{"politician":{"name":"James Lankford","slug":"james-lankford-l000575"},"exportedAt":"2026-07-26T07:53:10.695Z","confidenceRule":"latest-matching-assessment, else max-assessment-confidence, else 0","promises":[{"id":"cmrpkd5gj01jj2pshdok8drk1","text":"Co-introduced the bipartisan Secure Elections Act to strengthen election cybersecurity and give states tools to protect voting systems against foreign interference.","topic":"Election security","status":"CHAMPIONED","significance":3,"sources":"https://www.lankford.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-lankford-klobuchar-harris-collins-heinrich-and-graham-introduce-election-security-bill/ | https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2017/12/klobuchar-lankford-harris-graham-introduce-bipartisan-election-security-bill | https://rollcall.com/2018/08/22/senate-panel-abruptly-cancels-markup-of-election-security-bill/ | 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https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s1521is/html/BILLS-119s1521is.htm | https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s/BILLSTATUS-119s1521.xml","latestAssessment":"ATTEMPTED","assessmentConfidence":"70%","resolvedConfidence":0.7,"weight":2.0999999999999996,"assessments":[{"id":"cmrxg1jet000g46pcwdlzbwld","status":"ATTEMPTED","method":"FACT_CHECKER","confidence":0.7,"createdAt":"2026-07-23T11:44:22.661Z"}],"createdAt":"2026-07-17T23:23:02.131Z"},{"id":"cmrpkcvkl01gv2pshlj2mb22g","text":"Pledged to keep working, across party lines, on legislation to secure the southern border and close what he describes as legal loopholes.","topic":"Border security and immigration","status":"PARTIAL","significance":4,"sources":"https://www.lankford.senate.gov/news/press-releases/lankford-stands-by-work-to-secure-the-border/ | https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00182.htm | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republican-who-backed-bipartisan-border-bill-warns-loopholes-despite-record-low-border-encounters | https://www.lankford.senate.gov/news/press-releases/lankford-votes-no-on-dems-attempt-to-use-the-border-as-political-prop/ | https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/3403000/lankford-congress-immigration-bill-make-border-security-permanent/","latestAssessment":"PARTIAL","assessmentConfidence":"60%","resolvedConfidence":0.6,"weight":2.4,"assessments":[{"id":"cmrrxhsbr00anb3zqsh03rhjr","status":"PARTIAL","method":"FACT_CHECKER","confidence":0.6,"createdAt":"2026-07-19T15:06:17.127Z"}],"createdAt":"2026-07-17T23:23:00.694Z"},{"id":"cmrpkcuih01gj2pshmlrcl6k4","text":"Committed to continue working to reduce federal spending and to pursue reforms of the federal budget process.","topic":"Federal spending and national 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