Historical Profile
Trent Lott is no longer an active U.S. Senator. The information below reflects their most recent term.
Trent Lott
Former U.S. Senator for Mississippi
Biography
Trent Lott was an American politician who represented Mississippi in the United States Senate from January 1989 to December 2007, during the 101st–110th Congresses. Lott served as a Republican.
Key Information
- Full Name: Chester Trent Lott
- Term Started: January 4, 2007
- Term Ended: December 18, 2007
- Senate Class: Class I
Service History
- Jan 3, 1989 – Jan 4, 1995 101st–104th Congresses Republican Mississippi
- Jan 4, 1995 – Jan 3, 2001 104th–106th Congresses Republican Mississippi
- Jan 3, 2001 – Jan 4, 2007 107th–110th Congresses Republican Mississippi
- Jan 4, 2007 – Dec 18, 2007 110th Congress Republican Mississippi
Service dates from the official U.S. Senate historical roster. For senators who changed party affiliation during their service, the party shown for each period is approximate.
Current Senators from Mississippi
Served With
Senators who represented the same state during Lott's service:
- William Cochran (MS) 1989–2007
Most Recent Voting History
Last 10 of 6,510 roll-call votes cast between 1989 and 2007 (roll-call records begin in 1989).
Yea
Vote #442
On the Nomination PN768 (PN 768)
John Daniel Tinder, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit
Yea
Vote #441
On the Motion (Reid Motion to Concur in House Amdt. No. 1 to Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2764) (H.R. 2764)
A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Nay
Vote #440
On the Motion (Reid Motion to Concur in House Amdt. No. 1 to Senate Amdt. To H.R. 2764, with an Amdt. No. 3877) (H.R. 2764)
A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Yea
Vote #439
On the Motion (McConnell Motion to Concur in House Amdt. No. 2 to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2764, with an Amdt. No. 3874) (H.R. 2764)
A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Nay
Vote #438
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3876 to S.Amdt. 3874 to H.R. 2764 (Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008) (H.R. 2764)
Amendment S.Amdt. 3876 (To express the sense of Congress on the transition of the missions of United States Forces in Iraq to a more limited set of missions as specified by the President on September 13, 2007.)
Nay
Vote #437
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3875 to S.Amdt. 3874 to H.R. 2764 (Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008) (H.R. 2764)
Amendment S.Amdt. 3875 (To provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq.)
Nay
Vote #436
On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2764 (H.R. 2764)
A bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.
Yea
Vote #435
On the Cloture Motion S. 2248 (S. 2248)
An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes.
Yea
Vote #434
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2419 (H.R. 2419)
A bill to provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
Yea
Vote #433
On the Conference Report H.R. 1585 (H.R. 1585)
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fi…
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll-call votes (senate.gov ↗).