Senator · North Dakota
John Hoeven
John Hoeven is a Republican senator from North Dakota, in Congress since 2011. In the 119th Congress, 915 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 9, and cast 831 of 833 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.
- Party
- Republican
- Chamber
- Senate
- Current
- In Congress since
- Jan 5, 2011
- Term ends
- Jan 3, 2029
Record by Congress
Counts with their denominators for each Congress and chamber served. Ranks are among members who served most of that Congress (100 or more roll calls): rank 1 did it most often. A description, not a grade.
| Congress | Roll calls | Missed | Votes with party | Sponsored | Cosponsored across the aisle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119th CongressSenate | 915 | 1.0%9 of 915 · rank 79 of 101 | 100%831 of 833 · rank 23 of 101 | 270 became law | 20%45 of 227 |
| 118th CongressSenate | 691 | 3.9%27 of 691 · rank 46 of 101 | 95%495 of 519 · rank 71 of 101 | 240 became law | 29%93 of 323 |
| 117th CongressSenate | 949 | 2.8%27 of 949 · rank 44 of 100 | 94%703 of 744 · rank 71 of 100 | 230 became law | 32%97 of 302 |
Ideology (DW-NOMINATE)
Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension estimates where members sit from all their roll calls: liberal (−1) to conservative (+1). It describes voting patterns, not views. Shown for the 119th Congress (Senate), with each party's median and the chamber's range.
Liberal −1+0.40+1 Conservative
Source: Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/
Votes against their party
The latest party-unity votes on bills and amendments where the member voted yea or nay against most of their caucus.
- Mar 14, 2025· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 27–73· Against party
- Apr 19, 2024· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–50· Against party
- Feb 13, 2024· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 70–29· Against party
- Jun 1, 2023· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 63–36· Against party
- Mar 29, 2023· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 66–30· Against party
- Aug 10, 2021· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 28–71· Against party
- Aug 10, 2021· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 69–30· Against party
- Aug 8, 2021· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 69–28· Against party
Recent votes
The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 77–22
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 47–52
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 49–50
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 1–94
- Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 96–1
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 77–23
- Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 90–6
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 86–11
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64
- Jul 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Resolution· Resolution Agreed to 50–47
Sponsored bills
Bills and resolutions the member introduced as sponsor in the loaded Congresses. Volume is not quality: most measures never leave committee.
74 sponsored · 0 became law
How far they got
- Introduced4764%
- Reported by committee56.8%
- Passed one chamber2230%
Policy areas
- Armed Forces and National Security13
- Energy12
- Agriculture and Food11
- Animals5
- Environmental Protection4
- Health4
- Public Lands and Natural Resources4
- Transportation and Public Works4
Latest activity
- S. 3257 John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation ActPassed one chamber· Transportation and Public Works· Oct 1, 2026
- S.Res. 945 A resolution designating November 7, 2026, as "National Bison Day".Passed one chamber· Sep 30, 2026
- S. 465 GRID Power ActIntroduced· Energy· Sep 30, 2026
- S.Res. 922 A resolution designating October 26, 2026, as the "Day of the Deployed."Passed one chamber· Armed Forces and National Security· Sep 29, 2026
- S. 5462 FCHIP Extension ActIntroduced· Health· Sep 23, 2026
- S. 4040 Dakota Water Resources Act Amendments of 2026Reported by committee· Water Resources Development· Sep 17, 2026
- S. 675 Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library ActPassed one chamber· Arts, Culture, Religion· Sep 15, 2026
- S. 1377 Theodore Roosevelt National Park Wild Horses Protection ActPassed one chamber· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Sep 10, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Current seats
- Water and PowerChairman
Campaign money
What the member's campaigns reported receiving, per FEC two-year cycle, and the federal contracts of the organizations that sponsor the giving PACs (each sponsor matched to a contract recipient by AI, with its probability). Comparisons of public records: neither explains the other.
2026 cycle
- Raised
- $389.8K
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $674.8K
- From committees
- $268.3K
- 89 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $59K
- 24 PACs · 22% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| american institute of certified public accountantsamerican institute of certified public accountants political action committee | $7,500 | AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTSAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| airbus americas, inc.airbus americas, inc. political action committee | $4,000 | AIRBUS AMERICAS CUSTOMER SERVICES, INCAI match · 98% · of one corporate family | $179.7K |
| the coca-cola companythe coca-cola company nonpartisan committee for good government | $3,500 | THE COCA-COLA COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | $2.5M |
| dominion energy, inc.dominion energy, inc. political action committee - dominion pac | $3,500 | DOMINION ENERGY, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $25.5K |
| anheuser-busch companies inc.anheuser-busch companies llc political action committee | $2,500 | ANHEUSER-BUSCH, LLCAI match · 99% · the same organization | — |
| pepsico, inc.pepsico, inc. concerned citizens fund | $2,500 | PEPSICO BEVERAGE SALES, LLCAI match · 91% · of one corporate family | $3.4M |
| general mills inc.general mills, inc. political action committee | $2,500 | GENERAL MILLS INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | — |
| eli lilly and companyeli lilly and company political action committee | $2,500 | ELI LILLY AND COMPANYAI match · 100% · the same organization | $286.4K |
| conagra brands, inc.conagra brands, inc. good government association | $2,500 | CONAGRA BRANDS, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $1M |
| american electric powerthe american electric power committee for responsible government | $2,500 | AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $5M |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $389.8K | $268.3K | $59K24 PACs · 22% of committee money |
| 2024 | $530.7K | $278.6K | $83K28 PACs · 30% of committee money |
| 2022 | $3.3M | $1.5M | $370K79 PACs · 25% of committee money |
Raised is the FEC's cumulative summary of the candidacy; committee money counts each contribution reported, so the two cover slightly different dates.
Terms
Every term in the House or Senate, as published by the congress-legislators project.
- Senate · North DakotaJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2029
- Senate · North DakotaJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2023
- Senate · North DakotaJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2017
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- www.hoeven.senate.gov
- Phone
- 202-224-2551
- Office
- 338 Russell Senate Office Building
- Contact form
- Contact form
Identifiers
The same member in other public records.
Sources and method
Every figure on this page traces to these records.
- Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
- House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
- Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Congressional district boundaries and relationship files (U.S. Census Bureau)U.S. Census Bureau, Cartographic Boundary Files (congressional districts) and 2020 relationship files · release cd116+cd118+cd119 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Committees, candidates and committee contributions to candidates (Federal Election Commission)FEC bulk data: committee master, candidate master (candidates' names, no addresses), linkages, PAC summaries, all-candidates summaries and contributions from committees (no individual contributors) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
- Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
- Activity counts describe volume and attendance; they are not a measure of quality.
- Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.