Wofford was a senator from Pennsylvania and was a Democrat. He served from 1991 to 1994.
![Photo of Sen. Harris Wofford [D-PA, 1991-1994]](/static/legislator-photos/411818-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Wofford is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot was a member of the Senate in 1994 positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills Wofford sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 25, 1989 to Dec 1, 1994. See full analysis methodology.
Enacted Legislation
Wofford was the primary sponsor of 3 bills that were enacted:
- S.J.Res. 206 (103rd): A joint resolution designating September 17, 1994, as “Constitution Day”.
- S.J.Res. 146 (103rd): A joint resolution designating May 1, 1994, through May 7, 1994, as “National Walking Week”.
- S. 774 (103rd): King Holiday and Service Act of 1993
Does 3 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Wofford sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Foreign Trade and International Finance (21%) Government Operations and Politics (20%) Labor and Employment (19%) Armed Forces and National Security (9%) Education (8%) Economics and Public Finance (8%) Environmental Protection (8%) Taxation (7%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Wofford recently introduced the following legislation:
- S. 2482 (103rd): A bill to provide for the restoration of Washington Square in Philadelphia, …
- S. 2464 (103rd): A bill entitled the “Congressional Health Insurance Accountability Act.”
- S. 2367 (103rd): Crime Victims Fund Enhancement Act of 1994
- S. 2268 (103rd): Worker Rights and Labor Standards Trade Act of 1994
- S.J.Res. 208 (103rd): A joint resolution designating the week of November 6, 1994, through November …
- S.J.Res. 206 (103rd): A joint resolution designating September 17, 1994, as “Constitution Day”.
- S.Res. 231 (103rd): A resolution to recognize persons dedicated to improving voter participation, and for …
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From May 1991 to Dec 1994, Wofford missed 38 of 1,220 roll call votes, which is 3.1%. This is on par with the median of 3.4% among the lifetime records of senators serving in Dec 1994. 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.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
