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Former Senator from Michigan, 2001–2025

Debbie Stabenow

Democrat 4th term Former member

Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 5, 2026 · How we measure

100LoyaltyMed 99
97AttendMed 97
18BipartMed 18
2BreaksMed 3
In office
Senate 2001–2025
House 1997–2001
27 years in Congress

Left office. Stabenow left the Senate on Jan 3, 2025, when the term ended. Succeeded by Elissa Slotkin (Democrat) in January 2025.

Bottom line

Activity

118th CongressJan 3, 2023 to Jan 3, 2025Method
By week
Statements
tracked from Jan 2025
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—3623436912

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 did she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Armed Forces and National Security no statements 11%
Social Welfare no statements 11%
Health no statements 42%

StatementsBills

No counted statements yet; bills go to Health and Armed Forces and National Security.

  • 36 bills sponsored, most on Health.
  • Statements: our record starts in January 2025.
2

Did she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →

Committee seats are shown for sitting members only.

Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.

  • 27 years in Congress.
5

Who did she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Republican bills

17% · peer median 17%

Closest across the aisle

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

Free account See Pro

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

17% of her cosponsorships went to Republican bills (peer median 17%); closest in her party: Feinstein and Duckworth.

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

Could she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 24 · expected 56.5
Action in committee 3 · expected 7.5
Beyond committee 2 · expected 5.5
Passed Senate 2 · expected 1.5
Became law 1 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 81 of 102 in the Senate

0.31expected 0.68 · average member 1.00

2 of 24 bills passed the Senate; 1 became law; effectiveness 0.31 against a peer median of 0.68.

  • On the move: S. 1278 (became law).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

118th Congress · bills from congress.gov

4

Where did she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE −0.34

With her party on all 5 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with her party on 8 of the 8 she 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: Democrats yea–nay on that roll call.

Voted with Democrats on 100% of party-line votes, broke 2 times (peer median 3).

  • Position: −0.34, inside the Democratic middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 1 of 53.

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

6

Who backed her?

MethodMoney tab →

The money record for a former member is on the Money tab.

7

Did her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

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