
Politician
American banker and politician (born 1957)
Party
Republican
Chamber
Senate
State
ND
In office since
2011
Next election
2028
Votes recorded
890
Total votes
890
Missed
9 (1.0%)
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 honoring commitments to states before other spending, backed a $900 billion COVID relief package, and supports legislation to withhold senators' pay during government shutdowns.
Supported resolution withholding senators' pay during shutdowns.
Supports restrictions on abortion, including the Hyde Amendment barring federal funding, limiting abortion to cases of rape, incest, or life of the mother, and extending 14th Amendment protections to the unborn.
No votes or bills address abortion restrictions, Hyde Amendment, or 14th Amendment protections.
Supports strict enforcement of immigration law, securing the southern border with a wall and additional personnel, reinstating Migrant Protection Protocols, and funding for DHS border security operations.
No votes or bills on border wall, Migrant Protection Protocols, or strict enforcement measures.
Advocates for an all-of-the-above, states-first national energy strategy to restore U.S. energy dominance, supports the Dakota Access pipeline, and favors reducing regulations to boost domestic energy production.
Votes on EPA rules and nominations are procedural and do not address deregulation or pipelines.
Supports pro-growth tax and regulatory reforms, reducing federal deficit and debt, and believes government's role is to remove barriers so the private sector can create jobs.
Budget resolution votes exist but none directly test tax reforms or deficit reduction in line with the position.
Expresses support for the Trump administration's efforts to negotiate trade deals, including addressing trade issues with China, while acknowledging tariffs have effects on importers and consumers.
No votes or bills on trade deals, China issues, or tariffs.
Opposes civil unions and supports restricting marriage to one man and one woman.
No votes or bills address marriage definitions or civil unions.