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FILE · R000307
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Pat Roberts

Senator for Kansas · Republican

Born 1936

Republican · KS House 1981–1997 Senate 1997–2021
14,815votes cast 96.9%attendance 91.1%party loyalty 20congresses served
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Pat Roberts

Recent bills they sponsored
  • S. 4845 · Agricultural Emissions Data Act of 2020 October 22, 2020 · In committee
  • S. 4840 · Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020 October 21, 2020 · In committee
  • S. 4054 · United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2020 June 24, 2020 · Public Law 116-216
  • S.Res. 564 · A resolution commemorating May 8, 2020, the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, the day on which the A… May 7, 2020 · In committee
  • S. 3291 · Support Small Business R & D Act of 2020 February 13, 2020 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
12 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
SenateKansasRepublicanJanuary 6, 2015 – January 3, 2021
SenateKansasRepublicanJanuary 6, 2009 – January 3, 2015
SenateKansasRepublicanJanuary 7, 2003 – January 3, 2009
SenateKansasRepublicanJanuary 7, 1997 – January 3, 2003
HouseKansas · District 1RepublicanJanuary 4, 1995 – January 3, 1997
HouseKansas · District 1RepublicanJanuary 5, 1993 – January 3, 1995
HouseKansas · District 1RepublicanJanuary 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
HouseKansas · District 1RepublicanJanuary 3, 1989 – January 3, 1991
HouseKansas · District 1RepublicanJanuary 6, 1987 – January 3, 1989
HouseKansas · District 1RepublicanJanuary 3, 1985 – January 3, 1987
HouseKansas · District 1RepublicanJanuary 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985
HouseKansas · District 1RepublicanJanuary 5, 1981 – January 3, 1983
These are the official start and end dates of each term. A member who left early or arrived late served only part of it.

Source: congress-legislators, a public-domain record of every member of Congress, checked October 20, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 116th Congress Senate.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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The record, in order

Record timeline

  1. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On Overriding the Veto: H.R. 6395 (Senate Vote 292 (116th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Veto Overridden

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: H.R. 6395 (Senate Vote 291 (116th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Motion to Proceed: H.R. 6395 (Senate Vote 290 (116th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Motion to Proceed Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Motion: H.R. 133 (Senate Vote 289 (116th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Nomination: PN 2029 (Senate Vote 288 (116th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Nomination Confirmed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: PN 2029 (Senate Vote 287 (116th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Motion to Reconsider: PN 2029 (Senate Vote 286 (116th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Motion to Reconsider Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Motion to Proceed: PN 2029 (Senate Vote 285 (116th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Motion to Proceed Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Nomination: PN 1380 (Senate Vote 284 (116th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Nomination Confirmed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: PN 1380 (Senate Vote 283 (116th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

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  • Lobbyist contribution reports: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Court and ethics records: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.

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Same measure, over time

Recorded positions over time

On 33 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 206 measures the recorded position is the same across two or more votes.

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Attendance

Last 96 roll calls

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The full record

Votes cast by year

Financial disclosures and stock trades

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In the courts

Court cases naming this member in their official role

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Voting records reproduced from the official Journals of the House and Senate (compiled by Voteview, UCLA) · each measure's file links its official government record · sources & methodology · data as of October 24, 2026