Politician
American politician and army officer (born 1977)
Total votes
890
Missed
14 (1.6%)
Committees
4
Legislative data from the official House/Senate roll-call record via Voteview (UCLA) and the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset.
No contradictions identified between Tom Cotton's stated positions and their recorded votes.
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 mass deportations of criminal illegal immigrants, ending chain migration, and shifting to skills-based immigration system.
Supported voter citizenship and ID measures tied to enforcement but record shows limited direct deportation or chain migration action.
Supports U.S. military action against Iran's nuclear program, opposing a War Powers Resolution to limit executive military action against Iran.
Multiple nays on War Powers resolutions and discharge motions limited action against Iran, supporting executive military options.
🗳 Nay on SJRES181 (2026-07-30)🗳 Nay on SJRES180 (2026-07-23)🗳 Nay on SJRES185 (2026-06-24)🗳 Nay on HCONRES86 (2026-06-23)
Supports requiring proof of citizenship to vote and valid ID for all voters to ensure only eligible citizens participate.
Yea votes supported motions requiring citizenship proof and photo ID for federal elections.
Supports opening federal lands and Outer Continental Shelf to more oil and gas exploration and production; opposes cap-and-trade.
Nay votes opposed EPA rules restricting emissions and land use, aligning with expanded exploration.
🗳 Nay on SJRES187 (2026-08-05)🗳 Nay on SJRES188 (2026-06-03)
Advocates ending U.S. economic dependence on China, decoupling supply chains, banning investment in strategic Chinese industries, and holding China's government accountable.
No votes or bills address decoupling from China, supply chains, investment bans, or accountability measures.
Supports shifting to a merit-based immigration system (RAISE Act) that reduces low-skilled immigration, protects U.S. wages, and prioritizes highly skilled workers and immediate family reunification.
No votes or bills address the RAISE Act, merit-based shifts, or low-skilled immigration reductions.
Supports increasing defense spending and has criticized budget rules requiring offsetting cuts elsewhere for defense increases.
One procedural vote on defense authorization provides no substantive record on increasing spending without offsets.
Pro-life; believes Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided and should be returned to state legislatures.
No votes or bills address Roe v. Wade, state legislatures, or pro-life policies.
Opposes federal government spending, borrowing, and inflating its way to bankruptcy; favors pro-growth policies with low tax rates.
No votes or bills address opposition to spending, borrowing, or specific pro-growth tax policies.
Supports legislation preventing schools from concealing gender transitions from parents and allowing parents to sue non-compliant schools.
No votes or bills address gender transition notifications or parental lawsuits against schools.
Opposes Chinese state-directed investments in Brazil agriculture that undermine Arkansas farmers and US economic ties.
No votes or bills address Chinese investments in Brazil agriculture or related trade issues.
S. 5083 — Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act of 2026
2026-07-22 · Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.
S. 4615 — Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act of 2026
2026-07-16 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 3488 — Asylum Reform and Loophole Closure Act
2025-12-16 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 3305 — CLEAR Act of 2025
2025-12-02 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 2768 — No Bail Post-Jail Act
2025-09-16 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 2274 — Constitutional Citizenship Clarification Act of 2025
2025-07-23 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.