John Cornyn
RU.S. Senator · Texas · 107th-119th, 23 years 8 months
Overview of the Representative's office, activities, and communications.
About
Cornyn, John A Senator from Texas; born in Houston, Texas, on February 2, 1952; B.A., Trinity University 1973; J.D., St. Mary's School of Law 1977; LLM, University of Virginia 1995; attorney; Bexar County district court judge 1984-1990; Texas supreme court 1990-1997; Texas state attorney general 1999-2002; elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 2002; subsequently appointed to the remainder of the term left vacant by the resignation of William Philip Gramm, and took the oath of office on December 2, 2002; reelected in 2008, 2014, and again in 2020 for the term ending January 3, 2027; Republican Conference vice-chair (2007-2009); chair, National Republican Senatorial Committee (2009-2012); Republican party whip (2013-2018).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Years served
23
Bills introduced
130
Enacted
3
Cosponsored
291
Committees
17
Performance & Participation
Votes CastTop 25%
99% — Voted in 859 of 869 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 87%
Vote IndependenceBottom 25%
0.0% — Voted against their own party majority 0 of 848 times.
Avg 2.8% · Most independent: 19.0% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedTop 25%
634 — Attracted 634 cosponsors across 130 bills.
Avg 320 · Most: 967 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleTop 25%
223 — Attracted 223 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 79 · Most: 354 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
291 — 291 bills cosponsored.
Avg 330 · Most: 727 · Least: 30
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
68 — 68 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 94 · Most: 425 · Least: 0
Social Media ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.65 · Most: +0.93 · Least: +0.48
Press Release ToneiBottom 25%
NegativePositive
Avg +0.33 · Most: +0.62 · Least: +0.09
Trump’s political miscalculations could cost GOP both chambers
Herald Standard · Oct 29, 2026
'Intra-GOP sniping' begins as party rushes to scapegoat anyone but Trump
Alternet · Oct 29, 2026
JD Vance, GOP Leaders Join Final Paxton Push as Talarico Rallies in Dallas
Newsweek · Oct 29, 2026
Inside Scoop: Can Talarico take Texas? France in flames, Trump’s reality TV
Washington Examiner · Oct 28, 2026
‘Texas is not for sale’: James Talarico claims Elon Musk ‘is trying to buy Texas’
The Comeback · Oct 28, 2026
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Data sourced from official congressional records, CRS, and FEC filings. AllCiv Score methodology available at allciv.com/methodology.