Senator · North Carolina

Thom Tillis

Thom Tillis is a Republican senator from North Carolina, in Congress since 2015. In the 119th Congress, 915 roll calls were held while they served; they missed 114, and cast 708 of 734 party-unity votes with the majority of their caucus.

Party
Republican
Chamber
Senate
Current
In Congress since
Jan 6, 2015
Term ends
Jan 3, 2027
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Photo: Government Publishing Office (public domain)

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.

CongressRoll callsMissedVotes with partySponsoredCosponsored across the aisle
119th CongressSenate91512.5%114 of 915 · rank 3 of 10196%708 of 734 · rank 72 of 101601 became law35%141 of 399
118th CongressSenate69110.6%73 of 691 · rank 14 of 10176%364 of 481 · rank 98 of 101500 became law42%220 of 528
117th CongressSenate9496.5%62 of 949 · rank 17 of 10074%531 of 722 · rank 93 of 100402 became law36%182 of 502

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+0.39+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.

  1. H.Con.Res. 89: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50· Against party
  2. H.J.Res. 140: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.Nay
    Apr 16, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Passed 50–49· Against party
  3. H.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Nay
    Jan 30, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–67· Against party
  4. S.J.Res. 82: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act".Yea
    Dec 18, 2025· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Defeated 50–50· Against party
  5. S.J.Res. 81: A joint resolution terminating the national emergency declared to impose duties on articles imported from Brazil.Yea
    Oct 28, 2025· Senate· Passage· On the Joint Resolution· Joint Resolution Passed 52–48· Against party
  6. H.R. 1: An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.Nay
    Jul 1, 2025· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 50–50· Against party
  7. H.R. 1: An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.Nay
    Jul 1, 2025· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 50–50· Against party
  8. H.R. 1: An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.Nay
    Jul 1, 2025· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 50–50· Against party

Recent votes

The latest roll calls on bills and amendments, with the member's recorded position.

  1. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 77–22
  2. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 47–52
  3. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Nay
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 49–50
  4. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Not voting
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 42–54
  5. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Not voting
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 1–94
  6. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 28, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 96–1
  7. H.Con.Res. 89: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.Yea
    Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Passage· On the Concurrent Resolution· Concurrent Resolution Rejected 49–50· Against party
  8. S. 4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026Yea
    Sep 24, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Agreed to 77–23
  9. H.R. 6500: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027Not voting
    Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 90–6
  10. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Yea
    Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Passage· On Passage of the Bill· Bill Passed 86–11
  11. H.R. 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026Nay
    Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Amendments· On the Amendment· Amendment Rejected 32–64
  12. S.Res. 817: An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.Not voting
    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.

150 sponsored · 3 became law

How far they got

  1. Introduced13087%
  2. Reported by committee42.7%
  3. Passed one chamber138.7%
  4. Became law32.0%

Policy areas

  1. Health19
  2. Immigration16
  3. Crime and Law Enforcement14
  4. Commerce12
  5. Armed Forces and National Security11
  6. Finance and Financial Sector11
  7. International Affairs10
  8. Taxation10

Latest activity

  1. S. 2498 National Park System Long-Term Lease Investment Act
    Passed one chamber· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Oct 5, 2026
  2. S.Res. 946 A resolution designating September 30, 2026, as "National Veterans Suicide Prevention Day".
    Passed one chamber· Sep 30, 2026
  3. S. 5529 DEFEND IP Act
    Introduced· Commerce· Sep 24, 2026
  4. S. 5469 HEART Foundation Act
    Introduced· Health· Sep 23, 2026
  5. S. 5214 Protect and Serve Act of 2026
    Introduced· Crime and Law Enforcement· Aug 3, 2026
  6. S. 4813 A bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.
    Introduced· Native Americans· Jun 17, 2026
  7. S. 4499 ALERT Act of 2026
    Introduced· Health· May 12, 2026
  8. S.Res. 705 A resolution commending the "Donut Dollies" for their patriotic service and steadfast support of United States servicemembers in combat and honoring their extraordinary contributions to the morale and well-being of United States servicemembers during wartime.
    Passed one chamber· Armed Forces and National Security· Apr 29, 2026

Committees

Seats as published by the congress-legislators project. Past seats are those no longer listed since Analisa began recording them.

Current seats

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
$4.7M
through Jun 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$3.6M
From committees
$961.5K
374 committees
From contractor PACs
$300.6K
90 PACs · 31% of committee money
IndividualsPACsPartySelf

Largest gifts from PACs of federal contractors, 2026

PAC sponsorGivenMatched contract recipientIts contracts, FY2026
u.s. bancorpu.s. bancorp federal political action committee$10KU.S. BANCORPAI match · 99% · the same organization$8M
exxon mobil corporationexxon mobil corporation political action committee (exxonmobil pac)$7,500EXXON MOBIL CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
american dental associationamerican dental association political action committee$5,000AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATIONAI match · 98% · the same organization$78.5K
american bankers association (aba)american bankers association pac (bankpac)$5,000AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization—
mortgage bankers associationmortgage bankers association political action committee (morpac)$5,000MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$125K
black & veatch corporationblack & veatch political action committee (black & veatch pac)$5,000BLACK & VEATCH SPECIAL PROJECTS CORP.AI match · 100% · of one corporate family$10M
corning incorporatedcorning incorporated employees political action committee (corepac)$5,000CORNING NETOPTIXAI match · 100% · of one corporate family—
novartis corporationnovartis corporation political action committee$5,000NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$36.2M
eaton corporationeaton corporation public policy association$5,000EATON CORPORATIONAI match · 100% · the same organization$500
chevron corporationchevron employees political action committee - chevron corporation$5,000CHEVRON U.S.A. INCAI match · 100% · of one corporate family$713.4K

By cycle

CycleRaised (FEC summary)From committeesFrom contractor PACs
2026$4.7M$961.5K$300.6K90 PACs · 31% of committee money
2024$2.5M$1.1M$233K71 PACs · 22% of committee money
2022$930.8K$349.3K$78.2K32 PACs · 22% 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.

  1. Senate · North CarolinaJan 3, 2021 – Jan 3, 2027
  2. Senate · North CarolinaJan 6, 2015 – Jan 3, 2021

Contact

Official channels, as published.

Website
www.tillis.senate.gov
Phone
202-224-6342
Office
113 Dirksen 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.