Back to profile Sample brief · Full briefs with Pro
TC

Member brief · 119th Congress

Sen. Tom Cotton

R · Republican · U.S. Senator, Arkansas1

In Congress
Since 2013 · 13 years
 Next election
Nov 3, 2026
 Committee leadership
Chairman, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

CommitteesJoint Economic Committee; Armed Services; Energy and Natural Resources; Chairman, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence2

Participation3

98 / 100

Chamber median 98
901 of 915 roll calls

Party unity3

100 / 100

Chamber median 99
on 828 party-line votes

Cross-party agreement3

9 / 100

Chamber median 9
on 880 contested votes

Ideology score4

+0.58

Chamber median +0.32
−1 left · +1 right

Notable votes and votes by issue

In the full brief: five notable recent votes chosen by a fixed rule (most recent breaks with party first), each with the member’s vote, the party’s position and a source, plus how often Cotton votes with the party on each issue.

Full briefs are part of Oathstar Pro. Team plans add alignment with your own scorecard and your PAC’s giving.

Votes most like5

R Alan Armstrong OK 100% of 180
R James C. Justice WV 100% of 842
R John Cornyn TX 100% of 871

Share of roll calls both voted on where they voted the same way.

Next race

Nov 3, 2026 · On the November ballot7

On the ballot against them

Hallie ShoffnerDemocratic

Data as of Oct 4, 2026 · votes through Sep 30, 2026 · Method: https://oathstar.com/methodology · Live profile: https://oathstar.com/member/tom-cotton

  1. 1. Member record and terms: congress.gov; unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-10-04. www.congress.gov/member/C001095
  2. 2. Committees: unitedstates/congress-legislators, retrieved 2026-10-04. github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
  3. 3. Participation, party unity, cross-party agreement, votes by issue: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress, retrieved 2026-10-04. voteview.com/person/21301
  4. 4. Ideology: DW-NOMINATE first dimension, Voteview, 119th Congress. voteview.com/person/21301
  5. 5. Votes most like: Oathstar from Voteview roll calls, 119th Congress. voteview.com/data
  6. 6. Candidates: FEC filings, 2026 AR-SENATE race, retrieved 2026-10-04. www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/AR/2026/
  7. 7. November ballot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections, as of 2026-10-03. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elections

Prepared with Oathstar · oathstar.com

SAMPLE