About
Boozman, John Nichols A Senator and a Representative from Arkansas; born in Shreveport, La., December 10, 1950; graduated from Northside High School, Fort Smith, Ark.; attended the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., 1969-1972; graduated Southern College of Optometry, 1977; optometrist; business owner; rancher; member of the Rogers, Ark., school board; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Seventh Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Asa Hutchinson; reelected to the four succeeding Congresses (November 20, 2001-January 3, 2011); was not a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives but was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2010; reelected in 2016, and again in 2022 for the term ending January 3, 2029; chair, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (One Hundred Nineteenth Congress).
Official Biography · U.S. Congress.
Performance & Participation
Votes CastMiddle 50%
99% — Voted in 856 of 869 roll call votes this congress.
Avg 97% · Most: 100% · Least: 87%
Vote IndependenceMiddle 50%
0.8% — Voted against their own party majority 7 of 846 times.
Avg 2.8% · Most independent: 19.0% · Most party-line: 0.0%
Cosponsors AttractedBottom 25%
108 — Attracted 108 cosponsors across 22 bills.
Avg 320 · Most: 967 · Least: 0
Cosponsors Attracted Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
57 — Attracted 57 cosponsors across the aisle.
Avg 79 · Most: 354 · Least: 0
Cosponsorships GivenMiddle 50%
252 — 252 bills cosponsored.
Avg 330 · Most: 727 · Least: 30
Cosponsorships Given Cross-AisleMiddle 50%
63 — 63 bills cosponsored across the aisle.
Avg 94 · Most: 425 · Least: 0
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