Politician
Darin LaHood
American politician from Illinois
Politician
American politician from Illinois
Total votes
643
Missed
38 (5.9%)
Committees
3
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.
Views federal spending and the national debt as out of control and supports cutting programs like foreign aid and research funding to reduce the deficit.
Backed budget resolutions setting future levels but voted for multiple appropriations and continuing resolutions without targeted cuts.
🗳 Yea on HCONRES113 (2026-07-22)🗳 Yea on SCONRES33 (2026-04-29)🗳 Yea on HR9770 (2026-07-21)🗳 Yea on HR8595 (2026-07-15)
Emphasizes the importance of a strong national defense and addressing national security threats.
Supported NDAA passage, national security appropriations, and opposed resolutions to withdraw forces from Iran and Lebanon.
🗳 Yea on HR8800 (2026-07-22)🗳 Yea on HR8595 (2026-07-15)🗳 Nay on HCONRES89 (2026-07-23)🗳 Nay on HCONRES108 (2026-06-30)
Supports maintaining agricultural programs, reducing regulations, and expanding trade opportunities for farmers.
Voted for agriculture appropriations and farm bill passage supporting programs and rural development.
Supports securing the southern border, opposes sanctuary city policies, and backs enforcement of federal immigration laws including deportation of criminal offenders.
No votes or bills in record address border security, sanctuary policies, or immigration enforcement.
Supports the 2025 GOP tax and spending bill that includes cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, despite earlier reservations about Medicaid cuts.
Record shows no votes on Medicaid, SNAP, or related safety-net program cuts.
Supports protecting unborn life, opposes federal funding for abortion, and backs legislation protecting infant survivors of abortion.
No votes or sponsored bills address abortion funding, protections for unborn life, or infant survivors.
Has stated opposition to same-sex marriage.
No votes or bills in record relate to same-sex marriage policy.
Opposes legalization of marijuana.
Record contains no votes or bills on marijuana legalization or regulation.