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U.S. Senator from Ohio · Class I

Bernie Moreno

Republican 1st term Up 2030

Replaced Sherrod Brown in 2025

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$3.2M raised · top PACs: Vance, Drummond Company, National Pork Producers Council
100LoyaltyMed 100
99AttendMed 98
8BipartMed 9
0BreaksMed 2
In office
Senate 2025–now
1 year in CongressMore senior than 5% of the Senate
Committees
  • United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control 4th majority
  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 6th majority
  • Budget 9th majority
Age
59

Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date2013202169150

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 17% 6%
Immigration 14% 9%
Taxation 14% 19%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Immigration and Taxation; bills go to Taxation and Finance and Financial Sector.

  • He talks most about: Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Cost of Living (Taxation), Tariffs (Taxation), Workforce Development (Labor and Employment).
  • 32 bills sponsored, most on Taxation.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
MemberUnited States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control4th majority
MemberHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee6th majority
MemberBudget Committee9th majority
MemberBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee12th majority

+1 more on Background

No committee or party leadership post, more senior than 5% of the Senate, in the majority.

  • 1 year in Congress: more senior than 5% of the Senate.
  • Majority: Republicans hold 53 of 100 seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

14%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Moreno.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

14% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills; closest in his party: Risch and Barrasso.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 26 · expected 44
Action in committee 2 · expected 5
Beyond committee 2 · expected 4
Passed Senate 0 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 95 of 100 in the Senate

0.19expected 0.69 · average member 1.00

0 of 26 bills passed the Senate; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.19 against a peer median of 0.69.

  • On the move: S. 4429 (out of committee), S. 1492 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.72

With his party on all 15 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Republicans on 100% of party-line votes, breaks 0 times (peer median 2).

  • Position: +0.72, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Major bills: with his party on 10 of 10.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Moreno$3.2M raised20%7%9%63%
Senate median$3.0M raised23%28%15%19%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

27% of what he raised came from individuals; 20% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 23%).

$3.2M raised, 9% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 15%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

21 PACs of the 75 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Trade and Budget/Appropriations.

  1. Vance0% D
  2. Drummond Company13% D
  3. National Pork Producers Council26% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

45 bills

Moreno voted Yea on 9, Nay on 1, and sponsored or cosponsored 35 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.