Senator · Kentucky
Rand Paul
Rand Paul is a Republican senator from Kentucky, in Congress since 2011. In the 119th Congress, 915 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 41, and cast 705 of 799 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 | 4.5%41 of 915 · rank 21 of 101 | 88%705 of 799 · rank 95 of 101 | 580 became law | 41%32 of 78 |
| 118th CongressSenate | 691 | 4.2%29 of 691 · rank 43 of 101 | 95%491 of 518 · rank 79 of 101 | 520 became law | 34%34 of 100 |
| 117th CongressSenate | 949 | 6.5%62 of 949 · rank 17 of 100 | 97%695 of 719 · rank 64 of 100 | 660 became law | 29%41 of 140 |
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+0.88+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.
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50· Against party
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64· Against party
- Jun 23, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Agreed to 50–48· Against party
- Apr 23, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Agreed to 50–48· Against party
- Jan 30, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 71–29· Against party
- Nov 10, 2025· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 60–40· Against party
- Nov 10, 2025· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 60–40· Against party
- Oct 30, 2025· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Passed 51–47· 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· Against party
- 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· Against party
- 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· Against party
- Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 77–23· Against party
- Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 90–6· Against party
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 86–11· Against party
- Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64· Against party
- 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.
176 sponsored · 0 became law
How far they got
- Introduced16393%
- Reported by committee116.3%
- Passed one chamber21.1%
Policy areas
- International Affairs32
- Health26
- Government Operations and Politics22
- Congress14
- Economics and Public Finance11
- Immigration9
- Taxation9
- Crime and Law Enforcement6
Latest activity
- S. 5589 A bill to prohibit United States foreign assistance to the Palestinian Authority and other Palestinian governing entities in the West Bank and Gaza unless certain conditions are met, and for other purposes.Introduced· Sep 29, 2026
- S.J.Res. 217 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of certain defense articles and services.Introduced· International Affairs· Sep 24, 2026
- S.Con.Res. 40 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.Introduced· Economics and Public Finance· Sep 22, 2026
- S. 2733 Duplication Scoring Act of 2025Reported by committee· Government Operations and Politics· Sep 14, 2026
- S.Con.Res. 39 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.Introduced· Economics and Public Finance· Aug 7, 2026
- S. 2732 Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2025Introduced· Government Operations and Politics· Aug 6, 2026
- S. 5262 Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2026Introduced· Environmental Protection· Aug 5, 2026
- S. 1414 Expedited Access to Biosimilars ActReported by committee· Health· Jul 27, 2026
Committees
Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.
Current seats
- Permanent Subcommittee on InvestigationsEx Officio
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
- $3.9M
- through Jun 30, 2026
- Cash on hand
- $6.7M
- From committees
- $94.6K
- 33 committees
- From contractor PACs
- $24K
- 7 PACs · 25% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf
Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026
| PAC sponsor | Given | Matched contract recipient | Its contracts, FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| pitney bowes inc.pitney bowes inc. political action committee | $7,500 | PITNEY BOWES INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $32M |
| serco inc.serco inc. political action committee (serco pac) | $5,000 | SERCO INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $1B |
| regeneron pharmaceuticals, inc.regeneron pharmaceuticals, inc. pac | $5,000 | REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS INCAI match · 100% · the same organization | $280.2M |
| united parcel service, inc.united parcel service, inc. pac (upspac) | $2,500 | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family | $685.7K |
| at&t inc.at&t inc. employee federal political action committee (at&t employee federal pac) | $2,000 | AT&T CORP.,AI match · 100% · of one corporate family | -$3,412 |
| iheartmedia inc.iheartmedia, inc. pac | $1,000 | IHEARTMEDIA + ENTERTAINMENT, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $14.5K |
| the geo group, inc.the geo group, inc. political action committee | $1,000 | THE GEO GROUP, INC.AI match · 100% · the same organization | $952.1M |
By cycle
| Cycle | Raised (FEC summary) | From committees | From contractor PACs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.9M | $94.6K | $24K7 PACs · 25% of committee money |
| 2024 | $8.5M | $45.1K | $8,0005 PACs · 18% of committee money |
| 2022 | $25M | $601.5K | $95K24 PACs · 16% 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 · KentuckyJan 3, 2023 – Jan 3, 2029
- Senate · KentuckyJan 3, 2017 – Jan 3, 2023
- Senate · KentuckyJan 5, 2011 – Jan 3, 2017
Contact
Official channels, as published.
- Website
- www.paul.senate.gov
- Phone
- 202-224-4343
- Office
- 295 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 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.