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John Cornyn

5th term · 23.8 years in office: 4 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Senator · TX · Republican · since Nov 2002

John Cornyn

Bills authored 79Missed votes 5 of 214Party unity 73% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 214 roll calls and 228 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray index
421 of 2 stated positions diverge from the record
coverage 79%

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

John Cornyn was born in Houston in 1952 as the second child of a United States Air Force colonel.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Cornyn He graduated from the American School in Japan in 1969 before earning a bachelor's degree in journalism from Trinity University in 1973.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Cornyn He later received a Juris Doctor from St. Mary's University School of Law in 1977 and a Master of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1995.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Cornyn He worked as a district judge in San Antonio from 1985 to 1991.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Cornyn

Cornyn served as an associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court from 1991 to 1997 and as the Attorney General of Texas from 1999 to 2002.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Cornyn He was first elected to the United States Senate in 2002 and won reelection in 2008, 2014, and 2020.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Cornyn In 2026, he ran for a fifth term but lost a primary runoff election.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Cornyn

In their own words

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The path here

  1. 1952

    Born in Houston, Texas.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Cornyn

  2. 1977

    Earned a Juris Doctor from St. Mary's University School of Law.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Cornyn

  3. 1985-1991

    Served as a district judge in San Antonio.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Cornyn

  4. 1991-1997

    Served as an associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Cornyn

  5. 1999-2002

    Served as Attorney General of Texas.Source 3: Wikipedia: John Cornyn

  6. 2002-present

    Serves as a United States Senator from Texas.Source 1: John Cornyn — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: John Cornyn

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

97.66% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1John Cornyn — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: John Cornynwikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

23.8YRS

In office · 5th term · since Nov 2002

We hold certified results for U.S. House seats only.

97.66%

Attendance

senate median 98.13% (100 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1952 Born in Houston, Texas.
  2. 1977 Earned a Juris Doctor from St. Mary's University School of Law.
  3. 1985-1991 Served as a district judge in San Antonio.
  4. 1991-1997 Served as an associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
  5. 1999-2002 Served as Attorney General of Texas.
  6. 2002-present Serves as a United States Senator from Texas.
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control chairJoint Committee on TaxationSenate Committee on FinanceSenate Committee on Foreign RelationsSenate Committee on the BudgetSenate Committee on the JudiciarySenate Select Committee on IntelligenceSenate Committee on the Judiciary · Border Security and Immigration subcommittee chairSenate Committee on Finance · International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness subcommittee chairSenate Committee on Foreign Relations · Africa and Global Health Policy subcommitteeSenate Committee on the Judiciary · Crime and Counterterrorism subcommitteeSenate Committee on Foreign Relations · East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy subcommitteeSenate Committee on Finance · Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure subcommitteeSenate Committee on the Judiciary · Privacy, Technology, and the Law subcommitteeSenate Committee on Finance · Taxation and IRS Oversight subcommitteeSenate Committee on the Judiciary · the Constitution subcommitteeSenate Committee on Foreign Relations · Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues subcommittee79 bills authored · 3 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: stated 88 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT; voted 50 of 100.
  • Safety & enforcement: stated 80 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT; voted 51 of 100.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 76 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: stated 88 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY; voted 55 of 100.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 37 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: stated 48 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT; voted 31 of 100.
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1/2

stated positions where the voting record differs from the stated platform.

Largest distances · by gap size

  • Ethics & oversightRecord ≠ Stated−120

Closest matches

Firearms ±46

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$8.6MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $250.0K · 35 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$1.5M · 17.2%
  • Itemized individual$3.5M · 41.1%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$223.7K · 2.6%
  • All other$3.4M · 39.1%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)0.471
Social (dim 2)-0.060

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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