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Richard John Santorum

Senator for Pennsylvania · Republican

Born 1958

Republican · PA House 1991–1995 Senate 1995–2007
5,966votes cast 97.0%attendance 90.6%party loyalty 8congresses served
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Richard John Santorum

Recent bills they sponsored
  • S.Res. 613 · A resolution honoring the life and work of William Wilberforce and commemorating the 200th anniversary of the… November 14, 2006 · Passed Senate
  • S. 3997 · Landfill Gas Act of 2006 September 29, 2006 · In committee
  • S.Res. 592 · A resolution designating the week of November 5 through 11, 2006, as "Long-Term Care Awareness Week". September 29, 2006 · In committee
  • S. 3971 · Iran Freedom Support Act September 28, 2006 · In committee
  • S. 3941 · A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to fully allow students to live in units eligible for the l… September 26, 2006 · In committee
From the current-Congress bills Power & Politics tracks. This is not a complete count.
Every term served
4 terms
ChamberRepresentsPartyTerm dates
SenatePennsylvaniaRepublicanJanuary 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007
SenatePennsylvaniaRepublicanJanuary 4, 1995 – January 3, 2001
HousePennsylvania · District 18RepublicanJanuary 5, 1993 – January 3, 1995
HousePennsylvania · District 18RepublicanJanuary 3, 1991 – January 3, 1993
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 27, 2026.

The Constitution
Where they sit

Ideology, measured from every vote they cast

DW-NOMINATE first dimension (Voteview, UCLA), shown against the 109th Congress Senate.

The record

Every roll-call vote on file

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Record timeline

  1. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on S. 843: Became Public Law No: 109-416.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  2. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Motion: H.R. 6111 (Senate Vote 279 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  3. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: H.R. 6111 (Senate Vote 278 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  4. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Motion: H.R. 6111 (Senate Vote 277 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  5. · Bills sponsored

    Latest official action on S.Res. 549: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

    Congress.gov bill record · Our file

  6. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Nomination: PN 1746 (Senate Vote 276 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Nomination Confirmed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  7. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Yea — On the Cloture Motion: PN 1746 (Senate Vote 275 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  8. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On the Nomination: PN 1396 (Senate Vote 274 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Nomination Confirmed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  9. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On the Cloture Motion: PN 1396 (Senate Vote 273 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Cloture Motion Agreed to

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

  10. · Roll-call votes

    Voted Nay — On the Nomination: PN 2191 (Senate Vote 272 (109th Congress, 2nd Session)). Result as recorded: Nomination Confirmed

    Senate.gov roll-call record · Our file

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  • Floor remarks (Congressional Record): No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • Campaign finance (FEC): No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
  • 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 18 measures the recorded Yea or Nay differs between two votes. On 146 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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Votes cast by year

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 28, 2026