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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
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections

Why this matters: Campaign money doesn't prove corruption — but it reveals relationships. When industries spend millions supporting a member who then votes on bills affecting those industries, voters deserve to see the pattern. Follow the money, then check the votes.

$335,531
Total Raised
$251,102
Total Spent
$651,732
Cash on Hand
2026
Election Cycle
$149,803
Individual Contributions
$145,600
PAC Contributions
$0
Self-Funding

Top Contributors

1.BLUE, NEAL(individual)
$10,500
2.FEDERATED INDIANS OF GRATON RANCHERIA(individual)
$9,700
3.ARNOLD, JOHN(individual)
$6,800
4.ALEXANDER, DAVID(individual)
$6,500
5.BJERKE, TYLER(individual)
$6,500
6.BLUE, LINDEN(individual)
$6,500
7.GROSS, CHERYL MS.(individual)
$6,500
8.HELFRICH, BETH(individual)
$4,600
9.BIFFERT, KEVIN(individual)
$4,300
10.FOWLER, KATHY(individual)
$4,000