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Bill Cassidy

5th term · 17.7 years in office: 4 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Senator · LA · Republican · since Jan 2009

Bill Cassidy

Bills authored 41Missed votes 8 of 214Party unity 74% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 214 roll calls and 188 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

William Morgan Cassidy was born in Highland Park, Illinois, and moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as an infant.Source 3: Wikipedia: Bill Cassidy He earned a Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University in 1979 and a Doctor of Medicine from the LSU School of Medicine in 1983.Source 3: Wikipedia: Bill Cassidy Cassidy worked as a liver specialist and internal medicine physician, and he helped found a community clinic to provide free health care to uninsured residents.Source 3: Wikipedia: Bill Cassidy

He won a special election to the Louisiana State Senate in 2006 and was reelected to a full term the following year.Source 3: Wikipedia: Bill Cassidy Cassidy served in the United States House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015.Source 3: Wikipedia: Bill Cassidy He was elected to the United States Senate in 2014, reelected in 2020, and lost a primary election in 2026.Source 3: Wikipedia: Bill Cassidy

In their own words

“All considered, I will vote for Mr. Blanche. I will be criticized for this vote--what is new?--but the people of Louisiana can be assured that I worked hard to understand the issue and to make the right decision.”

Congressional Record · Aug 7, 2026 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1979

    Earned a Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University.Source 3: Wikipedia: Bill Cassidy

  2. 1983

    Received a Doctor of Medicine from the LSU School of Medicine.Source 3: Wikipedia: Bill Cassidy

  3. 2006-2009

    Served in the Louisiana State Senate.Source 3: Wikipedia: Bill Cassidy

  4. 2009-2015

    Served in the U.S. House of Representatives.Source 3: Wikipedia: Bill Cassidy

  5. 2015-present

    Serves as a United States Senator from Louisiana.Source 1: Bill Cassidy — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Bill Cassidy

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

96.26% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Bill Cassidy — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Bill Cassidywikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

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

17.7YRS

In office · 5th term · since Jan 2009

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

96.26%

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. 1979 Earned a Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University.
  2. 1983 Received a Doctor of Medicine from the LSU School of Medicine.
  3. 2006-2009 Served in the Louisiana State Senate.
  4. 2009-2015 Served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
  5. 2015-present Serves as a United States Senator from Louisiana.
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions chairSenate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesSenate Committee on FinanceSenate Committee on Veterans' AffairsSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Education and the American Family subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Employment and Workplace Safety subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · Primary Health and Retirement Security subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Energy subcommitteeSenate Committee on Finance · Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth subcommitteeSenate Committee on Finance · Health Care subcommitteeSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · National Parks subcommitteeSenate Committee on Finance · Taxation and IRS Oversight subcommitteeSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · Water and Power subcommittee41 bills authored · 1 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: not yet stated; voted 50 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 53 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 76 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 53 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 34 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 32 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

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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

$7.0MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $200.0K · 36 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$1.7M · 24.8%
  • Itemized individual$2.5M · 35.7%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$51.6K · 0.7%
  • All other$2.7M · 38.7%
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)0.463
Social (dim 2)-0.058

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

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