# Bill Cassidy

Bill Cassidy is a Republican U.S. senator from Louisiana.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. Senate, Louisiana
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: C001075
- FEC candidate IDs: H8LA00017, S4LA00107

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001075 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Cassidy sits at +0.70 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 89% of Senate Republicans.

## What Cassidy says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,603 classified statements: 1,923 posts on X, 486 press releases, 194 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Cassidy | Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.7% | 2.1% | 30 of 52 |
| Policy criticism | 20.8% | 17.4% | 13 of 52 |
| Policy discussion | 72.2% | 70.4% | 26 of 52 |
| Bipartisanship | 11.9% | 12.6% | 25 of 52 |
| Credit claiming | 41.5% | 36.1% | 12 of 52 |
| Extreme labels | 2.1% | 2.9% | 27 of 52 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 30% (Senate Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (Senate Republicans 17%); Education 12% (Senate Republicans 7.8%); Government Operations and Politics 11% (Senate Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 11% (Senate Republicans 25%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.70 (standard error 0.01), from 9,977 donors and 4,198 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 94.5% (Senate Republicans 97.1%). Party unity 97.8% (98.4%). 24 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted nay · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted yea · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 122 bills: 122 reached committee, 14 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 344. 16.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Republicans 22.2%; rank 32 of 51).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S.Res. 933: A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 2026 as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month". (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/933
- S. 5503: Taxpayer Funded Compensation Accountability Act (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5503
- S. 5505: Safe and Fair Elections Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5505
- S. 5513: Domestic Manufacturing Revitalization Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5513
- S. 5420: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarships credit limit for married taxpayers… (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5420
- S. 5421: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the State opt-in requirement for the qualified elementary and secondary education scholarship… (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5421
- S.Res. 832: A resolution establishing a process to assure the long-term fiscal stability of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal… (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/832
- S. 5258: PREFERRED Screening Act (in committee, 2026-08-05) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5258
- S. 5062: FAIR DME Appeals Act (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5062
- S. 5038: Special Education Administration Protection Act (in committee, 2026-07-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5038

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $5.6M (Senate Republicans median $3.2M). 2.4% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 15% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBillCassidy/status/2114812050769850788
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBillCassidy/status/2114827651873698115
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenBillCassidy/status/2113628193441943948
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenBillCassidy/status/2113645373260734491
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBillCassidy/status/2113675197618483298
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBillCassidy/status/2113675200021643487
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBillCassidy/status/2113675204904030231
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBillCassidy/status/2113675208699658391
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBillCassidy/status/2113675212260848059
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenBillCassidy/status/2113675216081818005

## Links

- Official site: https://www.cassidy.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/SenBillCassidy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenBillCassidy
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senbillcassidy
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/SenatorBillCassidy
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001075

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/C001075