RepublicanDavid McCormick
U.S. Senator · Pennsylvania
U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
12 tracked promises, 12 rated
Pennsylvania
Represents Pennsylvania statewide
How they won their seat
Dave McCormick won the 2024 U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania with 48.8% of the vote (3,399,295 votes).
- Dave McCormick · Republican48.8%3,399,295
- Robert P Casey Jr · Democrat48.6%3,384,180
- 3 Other Candidates2.6%179,662
Certified results. Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab (MEDSL) ↗. A plurality winner can hold under 50% when more than two candidates run.
Inferred legislative agendas
David McCormick's record shows a pattern of legislative activity in technology, energy, and defense-related issues, as evidenced by his sponsorship of bills such as the Unmanned System Command and Control Integration Assessment Act of 2026 and the Energy Dominance initiatives. Additionally, his committee memberships, particularly in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, further indicate a pattern of legislative activity related to energy policy and economic security. Focus areas (from the record): Energy · Technology · Defense · Economic Security · Public Safety Alignment with declared positions: Mixed. There is evidence that McCormick's sponsored bills align with his declared positions on energy and defense, such as the Energy Dominance initiatives and military investments. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of his sponsored bills or their impact on constituents; There is no information on his engagement in non-legislative activities or informal influence; The absence of statements limits understanding of his public communication strategy or responses to current events. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. David McCormick has not necessarily stated these as goals. This is an AI-generated, nonpartisan reading of the patterns in their verified record — sponsored legislation, committee work, roll-call votes, and campaign-finance composition — and how those patterns compare to any declared positions and tracked promises. It describes what the record emphasizes, never imputes motive, and is run through an adversarial review pass that scrubs bias, loaded language, and any claim the evidence doesn’t support. It is not a quote, a claim they made, or a rating; every underlying item is sourced in the verified record below; and it never affects the Integrity Score.
Showing 2025. Every tile and chart below reflects this window; some record types (e.g. roll-call votes) only have data for recent years.
Activity in office
What David McCormick has actually done in office — sourced from official roll-call and government records, shown in full below. These are facts, separate from tracked promises and never folded into any score.
- Votes cast
- 659
- Voted yea
- 490
- Voted nay
- 149
- Bills sponsored
- 22
- Committees
- 13
Roll-call data last updated July 20, 2026 · source: Voteview.
Monthly voting activity
- Yea
- Nay
- Total
Roll-call votes per month — most recent on file. Source: Voteview.
Vote attendance
Share of roll calls participated in — most recent votes on file. Source: Voteview.
Bills sponsored over time
Bills sponsored per year, stacked by outcome (latest action). Outcome data covers the 118th–119th Congresses; earlier years show as “awaiting status” until enriched. Source: Congress.gov.
Independence
How often they break with their party’s majority — neither good nor bad, just the record.
Most recent roll-call votes on file. Source: Voteview.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$426K14%
- Large individual (itemized)$2.1M66%
- PAC / committee$611K20%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Housing, Transportation, and Community DevelopmentOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — National Security and International Trade and FinanceOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — EnergyOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Water and PowerOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity PolicyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental PolicyOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and CounterterrorismOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, Joint Economic CommitteeOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Special Committee on AgingOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Digital AssetsOn record since Jan 2025Member
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+55 · based on 12 rated promises
- Ignored 1
- Partial 6
- Championed 5
Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.
Integrity over time
In office since Jan 2025 · 12 rated promisesEach step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept11
- Against1
- No opportunity0
- In progress0
Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.
Topic coverage
12 promises across 12 topicsWhat this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.
- China1
- Crime & Policing1
- Defense & Jobs1
- Energy1
- Families & Education1
- Federal Funding & Higher Education1
- Fentanyl & National Security1
- Fiscal Policy & Budget1
- Government Reform1
- Immigration & Border Security1
- Taxes & Cost of Living1
- Term Limits1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)12100%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
12 tracked promises
“Use targeted U.S. military force -- special operations teams and drones -- against Mexican cartels' fentanyl manufacturing and distribution networks, rather than continuing to negotiate with the Mexican government.”
“Get the federal fiscal house in order by passing a balanced budget amendment while protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits.”
“Counter China by ending U.S. investment or trade that supports the Chinese Communist Party, banning CCP purchases of American land, stopping the illicit flow of fentanyl precursors, and protecting Americans' data privacy and security.”
“Shake up Washington by enacting congressional term limits, making it easier to fire underperforming federal bureaucrats, moving key agencies such as the Department of Energy outside Washington, and banning members of Congress from insider trading, lobbying, or steering funding to family members.”
“Secure the southern border by finishing the border wall and increasing ("bulking up") the number of Border Patrol agents.”
“Lower energy prices and create energy jobs by making America energy dominant, unleashing Pennsylvania's oil and natural gas production, and streamlining permitting for production and LNG exporting.”
“Reduce the cost of living for working families and those on fixed incomes by extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, eliminating federal taxes on tips, and maintaining the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap.”
“Personally serve no more than two terms in the U.S. Senate.”
“Get tough on crime by ensuring law enforcement have the tools, funding, and legal protections they need to do their jobs and protect their communities.”
“Support families by expanding access to school choice, banning social media for children under 16, providing tax credits for childcare and fertility treatments such as IVF, and investing more resources in technical training and vocational skills.”
“Eliminate all taxpayer funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, particularly in the military, and make federal funding for U.S. universities contingent on stamping out antisemitism.”
“Rebuild U.S. military power by making generational investments in defense infrastructure, including reconstituting the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard with skilled jobs.”
Verified record
39 sponsored bills · finance on fileFacts imported directly from official government sources — shown separately from tracked promises and never folded into the Integrity Score. Each entry links to its primary source.
FEC 2026 cycle — raised $4,459,012, spent $4,109,719, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored S 4904: Risk-based Oversight for Integrity Act ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4930: Unmanned System Command and Control Integration Assessment Act of 2026 ↗Jun 24, 2026
- Sponsored S 4686: National Commission on Robotics Act ↗Jun 4, 2026
- Sponsored S 4633: Unmanned and Autonomous Systems Strategy Act of 2026 ↗May 21, 2026
- Sponsored S 4630: A bill to prioritize the finalization of design requirements for new Ready Reserve Force vessels, and for other purposes. ↗May 21, 2026
- Sponsored S 4606: Increasing Opportunity For Reindustrialization Act ↗May 20, 2026
- Sponsored S 4527: Improving Emerging Tech Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2026 ↗May 14, 2026
- Sponsored S 4475: Unlock American Energy and Jobs Act of 2026 ↗Apr 30, 2026
- Sponsored S 4469: Prediction Market Act of 2026 ↗Apr 30, 2026
- Sponsored S 4395: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 ↗Apr 27, 2026
- Sponsored S 4228: ACE Nuclear Energy Act of 2026 ↗Mar 26, 2026
- Sponsored S 4238: Endless Mountains National Heritage Area Act ↗Mar 26, 2026
Showing the 12 most recent of 39 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 858
- Yea
- 614
- Nay
- 218
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 26
Full voting record
858 votes- SJRES198Nay
- PN8518Yea
- PN9304Not voting
- PN9304Not voting
- S4784Yea
- PN9382Yea
- PN9303Yea
- SJRES185Nay
- PN9382Yea
- SJRES196Nay
- PN9303Yea
- PN9302Yea
- PN9302Yea
- PN9307Yea
- PN9307Yea
- HCONRES86Not voting
- PN8593Not voting
- HR6644Yea
- PN73033Yea
- HR6644Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Stated positions
12 positions on recordWhat this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
- Term LimitsStated position
Personally serve no more than two terms in the U.S. Senate.
Sourceshttps://www.davemccormickpa.com/issues/View position & sources → - Crime & PolicingStated position
Get tough on crime by ensuring law enforcement have the tools, funding, and legal protections they need to do their jobs and protect their communities.
Sourceshttps://www.davemccormickpa.com/day-one-promises/View position & sources → - Families & EducationStated position
Support families by expanding access to school choice, banning social media for children under 16, providing tax credits for childcare and fertility treatments such as IVF, and investing more resources in technical training and vocational skills.
Sourceshttps://www.davemccormickpa.com/day-one-promises/View position & sources → - Fiscal Policy & BudgetStated position
Get the federal fiscal house in order by passing a balanced budget amendment while protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits.
Sourceshttps://www.davemccormickpa.com/day-one-promises/View position & sources → - Federal Funding & Higher EducationStated position
Eliminate all taxpayer funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, particularly in the military, and make federal funding for U.S. universities contingent on stamping out antisemitism.
Sourceshttps://www.davemccormickpa.com/day-one-promises/View position & sources → - ChinaStated position
Counter China by ending U.S. investment or trade that supports the Chinese Communist Party, banning CCP purchases of American land, stopping the illicit flow of fentanyl precursors, and protecting Americans' data privacy and security.
Sourceshttps://www.davemccormickpa.com/day-one-promises/View position & sources → - Government ReformStated position
Shake up Washington by enacting congressional term limits, making it easier to fire underperforming federal bureaucrats, moving key agencies such as the Department of Energy outside Washington, and banning members of Congress from insider trading, lobbying, or steering funding to family members.
Sourceshttps://www.davemccormickpa.com/day-one-promises/https://www.mccormick.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-dave-mccormick-introduces-term-limits-resolution/View position & sources → - Defense & JobsStated position
Rebuild U.S. military power by making generational investments in defense infrastructure, including reconstituting the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard with skilled jobs.
Sourceshttps://www.davemccormickpa.com/day-one-promises/View position & sources → - Immigration & Border SecurityStated position
Secure the southern border by finishing the border wall and increasing ("bulking up") the number of Border Patrol agents.
Sourceshttps://www.davemccormickpa.com/day-one-promises/View position & sources → - EnergyStated position
Lower energy prices and create energy jobs by making America energy dominant, unleashing Pennsylvania's oil and natural gas production, and streamlining permitting for production and LNG exporting.
Sourceshttps://www.davemccormickpa.com/day-one-promises/View position & sources → - Taxes & Cost of LivingStated position
Reduce the cost of living for working families and those on fixed incomes by extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, eliminating federal taxes on tips, and maintaining the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap.
Sourceshttps://www.davemccormickpa.com/day-one-promises/View position & sources → - Fentanyl & National SecurityStated position
Use targeted U.S. military force -- special operations teams and drones -- against Mexican cartels' fentanyl manufacturing and distribution networks, rather than continuing to negotiate with the Mexican government.
Sourceshttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/republican-candidate-in-key-pennsylvania-senate-race-backs-using-military-to-fight-fentanylhttps://www.mccormick.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-mccormick-and-kelly-lead-legislation-targeting-mexican-drug-cartels/View position & sources →
Disclosure
A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.
No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.
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