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U.S. Senator from Kentucky · Class III

Rand Paul

Republican 3rd term Up 2028 Chair · Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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$4.6M raised · top PACs: Sullivan, Pitney Bowes, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Breaks with Republicans most onEconomics and Public Finance: broke on 38 of 181 party-line votes (21%; most Republicans: 1%)
88LoyaltyMed 100
96AttendMed 98
16BipartMed 9
94BreaksMed 2
In office
Senate 2011–now
15 years in CongressMore senior than 56% of the Senate
Committees
  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chair
  • Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 2nd majority
  • Small Business and Entrepreneurship 3rd majority
Age
63

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 date1045807891594
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—52010069126

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 50% 12%
Health 12% 17%
International Affairs 4% 12%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Armed Forces and National Security and Health; bills go to Health and Government Operations and Politics.

  • He talks most about: Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), Health Care Coverage (Health), Tariffs (Taxation).
  • 58 bills sponsored, most on Health.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
ChairHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeFull committee
MemberHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee2nd majority
MemberSmall Business and Entrepreneurship Committee3rd majority
MemberForeign Relations Committee8th majority

Chair of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, 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

44% · peer median 19%

Closest across the aisle

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

Free account See Pro

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

44% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 19%); closest in his party: Scott and Johnson.

  • 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 52 · expected 50
Action in committee 9 · expected 8
Beyond committee 7 · expected 6.5
Passed Senate 0 · expected 1
Became law 0 · expected 1
EffectivenessRank 69 of 100 in the Senate

0.56expected 1.11 · average member 1.00

0 of 52 bills passed the Senate; 0 became law; effectiveness 0.56 against a peer median of 1.11.

  • On the move: S.Con.Res. 40 (out of committee), S. 2733 (out of committee), S.Con.Res. 39 (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 +0.88
International Affairs20 of 27
Finance and Financial Sector9 of 19
Economics and Public Finance38 of 181
Taxes, finance & economy1 of 12
Armed Forces & National Security3 of 41
Nominations9 of 204

With his party on the other 8 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 6 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 88% of party-line votes, breaks 94 times (peer median 4), most on International Affairs.

  • Position: +0.88, outside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 38 of 181, International Affairs 20 of 27, Finance and Financial Sector 9 of 19.

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

Paul$4.6M raised60%24%14%
Senate median$3.0M raised23%28%15%19%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

84% of what he raised came from individuals; 60% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 23%).

$4.6M raised, 2% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 15%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

6 PACs of the 25 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 Health.

  1. Sullivan0% D
  2. Pitney Bowes48% D
  3. Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings30% 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

11 bills

Paul voted Yea on 5, Nay on 1, and sponsored or cosponsored 5 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.