John Neely Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

SENATEREPUBLICAN2017–nowID K000393

LegislationHEADLINE

4%with Dems

of 1,057 votes

Nominations

6%with Dems

of 1,771 · confirmations only

All contested

5%with Dems

of 2,828 · both combined

Steepest move

−10 pts

2023 → 2025

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

1%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2023 → 2025, −10 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 · 813 contested votes scored in the 119th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance4.3% · 464 votes

International Affairs3.4% · 87 votes

Congress0% · 46 votes

Immigration0% · 41 votes

Taxation5% · 40 votes

Armed Forces and National Security17.9% · 39 votes

Science, Technology, Communications11.1% · 36 votes

Environmental Protection0% · 35 votes

Finance and Financial Sector2.9% · 35 votes

Transportation and Public Works0% · 35 votes

Health0% · 33 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 24 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 22 votes

Government Operations and Politics0% · 22 votes

Energy4.8% · 21 votes

Labor and Employment6.3% · 16 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9 votes

Education— · 9 votes

Emergency Management— · 9 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 6 votes

Social Welfare— · 6 votes

Agriculture and Food— · 4 votes

Commerce— · 4 votes

Animals— · 2 votes

Families— · 1 vote

Law— · 1 vote

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

Water Resources Development— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Housing and Community Development.

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

Service record

5 Congresses

115th · 2017119th · 2025

Republican · Senate · LA115th–119th

Term datesexact

John Neely Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

SENATER2017–now5 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

4.4%with Democrats

of 1,057 votes · 95.6% with Republicans

Nominations6%of 1,771 votes

All contested5%of 2,828 · combined

Steepest move−10 pts2023→25, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020172025

2025–26 · 119th · Republican1%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 813 contested votes scored in the 119th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance4.3% · 464

International Affairs3.4% · 87

Congress0% · 46

Immigration0% · 41

Taxation5% · 40

Armed Forces and National Security17.9% · 39

Science, Technology, Communications11.1% · 36

Environmental Protection0% · 35

Finance and Financial Sector2.9% · 35

Transportation and Public Works0% · 35

Health0% · 33

Public Lands and Natural Resources0% · 24

Crime and Law Enforcement0% · 22

Government Operations and Politics0% · 22

Energy4.8% · 21

Labor and Employment6.3% · 16

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 9

Education— · 9

Emergency Management— · 9

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 6

Social Welfare— · 6

Agriculture and Food— · 4

Commerce— · 4

Animals— · 2

Families— · 1

Law— · 1

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Water Resources Development— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Housing and Community Development.

Service record

115th · 2017119th · 2025

Republican115th–119th

Party switchers

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