Person
Party
Republican
Chamber
Senate
State
WI
In office since
2011
Next election
2028
Votes recorded
890
Total votes
890
Missed
12 (1.3%)
Committees
4
Legislative data from the official House/Senate roll-call record via Voteview (UCLA) and the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset.
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Methodology: stated positions are AI-compiled from cited public sources; conflicts cross-reference them against the official roll-call record. Consistency = 100 − 12 per significant − 6 per moderate − 2 per minor conflict. Severity is editorial-model judgment — every item links its underlying vote so you can decide for yourself.
Supports strict enforcement of immigration laws and securing the southern border, has criticized border security negotiations for lacking transparency, and maintains that illegal immigration must be addressed before other reforms.
Supported photo ID and citizenship requirements for voting; opposed DACA funding and protections in reconciliation votes.
🗳 Yea on S2 (2026-06-05)🗳 Nay on S2 (2026-06-05)🗳 Nay on S2 (2026-06-05)
Argues the federal government has a spending problem rather than a revenue problem, and advocates for reducing spending to achieve a balanced budget.
Backed budget amendments cutting foreign aid, education, and NSF spending; supported deficit-neutral fiscal measures.
🗳 Yea on SCONRES33 (2026-04-23)🗳 Yea on SCONRES33 (2026-04-23)
Opposes federal funding for abortion, supports legal protections for unborn children, and supports defunding Planned Parenthood.
Voted to extend prohibition on Medicaid funding to abortion providers.
Supports legislative measures to prevent government shutdowns, ensure fiscal responsibility, ease regulatory burdens, and reduce the size of the federal government.
Supported pay withholding during shutdowns and spending reductions in budget process.
🗳 Yea on SRES526 (2026-05-13)🗳 Yea on SCONRES33 (2026-04-23)
Views national defense as a top priority of the federal government and has supported the National Defense Authorization Act annually since taking office.
Voted to advance NDAA authorizations and confirmed multiple defense and intelligence nominees.
Advocates ending the Senate filibuster's 60-vote cloture threshold, arguing it contributes to legislative dysfunction despite acknowledging it also blocks some undesirable legislation.
No votes or bills on altering the 60-vote cloture threshold.
Supports initiatives to expand markets for Wisconsin agricultural products.
No votes or bills on expanding markets for Wisconsin agricultural products.