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Former Senator from Ohio, 2023–2025

J.D. Vance

Republican 1st 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 1, 2026 · How we measure

94LoyaltyMed 95
78AttendMed 97
9BipartMed 18
23BreaksMed 24
In office
Senate 2023–2025
2 years in Congress

Did not complete the term. Vance served 2 years of a term that ran to Jan 3, 2029 (resigned on Jan 9, 2025). Succeeded by Jon Husted (Republican) 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—36027469123

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 he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Education no statements 14%
Government Operations and Politics no statements 14%
Health no statements 17%

StatementsBills

No counted statements yet; bills go to Health and Education.

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

Did he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →

Committee seats are shown for sitting members only.

Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.

  • 2 years in Congress.
5

Who did he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

23%

Closest across the aisle

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

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

23% of his cosponsorships went to Democratic bills; closest in his party: Lee and Hawley.

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

Could he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His bills

Passed Senate 0
Became law 0
EffectivenessRank 92 of 102 in the Senate

0.18average member 1.00

0 of 35 bills passed the Senate; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.18.

  • On the move: S. 4045 (out of committee).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

118th Congress · bills from congress.gov

4

Where did he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.85
International Affairs11 of 13

With his party on the other 4 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 5 of the 8 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.

Voted with Republicans on 94% of party-line votes, broke 23 times, most on International Affairs.

  • Position: +0.85, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: International Affairs 11 of 13, Nominations 4 of 144, Economics and Public Finance 2 of 48.

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

6

Who backed him?

MethodMoney tab →

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

7

Did his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

No commitments or credit claims recorded yet.

Statements on the day of a vote are his explanation, not a position · “nothing” means no vote or sponsorship by the end of the Congress.