Margaret Wood Hassan

U.S. Senator · New Hampshire · Democrat · Ranking Member, Joint Economic Committee

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 11, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

1.00· expected 0.95

Meets expectations

Rank 41 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 18 minority-party ranking members

How far Hassan’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

55 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 55 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

How Hassan’s ratings compare with every senator

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Hassan.

98/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 14 missed of 916

Voted on 902 of 916 roll calls; missed 14. Higher than 62% of senators.

85%100%

87/ 100

Senate D median 96 · Rank 44 of 47

Sided with the Democratic majority on 828 votes that split the parties. Lower than 95% of senators.

75%100%

18/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +9

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 95% of senators.

0%30%

−0.23

Democratic middle 80%: -0.51 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

LiberalConservative

4 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Hassan’s effectiveness score.

S. 850 Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review ActRequires DHS to conduct threat analyses every three years and update northern border security strategy every five years. AI-readImmigration · Introduced Aug 10, 2026SubstantiveText pending Introduced
S. 607 Improving Veteran Access to Care ActRequires the VA to establish a team to improve its health care appointment scheduling system and process. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Introduced Dec 19, 2025Substantive861 words Introduced
S. 1204 Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services ActExpands the Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program to include spouses of deceased or disabled service members. AI-readArmed Forces and National Security · Introduced Dec 19, 2025Substantive189 words Introduced
S. 1136 DETERRENCE ActIncreases criminal sentences for federal offenses directed by or coordinated with foreign governments. AI-readCrime and Law Enforcement · Introduced Jun 11, 2025Substantive1.3k words Introduced

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.