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Maryon Allen

[Congressional biography]

Born: November 30, 1925 in Meridian, MS
Died: July 23, 2018 in Birmingham, AL

Education:

  • Attended University of Alabama

Career:

  • Journalist
  • Editor/writer
  • Lecturer
  • Washington Post columnist, 1978-1981
  • P.R/advertising director for C.G. Sloan & Co., an antique and auction firm
  • Owner, Maryon Allen Co. (restoration/design)

Elected Office:

  • Appointed to the U.S. Senate on June 8, 1978 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of James Allen

Other notes:

  • Wife of James Allen


Key Senate Vote Data for Maryon Allen in 1978


Key vote data shown on this page comes from the American Conservative Union (ACU/CPAC) and Voteview.


Click on the RESULT of a specific vote to see how all members voted.

DateSubjectResultConserv.
Position		Allen
Voted
1978-06-15 Labor Reform [HR8410] Rejected
(58-39)
Byrd (D-WV) motion to invoke cloture (cut off debate) on the Byrd (D-WV) substitute to the bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act. The labor reform bill provides for push-button unionism with a decidedly anti-business flavor, while simultaneously forcing workers to unionize.
1978-06-26 Foreign Aid [S3074] Agreed To
(57-22)
Byrd (I-VA) amendment to reduce the $1,860,504,000 Foreign Relations Committee-recommended authorization for fiscal 1979 foreign economic aid programs by 5 percent. This measure is a step toward fiscal responsibility in U.S. international spending.
1978-06-27 Oil Import Fees [HR12930] Failed
(39-49)
Talmadge (D-GA) motion to table (kill) the Dole (R-KS) amendment to prohibit the use of funds appropriated in the bill to enforce the imposition of import fees on foreign oil.
1978-06-27 Oil Shale Research [S419] Rejected
(34-51)
Hansen (R-WY) amendment to prohibit formation of a federally owned government corporation to direct demonstration efforts to derive oil from oil shale. This government corporation is a neo-socialist intervention into the oil industry.
1978-06-28 Rhodesia Sanctions [S3076] Agreed To
(48-42)
McGovern (D-SD) motion to table (kill) the Helms (R-NC) amendment to lift U.S. sanctions against Rhodesia until Sept. 30, 1979. Economic sanctions against Rhodesia force the U.S. to conduct trade with the Soviet Union and allows the African country to stand unsupported as a target for revolution.
1978-06-28 Cuba Relations [S3076] Agreed To
(53-29)
Bartlett (R-OK) amendment expressing the sense of Congress that the president should sever diplomatic and economic relations with Cuba until Cuba removed its military forces from Africa. Cuba, as a Soviet proxy, has run rampant through Africa, fomenting revolution and exacerbating existing tensions.
1978-06-29 New York City Aid [HR12426] Passed
(53-27)
Passage of the bill to provide up to $1.5 billion in long-term loan guarantees for New York City. Bilking the American taxpayer to bail out New York City from its own fiscal mismanagement sets a dangerous and unnecessary precedent.


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"No vote" means that this member did not cast a vote (or voted 'Present' instead of Yes or No).