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Questions about the Joint Economic Committee
Who sits on the Joint Economic Committee, and who chairs it?
David Schweikert chairs the Joint Economic Committee and Margaret Wood Hassan is the ranking member; its 20 members are 12 Republicans and 8 Democrats, as of Nov 1, 2026.
| Member | Role |
|---|---|
| REric Schmitt | Vice Chairman |
| RDavid Schweikert | Chairman |
| DMargaret Wood Hassan | Ranking Member |
| RJodey C. Arrington | Majority |
| RTom Cotton | Majority |
| RTed Budd | Majority |
| RRon Estes | Majority |
| RDavid McCormick | Majority |
| RLloyd Smucker | Majority |
| RMarsha Blackburn | Majority |
| RNicole Malliotakis | Majority |
| RAshley Moody | Majority |
| RVictoria Spartz | Majority |
| DAmy Klobuchar | Minority |
| DMartin Heinrich | Minority |
| DMark Kelly | Minority |
| DDonald S. Beyer, Jr. | Minority |
| DGwen Moore | Minority |
| DSean Casten | Minority |
| DDave Min | Minority |
Source: congress-legislators · congress-legislators · Updated Nov 1, 2026
Which members of the Joint Economic Committee are up for reelection?
10 of the committee’s 20 members are running for re-election on Nov 3, 2026 (1 of them on ballots checked against an official list); 2 are not running for their seats again; 8 senators’ seats are not up until 2028 and 2030, as of Nov 1, 2026.
“Filed for re-election” means registered with the FEC for the seat; for races outside the open-or-close list Oathstar has not compiled who won the primaries.
| Member | 2026 |
|---|---|
| RTom Cotton | On the November ballot |
| RRon Estes | Filed for re-election · ballot not yet checked |
| RLloyd Smucker | Filed for re-election · ballot not yet checked |
| RNicole Malliotakis | Filed for re-election · ballot not yet checked |
| RAshley Moody | On the November ballot |
| RVictoria Spartz | Filed for re-election · ballot not yet checked |
| DDonald S. Beyer, Jr. | Filed for re-election · ballot not yet checked |
| DGwen Moore | Filed for re-election · ballot not yet checked |
| DSean Casten | On the November ballot · checked |
| DDave Min | Filed for re-election · ballot not yet checked |
| RDavid Schweikert | Not on the ballot |
| RJodey C. Arrington | Not on the ballot |
| REric Schmitt | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RTed Budd | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RDavid McCormick | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RMarsha Blackburn | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DMargaret Wood Hassan | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DAmy Klobuchar | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DMartin Heinrich | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DMark Kelly | Seat not up in 2026 |
Source: FEC candidate filings · state ballot lists (linked per race) · Who is retiring · Updated Nov 1, 2026