving in Apr 1956. The chart below reports missed votes over time.

We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.

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Primary Sources

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