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Questions about the Senate Committee on the Budget
Who sits on the Senate Budget Committee, and who chairs it?
Ron Johnson chairs the Senate Committee on the Budget and Jeff Merkley is the ranking member; its 20 members are 10 Republicans and 10 Democrats, as of Nov 2, 2026.
| Member | Role |
|---|---|
| RRon Johnson | Chairman |
| DJeff Merkley | Ranking Member |
| RChuck Grassley | Majority |
| RMike Crapo | Majority |
| RRoger Marshall | Majority |
| RJohn Cornyn | Majority |
| RMike Lee | Majority |
| RJohn Kennedy | Majority |
| RPete Ricketts | Majority |
| RBernie Moreno | Majority |
| RRick Scott | Majority |
| DPatty Murray | Minority |
| DRon Wyden | Minority |
| IBernard Sanders | Minority |
| DSheldon Whitehouse | Minority |
| DMark R. Warner | Minority |
| DTim Kaine | Minority |
| DChris Van Hollen | Minority |
| DBen Ray Luján | Minority |
| DAlex Padilla | Minority |
Source: senate.gov committee rosters · congress-legislators · Updated Nov 2, 2026
How does the Senate Budget Committee vote compared to the full Senate?
The committee’s members voted with their party on a median 100% of party-line votes (Senate median 99%) and the same way as the other party on a median 8% of contested votes (Senate median 9%) in the 119th Congress, as of Nov 2, 2026.
20 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 | 100% | 99% |
| Same vote as the other party | 8% | 9% |
| Attendance | 99% | 98% |
| Republicans: with own party | 100% | 100% |
| Democrats: with own party | 99% | 96% |
Source: Voteview roll calls (UCLA) · How we measure · Updated Nov 2, 2026
Which members of the Senate Budget Committee are up for reelection?
5 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); 1 is not running for their seat again; 14 senators’ seats are not up until 2028 and 2030, as of Nov 2, 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 |
|---|---|
| RRoger Marshall | On the November ballot |
| RPete Ricketts | On the November ballot |
| DJeff Merkley | On the November ballot |
| DMark R. Warner | On the November ballot |
| DBen Ray Luján | On the November ballot · checked |
| RJohn Cornyn | Not on the ballot |
| RRon Johnson | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RChuck Grassley | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RMike Crapo | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RMike Lee | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RJohn Kennedy | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RBernie Moreno | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RRick Scott | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DPatty Murray | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DRon Wyden | Seat not up in 2026 |
| IBernard Sanders | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DSheldon Whitehouse | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DTim Kaine | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DChris Van Hollen | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DAlex Padilla | Seat not up in 2026 |
Source: FEC candidate filings · state ballot lists (linked per race) · Who is retiring · Updated Nov 2, 2026