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John Boozman

John Boozman

Republican · AR U.S. Senator

26 years in the U.S. Congress · since 2001

  • background Born December 10, 1950 in Shreveport, Louisiana; raised in Fort Smith, Arkansas
  • background A former optometrist who co-founded a private optometry clinic in 1977 and volunteered treating low-income families
  • background Played football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and graduated from the Southern College of Optometry
  • role A Republican; U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 3rd district from 2001 to 2011
  • role Senior U.S. Senator from Arkansas since 2011 (elected 2010 over incumbent Blanche Lincoln, reelected 2016 and 2022); dean of the state's delegation since 2013
  • achievement Only the second Republican elected to the U.S. Senate from Arkansas since Reconstruction

Track record

Assembled from Congress.gov · FEC · official disclosures — each fact links its own source

These are verifiable facts from the public record, assembled in one place and presented without judgment. They are not a score, a grade, or a ranking. Context matters: a missed vote may be excused, on leadership or committee duty, or paired; a party-unity rate reflects agenda alignment, not virtue or independence; a disclosed trade or a documented relationship is a required public filing, not evidence of wrongdoing. Each fact links to its full source below.

  • 97.8%
    Roll-call participation →

    voted in 46 recorded roll calls

    Missing a vote is not inherently negative — an absence can be excused, reflect leadership or committee duty, or a recorded pairing.

  • 28
    Bills sponsored →

    plus 268 cosponsored

    A count of bills introduced as the primary sponsor; most legislation never advances, regardless of who sponsors it.

  • 0
    Sponsored bills enacted →

    of 28 bills sponsored

    Whether a bill becomes law depends on the whole Congress, not the sponsor alone; substantive provisions often pass folded into other vehicles.

  • 100%
    Party-unity voting

    votes with the party majority · on 26 party-line votes

    Party-unity is how often a member votes with their own party's majority on party-line votes — it reflects agenda alignment, not loyalty, independence, or virtue.

  • 0%
    Cross-party voting

    votes with the other party's majority on those same votes

    The share of the same party-line votes cast with the OTHER party's majority — a descriptive rate, not a measure of principle.

  • 0
    Documented positions →

    no positions documented yet

    Documented, sourced positions we have on record — the absence of a documented position is not the absence of a view.

  • 20
    Committee assignments →

    committees and subcommittees

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Assembled from CivicGate's ingested public records for John Boozman. A fact shown as “—” means we don't yet hold that data — not that the value is zero.

Voting record

Data from senate.gov roll-call records

97.8%
of Senate roll calls voted

Full voting record (46 roll calls) → · Congress 119 · based on 46 of 915 recorded roll calls

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Issue positions (3)

Documented + CivicGate vote-derived — stated positions link their source; derived positions come from votes on direction-tagged bills

Contributions received

Data from FEC

Recorded individual contributions: $140,550 ·

Sponsored / cosponsored bills (200)

Data from Congress.gov

200
Page 1 of 8 · 200 bills
  • SRES 946A resolution designating September 30, 2026, as "National Veterans Suicide Prevention Day".cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • SRES 945A resolution designating November 7, 2026, as "National Bison Day".cosponsoredSep 29, 2026
  • S 5588A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to issue a general ecological restoration permit under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.sponsoredSep 28, 2026
  • S 5591A bill to improve support for personnel of the Veterans Crisis Line and to clarify authorities relating to crisis response protocols, and for other purposes.cosponsoredSep 28, 2026
  • SRES 923A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 4 through October 10, 2026, as "National 4-H Week".sponsoredSep 28, 2026
  • SRES 913A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.cosponsoredSep 27, 2026
  • S 5526Agricultural Act of 2026sponsoredSep 23, 2026
  • S 5484Affordable HOMES Act of 2026cosponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • S 5464VOICE for Women Veterans ActsponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • SRES 897A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.cosponsoredSep 22, 2026
  • SRES 859A resolution recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families, and reaffirming the enduring commitment of the United States to never forget.cosponsoredSep 15, 2026
  • SRES 837A resolution designating the week of August 22 through August 30, 2026, as "National Park Week".cosponsoredAug 5, 2026
  • S 5244SUSTAIN 340B ActcosponsoredAug 4, 2026
  • SRES 830A resolution recognizing the 80th anniversary of the Fulbright Program.sponsoredAug 3, 2026
  • S 5180Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2026sponsoredJul 29, 2026
  • S 5194Judicial Space and Facilities Management Effectiveness Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 29, 2026
  • S 5045Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 20, 2026
  • S 5017More Paid Leave for More Americans ActsponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • S 5025Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026cosponsoredJul 15, 2026
  • SRES 801A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.cosponsoredJul 12, 2026
  • S 4933Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal ActcosponsoredJun 23, 2026
  • S 4812FIRE SMART Act of 2026cosponsoredJun 16, 2026
  • S 4801Duty Status Reform ActcosponsoredJun 15, 2026
  • S 4744Take Care of America’s Veterans ActcosponsoredJun 9, 2026
  • SRES 758A resolution expressing support for the designation of the month of June 2026 as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Month" and June 27, 2026, as "National Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness Day".cosponsoredJun 7, 2026
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Committee assignments (20)

Frequent co-sponsors

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The members Boozman most often co-sponsors bills with — their legislative coalition.

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Documented relationships

Documented facts about Boozman, aggregated from public records. A documented relationship is not evidence of wrongdoing — it is context, not a conclusion.

No documented relationships of this kind on record — absence is not a finding.

Stock trades (STOCK Act)

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Data from Congress.gov · FEC

How Boozman connects to other members, committees, and PACs — drawn only from ingested records.

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