
Senator · WV · R
Current term Jan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2027 · In the Senate since Jan 6, 2015
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How often this member works with colleagues across party lines, from bill sponsorships and recorded votes in this Congress. Bills are H.R., S., H.J.Res. and S.J.Res.; resolutions, post office namings, and Congressional Gold Medal and commemorative coin bills are left out. Independents are counted with the party they caucus with. These figures describe the public record; they do not measure effectiveness or ideology.
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Bills with other-party backing
72%
18 of 25 bills they sponsored had at least one original cosponsor from the other party.
Senate median 41% · Republicans 43%
Cosponsoring the other party's bills
25%
62 of 251 bills they cosponsored were introduced by a Democrat.
Senate median 19% · Republicans 18%
Voting with own party
99%
On 824 party-line votes, voted with most Republicans 818 times.
Senate median 99% · Republicans >99%
Voting with the other party
6%
On 875 contested votes, voted the same way as most Democrats 55 times.
Senate median 6% · Republicans 6%
Counted both ways: bills by the colleague that this member cosponsored, and bills by this member that the colleague cosponsored.
Contested roll calls (at least 10% of yea and nay votes on the losing side) on which both voted yea or nay, and how often they made the same choice. Colleagues who shared too few of these votes with this member are not ranked.
Bills this member sponsored or joined as an original cosponsor, with original backers from both parties, that passed at least one chamber (15). Furthest along first.
Became lawS. 1003Lulu’s Law
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Katie Boyd Britt · original backers: 3 D, 6 R · became law Jun 26, 2026
Became lawS. 98Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025
Sponsor · original backers: 1 D, 2 R · became law May 11, 2026
Became lawS. 356Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Mike Crapo · original backers: 10 D, 11 R · became law Dec 18, 2025
Became lawS. 331HALT Fentanyl Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Bill Cassidy · original backers: 7 D, 10 R · became law Jul 16, 2025
Became lawS. 146TAKE IT DOWN Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Ted Cruz · original backers: 8 D, 11 R · became law May 19, 2025
Passed the Senate
Each member's party on each date comes from congress-legislators term records. Party-line votes are roll calls on which most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides; procedural votes are included. The Vice President's tie-breaking votes and impeachment verdicts are not counted, and a bill enacted as part of another bill counts only at the stage it reached on its own. Medians include everyone who served in the chamber this Congress with enough records (5 sponsored bills, 10 cosponsorships, 25 votes). Computed Oct 23, 2026, 11:51 AM ET from Congress.gov and House and Senate roll calls.
Original cosponsor · sponsored by John R. Curtis · original backers: 3 D, 3 R · passed the Senate Sep 29, 2026
Passed the SenateS. 1157Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2025
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Tina Smith · original backers: 1 D, 1 R · passed the Senate Jun 8, 2026
Passed the SenateS. 3199988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act of 2026
Original cosponsor · sponsored by John Barrasso · original backers: 5 D, 7 R · passed the Senate May 11, 2026
Passed the SenateS. 836Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Edward J. Markey · original backers: 12 D, 5 R · passed the Senate Mar 5, 2026
Passed the SenateS. 351STEWARD Act of 2025
Sponsor · original backers: 1 D, 2 R · passed the Senate Nov 20, 2025