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Tom Cotton

RepublicanIn office

Arkansas · House 2013–2015 · Senate 2015–present

  • Senate Republican Conference Chair (2025–present)
20131 House term · 2 Senate terms — lighter bands are House, solid are Senatepresent

Voting record by issue

Where this member landed on each issue across their entire career, and how consistent that position stayed over time. Open an issue to see every vote behind the score.

Health Care 133 votes · 77.6/100 consistent
Expand coverageRestrict coverage
Immigration 40 votes · 74.6/100 consistent
ExpansiveRestrictive
Guns 6 votes · 40/100 consistent
Gun restrictionsGun rights
Abortion & Contraception 17 votes · 86.1/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access
Climate & Energy 71 votes · 85.8/100 consistent
Climate actionFossil fuel priority
Taxes 78 votes · 52.8/100 consistent
Raise revenueCut taxes
Labor & Wages 37 votes · 77.8/100 consistent
Worker priorityEmployer priority
Defense & War Powers 155 votes · 54.5/100 consistent
Military restraintMilitary expansion
Civil Rights 14 votes · 36/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections
LGBTQ Policy 5 votes · 100/100 consistent
Broaden protectionsNarrow protections
Voting & Elections 3 votes · 100/100 consistent
Expand accessRestrict access
Criminal Justice 48 votes · 70.9/100 consistent
Reform-orientedPunitive
Financial Regulation 58 votes · 25.4/100 consistent
RegulateDeregulate
Trade 15 votes · 16.7/100 consistent
ProtectionistFree trade

Not a left/right axis — both parties split on this issue.

Education 44 votes · 34.5/100 consistent
Expand federal roleReduce federal role
Spending & Budget 503 votes · 75.1/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

Money & lobbying ties

Political committees that gave to this member’s principal campaign committee.

52 committees, $181,500 total (cycle 2024). Source: FEC Schedule A, line 11C. A contribution is a documented financial relationship — it is not evidence that any vote was influenced by it. Conduit committees such as ActBlue and WinRed appear here as the FEC records them, but they forward earmarked donations from individuals rather than giving money of their own.

CommitteeCycleAmount
CADENCE BANK PAC2024$10,000
AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PAC2024$10,000
TOGETHER HOLDING OUR MAJORITY PAC2024$10,000
R SENATE PAC2024$10,000
THE PETER NORBECK LEADERSHIP PAC2024$10,000
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2024$8,000
L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC2024$6,000
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK PAC2024$6,000
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION PAC2024$5,500
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2024$5,000
WORKING FOR OHIO2024$5,000
VOICE OF IMMIGRANTS PAC2024$5,000
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY2024$5,000
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS PAC2024$5,000
AUTO CARE ASSOCIATION PAC2024$5,000
FOX PAC2024$5,000
MOLSON COORS BEVERAGE COMPANY USA LLC PAC2024$4,000
AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2024$3,500
BAE SYSTEMS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BAE SYSTEMS USA2024$3,000
C3.AI INC. PAC2024$2,500
UNITED HEALTH GROUP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE2024$2,500
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY - PAC2024$2,500
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP PAC2024$2,500
ARFB FEDERAL AG PAC2024$2,500
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API2024$2,500

Industry rollups are not shown

This would be powered by OpenSecrets, which this project does not use. It moved behind a paid subscription, and no free source codes contributors by industry. Rather than guess an industry from a committee name, the filings are shown exactly as the FEC records them. It would otherwise show these committees grouped into industries and sectors.

Committee assignments

  • Joint Economic Committee
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
  • Senate Select Committee on IntelligenceChairman
  • Airland
  • Cybersecurity
  • Emerging Threats and Capabilities
  • Energy
  • Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
  • Strategic Forces

Full term history

YearsChamberStatePartyCongress
2013–2015HouseAR-4Republican113–114
2015–2021SenateARRepublican114–117
2021–presentSenateARRepublican117–120