John Cornyn — GovTally

Issue areas

Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags

Foreign Policy & Trade 5 Civil Rights & Liberties 4 Defense & Military 4 Environment & Energy 4 Criminal Justice & Policing 3 Agriculture 2 Social Services & Welfare 2 Technology & Privacy 2 Banking & Finance 1 Economy & Taxes 1 Government Operations & Budget 1 Gun Policy 1 Immigration 1 Labor & Employment 1 Transportation & Infrastructure 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
U.S. Senator (Class 2), TX current Texas	Republican	Jan 3, 2021	Jan 3, 2027	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Texas current United States	Republican	Dec 2, 2002	Dec 31, 2030	openstates/people CC0-1.0
US Senate District Texas United States	Republican	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2021	openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 2), TX Texas	Republican	Jan 6, 2015	Jan 3, 2021	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Texas United States	Republican	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2015	openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 2), TX Texas	Republican	Jan 6, 2009	Jan 3, 2015	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Texas United States	Republican	Jan 7, 2003	Jan 3, 2009	openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 2), TX Texas	Republican	Jan 7, 2003	Jan 3, 2009	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Texas United States	Republican	Nov 30, 2002	Jan 3, 2003	openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 2), TX Texas	Republican	Nov 30, 2002	Jan 3, 2003	unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Joint Committee on Taxation unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance — Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance — International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Finance — Taxation and IRS Oversight unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Africa and Global Health Policy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on the Budget unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on the Judiciary unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Border Security and Immigration — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Crime and Counterterrorism unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Privacy, Technology, and the Law unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Committee on the Judiciary — the Constitution unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.471, social dim. -0.060. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Robert Cekada to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives	Yea	Apr 27, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SCONRES 33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the…	Yea	Apr 23, 2026	Concurrent Resolution Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Schiff Amdt. No. 5333	Nay	Apr 23, 2026	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Wyden Amdt. No. 5336	Nay	Apr 23, 2026	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Padilla Amdt. No. 4855	Nay	Apr 23, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Sanders Amdt. No. 5159	Nay	Apr 23, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Merkley Amdt. No. 5235	Nay	Apr 23, 2026	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Paul Amdt. No. 5378	Nay	Apr 23, 2026	Amendment Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Markey Amdt. No. 5001	Nay	Apr 23, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hawley Amdt. No. 4794	Yea	Apr 23, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 5414	Yea	Apr 23, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Alsobrooks Amdt. No. 5294	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 4956	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hirono Amdt. No. 4884	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Graham Amdt. No. 5281	Yea	Apr 22, 2026	Amendment Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Ossoff Amdt. No. 4897	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Lujan Amdt. No. 4798	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 4799	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Motion Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 114 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that…	Nay	Apr 22, 2026	Motion to Discharge Rejected	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SCONRES 33 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the…	Yea	Apr 21, 2026	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Andrew B. Davis, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas	Yea	Apr 20, 2026	Nomination Confirmed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Andrew B. Davis to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas	Yea	Apr 16, 2026	Cloture Motion Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land…	Yea	Apr 16, 2026	Joint Resolution Passed	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land…	Yea	Apr 15, 2026	Motion to Proceed Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
HJRES 140 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land…	Yea	Apr 15, 2026	Motion to Table Agreed to	U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,000 recorded contributions totalling $4,819,392. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 662 of 1000 classified so far.

Funding type	Contributions	Total	Share
Big donor	512	$1,737,962	36%
Corporate PAC	134	$1,294,850	27%
Party	16	$1,045,414	22%
Unclassified	338	$741,167	15%

Largest contributions

Amount	Donor	To committee	Type	Date	Source
$164,824	CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Party	Sep 25, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$125,500	CORNYN MAJORITY TEXAS	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Corporate PAC	Dec 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$117,523	LONESTAR VICTORY FUND	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Corporate PAC	Dec 31, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$96,313	CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Party	Dec 28, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$95,877	CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Party	Jun 21, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$89,967	CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Party	Sep 28, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$87,153	CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Party	Jun 22, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$86,174	CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Party	Sep 25, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$84,859	CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Party	Jun 21, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$78,129	CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Party	Oct 28, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$74,978	CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Party	Jun 22, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$43,675	CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Party	Sep 28, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$38,659	CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Party	Mar 27, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$37,114	WINRED	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Corporate PAC	Mar 20, 2023	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$33,965	CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE	TEXANS FOR SENATOR JOHN CORNYN INC.	Party	Oct 28, 2024	FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)

Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.