Former Senator from Indiana, 2019–2025
Mike Braun
Record from the 118th Congress · From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure
Position · +0.80
- In office
- Senate 2019–2025
6 years in Congress
Left office. Braun left the Senate on Jan 3, 2025, when the term ended. Succeeded by Jim Banks (Republican) in January 2025.
Bottom line
- Missed 85 of 691 roll calls in the 118th Congress (12%), more than 91% of senators.
- Was the 7th most conservative member of the Senate by voting record in the 118th Congress.
- Moved bills further than peers in the 118th Congress: effectiveness 2.48 against 0.85 expected; 4 of their bills became law (4 national policy).
- Broke with Republicans most on International Affairs in the 118th Congress: voted against them on 62% of party-line votes (8 of 13), against 7% for most Republicans.
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.
StatementsBills
No counted statements yet; bills go to Health and Economics and Public Finance.
- 150 bills sponsored, most on Health.
- Statements: our record starts in January 2025.
Committee seats are shown for sitting members only.
Committee and party posts are shown for sitting members only.
- 6 years in Congress.
His cosponsorships on Democratic bills
Closest within his party
Closest across the aisle
Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Braun.
Free account See ProAgreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, in that Congress · Voteview
26% of his cosponsorships went to Democratic bills (peer median 24%); closest in his party: Schmitt and Hawley.
- Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
- Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
His billsExpected for a peer
2.48expected 0.52 · average member 1.00
With his party on all 5 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.
Major bills of the Congress · final passage
- H.R. 4366 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 Nov 1, 2023 NAY R 31–15
- H.R. 2670 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Dec 13, 2023 NAY R 43–6
- H.R. 3746 Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 Jun 1, 2023 NAY R 17–31
- H.R. 3935 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 May 9, 2024 — R 44–0
- H.R. 5860 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act Sep 30, 2023 NAY R 39–9
- H.R. 6363 Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 Nov 15, 2023 NAY R 37–10
- H.R. 9747 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Sep 25, 2024 NAY R 28–18
- H.J.Res. 7 Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020. Mar 29, 2023 YEA R 45–0
- H.J.Res. 26 Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022. Mar 8, 2023 YEA R 48–0
- H.R. 7888 Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act Apr 19, 2024 NAY R 30–16
Voted with his party on 3 of the 9 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 96% of party-line votes, broke 21 times (peer median 24).
- Position: +0.80, inside the Republican middle 80%.
- Most breaks by area: International Affairs 8 of 13, Nominations 3 of 177, Armed Forces & National Security 1 of 17.
Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.
The money record for a former member is on the Money tab.
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