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William Cowan

Senator / MA / Democratic

Voting participation is 96% decided, with 90 Yea and 64 Nay votes on 160 tracked motions.

Constituent signal: 0 open letters

Sponsored

0

Cosponsored

0

Votes

160

Yea

90

Nay

64

Letters

0

Narrative

What the record says

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Voting participation is 96% decided, with 90 Yea and 64 Nay votes on 160 tracked motions.

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Compared with loaded state delegation peers (average 48 sponsored bills), this member is below average while recording 160 loaded votes.

Voting

How this member voted

90

Yea

56.3%

64

Nay

40%

0

Present

0%

6

Not voting

3.8%

3.8%

Missed rate

Not voting / total

Policy

Legislation by policy lane

No bill policy areas found.

Movement

Legislation progression

No legislation stages found.

Comparison

State delegation context

William Cowan

This member

This scorecard

0

Sponsored

0

Cosponsored

160

Votes

0

Letters

Elizabeth Warren

Member of Congress / MA

154

Sponsored

0

Cosponsored

-

Votes

0

Letters

Edward Markey

U.S. Representative - MA / MA / District 7

272

Sponsored

906

Cosponsored

-

Votes

0

Letters

John Kerry

Senator / MA

0

Sponsored

0

Cosponsored

-

Votes

0

Letters

Richard Neal

U.S. Representative - MA District 1 / MA / District 2

9

Sponsored

0

Cosponsored

-

Votes

0

Letters

James P. McGovern

U.S. Representative - MA District 2 / MA / District 3

53

Sponsored

0

Cosponsored

-

Votes

0

Letters

Tsongas

Representative / MA / District 3

0

Sponsored

0

Cosponsored

-

Votes

0

Letters

Kennedy

Representative / MA / District 4

0

Sponsored

0

Cosponsored

-

Votes

0

Letters

Katherine Clark

U.S. Representative - MA District 5 / MA / District 5

9

Sponsored

0

Cosponsored

-

Votes

0

Letters

John Tierney

Representative / MA / District 6

0

Sponsored

0

Cosponsored

-

Votes

0

Letters

Michael Capuano

Representative / MA / District 8

0

Sponsored

0

Cosponsored

-

Votes

0

Letters

Stephen Lynch

U.S. Representative - MA District 8 / MA / District 9

29

Sponsored

94

Cosponsored

-

Votes

0

Letters

William Keating

U.S. Representative - MA District 9 / MA / District 9

44

Sponsored

0

Cosponsored

-

Votes

0

Letters

Recent activity

Latest signals

Latest vote

S 1238

Jul 15, 2013 / yea / Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013

Bills

Sponsored legislation

1 / 1
No rows found.

Bills

Cosponsored legislation

1 / 1
No rows found.

Votes

Key votes

1 / 14

S 1238

Jul 15, 2013

Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013

Motion for Attendance Agreed to (69-28)

yea

69-28

Yea-Nay

S 1238

Jul 10, 2013

Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013

Cloture Motion Rejected (51-49, 3/5 majority required)

yea

51-49

Yea-Nay

PN 14

Jul 9, 2013

PN 14

Nomination Confirmed (54-41)

yea

54-41

Yea-Nay

PN 128

Jul 8, 2013

PN 128

Nomination Confirmed (88-0)

yea

88-0

Yea-Nay

S 744

Jun 27, 2013

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Bill Passed (68-32)

yea

68-32

Yea-Nay

S 744

Jun 27, 2013

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Cloture Motion Agreed to (68-32, 3/5 majority required)

yea

68-32

Yea-Nay

S 744

Jun 27, 2013

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Amendment Agreed to (68-32)

yea

68-32

Yea-Nay

PN 406

Jun 27, 2013

PN 406

Nomination Confirmed (100-0)

yea

100-0

Yea-Nay

S 744

Jun 26, 2013

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-31, 3/5 majority required)

yea

67-31

Yea-Nay

113 senate vote 163

Jun 26, 2013

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1183 to S. 744 (Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act)

Amendment Agreed to (69-29)

yea

69-29

Yea-Nay

S 744

Jun 26, 2013

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Motion Agreed to (68-30, 3/5 majority required)

yea

68-30

Yea-Nay

PN 413

Jun 25, 2013

PN 413

Nomination Confirmed (97-1)

yea

97-1

Yea-Nay

Community

Constituent signal

0

Published letters

0

Letter views

0

Letter reactions

0

Reviews

Not listed

Average rating

Freshness

Data currency

May 8, 2026

Profile updated

Not listed

Latest bill action

Jul 15, 2013

Latest vote

Not listed

Latest open letter

This scorecard is based on publicly available congressional voting records, bill sponsorship records, community letters, and published reviews loaded by Principle Civics. It does not constitute endorsement of or opposition to any candidate. Data current as of June 10, 2026.