Senator Richard Lugar

Party: R
State: IN
Obstruction rate: 39.4% (299/758)


Senator Richard Lugar, R from IN, has voted in favor of a filibuster 299 out of a total of 758 opportunities. This amounts to an obstruction record of 39.4%.

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Data sources and methodology

The data that powers this site comes from a number of sources including: Senate.gov and Govtrack.us. XML files from these sources are pulled in, parsed, and aggregated daily.

My premise is that a vote against a cloture motion is equal to a vote for a filibuster. So basically, the obstruction rate is the number of Nay votes on cloture motions, divided by the total number of cloture votes in the given time period.

Please note, I am currently only considering votes since the beginning of the 101st Congress (1989-present).