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U.S. Senator from Idaho · Class III

Mike Crapo

Republican 5th term Up 2028 Chair · TaxationChair · Finance

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we measure

100LoyaltyMed 100
99AttendMed 98
9BipartMed 9
1BreaksMed 2
In office
Senate 1999–now
House 1993–1999
33 years in CongressMore senior than 91% of the Senate
Committees
  • Finance Chair
  • Taxation Chair
  • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 2nd majority
Age
75

Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date4203213129151
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—18242269121

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 26% 9%
Taxation 16% 22%
Health 8% 16%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Taxation and Health; bills go to Taxation and Health; the two overlap on Government Operations and Politics.

  • He talks most about: Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Cost of Living (Taxation), Housing Affordability (Housing and Community Development), Health Care Coverage (Health).
  • 32 bills sponsored, most on Taxation.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
ChairFinance CommitteeFull committee
ChairJoint Committee on TaxationJoint committee
MemberBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee2nd majority
MemberBudget Committee3rd majority

Chair of the Finance Committee, more senior than 91% of the Senate, in the majority.

  • 33 years in Congress: more senior than 91% of the Senate.
  • Majority: Republicans hold 53 of 100 seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

17% · peer median 19%

Closest across the aisle

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

Free account See Pro

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

17% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 19%); closest in his party: Lankford and Risch.

  • 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 25 · expected 50
Action in committee 5 · expected 8
Beyond committee 5 · expected 6.5
Passed Senate 1 · expected 1
Became law 1 · expected 1
EffectivenessRank 32 of 100 in the Senate

1.09expected 1.11 · average member 1.00

1 of 25 bills passed the Senate; 1 became law; effectiveness 1.09 against a peer median of 1.11.

  • On the move: S. 5441 (out of committee), S. 24 (out of committee), S. 3226 (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 +0.51

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 4).

  • Position: +0.51, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 1 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

Crapo$1.3M raised22%32%46%
Senate median$3.0M raised23%28%15%19%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

22% of what he raised came from individuals; under 1% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 23%).

$1.3M raised, 32% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 15%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

43 PACs of the 135 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, Trade and Budget/Appropriations.

  1. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals23% D
  2. Cardinal Health37% D
  3. HF Sinclair0% 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

51 bills

Crapo voted Yea on 10, and sponsored or cosponsored 41 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.