# Ryan Zinke

Ryan Zinke is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Montana’s 1st district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Montana’s 1st district
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: Z000018
- FEC candidate IDs: H4MT01041

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/Z000018 (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

6.7% of the 15 bills Zinke sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of House Republicans.

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

751 classified statements: 618 posts on X, 81 press releases, 35 newsletters, 17 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Zinke | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.7% | 2.1% | 136 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 13.5% | 15.1% | 124 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 67.1% | 67.7% | 133 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.8% | 8.9% | 74 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 40.5% | 37.4% | 86 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 2.4% | 3.0% | 109 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 30% (House Republicans 24%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 28% (House Republicans 4.0%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (House Republicans 19%); Transportation and Public Works 15% (House Republicans 7.2%); Health 13% (House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.99 (standard error 0.01), from 15,723 donors and 3,164 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 97.4% (97.1%). 20 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

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

Sponsored 15 bills: 15 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 155. 6.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 174 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10529: A River Runs Through It Act (in committee, 2026-09-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10529
- H.R. 8665: Allied Defense Sales Act (passed one chamber, 2026-06-09) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8665
- H.Res. 932: Denouncing dangerous and seditious rhetoric by Members of Congress and expressing condemnation of Senator Mark Kelly, Senator Elissa Slotkin, Representative… (in committee, 2025-12-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/932
- H.R. 6120: SROS Act (in committee, 2025-11-18) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6120
- H.R. 5102: Greater Yellowstone Recreation Enhancement And Tourism Act (in committee, 2025-09-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5102
- H.R. 4870: Greater Yellowstone Recreation Enhancement And Tourism Act (in committee, 2025-08-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4870
- H.R. 4871: COVID–19 Military Backpay Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-08-01) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4871
- H.R. 4753: LEAD Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4753
- H.R. 3613: Streamlining Foreign Military Sales Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-07-22) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3613
- H.R. 1762: Forest Service Accountability Act (in committee, 2025-03-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1762

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Raised $10.1M (House Republicans median $10.1M). 47% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 17% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRyanZinke/status/2114082514713391428
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRyanZinke/status/2100273212206481590
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRyanZinke/status/2098406264795513020
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRyanZinke/status/2097789896148893769
- 2026-09-09 · Press release · Zinke Announces Introduction of the A River Runs Through It Act · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases/zinke-announces-introduction-river-runs-through-it-act
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRyanZinke/status/2092334840914002218
- 2026-08-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepRyanZinke/status/2091963827651035262
- 2026-08-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepRyanZinke/status/2090843452548538421
- 2026-08-21 · Press release · Zinke Receives Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Excellence in Advocacy Award · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://zinke.house.gov/media/press-releases/zinke-receives-rocky-mountain-elk-foundation-excellence-advocacy-award
- 2026-07-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepRyanZinke/status/2082505073972912260

## Links

- Official site: https://zinke.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepRyanZinke
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRyanZinke
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/RepRyanZinke
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/Z000018

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/Z000018