Senate Files

Senators

Texas

They vote alike 98% of the time

Each dot is a state's two senators: how often they voted the same way on the 119th Congress's roll calls they both cast. Blue: two Democrats (Independents count with them); red: two Republicans; gray: one of each. Texas is ringed.

98%7%100%

The two of them among all 100 senators

Each dot is a senator; Cornyn and Cruz are ringed.

Raised

Their campaign's receipts in its latest two-year period (FEC); a log scale

Cornyn: $8.6MCruz: $12.4M$49K$115.9M

Votes with their party

On party votes in the 119th Congress: most Democrats against most Republicans

Cruz: 99.9%Cornyn: 100.0%79.5%100.0%

Missed votes

Share of the 119th Congress's roll calls they didn't vote on

Cornyn: 1.4%Cruz: 5.1%0.0%15.0%

Lobbyists' giving

Contributions and honors lobbyists and their firms report giving them (LD-203), 2021 on; a log scale

Cruz: $3.6MCornyn: $7.6M$6,000$11.9M

Money from out of state

Share of their itemized individual contributions from donors outside their state, latest period (FEC)

Cornyn: 51%Cruz: 63%21%98%

Bills sponsored

In the 119th Congress (Congress.gov)

Cruz: 133Cornyn: 1392191

Voting record

Voteview's DW-NOMINATE first dimension, from every roll call they cast

Cornyn: 0.47Cruz: 0.78← more liberalmore conservative →

Their committees

Lobbying clients based in Texas

2,686 clients based here filed 25,990 quarterly lobbying reports since 2021, totaling $1.1B. The biggest:

ORACLE CORPORATION
VET, BUD, CPI
$54.1M
EXXON MOBIL CORP
TAX, ENG, ENV
$43.1M
$26.4M
$22.2M
$22.0M
$16.8M
$10.5M
7-ELEVEN INC
ENG, LBR, SMB
$9.8M
$8.5M
TEXAS FARM BUREAU
BUD, IMM, AGR
$8.3M
ENBRIDGE (U.S.) INC
BUD, ENG, ENV
$7.7M
The top 25
ClientMain issuesReportsTotaling
ORACLE CORPORATIONVET, BUD, CPI23$54.1M
EXXON MOBIL CORPTAX, ENG, ENV23$43.1M
LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANYENV, LBR, TRA23$26.4M
CALPINE CORPORATIONENG, TAX23$22.2M
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.TRD, TAX, SCI23$22.0M
TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATIONBUD, FIN, HCR23$16.8M
MCKESSON CORPORATION & ITS AFFILIATE U.S. ONCOLOGYHCR, MMM, PHA23$16.4M
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATIONFUE, TAX, TRD23$10.5M
7-ELEVEN INCENG, LBR, SMB19$9.8M
MATCH GROUP, INC.CPI23$9.2M
CROWN CASTLE AND ITS AFFILIATESTEC, COM, ECN14$8.8M
CELANESE CORPORATIONSCI, TAX, TRD23$8.5M
TEXAS FARM BUREAUBUD, IMM, AGR23$8.3M
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDAUT, IMM, TAX23$8.0M
ENBRIDGE (U.S.) INCBUD, ENG, ENV23$7.7M
VISTRA CORPORATE SERVICES COMPANY (FKA VISTRA CORP.)ENG, TRD23$7.6M
SOUTHWEST AIRLINESAVI, BUD, TAX23$7.3M
AIR LIQUIDE USA LLCENG, TAX, BUD23$7.2M
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES USA INC.TEC, TRD, DEF8$6.7M
EQUINOR US OPERATIONS LLCENG, TAX, FOR23$6.4M
KEURIG DR PEPPER INC.ENV, HCR, BUD23$5.7M
CEMEX INC.NAT, TRA, BUD23$5.6M
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATIONTRA, AVI, FOR23$5.6M
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT GUARANTEED LENDERS INCBAN, BUD, SMB23$5.1M
SYENSQO USA LLCAER, AUT, AVI23$4.9M