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U.S. Senator from Mississippi · Class I

Roger F. Wicker

Republican 4th term Up 2030 Chair · Commission on Security and Cooperation in EuropeChair · Armed Services

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$307K raised · top PACs: Booz Allen Hamilton, Verizon Communications, Venable PAC (VEN-PAC) Breaks with Republicans most onEconomics and Public Finance: broke on 7 of 183 party-line votes (4%; most Republicans: 1%)
99LoyaltyMed 100
97AttendMed 98
9BipartMed 9
8BreaksMed 2
In office
Senate 2007–now
House 1995–2007
31 years in CongressMore senior than 90% of the Senate
Committees
  • Armed Services Chair
  • Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Chair
  • Commerce, Science, and Transportation 3rd majority
Age
75

Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date2254643039158
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—35244769146

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 →
Armed Forces and National Security 58% 15%
International Affairs 7% 11%
Health 3% 13%

StatementsBills

Words go to Armed Forces and National Security, International Affairs and Transportation and Public Works; bills go to Armed Forces and National Security and Health.

  • He talks most about: Military Readiness (Armed Forces and National Security), Armed Forces & National Security (Armed Forces and National Security), Transportation Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Disaster Response (Emergency Management), Government Accountability (Government Operations and Politics).
  • 46 bills sponsored, most on Armed Forces and National Security.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
ChairArmed Services CommitteeFull committee
Co-chairCommission on Security and Cooperation in EuropeJoint committee
MemberCommerce, Science, and Transportation Committee3rd majority
MemberRules and Administration Committee4th majority

+2 more on Background

Chair of the Armed Services Committee, more senior than 90% of the Senate, in the majority.

  • 31 years in Congress: more senior than 90% of the Senate.
  • Majority: Republicans hold 53 of 100 seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

27% · peer median 19%

Closest across the aisle

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

Free account See Pro

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

27% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 19%); closest in his party: Graham Nordone and Boozman.

  • 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 34 · expected 50
Action in committee 8 · expected 8
Beyond committee 8 · expected 6.5
Passed Senate 4 · expected 1
Became law 1 · expected 1
EffectivenessRank 22 of 100 in the Senate

1.29expected 1.11 · average member 1.00

4 of 34 bills passed the Senate; 1 became law; effectiveness 1.29 against a peer median of 1.11.

  • On the move: S. 3791 (out of committee), S. 2126 (out of committee), S. 4138 (became law).
  • 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 +0.38

With his party on all 14 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 99% of party-line votes, breaks 8 times (peer median 4).

  • Position: +0.38, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 7 of 183.

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

Wicker$307K raised42%45%13%
Senate median$3.0M raised23%28%15%19%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

42% of what he raised came from individuals; under 1% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 23%).

$307K raised, 45% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 15%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

14 PACs of the 33 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 Defense.

  1. Booz Allen Hamilton47% D
  2. Verizon Communications48% D
  3. Venable PAC (VEN-PAC)37% 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

23 bills

Wicker voted Yea on 6, Nay on 1, and sponsored or cosponsored 16 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.