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Jim Banks
U.S. Senator (Class 1), IN
Office record: unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), IN current
Indiana |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2031 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Indiana current
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 1, 2030 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IN-3
Indiana |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IN-3
Indiana |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IN-3
Indiana |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Representative, IN-3
Indiana |
Republican | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US House District IN-3
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2023 | Nov 5, 2024 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District IN-3
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2021 | Jan 3, 2023 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District IN-3
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2021 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| US House District IN-3
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2017 | Jan 3, 2019 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Armed Services unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Personnel unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Seapower unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Armed Services — Strategic Forces unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Economic Policy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — National Security and International Trade and Finance unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Securities, Insurance, and Investment unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Education and the American Family unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Employment and Workplace Safety — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions — Primary Health and Retirement Security unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.649, social dim. 0.020. 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 2025-465 | Jul 31, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-465 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-464 | Jul 31, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-464 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-463 | Jul 31, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-463 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-462 | Jul 31, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-462 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-461 | Jul 31, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-461 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-460 | Jul 31, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-460 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-459 | Jul 31, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-459 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-458 | Jul 31, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-458 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-457 | Jul 30, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-457 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-456 | Jul 30, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-456 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 34
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to…
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On the Motion to Discharge | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-455 | Jul 30, 2025 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-455 US-GOV-PD |
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SJRES 41
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed export of certain…
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On the Motion to Discharge | Nay | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-454 | Jul 30, 2025 | Motion to Discharge Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-454 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-453 | Jul 30, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-453 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-452 | Jul 30, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-452 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-451 | Jul 30, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-451 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-450 | Jul 30, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-450 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-449 | Jul 30, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-449 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-448 | Jul 29, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-448 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-447 | Jul 29, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-447 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-446 | Jul 29, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-446 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-445 | Jul 29, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-445 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-444 | Jul 29, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-444 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-443 | Jul 29, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-443 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Cloture Motion | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-442 | Jul 29, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-442 US-GOV-PD |
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On the Nomination | Yea | senate · stage not recorded · roll 2025-441 | Jul 29, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes s119-1-441 US-GOV-PD |
Campaign finance
2024 cycle · official FEC aggregate
Period Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2024 · as of Dec 31, 2024 · coverage: official aggregate · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Receipts | Spending | Cash | Debt | Refunds | Self-funding | Net receipts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,337,227 | $6,059,353 | $2,613,357 | $151,180 | $186,068 | — | $7,151,159 |
2024 · Itemized receipts loaded
Period Jan 17, 2023–Dec 9, 2024 · verified Jun 21, 2026 · 11:20 AM · coverage: itemized partial · FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD
| Gross receipts loaded | Refunds/reversals loaded | Net receipts loaded |
|---|---|---|
| $4,968,538 | $0 | $4,968,538 |
Largest itemized receipts
| Cycle | Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $85,962 | BANKS VICTORY FUND | BANKS FOR SENATE | unclassified | Sep 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| 2024 | $81,479 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | BANKS FOR SENATE | Party | Mar 27, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $70,836 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | BANKS FOR SENATE | Party | Dec 28, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $64,248 | ADVANCE THE SENATE | BANKS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Sep 30, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $55,214 | RECLAIM THE MAJORITY | BANKS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Sep 27, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $54,764 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | BANKS FOR SENATE | Party | Jun 21, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $53,984 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | BANKS FOR SENATE | Party | Sep 25, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $48,540 | BANKS FOR IN SENATE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FUND 2024 | BANKS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | May 13, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $48,529 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | BANKS FOR IN SENATE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FUND 2024 | Party | May 8, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $40,221 | BANKS VICTORY FUND | BANKS FOR SENATE | unclassified | Mar 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
| 2024 | $39,329 | STEVE BROWN DIRECT MARKETING LLC | BANKS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Dec 5, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $38,700 | 2024 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEE | BANKS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Jun 28, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $37,281 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | BANKS FOR SENATE | Party | Mar 27, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $35,660 | 2024 REPUBLICAN SENATE VICTORY | BANKS FOR SENATE | Party | Dec 31, 2023 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| 2024 | $35,507 | BANKS VICTORY FUND | BANKS FOR SENATE | Corporate PAC | Jun 28, 2024 | 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.
Outside spending
Independent expenditures are not campaign contributions and are shown separately by support or opposition.
| Cycle | Position | Itemized spending loaded | Period / as of | Coverage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Support | $7,905,093 (95 records) | Jan 11, 2023–Oct 16, 2024 · as of Oct 16, 2024 | itemized partial | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD |
Sponsored legislation (6 as lead sponsor)
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S 4777
US · Jun 11, 2026
A bill to establish the Blast Overpressure Task Force of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
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S 4741
US · Jun 10, 2026
SAFE for Kids Act of 2026
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S 4658
US · Jun 2, 2026
Parkinson’s Protection for Firefighters Act
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S 4607
US · May 20, 2026
DOD and USDA Interagency Research Act
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S 4525
US · May 14, 2026
Securing Innovation and Research from Adversaries Act
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S 4519
US · May 13, 2026
Medical Device Electronic Labeling Act
Social media
Recent posts
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