RepublicanJohn Cornyn
U.S. Senator · Texas
U.S. Senator from Texas
10 tracked promises, 1 rated
Texas
Represents Texas statewide
How they won their seat
John Cornyn won the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Texas with 53.5% of the vote (5,962,983 votes).
- John Cornyn · Republican53.5%5,962,983
- Mary "Mj" Hegar · Democrat43.9%4,888,764
- Kerry Douglas McKennon · Libertarian1.9%209,722
- 2 Other Candidates0.7%82,571
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
John Cornyn's record includes legislation related to national security, border security, and public safety, as evidenced by his sponsorship of bills such as the Eliminate Chinese Organized Crime Act and the Stop Somali CASH Fraud Act. Additionally, he has sponsored legislation related to the opioid crisis, including the HEAL Act, and has expressed support for measures to strengthen U.S. supply chains. Focus areas (from the record): National Security · Border Security · Public Safety · Health · Economy Alignment with declared positions: Mixed. Cornyn's sponsored bills align with his declared positions on national security and border security, such as the reimbursement for Texas border security expenses. However, the evidence does not clarify how his actions support some of his tracked promises, particularly those related to election law and drug policy. What this can't tell you: The record does not reveal the effectiveness of the sponsored bills or their impact on the issues addressed; There is no information on committee participation, which limits understanding of his influence on legislation; The absence of statements means we cannot assess how his public messaging aligns with his legislative actions. Confidence: moderate (based on the volume of verified record on file).
Inferred, not stated. John Cornyn 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 2023. 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 John Cornyn 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. The tracked-positions tile counts sourced stated positions — claims about what they believe, not conduct — and is likewise never scored.
Roll-call data last updated September 7, 2026 · 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.
Bill success rate
Bills SPONSORED in the 118th–119th Congresses, by their latest action. Source: Congress.gov.
Campaign finance over time
- Small-dollar (unitemized)$224K4%
- Large individual (itemized)$3.5M67%
- PAC / committee$1.5M28%
By election cycle. Source: FEC.
Committee memberships
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign RelationsOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on FinanceOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Finance — Energy, Natural Resources, and InfrastructureOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance — International Trade, Customs, and Global CompetitivenessOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, Senate Committee on Finance — Taxation and IRS OversightOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Africa and Global Health PolicyOn 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 — Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's IssuesOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on the BudgetOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on the JudiciaryOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Crime and CounterterrorismOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Border Security and ImmigrationOn record since Jan 2025Chair
- Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Privacy, Technology, and the LawOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Committee on the Judiciary — the ConstitutionOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Joint Committee on TaxationOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Member, Senate Select Committee on IntelligenceOn record since Jan 2025Member
- Chairman, United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics ControlOn record since Jan 2025Chair
Source: Congress.gov.
Integrity
Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown+25 · based on 1 rated promise
- Attempted 1
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 2015 · 1 rated promiseThe line steps at each recorded assessment and holds between them; it ends on the current published score.
| Date | Integrity Score |
|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | 25 |
| Jan 2027 | 25 (current, held from last rating) |
Promise status over time
How the tracked promise record has evolved.
- Kept1
- Against0
- 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
10 promises across 7 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.
- Immigration / Border Security3
- Campaign Agenda / Economy2
- Drug Policy / Public Safety1
- Economy / National Security1
- Election Law / Voting1
- Health / Opioid Crisis1
- Party Politics / Elections1
Evidence & significance
Evidence quality
Strongest source cited per promise.
- Primary (official record)550%
- Reputable news550%
Significance mix
How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).
Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.
10 tracked promises
“Fully staff U.S. ports of entry through his Securing America's Ports of Entry Act, which would require Customs and Border Protection to hire at least 600 additional officers per year until staffing needs are met.”
“Support whatever changes to Senate rules are necessary — including the talking filibuster — to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo ID to cast a ballot, and get it signed into law.”
“Reimburse Texas for the billions of dollars it spent on border security through Operation Lone Star, via a reimbursement provision he authored (the State Border Security Reinforcement Fund).”
“Pass legislation (the HALT Fentanyl Act) to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I in order to stop the flow of illicit fentanyl into the country.”
“Secure the U.S. southern border as the first step before pursuing any broader immigration-law reform, and only afterward remove people in the country illegally.”
“Advance legislation (the HEAL Act) to expand access to opioid overdose reversal agents and to addiction-medicine providers in order to save lives from the opioid crisis.”
“If re-elected, focus on implementing President Trump's 'America First' agenda — specifically securing the border, reducing crime in cities, lowering taxes, and cutting regulations.”
“Serve as a 'battle-tested' partner to President Trump to restore law and order, cut taxes and spending, and 'take back our jobs and supply chains' — the platform he launched his 2026 re-election campaign on.”
“After losing the 2026 Republican primary runoff to Ken Paxton, support the Republican ticket — including nominee Paxton — in the November general election.”
“Continue working to improve and strengthen critical U.S. supply chains, which he ties to the economy and national security.”
Verified record
831 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 $13,574,709, spent $10,130,088, cash on hand $0.
View the FEC filing ↗Sponsored legislation
- Sponsored S 5024: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that an entity domiciled in a foreign adversary country is a foreign instrumentality for purposes of the prohibition on economic espionage. ↗Jul 16, 2026
- Sponsored S 4968: A bill to provide for the transmission of emergency alerts by satellite, and for other purposes. ↗Jul 14, 2026
- Sponsored S 4826: SABER Act of 2026 ↗Jun 18, 2026
- Sponsored SRES 781: A resolution commemorating June 19, 2026, as "Juneteenth National Independence Day" in recognition of June 19, 1865, the date on which news of the end of slavery reached the slaves in the Southwestern States. ↗Jun 18, 2026
- Sponsored S 4827: POWER ON Act of 2026 ↗Jun 18, 2026
- Sponsored S 4797: Fresh Starts for Foster Youth Act ↗Jun 16, 2026
- Sponsored S 4768: A bill to provide for a requirement for networked autonomous kinetic capability against small unmanned aircraft systems. ↗Jun 11, 2026
- Sponsored S 4775: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act ↗Jun 11, 2026
- Sponsored S 4766: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program to evaluate the safety, quality, and qualification pathways of printable energetic feedstocks for controlled additive manufacturing applications. ↗Jun 11, 2026
- Sponsored S 4723: Eliminate Chinese Organized Crime Act ↗Jun 9, 2026
- Sponsored S 4655: Farm Credit Adjustment Act ↗Jun 2, 2026
- Sponsored S 4580: No Tax on Border Patrol Agent Overtime Act ↗May 20, 2026
Showing the 12 most recent of 831 sponsored measures.
Voting record
- Total votes
- 890
- Yea
- 654
- Nay
- 226
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 10
Full voting record
890 votes- S5271Yea
- PN1078Yea
- PN1078Yea
- HR6500Yea
- HR6500Nay
- HR6500Yea
- PN73011Yea
- HR5334Yea
- HR5334Nay
- SJRES187Nay
- PN73011Yea
- PN932Yea
- PN932Yea
- HR6500Yea
- SRES817Yea
- SJRES181Nay
- SJRES199Nay
- SRES817Yea
- HR5334Yea
- HR5334Yea
Roll-call votes, 119th Congress. Source: Voteview (voteview.com). Click any vote to verify it independently.
Positions on record
9 positions on recordThe record on this issue — recorded votes this official cast, and sourced claims about what they believe. Each is labelled with which it is, because a vote is what someone did and a statement is what they said. Neither is scored, and neither affects the Integrity Score.
- Party Politics / ElectionsStated position
After losing the 2026 Republican primary runoff to Ken Paxton, support the Republican ticket — including nominee Paxton — in the November general election.
SourcesFOX 7 AustinView position & sources → - Election Law / VotingStated position
Support whatever changes to Senate rules are necessary — including the talking filibuster — to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo ID to cast a ballot, and get it signed into law.
SourcesSenator Cornyn (official Senate site)· archivedSenator Cornyn (official Senate site)· archivedView position & sources → - Health / Opioid CrisisStated position
Advance legislation (the HEAL Act) to expand access to opioid overdose reversal agents and to addiction-medicine providers in order to save lives from the opioid crisis.
SourcesSenator Cornyn (official Senate site)· archivedView position & sources → - Campaign Agenda / EconomyStated position
Serve as a 'battle-tested' partner to President Trump to restore law and order, cut taxes and spending, and 'take back our jobs and supply chains' — the platform he launched his 2026 re-election campaign on.
SourcesNew Braunfels Herald-ZeitungView position & sources → - Economy / National SecurityStated position
Continue working to improve and strengthen critical U.S. supply chains, which he ties to the economy and national security.
SourcesNew Braunfels Herald-ZeitungView position & sources → - Immigration / Border SecurityStated position
Reimburse Texas for the billions of dollars it spent on border security through Operation Lone Star, via a reimbursement provision he authored (the State Border Security Reinforcement Fund).
SourcesSenator Cornyn (official Senate site)· archivedSenator Cornyn (official Senate site)· archivedView position & sources → - Drug Policy / Public SafetyStated position
Pass legislation (the HALT Fentanyl Act) to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I in order to stop the flow of illicit fentanyl into the country.
SourcesSenator Cornyn (official Senate site)· archivedView position & sources → - Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote
On record voting NAY on Paul Amendment No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to append the Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act to the bill. The amendment was rejected 31 to 61, a three-fifths majority being required.
SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 144, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Paul Amdt. No. 1829 to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 31 yeas to 61 nays with a three-fifths majority required, April 19, 2024.View position & sources → - Mass Surveillance, Tracking, and Flock SafetyRecorded vote
On record voting NAY on Durbin Amendment No. 1841, as modified, to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, an amendment whose stated purpose was to prohibit warrantless access to the communications and other information of United States persons. The amendment was rejected 42 to 50.
SourcesSenate Roll Call Vote 148, 118th Congress, 2nd Session: On the Amendment, Durbin Amdt. No. 1841 as Modified to H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act. Amendment Rejected, 42 yeas to 50 nays, April 19, 2024.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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