Congress is out of session until Monday, November 9 for the midterm campaign. No new roll-call votes until then; the last were the House on Sep 16 and the Senate on Sep 30.

U.S. Senator from Missouri · Class III

Eric Schmitt

Republican 1st term Up 2028 Chair · Joint Economic Committee

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 4, 2026 · How we measure

100LoyaltyMed 100
99AttendMed 98
8BipartMed 9
1BreaksMed 2
In office
Senate 2023–now
3 years in CongressMore senior than 10% of the Senate
Committees
  • Judiciary 9th majority
  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation 10th majority
  • Armed Services 11th majority
Age
51

Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 5, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date876121719151
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—30121769115

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 23% 10%
Immigration 21% 13%
Crime and Law Enforcement 9% 7%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Immigration and Crime and Law Enforcement; bills go to Immigration and Government Operations and Politics.

  • He talks most about: Immigration Enforcement (Immigration), College Sports (Sports and Recreation), Fraud Enforcement (Crime and Law Enforcement), Voting Access (Government Operations and Politics), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics).
  • 61 bills sponsored, most on Immigration.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
ChairThe Constitution SubcommitteeJudiciary
Vice chairJoint Economic CommitteeJoint committee
MemberJudiciary Committee9th majority
MemberCommerce, Science, and Transportation Committee10th majority

+1 more on Background

Chair of the The Constitution Subcommittee, more senior than 10% of the Senate, in the majority.

  • 3 years in Congress: more senior than 10% of the Senate.
  • Majority: Republicans hold 53 of 100 seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

12%

Closest across the aisle

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

Free account See Pro

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

12% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills; closest in his party: Barrasso and Moreno.

  • 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 51 · expected 44
Action in committee 8 · expected 5
Beyond committee 8 · expected 4
Passed Senate 2 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 52 of 100 in the Senate

0.69expected 0.69 · average member 1.00

2 of 51 bills passed the Senate; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.69 against a peer median of 0.69.

  • On the move: S. 2767 (out of committee), S. 4052 (out of committee), S. 4277 (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 +0.88

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 1 time (peer median 2).

  • Position: +0.88, outside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Armed Forces & National Security 1 of 43.

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

Schmitt$4.2M raised45%27%6%22%
Senate median$3.0M raised23%28%15%19%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

72% of what he raised came from individuals; 45% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 23%).

$4.2M raised, 6% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 15%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

30 PACs of the 64 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, Budget/Appropriations and Trade.

  1. Peabody Energy0% D
  2. National Pork Producers Council26% D
  3. Schneider National Inc., Transpac27% 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

39 bills

Schmitt voted Yea on 9, did not vote on 1, and sponsored or cosponsored 29 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.