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Tom Cotton
U.S. Senator (Class 2), AR
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), AR current
Arkansas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2027 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 2), AR
Arkansas |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, AR-4
Arkansas |
Republican | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Arkansas
United States |
Republican | Jan 6, 2015 | Jan 3, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District AR-4
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2015 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Joint Economic Committee unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Airland unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Cybersecurity unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Emerging Threats and Capabilities unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Strategic Forces unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Energy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Public Lands, Forests, and Mining unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Select Committee on Intelligence — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.578, social dim. 0.201. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-106 | Apr 27, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-106 US-GOV-PD |
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SCONRES 33
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for…
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On the Concurrent Resolution | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-105 | Apr 23, 2026 | Concurrent Resolution Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-105 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-87 | Apr 21, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-87 US-GOV-PD | |
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On the Amendment | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-104 | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-104 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-103 | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-103 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-102 | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-102 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-101 | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-101 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-100 | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-100 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-99 | Apr 23, 2026 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-99 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-98 | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-98 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-97 | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-97 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-96 | Apr 23, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-96 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-95 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-95 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-94 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-94 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-93 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-93 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Amendment | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-92 | Apr 22, 2026 | Amendment Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-92 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-91 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-91 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-90 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-90 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Motion | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-89 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-89 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 114
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or…
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On the Motion to Discharge | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-88 | Apr 22, 2026 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-88 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-86 | Apr 20, 2026 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-86 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-85 | Apr 16, 2026 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-85 US-GOV-PD |
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HJRES 140
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule…
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On the Joint Resolution | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-84 | Apr 16, 2026 | Joint Resolution Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-84 US-GOV-PD |
| On the Motion to Proceed | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-83 | Apr 15, 2026 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-83 US-GOV-PD | |
| On the Motion to Table | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2026-82 | Apr 15, 2026 | Motion to Table Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-2-82 US-GOV-PD |
Campaign finance
2024 · Itemized receipts loaded
Period Mar 21, 2022–Dec 31, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 5:53 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Gross receipts loaded | Refunds/reversals loaded | Net receipts loaded |
|---|---|---|
| $2,489,780 | $0 | $2,489,780 |
Largest itemized receipts
| Cycle | Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $50,199 | U.S. TREASURY | COTTON FOR SENATE, INC. | Public financing | Nov 15, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $46,004 | U.S. TREASURY | COTTON FOR SENATE, INC. | Public financing | Nov 15, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $42,827 | U.S. TREASURY | COTTON FOR SENATE, INC. | Public financing | May 15, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $33,117 | U.S. TREASURY | COTTON FOR SENATE, INC. | Public financing | Aug 15, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $31,161 | COTTON MAJORITY COMMITTEE | COTTON FOR SENATE, INC. | Corporate PAC | Dec 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $24,082 | COTTON MAJORITY COMMITTEE | COTTON FOR SENATE, INC. | Corporate PAC | Dec 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $21,043 | U.S. TREASURY | COTTON FOR SENATE, INC. | Public financing | May 4, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $20,556 | COTTON MAJORITY COMMITTEE | COTTON FOR SENATE, INC. | Corporate PAC | Sep 28, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $19,911 | COTTON MAJORITY COMMITTEE | COTTON FOR SENATE, INC. | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $19,388 | COTTON MAJORITY COMMITTEE | COTTON FOR SENATE, INC. | Corporate PAC | Jun 27, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $18,364 | COTTON MAJORITY COMMITTEE | COTTON FOR SENATE, INC. | Corporate PAC | Mar 29, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $17,387 | COTTON VICTORY | COTTON FOR SENATE, INC. | Corporate PAC | Dec 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $16,117 | COTTON MAJORITY COMMITTEE | COTTON FOR SENATE, INC. | Corporate PAC | Mar 29, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $13,750 | U.S. TREASURY | COTTON FOR SENATE, INC. | Public financing | Feb 15, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $13,750 | U.S. TREASURY | COTTON FOR SENATE, INC. | Public financing | Feb 15, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest loaded receipts, not a complete total. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (7 as lead sponsor)
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S 4795
US · Jun 16, 2026
A bill to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to establish enforceable Federal authorization timelines and expedited judicial remedies, to limit Federal actions…
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S 4764
US · Jun 11, 2026
A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other…
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S 4760
US · Jun 11, 2026
A bill to amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and for other…
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S 4729
US · Jun 10, 2026
A bill to impose mandatory minimum sentences for conspiracy to smuggle biological agents into the United States and for making false statements to Federal…
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S 4615
US · May 20, 2026
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
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S 4526
US · May 14, 2026
No Safe Haven for Terrorist Families Act
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S 4344
US · May 13, 2026
A bill to extend section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for 3 years.
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