Tom Cotton

U.S. Senator from Arkansas (R)

In office since: January 1, 2015
State: Arkansas
Ideology score: 0.58

Voting record

Tom Cotton has 67 recorded votes in this dataset: 54 yes, 12 no, 1 not voting.

Recent votes

Yes On the Cloture Motion PN1093-3 September 14, 2026 · 47–46
Yes On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 5271 August 8, 2026 · 52–46
Yes On the Nomination PN1078 August 8, 2026 · 50–49
Yes On the Cloture Motion PN1078 August 8, 2026 · 50–49
Yes On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6500 August 8, 2026 · 90–6
Not voting On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 6747 to S.Amdt. 6732 to H.R. 6500 (No short title on file) August 8, 2026 · 61–32
Yes On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 6732 to H.R. 6500 (No short title on file) August 7, 2026 · 91–6
Yes On the Nomination PN961-1 and PN937-5 and PN901-1 and PN730-38 and PN962-3 and PN931-6 and PN1022-25 and PN806-5 and PN1022-10 and PN1012 and PN931-5 and PN931-4 and PN937-2 and PN1022-22 and PN962-1 and PN961-4 and PN901-3 and PN806-7 and PN730-23 and PN1022-7 and PN1022-6 and PN961-3 and PN937-9 and PN937-8 and PN937-7 and PN1022-34 and PN1022-31 and PN1022-15 and PN1022-9 and PN1022-8 and PN1022-3 and PN961-9 and PN931-2 and PN1093-2 and PN1093-1 and PN1011 and PN961-2 and PN930-8 and PN930-6 and PN930-5 and PN930-1 and PN901-12 and PN901-2 and PN850 and PN787-2 and PN730-18 and PN730-2 and PN933 and PN852-3 and PN806-2 and PN961-7 and PN901-7 and PN901-6 and PN792 and PN786-10 and PN931-3 and PN730-59 and PN786-5 and PN937-1 and PN901-11 and PN859-5 and PN730-36 and PN901-5 and PN859-2 and PN859-1 and PN901-10 and PN852-11 and PN852-9 and PN859-6 and PN852-6 and PN852-5 and PN852-2 and PN806-9 and PN730-11 August 7, 2026 · 51–47
Yes On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5334 August 7, 2026 · 86–11
No On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6715 to S.Amdt. 6711 to H.R. 5334 (No short title on file) August 7, 2026 · 32–64

Bills sponsored

S. 929 In committee

GATE Act of 2025

Last action March 11, 2025 · 553 days in committee

Bills cosponsored

Recent activity

March 11, 2025 Activity on a sponsored bill: S. 929 Details

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Campaign finance

2026 cycle, as reported to the Federal Election Commission.

Total raised: $6.2 million
Total spent: $3.8 million
Cash on hand: $9.9 million

Contribution size breakdown

Under $200 (unitemized)$912,481
$200 – $499$110,379
$500 – $999$230,974
$1,000 – $1,999$651,871
$2,000 and up$3.0 million

Aggregate size bands only. We do not publish individual donor names, addresses, employers, or occupations, even where the FEC makes them public. Source filing.

Ideology score

0.58

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Source record

Last updated September 15, 2026.

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