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Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democrat · RI · Senate

Cross-party rate

4.6%

Votes with party

95.4%

Votes tracked

733

What Supporters Highlight

  • +Voted yes on 100% of defense bills, compared to 81% for the average Democratic member

What Critics Point To

  • −Less than 1% of $6.8M raised comes from small donors (under $200)
  • −Voted Yea on H.R. 7148 when most Democratic members voted Nay (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026)
  • −Voted yes on only 0% of environmental bills, compared to 17% for the average Democratic member
  • −65% of campaign funding comes from large donors giving $200 or more

Auto-generated from voting record and campaign finance data. These reflect common perspectives, not endorsements.

Votes by Topic

Economy
66Y / 54N
Taxes
27Y / 8N
Social Programs
27Y / 8N
Environment
0Y / 26N
Government
4Y / 4N
Immigration
3Y / 4N
Criminal Justice
3Y / 1N
Foreign Policy
1Y / 2N
Defense
3Y / 0N
Education
0Y / 1N
Healthcare
0Y / 1N
Other
0Y / 1N

Campaign Finance

Total raised

$6.8M

Total spent

$6.3M

Cash on hand

$0

Where the money comes from

Small donors$00%
Large individual$4.5M65%
PACs$943K14%
Other$1.4M21%

vs. Senate median(100 members with data)

Total raised$6.8M+218%
med $2.1M
Small donor %0%-100%
med 12%
PAC %14%-40%
med 23%

Committee Assignments

Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksRanking Member
Senate Committee on Finance
Senate Committee on the Budget
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics ControlChair
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

Voting Overview

Yea
215
Nay
488
Not Voting
30
Party loyalty
671 with / 32 against

When They Broke From Their Party (32 times)

Yea
PN711Confirmation: Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd to be General in the United States Army

Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, in the Army, to be General

Party majority voted Nay · 2026-03-10

Yea
PN711Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd to be General in the United States Army

Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, in the Army, to be General

Party majority voted Nay · 2026-03-09

Yea
PN726-12Confirmation: Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska

Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska

Party majority voted Nay · 2026-02-04

Yea
PN726-5Confirmation: David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas

David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas

Party majority voted Nay · 2026-02-03

Yea
PN726-12Motion to Invoke Cloture: Aaron Christian Peterson to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Alaska

Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska

Party majority voted Nay · 2026-02-03

Yea
PN726-5Motion to Invoke Cloture: David Clay Fowlkes to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas

David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas

Party majority voted Nay · 2026-02-02

Yea
H.R. 7148On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7148

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

Party majority voted Nay · 2026-01-30

Yea
PN645-2Motion to Invoke Cloture: Douglas Weaver to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026

Party majority voted Nay · 2025-12-17

Yea
PN645-2Confirmation: Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026

Party majority voted Nay · 2025-12-17

Yea
PN520-3Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew E. Orso to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina

Matthew E. Orso, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina

Party majority voted Nay · 2025-12-03

+ 22 more cross-party votes

Sources

Congress.gov — Voting RecordsOpenFEC — Campaign Finance

Last updated 2026-04-01