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Questions about the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and who chairs it?
James E. Risch chairs the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and Jeanne Shaheen is the ranking member; its 22 members are 12 Republicans and 10 Democrats, as of Nov 1, 2026.
| Member | Role |
|---|---|
| RJames E. Risch | Chairman |
| DJeanne Shaheen | Ranking Member |
| RPete Ricketts | Majority |
| RDavid McCormick | Majority |
| RSteve Daines | Majority |
| RBill Hagerty | Majority |
| RJohn Barrasso | Majority |
| RMike Lee | Majority |
| RRand Paul | Majority |
| RTed Cruz | Majority |
| RRick Scott | Majority |
| RJohn R. Curtis | Majority |
| RJohn Cornyn | Majority |
| DChristopher A. Coons | Minority |
| DChristopher Murphy | Minority |
| DTim Kaine | Minority |
| DJeff Merkley | Minority |
| DCory A. Booker | Minority |
| DBrian Schatz | Minority |
| DChris Van Hollen | Minority |
| DTammy Duckworth | Minority |
| DJacky Rosen | Minority |
Source: senate.gov committee rosters · congress-legislators · Updated Nov 1, 2026
How does the Senate Foreign Relations 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 1, 2026.
22 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 | 97% | 98% |
| Republicans: with own party | 100% | 100% |
| Democrats: with own party | 98% | 96% |
Source: Voteview roll calls (UCLA) · How we measure · Updated Nov 1, 2026
Which members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee are up for reelection?
6 of the committee’s 22 members are running for re-election on Nov 3, 2026; 3 are not running for their seats again; 13 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 |
|---|---|
| RJames E. Risch | On the November ballot |
| RPete Ricketts | On the November ballot |
| RBill Hagerty | On the November ballot |
| DChristopher A. Coons | On the November ballot |
| DJeff Merkley | On the November ballot |
| DCory A. Booker | On the November ballot |
| RSteve Daines | Not on the ballot |
| RJohn Cornyn | Not on the ballot |
| DJeanne Shaheen | Not on the ballot |
| RDavid McCormick | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RJohn Barrasso | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RMike Lee | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RRand Paul | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RTed Cruz | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RRick Scott | Seat not up in 2026 |
| RJohn R. Curtis | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DChristopher Murphy | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DTim Kaine | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DBrian Schatz | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DChris Van Hollen | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DTammy Duckworth | Seat not up in 2026 |
| DJacky Rosen | Seat not up in 2026 |
Source: FEC candidate filings · state ballot lists (linked per race) · Who is retiring · Updated Nov 1, 2026