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Jim Banks

Jim Banks

RRepublicanIN · Senator
60
/ 100
Average
Attendance98
Avg: 98
Independence66
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone0
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency13
Avg: 47

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
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Jim Banks

Jim Banks

RepublicanIN · Senator
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative (0.649)
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Jim Banks is a Republican Senator from IN. He has served 9 years in Congress across 4 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as conservative, voting with his party 33.5% of the time.

9
Years in Office
4
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

Take Action — Contact Jim

Your voice matters. Reach out to your Senator directly.

Call 202-224-4814Official Website

Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

33.5%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
212 votes against party
1.5%
Missed Votesⓘ
324 total votes
36
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Jim Compares

vs. the average Senator

Party Loyalty-12.6% vs avg
33.5%
Avg: 46.1%
Missed Votes-0.8% vs avg
1.5%
Avg: 2.3%
Bills Sponsored+6.3 vs avg
36
Avg: 29.7

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

Senate Committee on Armed ServicesSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsSenate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$3,015,708
Cash on Handⓘ
$1,867,268
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,464,917
Disbursementsⓘ
$795,886
Individual Donors
$396,769
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2017–2025House · IN-3 · Republican
2025–2031Senate · IN · RepublicanCurrent

State Demographics

IN · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

6,811,752
Population
$70,255
Median Income
37.6
Median Age
28.8%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 78.5%Black 9.3%Hispanic 8.4%Asian 2.5%