
Senator · KS · R
Current term Jan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2029 · In the Senate since Jan 5, 2011
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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.
Loading working relationships119th Congress, Senate.
Bills with other-party backing
61%
43 of 70 bills they sponsored had at least one original cosponsor from the other party.
Senate median 41% · Republicans 43%
Cosponsoring the other party's bills
33%
51 of 156 bills they cosponsored were introduced by a Democrat.
Senate median 19% · Republicans 18%
Voting with own party
98%
On 789 party-line votes, voted with most Republicans 777 times.
Senate median 99% · Republicans >99%
Voting with the other party
7%
On 839 contested votes, voted the same way as most Democrats 57 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 (10). Furthest along first.
Became lawS. 2393Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
Sponsor · original backers: 1 D, 1 R · became law Jun 9, 2026
Became lawS. 2392Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025
Sponsor · original backers: 9 D, 7 R · became law Nov 25, 2025
Passed both chambersS. 1318Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Sponsor · original backers: 2 D, 2 R · passed both chambers Apr 29, 2026
Passed the SenateS. 3257John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by John Hoeven · original backers: 6 D, 6 R · passed the Senate Sep 24, 2026
Passed the SenateS. 1838DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2026
Original cosponsor · sponsored by John W. Hickenlooper · original backers: 2 D, 2 R · passed the Senate Aug 6, 2026
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 Tim Sheehy · original backers: 2 D, 2 R · passed the Senate Jul 23, 2026
Passed the SenateS. 4460Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization
Original cosponsor · sponsored by Chuck Grassley · original backers: 8 D, 8 R · passed the Senate May 20, 2026
Passed the SenateS. 3436Caring for Veterans and Strengthening National Security Act
Sponsor · original backers: 5 D, 5 R · passed the Senate Dec 17, 2025
Passed the SenateS. 2379Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by John Cornyn · original backers: 3 D, 3 R · passed the Senate Nov 20, 2025
Passed the SenateS. 503NET Act
Original cosponsor · sponsored by John W. Hickenlooper · original backers: 2 D, 2 R · passed the Senate Nov 4, 2025