
Kevin Cramer
U.S. Senator for North Dakota
Republican · Since 2019 · Next election: 2030 · Age 65 · Junior senator
Last updated · 7 sources
Kevin Cramer is the junior U.S. Senator for North Dakota, a Republican serving since 2019.
Cramer has served in the Senate longer than 33 of its 99 other members.
Cramer sits on 4 committees: Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Environment and Public Works; and Veterans' Affairs.
In the Senate's last 30 days in session (Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026), Cramer voted in 71 of 74 roll calls (96%). In that period, 47 bills Cramer sponsored or cosponsored had new actions.
Cramer's seat is next on the ballot in 2030.
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: 7 Yea, 5 Nay
· Hearing
Hearings to examine an update on Golden Dome.
Strategic Forces (Senate Armed Services Committee) · 222 Russell Senate Office Building · Notice
· Hearing
Hearings to examine the nominations of Jeremy Wiggins, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Matthew Jones, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and David Slade, of Florida, to be First Vice President, and Michael Rigas, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors, both of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee · 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building · Notice
Votes
All of them →Voted in 71 of 74 roll calls (96%), Jun 23 – Oct 2, 2026.
Cramer 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 | Kevin Cramer | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | No. 247 | On the Amendment S. 4668Kennedy Amdt. No. 6760 | Amendment Rejected | Yea | Most Senate Republicans: Nay |
| Sep 14 | No. 232 | On the Cloture Motion PN1093-3Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew R. Byrne to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio | Cloture Motion 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 | Not Voting | Did not vote |
| Jul 21 | No. 201 | On the Nomination PN851-8Confirmation: Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade | Nomination Confirmed | Not Voting | Did not vote |
Legislation
31 bills sponsored and 377 cosponsored in the 119th Congress
S.Res. 945 A resolution designating November 7, 2026, as "National Bison Day".
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.Res. 934 A resolution designating October 10, 2026, as "American Girls in Sports Day".
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 5642 A bill to require the addition of a ticker symbol modifier to securities issued by Chinese military companies, and for other purposes.
Cosponsor · Latest action Sep 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Campaign finance
- Raised
- $1,139,407
- Spent
- $1,202,933
- Cash on hand
- $2,291,364
2030 election cycle, through Jun 30, 2026 · FEC S8ND00120
North Dakota senators
John HoevenU.S. Senator for North Dakota · Republican
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