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U.S. Representative for Missouri’s 3rd District

Robert F. Onder, Jr.

Republican 1st term Up 2026

Replaced Blaine Luetkemeyer in 2025

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

Campaign money, 2025–26$1.1M raised · top PACs: Ameren, American Medical Association, Smith Victory Breaks with Republicans most onArmed Forces & National Security: broke on 3 of 37 party-line votes (8%; most Republicans: 3%)
98LoyaltyMed 98
97AttendMed 98
9BipartMed 12
7BreaksMed 8
In office
House 2025–now
1 year in CongressMore senior than 3% of the House
Committees
  • Education and Workforce 16th majority
  • Judiciary 22nd majority
  • Transportation and Infrastructure 33rd majority
Age
64

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date431931756747

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 25% 5%
Health 31% 26%
Transportation and Public Works 8% 16%

StatementsBills

Words go to Health, Government Operations and Politics and Crime and Law Enforcement; bills go to Health and Labor and Employment.

  • He talks most about: Health Care Coverage (Health), Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Protecting Presidential Memorials (Public Lands and Natural Resources), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics), Education Funding (Education).
  • 19 bills sponsored, most on Health.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
MemberEducation and Workforce Committee16th majority
MemberJudiciary Committee22nd majority
MemberTransportation and Infrastructure Committee33rd majority

No committee or party leadership post, more senior than 3% of the House, in the majority.

  • 1 year in Congress: more senior than 3% of the House.
  • Majority: Republicans and the independents who caucus with them hold 219 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

4% · peer median 10%

Closest across the aisle

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

Free account See Pro

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

4% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 10%); closest in his party: Johnson and Nehls.

  • 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 19 · expected 23
Action in committee 11 · expected 7
Beyond committee 8 · expected 4
Passed House 3 · expected 2
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 99 of 433 in the House

1.41expected 1.09 · average member 1.00

3 of 19 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 1.41 against a peer median of 1.09.

  • On the move: H.R. 9228 (out of committee), H.R. 4523 (passed a chamber), H.R. 7651 (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 +0.72

With his party on all 12 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 98% of party-line votes, breaks 7 times (peer median 8).

  • Position: +0.72, outside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Armed Forces & National Security 3 of 37, Environmental Protection 1 of 26.

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

Onder$1.1M raised8%40%45%7%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

48% of what he raised came from individuals; 8% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$1.1M raised, 45% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

68 PACs of the 102 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: Budget/Appropriations, Taxation and Health.

  1. Ameren38% D
  2. American Medical Association54% D
  3. Smith Victory0% 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

142 bills

Onder voted Yea on 57, Nay on 7, did not vote on 2, and sponsored or cosponsored 76 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.