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Bill Cassidy

U.S. Senator (Class 2), LA

Republican Louisiana since Jan 3, 2021

Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0

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Issue areas

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

Offices & terms

OfficePartyFromToSource
U.S. Senator (Class 2), LA current
Louisiana
Republican Jan 3, 2021 Jan 3, 2027 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US Senate District Louisiana
United States
Republican Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2021 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Senator (Class 2), LA
Louisiana
Republican Jan 6, 2015 Jan 3, 2021 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District LA-6
United States
Republican Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, LA-6
Louisiana
Republican Jan 3, 2013 Jan 3, 2015 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, LA-6
Louisiana
Republican Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District LA-6
United States
Republican Jan 5, 2011 Jan 3, 2013 openstates/people CC0-1.0
U.S. Representative, LA-6
Louisiana
Republican Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
US House District LA-6
United States
Republican Jan 6, 2009 Jan 3, 2011 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Committee assignments

Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim

DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.462, social dim. -0.052. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic

Roll-call votes (840 recorded)

VotePositionDateResultSource
Confirmation: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana Yea Jan 8, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 98 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against Venezuela that have not been… Nay Jan 8, 2026 Motion to Discharge Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 86 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Nay Jan 7, 2026 Motion to Proceed Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Sara Bailey, of Texas, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy Yea Jan 6, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency Yea Jan 6, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense Yea Jan 5, 2026 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Sara Bailey to be Director of National Drug Control Policy Yea Dec 18, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Alexander C. Van Hook to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana Yea Dec 18, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Keith Bass to be Assistant Secretary of Defense Yea Dec 18, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Joshua Simmons to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency Yea Dec 18, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: En Bloc Nominations as Provided for Under the Provisions of S. Res. 532 Yea Dec 18, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 82 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Nay Dec 18, 2025 Joint Resolution Defeated U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: En Bloc Nominations Provided for Under the Provisions of S. Res. 412 Yea Dec 17, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Yea Dec 17, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Douglas Weaver to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Yea Dec 17, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Confirmation: Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Yea Dec 17, 2025 Nomination Confirmed U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jared Isaacman to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Yea Dec 17, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Yea Dec 17, 2025 Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Yea Dec 15, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Yea Dec 11, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 532 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. Yea Dec 11, 2025 Resolution Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 3385 — Lower Health Care Costs Act Nay Dec 11, 2025 Cloture Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
S 3386 — Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025 Yea Dec 11, 2025 Cloture Motion Rejected U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SRES 532 — An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. Yea Dec 10, 2025 Cloture Motion Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD
SJRES 82 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the… Nay Dec 10, 2025 Motion to Proceed Agreed to U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD

Campaign funding

1,020 recorded contributions totalling $5,179,753. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 832 of 1020 classified so far.

Funding typeContributionsTotalShare
Corporate PAC 168 $2,348,681 45%
Big donor 644 $2,249,289 43%
Super PAC 20 $44,780 1%
Unclassified 188 $537,003 10%

Largest contributions

AmountDonorTo committeeTypeDateSource
$203,881 CASSIDY LEADERSHIP FUND BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$172,574 CASSIDY LEADERSHIP FUND BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE Corporate PAC Dec 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$103,139 CASSIDY LEADERSHIP FUND BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE Corporate PAC Sep 30, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$101,177 CASSIDY LEADERSHIP FUND BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE Corporate PAC Dec 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$95,474 CASSIDY LEADERSHIP FUND BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE Corporate PAC Mar 31, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$78,471 CASSIDY LEADERSHIP FUND BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE Corporate PAC Jun 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$71,062 CASSIDY LEADERSHIP FUND BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE Corporate PAC Dec 29, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$60,538 CASSIDY LEADERSHIP FUND BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE Corporate PAC Jun 28, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$59,426 CASSIDY LEADERSHIP FUND BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE Corporate PAC Dec 31, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$55,884 CASSIDY LEADERSHIP FUND BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE Corporate PAC Mar 31, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$50,153 CASSIDY LEADERSHIP FUND BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE Corporate PAC Sep 29, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$31,877 WINRED BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE Corporate PAC Mar 22, 2024 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$30,531 CASSIDY LEADERSHIP FUND BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE Corporate PAC Dec 29, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$28,763 CASSIDY LEADERSHIP FUND BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE Corporate PAC Jun 30, 2023 FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX)
$28,599 CASSIDY LEADERSHIP FUND BILL CASSIDY FOR US SENATE Corporate PAC Mar 31, 2023 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.

Sponsored legislation (4 as lead sponsor)

Social media

Recent posts

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