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U.S. Senator from North Dakota · Class III

John Hoeven

Republican 3rd term Up 2028

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

Campaign money, 2025–26$523K raised · top PACs: Cassidy, National Pork Producers Council, Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Breaks with Republicans most onEconomics and Public Finance: broke on 2 of 184 party-line votes (1%; most Republicans: 1%)
100LoyaltyMed 100
99AttendMed 98
9BipartMed 9
2BreaksMed 2
In office
Senate 2011–now
15 years in CongressMore senior than 56% of the Senate
Committees
  • Indian Affairs 2nd majority
  • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 3rd majority
  • Appropriations 5th majority
Age
69

Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 6, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date4032712279152
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—24432369123

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 →
Armed Forces and National Security 20% 11%
Energy 16% 19%
Agriculture and Food 3% 15%

StatementsBills

Words go to Armed Forces and National Security, Energy and Government Operations and Politics; bills go to Energy and Agriculture and Food; the two overlap on Armed Forces and National Security.

  • He talks most about: Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Workforce Development (Labor and Employment), Transportation Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Energy Regulation (Energy), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics).
  • 27 bills sponsored, most on Energy.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
ChairLivestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety SubcommitteeAgriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
ChairAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies SubcommitteeAppropriations
ChairWater and Power SubcommitteeEnergy and Natural Resources
MemberIndian Affairs Committee2nd majority

+3 more on Background

Chair of the Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety Subcommittee, more senior than 56% of the Senate, in the majority.

  • 15 years in Congress: more senior than 56% of the Senate.
  • Majority: Republicans hold 53 of 100 seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

18% · peer median 19%

Closest across the aisle

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

Free account See Pro

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

18% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 19%); closest in his party: Scott and McCormick.

  • 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 peerLaw inside another bill

Introduced 21 · expected 50
Action in committee 6 · expected 8
Beyond committee 5 · expected 6.5
Passed Senate 1 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 1 · +1 inside another bill
EffectivenessRank 80 of 100 in the Senate

0.42expected 1.11 · average member 1.00

1 of 21 bills passed the Senate; 0 became law; 1 more became law inside another bill; effectiveness 0.42 against a peer median of 1.11.

  • On the move: S. 675 (out of committee), S. 465 (out of committee), S. 4040 (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 +0.40

With his party on all 14 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 2 times (peer median 4).

  • Position: +0.40, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 2 of 184.

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

Hoeven$523K raised45%40%14%
Senate median$3.0M raised23%28%15%19%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

46% of what he raised came from individuals; 1% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 23%).

$523K raised, 40% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 15%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

21 PACs of the 71 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. Cassidy0% D
  2. National Pork Producers Council26% D
  3. Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative34% 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

24 bills

Hoeven voted Yea on 5, and sponsored or cosponsored 19 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.