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Jim Banks

Jim Banks

RRepublicanIN · Senator
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Jim Banks

Jim Banks

RepublicanIN · Senator
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative (0.648)
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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

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

33.5%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
212 votes against party
1.5%
Missed Votesⓘ
324 total votes
24
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+2.3 vs avg
24
Avg: 21.7

Committee Assignments

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

Armed Services CommitteeMemberBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs CommitteeMemberEconomic Policy SubcommitteeMemberEducation and the American Family SubcommitteeMemberEmployment and Workplace Safety SubcommitteeMemberHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions CommitteeMemberNational Security and International Trade and Finance SubcommitteeMemberPersonnel SubcommitteeMemberPrimary Health and Retirement Security SubcommitteeMemberSeapower SubcommitteeMemberSecurities, Insurance, and Investment SubcommitteeMemberStrategic Forces SubcommitteeMemberVeterans' Affairs CommitteeMember

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2025-12-31

$2,696,820
Cash on Handⓘ
$1,431,125
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,347,662
Disbursementsⓘ
$698,287
Individual Donors
$329,769
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
38.1
Median Age
28.8%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 78.5%Black 9.3%Hispanic 8.4%Asian 2.5%