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Questions about the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Who sits on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and who chairs it?
Tom Cotton chairs the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and Mark R. Warner is the vice chair; its 21 members are 11 Republicans and 10 Democrats, as of Nov 4, 2026.
| Member | Role |
|---|---|
| RTom Cotton | Chairman |
| DMark R. Warner | Vice Chairman |
| RJames E. Risch | Majority |
| RSusan M. Collins | Majority |
| RJohn Cornyn | Majority |
| RJerry Moran | Majority |
| RJames Lankford | Majority |
| RMike Rounds | Majority |
| RTodd Young | Majority |
| RTed Budd | Majority |
| RJohn Thune | Ex Officio |
| RRoger F. Wicker | Ex Officio |
| DRon Wyden | Minority |
| DMartin Heinrich | Minority |
| IAngus S. King, Jr. | Minority |
| DMichael F. Bennet | Minority |
| DKirsten E. Gillibrand | Minority |
| DJon Ossoff | Minority |
| DMark Kelly | Minority |
| DJack Reed | Ex Officio |
| DCharles E. Schumer | Ex Officio |
Source: senate.gov committee rosters · congress-legislators · Updated Nov 4, 2026
How does the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence vote compared to the full Senate?
The committee’s members voted with their party on a median 98% of party-line votes (Senate median 99%) and the same way as the other party on a median 9% of contested votes (Senate median 9%) in the 119th Congress, as of Nov 4, 2026.
21 of the committee’s members have a long enough record to compare; each figure is the middle value among them, beside the middle value for the whole Senate.
| Measure | Committee median | Senate median |
|---|---|---|
| With own party, party-line votes | 98% | 99% |
| Same vote as the other party | 9% | 9% |
| Attendance | 98% | 98% |
| Republicans: with own party | 100% | 100% |
| Democrats: with own party | 95% | 96% |
Source: Voteview roll calls (UCLA) · How we measure · Updated Nov 4, 2026
Which members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence are up for reelection?
7 of the committee’s 21 members are running for re-election on Nov 3, 2026 (1 of them on ballots checked against an official list); 1 is not running for their seat again; 13 senators’ seats are not up until 2028 and 2030, as of Nov 4, 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 |
| RJames E. Risch | On the November ballot |
| RSusan M. Collins | On the November ballot · checked |
| RMike Rounds | On the November ballot |
| DMark R. Warner | On the November ballot |
| DJon Ossoff | On the November ballot |
| DJack Reed | On the November ballot |
| RJohn Cornyn | Not on the ballot |
| RJerry Moran | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RJames Lankford | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RTodd Young | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RTed Budd | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RJohn Thune | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RRoger F. Wicker | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DRon Wyden | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DMartin Heinrich | Seat not up in 2026 |
| IAngus S. King, Jr. | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DMichael F. Bennet | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DKirsten E. Gillibrand | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DMark Kelly | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DCharles E. Schumer | Seat not up in 2026 |
Source: FEC candidate filings · state ballot lists (linked per race) · Who is retiring · Updated Nov 4, 2026