John Cornyn
U.S. Senator for Texas
Republican · Since 2002 · Next election: 2026 · Age 74 · Senior senator
Last updated · 7 sources
John Cornyn is the senior U.S. Senator for Texas, a Republican serving since 2002.
Cornyn has served in the Senate longer than 89 of its 99 other members.
Cornyn chairs the International Narcotics Control Committee and also sits on Finance, Foreign Relations, Budget, Judiciary, Taxation, and Intelligence.
In the Senate's last 30 days in session (Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026), Cornyn voted in 71 of 74 roll calls (96%). In that period, 62 bills Cornyn sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.
3 bills Cornyn sponsored have become law in the 119th Congress.
Cornyn lost the 2026 primary for this seat on May 26, 2026.
This week (Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026)
Full schedule →Senate: met Mon–Wed (Sep 28–30, 2026); a pro forma session Thu
12 roll-call votes: 5 Nay, 4 Yea, 3 Not Voting
· Hearing
Oversight hearings to examine Jack Smith's authority and Republicans and related matters.
Senate Judiciary Committee · 216 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice
· Closed hearing
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.
Senate Intelligence Committee · 219 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice
· Hearing
Hearings to examine the nominations of Lee Philip Rudofsky, of Arkansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Robert E. Long, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, Peter M. Mansfield, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and Jesus A. Osete, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.
Senate Judiciary Committee · 216 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice
· Hearing
Hearings to examine the nominations of Justin Bytheway, of Utah, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Tonga, William Flens, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, Douglas Holder, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, Marc Dillard, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Union of the Comoros, and Jessica Long, of Virginia, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, all of the Department of State.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee · 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
· Closed hearing
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.
Senate Intelligence Committee · 219 Hart Senate Office Building · Notice
Votes
All of them →Voted in 71 of 74 roll calls (96%), Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026.
Cornyn voted with the majority of Senate Republicans on 70 roll calls and against it on 1.
Votes against the party majority and missed votes
| Date | Vote | Question | Result | John Cornyn | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | No. 256 | On the Nomination PN1129Confirmation: Keith Sonderling, of F.L., to be Secretary of Labor | Nomination Confirmed | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Sep 28 | No. 246 | On the Amendment S. 4668Paul Amdt. No. 6758 | Amendment Rejected | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Sep 28 | No. 245 | On the Amendment S. 4668Baldwin Amdt. No. 6828 | Amendment Agreed to | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Aug 8 | No. 227 | On the Motion to Table H.R. 6500Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747 | Motion to Table Agreed to | Nay | Most Senate Republicans: Yea |
Legislation
139 bills sponsored and 323 cosponsored in the 119th Congress · 3 became law
S. 5677 A bill to establish the Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area to conserve, protect, and promote the economic benefits of the natural, cultural, and recreational resources of the Upper and Middle Texas Gulf Coast as a unit of the National Park System.
Sponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
S.Res. 948 A resolution commending and congratulating Texas A&M University for 150 years of service to the State of Texas and the United States.
Sponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S. 3524 American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act of 2025
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sponsored bills that became law (3)
S. 1884 Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025
Latest action Apr 13, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-82.
S. 1071 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
Latest action Dec 18, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-60.
S. 1596 Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act
Latest action Jul 24, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-30.
Campaign finance
- Raised
- $14,261,514
- Spent
- $14,352,854
- Cash on hand
- $542,120
2026 election cycle, through Jun 30, 2026 · FEC S2TX00106
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Sources
- congress-legislators (member data, CC0) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- Portrait: Public domain (U.S. government work)
- U.S. Senate roll-call votes (senate.gov)
- Committee meeting notices · retrieved Oct 1, 2026
- Bill status (Congress.gov / GovInfo BILLSTATUS) · retrieved Oct 1, 2026
- Campaign finance (Federal Election Commission) · retrieved Oct 2, 2026
- 2026 ballot status
