# John Hoeven

John Hoeven is a Republican U.S. senator from North Dakota.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. Senate, North Dakota
- Serving since: 2011-01-05
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2028-11-07
- Bioguide ID: H001061
- FEC candidate IDs: S0ND00093

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001061 (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

50% of Hoeven’s statements claim credit, in the top 5% of Senate Republicans (average 36%).

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

1,133 classified statements: 611 posts on X, 427 press releases, 95 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 | Hoeven | Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.1% | 2.1% | 48 of 52 |
| Policy criticism | 13.9% | 17.4% | 37 of 52 |
| Policy discussion | 79.1% | 70.4% | 8 of 52 |
| Bipartisanship | 13.1% | 12.6% | 21 of 52 |
| Credit claiming | 50.5% | 36.1% | 3 of 52 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 2.9% | 47 of 52 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 30% (Senate Republicans 25%); Agriculture and Food 29% (Senate Republicans 9.3%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (Senate Republicans 17%); Energy 18% (Senate Republicans 10.0%); Science, Technology, Communications 13% (Senate Republicans 9.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.84 (standard error 0.01), from 2,169 donors and 4,940 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (Senate Republicans 97.1%). Party unity 99.7% (98.4%). 4 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 227. 40.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Republicans 22.2%; rank 4 of 51).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S.Res. 945: A resolution designating November 7, 2026, as "National Bison Day". (passed one chamber, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/945
- S.Res. 922: A resolution designating October 26, 2026, as the "Day of the Deployed." (passed one chamber, 2026-09-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/922
- S. 5462: FCHIP Extension Act (in committee, 2026-09-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5462
- S.Res. 811: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the adverse impacts on the United States of the recent Canadian wildfires and the importance of the… (in committee, 2026-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/811
- S. 4975: HEATS Act (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4975
- S. 4851: SCALE Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4851
- S. 4852: BINS Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-06-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4852
- S. 4853: United States-Israel Agriculture Cooperation Improvement and Expansion Act (in committee, 2026-06-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4853
- S. 4040: Dakota Water Resources Act Amendments of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-17) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4040
- S. 3908: SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3908

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $523.2K (Senate Republicans median $3.2M). 1.5% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 34% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenJohnHoeven/status/2114161249801937127
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenJohnHoeven/status/2114080156251791788
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenJohnHoeven/status/2113632257013412057
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenJohnHoeven/status/2113750298879508753
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenJohnHoeven/status/2113354681871212966
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenJohnHoeven/status/2113398273440395266
- 2026-10-22 · Press release · Hoeven Outlines Efforts to Expand Health Care Access in North Dakota, Support Providers & Patients · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/hoeven-outlines-efforts-to-expand-health-care-access-in-north-dakota-support-providers-patients
- 2026-10-22 · Press release · Hoeven Breaks Ground on New $74 Million Air Traffic Control Tower at Grand Forks International Airport · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/hoeven-breaks-ground-on-new-74-million-air-traffic-control-tower-at-grand-forks-international-airport
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenJohnHoeven/status/2112580639673524585
- 2026-10-20 · Press release · Hoeven Statement on $8 Billion Harvest Fuel Relief Program · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://www.hoeven.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/hoeven-statement-on-8-billion-harvest-fuel-relief-program

## Links

- Official site: https://www.hoeven.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/SenJohnHoeven
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorJohnHoeven
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senjohnhoeven
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/senatorjohnhoevennd
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H001061

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/H001061