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Former Senator from Utah, 2019–2025

Mitt Romney

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 2, 2026 · How we measure

79LoyaltyMed 95
89AttendMed 97
31BipartMed 18
101BreaksMed 24
In office
Senate 2019–2025
6 years in Congress

Left office. Romney left the Senate on Jan 3, 2025, when the term ended. Succeeded by John R. Curtis (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—270150691101

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 15%
International Affairs no statements 22%
Armed Forces and National Security no statements 26%

StatementsBills

No counted statements yet; bills go to Armed Forces and National Security and International Affairs.

  • 27 bills sponsored, most on Armed Forces and National Security.
  • 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.

  • 6 years in Congress.
5

Who did he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

40% · peer median 24%

Closest across the aisle

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

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

40% of his cosponsorships went to Democratic bills (peer median 24%); closest in his party: Tillis and Capito.

  • 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 billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 27 · expected 42
Action in committee 2 · expected 4
Beyond committee 1 · expected 3
Passed Senate 0 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 93 of 102 in the Senate

0.18expected 0.52 · average member 1.00

0 of 27 bills passed the Senate; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.18 against a peer median of 0.52.

  • On the move: S. 308 (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 +0.29
Armed Forces & National Security7 of 17
Economics and Public Finance17 of 47
Energy & environment4 of 23

With his party on the other 2 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 8 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 79% of party-line votes, broke 101 times (peer median 24), most on Armed Forces & National Security.

  • Position: +0.29, outside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Nominations 40 of 177, Economics and Public Finance 17 of 47, Armed Forces & National Security 7 of 17.

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 →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.