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Jack Reed

8th term · 35.7 years in office: 7 full terms completed, 1 in progress.

Senator · RI · Democrat · since Jan 1991

Jack Reed

Bills authored 10Missed votes 0 of 214Party unity 41% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 214 roll calls and 118 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray index
3114 of 21 stated positions diverge from the record
coverage 79%

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

John Francis Reed was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Mary Louise and Joseph Anthony Reed.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician) He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1971 and served as an active duty paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician) Reed later earned degrees from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and Harvard Law School, working as a lawyer in Washington, D.C., and Providence.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician)

Reed was elected to the Rhode Island state senate in 1984 and served three terms.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician) He won election to the United States House of Representatives in 1990 and was first elected to the United States Senate in 1996.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician)

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The path here

  1. 1971-1979

    Served on active duty in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician)

  2. 1984

    Elected to the Rhode Island state senate.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician)

  3. 1991-1997

    Served as the U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district.Source 3: Wikipedia: Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician)

  4. 1997-present

    Serving as Senator from Rhode Island.Source 1: Jack Reed — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician)

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

100% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Jack Reed — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician)wikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

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

35.7YRS

In office · 8th term · since Jan 1991

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

100%

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. 1971-1979 Served on active duty in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer.
  2. 1984 Elected to the Rhode Island state senate.
  3. 1991-1997 Served as the U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district.
  4. 1997-present Serving as Senator from Rhode Island.
Senate Committee on Armed Services ranking memberSenate Select Committee on Intelligence ex officioSenate Committee on AppropriationsSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsSenate Committee on Appropriations · Financial Services and General Government subcommittee ranking memberSenate Committee on Armed Services · Airland subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Armed Services · Cybersecurity subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Armed Services · Emerging Threats and Capabilities subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Armed Services · Personnel subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Armed Services · Readiness and Management Support subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Armed Services · Seapower subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Armed Services · Strategic Forces subcommittee ex officioSenate Committee on Appropriations · Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Department of Defense subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Economic Policy subcommitteeSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Securities, Insurance, and Investment subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies subcommittee10 bills authored · 0 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 15 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT; voted 46 of 100.
  • Safety & enforcement: stated 9 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT; voted 49 of 100.
  • Immigration: stated 16 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS; voted 27 of 100.
  • Rights & liberty: stated 63 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY; voted 53 of 100.
  • Environment & energy: stated 92 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT; voted 61 of 100.
  • Governance & oversight: stated 85 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT; voted 69 of 100.
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14/21

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

Largest distances · by gap size

  • Animal protectionRecord ≠ Stated−108
  • FirearmsRecord ≠ Stated+91
  • Substance use & mental healthRecord ≠ Stated+88

Closest matches

Status for undocumented ±13Refugee & asylum policy ±19Use of force ±20

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 Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026

$3.4MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $100.0K · 34 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$1.1M · 33.7%
  • Itemized individual$2.1M · 62.3%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$30.6K · 0.9%
  • All other$103.5K · 3.1%
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)-0.360
Social (dim 2)-0.154

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

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