James E. Banks

Senator from Indiana

SENATEREPUBLICAN2017–nowID B001299

LegislationHEADLINE

2%with Dems

of 3,263 votes

Nominations

0%with Dems

of 435 · confirmations only

All contested

1%with Dems

of 3,698 · both combined

Steepest move

+2 pts

2017 → 2019

still a Republican

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓20172023

2025–26119th Congress

Sat as a Republican

0%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2017 → 2019, +2 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Sep 17, 2026noneKasdin Miller Mitchell, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of TexasNOMINATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Sep 17, 2026S. 4668A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textA bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Sep 15, 2026S. 4668A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 15, 2026H.R. 3633To provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Sep 15, 2026noneMatthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of OhioNOMINATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Sep 14, 2026noneMatthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of OhioNOMINATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Aug 8, 2026S. 5271A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Aug 8, 2026noneTodd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney GeneralNOMINATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 819 contested votes scored in the 119th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress0.1% · 767 votes

Economics and Public Finance2.1% · 698 votes

Armed Forces and National Security1.1% · 268 votes

Government Operations and Politics0.6% · 180 votes

Finance and Financial Sector2.1% · 145 votes

Energy0% · 127 votes

International Affairs0.9% · 113 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement1% · 97 votes

Immigration1% · 97 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 83 votes

Health1.3% · 80 votes

Environmental Protection0% · 77 votes

Labor and Employment0% · 75 votes

Transportation and Public Works0% · 54 votes

Taxation0% · 47 votes

Education0% · 35 votes

Emergency Management11.4% · 35 votes

Law0% · 34 votes

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 26 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 22 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance0% · 20 votes

Commerce7.1% · 14 votes

Agriculture and Food0% · 13 votes

Water Resources Development0% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Animals— · 9 votes

Native Americans— · 9 votes

Social Welfare— · 9 votes

Families— · 8 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 7 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

5 Congresses

115th · 2017119th · 2025

Republican · House · IN115th–118th

Republican · Senate · IN119th–119th

Term datesexact

James E. Banks

Senator from Indiana

SENATER2017–now5 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

1.5%with Democrats

of 3,263 votes · 98.5% with Republicans

Nominations0%of 435 votes

All contested1%of 3,698 · combined

Steepest move+2 pts2017→19, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020172025

2025–26 · 119th · Republican0%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 819 contested votes scored in the 119th

By policy area

career

Congress0.1% · 767

Economics and Public Finance2.1% · 698

Armed Forces and National Security1.1% · 268

Government Operations and Politics0.6% · 180

Finance and Financial Sector2.1% · 145

Energy0% · 127

International Affairs0.9% · 113

Crime and Law Enforcement1% · 97

Immigration1% · 97

Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 83

Health1.3% · 80

Environmental Protection0% · 77

Labor and Employment0% · 75

Transportation and Public Works0% · 54

Taxation0% · 47

Education0% · 35

Emergency Management11.4% · 35

Law0% · 34

Science, Technology, Communications0% · 26

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues0% · 22

Foreign Trade and International Finance0% · 20

Commerce7.1% · 14

Agriculture and Food0% · 13

Water Resources Development0% · 10

Animals— · 9

Native Americans— · 9

Social Welfare— · 9

Families— · 8

Housing and Community Development— · 7

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion.

Service record

115th · 2017119th · 2025

Republican115th–118th

Republican119th–119th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th