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U.S. Senator from Virginia · Class II

Mark R. Warner

90LoyaltyMed 96
96AttendMed 98
15BipartMed 9
78BreaksMed 31

Position · −0.22

LEFTD · R RANGESRIGHT
In office
Senate 2009–now
17 years in CongressMore senior than 66% of the Senate
Breaks on
  • Taxation 57%
  • Finance and Financial Sector 37%
Committees
  • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
  • Finance
  • Rules and Administration
Bills on
  • Health
  • Government Operations and Politics
  • Taxation
Age
71

2026 election

On the November ballot
General election Nov 3, 2026

Facing

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Bottom line

Where Warner has influence

Roles

Talks most about

  • Cybersecurity 5 statementsOpposes renaming AI without safety safeguards; supports rigorous testing and human control
  • Election Security 2 statementsRequested transparency on foreign threats to 2026 midterms
  • Health 2 statementsIntroduced bill to lower health care costs and expand coverage
  • Government Spending 2 statementsUrged rejection of federal pay freeze and enactment of 4.1 percent raise
  • Health Care Cybersecurity 1 statementPassed bipartisan bill to protect health data and strengthen cybersecurity
  • Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 1 statementUrged EEOC to rescind proposed rule weakening federal employee discrimination protections

Stories in Warner’s press releases with their latest stance, last three months. Read by AI.

Where Warner breaks with Democrats

Method

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Warner voted against most Democrats. The tick is the median for Senate Democrats.

  1. Taxation 57% · 4 of 7 party 0%
  2. Finance and Financial Sector 37% · 7 of 19 party 0%
  3. Sports and Recreation 25% · 1 of 4 party 0%

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Notable votes

Full record (Pro)

Where Warner broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

DateMeasureTitleVote Party split (yea)Result
Sep 28, 2026 S. 4668 Protect College Sports Act of 2026On the Amendment · This bill establishes requirements for name, image, or likeness (NIL) agreements for college student athletes and provides a limited…Broke w/ party Nay Failed
42–54
Jun 23, 2026 PN8593 Darrell Owens, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of AmbassadorOn the NominationBroke w/ party Yea Passed
67–30
Apr 15, 2026 S.J.Res. 138 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles and services.On the Motion to Discharge · This joint resolution prohibits a proposed foreign military sale of certain defense articles and services to Israel.Broke w/ party Nay Failed
36–63
Mar 10, 2026 PN711 Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, in the Army, to be GeneralOn the NominationBroke w/ party Yea Passed
71–29
Mar 9, 2026 PN711 Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, in the Army, to be GeneralOn the Cloture MotionBroke w/ party Yea Passed
68–28
Feb 26, 2026 PN73046 Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for PolicyOn the NominationBroke w/ party Yea Passed
57–33
Feb 26, 2026 PN73046 Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for PolicyOn the Cloture MotionBroke w/ party Yea Passed
60–34
Jan 30, 2026 H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026On Passage of the Bill · This bill provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026…Broke w/ party Yea Passed
71–29

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

What Warner is saying

All 63 statements and posts

◇ statements (press releases) · ○ posts. When a statement names a bill Warner voted on, the vote is shown next to it.

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
0.47· expected 0.64

Meets expectations

Rank 77 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 29 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Warner’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 61
  2. Action in committee 6
  3. Action beyond committee 6
  4. Passed chamber 0
  5. Became law 0

61 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 1 significant (got a roll call vote), 58 substantive, 2 commemorative. Compare the Senate

How Warner’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Warner.

96/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 40 missed of 915

Voted on 875 of 915 roll calls; missed 40. Lower than 79% of senators.

85% 100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
90/ 100

Senate D median 96 · Rank 41 of 47

Sided with the Democratic majority on 804 votes that split the parties. Lower than 91% of senators.

75% 100%
15/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +6

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 92% of senators.

0% 30%
−0.22

Democratic middle 80%: -0.51 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

Liberal Conservative

Bills, 119th Congress

All 61 sponsored bills

Sponsored 61 (Senate median 61) · cosponsored 336 (median 308), 185 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on Health, Government Operations and Politics, Taxation.

Votes by issue

How votes are tagged
IssueVotesYea share
Nominations217 17%
Economics and Public Finance187 66%
Other115 15%
Armed Forces & National Security50 34%
Immigration37 86%
International Affairs34 79%
Energy & environment26 19%
Congress19 11%
Finance and Financial Sector19 58%
Environmental Protection18 44%
Show all 32 issues
IssueVotesYea share
Public Lands and Natural Resources15 0%
Energy13 0%
Government Operations and Politics13 23%
Taxes, finance & economy13 8%
Sports and Recreation11 82%
Transportation and Public Works11 64%
Health care10 0%
Housing and Community Development9 100%
Foreign affairs & trade9 22%
Transportation & infrastructure8 25%
Taxation7 100%
Budget & appropriations7 0%
Foreign Trade and International Finance6 83%
Health4 75%
Crime and Law Enforcement3 67%
Education & families3 0%
Education2 50%
Emergency Management2 100%
Science, Technology, Communications2 0%
Immigration & border2 0%
Crime & justice2 0%
Families1 100%

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Who votes alike

Method

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

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Campaign money

Method

In the 2025–26 cycle Warner’s campaign raised $17.9M: $9.3M (52%) from individuals and $2.1M (12%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $16.1M.

Through Jul 15, 2026; filings lag, so recent gifts can take weeks to appear. Money raised also counts loans and transfers, so the shares need not add to 100%. Source: FEC.gov.

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Who funds Warner

The largest PACs and other committees giving directly to the campaign this cycle, of 531.

  1. Mortgage Bankers Association Trade association PAC
  2. A New Direction PAC Member’s leadership PAC
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Warner’s own leadership PAC: Forward Together PAC. A separate PAC a member sponsors to give to other candidates.

Record over time

Historical record Pro Compare Warner’s measures across every Congress on file.

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Résumé and contact

Career in Congress

  • U.S. Senate, VirginiaDemocrat2009–present

Seat

Seat
Class 2, senior senator
Current term
2021–2027
Age
71

Committees and roles

All committees

Contact

DC office
202-224-2023
703 Hart Senate Office Building
District offices
Abingdon, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Vienna
Facebook
MarkRWarner
Instagram
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Elsewhere

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