Veep Votes
12/08/2023 |
The Friday File: On 12/5/23, Vice President Kamala Harris broke the almost 200-year old record for casting the most tiebreaking Senate votes at 32. The prior recordholder was Vice President James Calhoun who, during his eight years as Vice President (1825-1832), cast 31 such votes. In third is John Adams who cast 29 votes between 1789-1797. Fourth is George Dallas (1845-1849) at 19 and then Schuyler Colfax (1869-1973) at 18.