Politician
Party
Republican
Chamber
Senate
State
IA
In office since
1981
Next election
2028
Votes recorded
890
Total votes
890
Missed
24 (2.7%)
Committees
6
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 tax cuts for working families and small businesses, opposed the previous administration's proposed tax increases, and backed legislation providing tax relief on tips and overtime pay.
Supported tax relief legislation for educators and small-business related deductions.
Supports restrictions on abortion, including bans on partial-birth abortion, parental notification requirements, and limits on federal funding for abortion providers.
No votes or bills address abortion restrictions, funding, or related rules.
Prioritizes border security and opposes what he calls 'open borders' and 'mass amnesty,' while raising concerns about illegal immigration's impact on jobs, wages, and public safety.
No direct votes on border security, amnesty, or enforcement measures; procedural votes on related amendments do not establish a clear record.
Advocates for reducing federal deficit spending and the national debt, supports a constitutional balanced budget amendment, and opposes what he views as reckless government spending.
No votes on balanced budget amendment or deficit reduction; reconciliation bill votes are too broad to confirm opposition to reckless spending.
Champions family farmers and rural Iowa communities, supporting infrastructure investment such as roads, broadband, and flood mitigation to benefit agricultural exports.
No votes or bills on rural infrastructure, broadband, flood mitigation, or farm support.
Raises concerns about visa programs like H-1B potentially displacing American workers and calls for reforms to better protect domestic labor.
No votes or bills on H-1B visas or labor protections from visa programs.
Criticizes federal spending policies as a driver of inflation and emphasizes need for policy certainty to support economic growth for workers, farmers, and small businesses.
No direct record on spending as inflation driver or policy certainty measures.
S. 5161 — CFTC Whistleblower Protection and Program Improvement Act of 2026
2026-07-29 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
S. 3087 — Stop Pills That Kill Act
2026-07-21 · Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 43 - 6.
S. 2677 — To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
2026-04-28 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 3977 — Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment Act of 2026
2026-03-26 · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
S. 3046 — Gang Activity Reporting Act of 2025
2025-12-16 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 3228 — SIMSA Act of 2025
2025-11-20 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.