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U.S. Senator from Kentucky · Class III

Rand Paul

88LoyaltyMed 100
96AttendMed 98
16BipartMed 9
94BreaksMed 2

Position · +0.88

LEFTD · R RANGESRIGHT
In office
Senate 2011–now
15 years in CongressMore senior than 56% of the Senate
Breaks on
  • Foreign Trade and International Finance 100%
  • International Affairs 74%
Committees
  • Foreign Relations
  • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Bills on
  • Health
  • Government Operations and Politics
  • International Affairs
Age
63

Bottom line

Where Paul has influence

Where Paul breaks with Republicans

Method

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

  1. Foreign Trade and International Finance 100% · 6 of 6 party 0%
  2. International Affairs 74% · 20 of 27 party 0%
  3. Finance and Financial Sector 47% · 9 of 19 party 0%

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Notable votes

Full record (Pro)

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

DateMeasureTitleVote Party split (yea)Result
Sep 29, 2026 S.Res. 852 A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.On the Motion to DischargeBroke w/ party Yea Failed
47–51
Sep 28, 2026 S. 4668 Protect College Sports Act of 2026On Passage of the Bill · This bill establishes requirements for name, image, or likeness (NIL) agreements for college student athletes and provides a limited…Broke w/ party Nay Passed
77–22
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 Yea Failed
1–94
Sep 24, 2026 H.Con.Res. 89 Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.On the Concurrent Resolution · This concurrent resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran or any part of its government or…Broke w/ party Yea Failed
49–50
Sep 24, 2026 S. 4668 Protect College Sports Act of 2026On the Cloture Motion · This bill establishes requirements for name, image, or likeness (NIL) agreements for college student athletes and provides a limited…Broke w/ party Nay Passed
74–25
Sep 24, 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 Passed
77–23
Sep 22, 2026 S. 4668 Protect College Sports Act of 2026On the Cloture Motion · This bill establishes requirements for name, image, or likeness (NIL) agreements for college student athletes and provides a limited…Broke w/ party Nay Passed
70–21
Sep 17, 2026 S. 4668 Protect College Sports Act of 2026On the Motion to Proceed · This bill establishes requirements for name, image, or likeness (NIL) agreements for college student athletes and provides a limited…Broke w/ party Nay Passed
77–22

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

What Paul is saying

No recent press releases or posts on file.

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
0.56· expected 1.49

Below expectations

Rank 69 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 21 majority-party committee chairs

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

  1. Introduced 52
  2. Action in committee 9
  3. Action beyond committee 7
  4. Passed chamber 0
  5. Became law 0

52 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 52 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

How Paul’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 Paul.

96/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 41 missed of 915

Voted on 874 of 915 roll calls; missed 41. Lower than 81% of senators.

85% 100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
88/ 100

Senate R median 100 · Rank 51 of 53

Sided with the Republican majority on 798 votes that split the parties. Lower than 94% of senators.

75% 100%
16/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +7

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 93% of senators.

0% 30%
+0.88

Republican middle 80%: 0.38 to 0.78

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 58 sponsored bills

Sponsored 58 (Senate median 61) · cosponsored 78 (median 308), 39 of them as an original cosponsor · most often on Health, Government Operations and Politics, International Affairs.

Votes by issue

How votes are tagged
IssueVotesYea share
Nominations212 95%
Economics and Public Finance203 20%
Other111 95%
Armed Forces & National Security50 72%
Immigration36 28%
International Affairs32 59%
Energy & environment24 100%
Environmental Protection19 68%
Finance and Financial Sector19 42%
Congress18 94%
Show all 32 issues
IssueVotesYea share
Public Lands and Natural Resources15 100%
Energy12 100%
Sports and Recreation12 25%
Taxes, finance & economy12 92%
Transportation and Public Works11 36%
Government Operations and Politics10 80%
Foreign affairs & trade10 90%
Health care9 89%
Housing and Community Development8 0%
Taxation7 57%
Budget & appropriations7 100%
Foreign Trade and International Finance6 83%
Transportation & infrastructure6 83%
Crime and Law Enforcement4 100%
Health4 0%
Education & families3 100%
Education2 50%
Emergency Management2 0%
Science, Technology, Communications2 100%
Immigration & border2 100%
Crime & justice2 100%
Families1 0%

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Who votes alike

Method

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

Most aligned

  1. RRick ScottFL Senate88%agreement
  2. RRon JohnsonWI Senate87%agreement
  3. RMike LeeUT Senate87%agreement

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Campaign money

Method

In the 2025–26 cycle Paul’s campaign raised $3.9M: $3.2M (82%) from individuals and $97K (2%) from PACs and other committees. Cash on hand: $6.7M.

Through Jun 30, 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 Paul

The largest PACs and other committees giving directly to the campaign this cycle, of 32.

  1. Sullivan Member’s leadership PAC
  2. Pitney Bowes Corporate PAC
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Paul’s own leadership PAC: Reinventing a New Direction Political Action Committee. A separate PAC a member sponsors to give to other candidates.

Record over time

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Résumé and contact