RepublicanIn office since Jan 2011

John Boozman

U.S. Senator from Arkansas since 2011. Ran in 7 elections between 2002 and 2022, winning 7. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Senator from ArkansasBorn 1950

Official website Wikipedia Congress.gov FEC filings

In office: 15 yrs; Since 2011
Bills became law: 0; 26 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 1.5%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +34.8; Won 2022
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry · ChairmanCommodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and Trade · Ex OfficioConservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology · Ex OfficioFood and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research · Ex OfficioLivestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety · Ex OfficioRural Development, Energy, and Credit · Ex Officio
Senate Committee on AppropriationsDepartment of DefenseFinancial Services and General GovernmentDepartments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related AgenciesMilitary Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies · ChairmanState, Foreign Operations, and Related ProgramsTransportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksClean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and SafetyFisheries, Water, and WildlifeTransportation and Infrastructure
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 26 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Boozman sits in the U.S. Senate

Boozman is closer to the center than 76% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Roger F. Wicker, Mike Rounds, Markwayne Mullin

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Boozman’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills26%

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: Boozman’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Boozman	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 Boozman was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

200220042006200820102012201420162018202020222024202620282030U.S. House, AR-3 U.S. Senate, Arkansas

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	+/−
2022	U.S. Senate, Arkansas	Won	R+34.8	R+28.4	+6.4
2016	U.S. Senate, Arkansas	Won	R+23.6	R+28.6	−5.0
2010	U.S. Senate, Arkansas	Won	R+21.0	R+20.3	+0.7
2008	U.S. House, AR-3	Won	R+57.1	—	—
2006	U.S. House, AR-3	Won	R+24.5	—	—
2004	U.S. House, AR-3	Won	R+21.2	—	—
2002	U.S. House, AR-3	Won	—	—	—