Jim Banks
U.S. Senator from Indiana since 2025. Ran in 8 elections between 2010 and 2024, winning 8. Next on the ballot in 2030.
U.S. Senator from IndianaBorn 1979
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2025
- Bills became law
- 0
- 107 sponsored, 119th Congress
- Votes missed
- 1.3%
- Chamber median 2.1%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +19.9
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2030
- Nov 5, 2030
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Committees
119th Congress.
- Senate Committee on Armed ServicesPersonnelSeapowerStrategic Forces
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsEconomic PolicyNational Security and International Trade and FinanceSecurities, Insurance, and Investment
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsEducation and the American FamilyEmployment and Workplace Safety · ChairmanPrimary Health and Retirement Security
- Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.
Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET
Voting record
Where Banks sits in the U.S. Senate
Banks is closer to the center than 7% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Bernie Moreno, Eric Schmitt, Cynthia M. Lummis
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET
With Banks’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills16%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Banks’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Banks | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2026 | S 2: Secure America Act | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 52–47 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | HJRES 140: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 50–49 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | HJRES 142: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C.… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 49–47 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | HR 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 71–29 |
| Dec 4, 2025 | HJRES 131: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code,… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 49–45 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Banks was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | U.S. Senate, Indiana | Won | R+19.9 | R+19.3 | +0.6 |
| 2022 | U.S. House, IN-3 | Won | R+35.2 | R+27.3 | +7.9 |
| 2020 | U.S. House, IN-3 | Won | R+35.7 | — | — |
| 2018 | U.S. House, IN-3 | Won | R+29.5 | — | — |
| 2016 | U.S. House, IN-3 | Won | R+48.0 | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana State Senate, District 17 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Indiana State Senate, District 17 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Indiana State Senate, District 17 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 2023–24
- Raised
- $7.3M
- Spent
- $6.1M
- Cash
- $2.6M
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2024Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:37 AM ET
Seats Banks has held
- U.S. Senate, Indiana · 2025–2031
- U.S. House, IN-3 · 2017–2025
- Indiana State Senate, District 17 · 2010–2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Banks has run against
- Valerie McCray (D) · 2024 election, won
- Gary L. Snyder (D) · 2022 election, won
- Chip Coldiron (D) · 2020 election, won
- Courtney Tritch (D) · 2018 election, won
- Tommy A. Schrader (D) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
In the polls
Included in 6 polls; Banks’s best result was 57% (U.S. Senate in Indiana, 2024).
Banks’s polls in the database →How we know Banks
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Bioguide B001299
- FEC H6IN03229
- Wikidata Q16146788
- Ballotpedia Jim Banks
- Vote Smart 116801
- GovTrack 412702
- OpenSecrets N00037185
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET