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John Hoeven

John Hoeven

RRepublicanND · Senator
62
/ 100
Average
Attendance100
Avg: 98
Independence65
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone9
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency14
Avg: 47

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

Methodology
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John Hoeven

John Hoeven

RepublicanND · Senator
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative (0.402)
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John Hoeven is a Republican Senator from ND. He has served 15 years in Congress across 3 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as conservative, voting with his party 34.6% of the time.

15
Years in Office
3
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

34.6%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
212 votes against party
0%
Missed Votesⓘ
324 total votes
13
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How John Compares

vs. the average Senator

Party Loyalty-11.5% vs avg
34.6%
Avg: 46.1%
Missed Votes-2.3% vs avg
0%
Avg: 2.3%
Bills Sponsored-16.7 vs avg
13
Avg: 29.7

Committee Assignments

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

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestrySenate Committee on AppropriationsSenate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesSenate Committee on Indian Affairs

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31

$651,732
Cash on Handⓘ
$335,531
Total Receiptsⓘ
$251,102
Disbursementsⓘ
$149,803
Individual Donors
$145,600
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2011–PresentSenate · ND · RepublicanCurrent

State Demographics

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

779,361
Population
$75,949
Median Income
35.0
Median Age
32.3%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 83.9%Black 3.2%Hispanic 4.5%Asian 1.6%