Tom
Cotton

1. Economy & jobs Supports tax cuts, deregulation, and American energy to lower costs +

2. Economy & jobs Supports tax cuts, energy production, and lower costs for Arkansans +

3. Housing Links immigration to higher housing costs; no dedicated housing policy proposed +

4. Health care Supports rural healthcare access; opposes government takeovers like ACA +

5. Health care Supports rural healthcare access, lower drug costs; opposes government takeovers +

6. Immigration Supports strict border enforcement, zero illegal immigration +

7. Immigration Supports zero illegal immigration, border wall, and ending chain migration +

8. Abortion & reproductive rights Opposes abortion; supports pro-life policies including Mexico City Policy +

9. Education Supports school choice, local control, and parental rights in education +

10. Education Supports school choice, parental rights, and local control of education +

11. Climate & energy Opposes state renewable-energy mandates that raise electricity costs +

12. Climate & energy Opposes renewable energy mandates; favors domestic fossil fuel expansion +

13. Crime & public safety Supports tough-on-crime and immigration enforcement measures +

14. Crime & public safety Supports deporting criminal noncitizens and tougher prison security +

15. Taxes & budget Supports tax cuts for families, workers, and small businesses +

16. Taxes & budget Supports lower taxes; backed major middle-class tax cut legislation +

17. Guns Opposes taxes and restrictions on Second Amendment rights +

18. Guns Supports Second Amendment rights; backs deregulating suppressors +

19. Democracy & elections Supports election-security legislation; accepted 2020 certified electoral votes +

20. Democracy & elections Supports the SAVE America Act; rejects Democratic election-law criticism +

21. Foreign policy & defense Advocates nationalist, realist foreign policy with strong military +

22. Foreign policy & defense Supports strong defense spending and opposed War Powers limits on military ops +

roll call votes

1,606

missed

3.1%

with their party’s majority

99%

Recent key votes

• Sep 30, 2026 · Senate · PN1129 · Economy & jobs

  Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor

  On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed

  Official roll call ↗(opens in a new tab)
  Yes
• Sep 28, 2026 · Senate · S4668 · Education

  A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.

  On Passage of the Bill · Bill Passed

  Official roll call ↗(opens in a new tab)
  Yes
• Aug 8, 2026 · Senate · PN1078 · Crime & public safety

  Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General

  On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed

  Official roll call ↗(opens in a new tab)
  Yes
• Aug 8, 2026 · Senate · HR6500 · Taxes & budget

  An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.

  On Passage of the Bill · Bill Passed

  Official roll call ↗(opens in a new tab)
  Yes
• Aug 7, 2026 · Senate · HR5334 · Foreign policy & defense

  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 other purposes.

  On Passage of the Bill · Bill Passed

  Official roll call ↗(opens in a new tab)
  Yes
• Jul 28, 2026 · Senate · PN1092 · Foreign policy & defense

  Walter Clayton, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence

  On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed

  Official roll call ↗(opens in a new tab)
  Yes
• Jun 5, 2026 · Senate · S2 · Taxes & budget

  An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.

  On Passage of the Bill · Bill Passed

  Official roll call ↗(opens in a new tab)
  Yes
• Apr 16, 2026 · Senate · HJRES140 · Climate & energy

  A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.

  On the Joint Resolution · Joint Resolution Passed

  Official roll call ↗(opens in a new tab)
  Yes

Key votes are final decisions on bills and joint resolutions, and top nominations. Software sorts each into an issue from its official title, so check the roll call. All 1,606 votes →

1. Date unknown
   filing

   Cotton reports ~$14 million raised and $9.9 million cash on hand through June 30, dwarfing Shoffner's totals

   FEC figures through June 30 showed Cotton had raised approximately $14 million over the Senate election cycle with $9.9 million cash on hand, compared to Shoffner's roughly $2.3 million raised and $864,000 cash on hand, a roughly 65-to-1 spending advantage.

   ↳ Arkansas Senate Race 2026: Shoffner vs. Cotton | ChamberLight · Sep 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
2. Date unknown
   endorsement

   Cotton endorsed by Gov. Sarah Sanders and all Arkansas statewide officials

   Cotton's campaign website listed endorsements from Arkansas Governor Sarah Sanders and every Arkansas statewide official. Individual endorsement dates were not available in the source.

   ↳ News & Press Releases – Tom Cotton · Oct 9, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
3. Oct 9
   poll

   Cotton campaign releases GrayHouse poll showing him leading Shoffner 50% to 39%

   Cotton's campaign publicized a GrayHouse poll (fielded September 30–October 4) of likely voters showing Cotton at 50%, Shoffner at 39%, and Wadlin at 4%. Talking Points Memo noted it was a campaign-commissioned survey, not an independent poll.

   ↳ Cotton Heaving as He Races toward November - Talking Points Memo · Oct 9, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
4. Oct 8
   news

   American Prospect profiles Cotton's Democratic challenger Hallie Shoffner and notes spending disparity

   The American Prospect reported on Shoffner's campaign as a 'prairie populist' in heavily Republican Arkansas, noting that Cotton's campaign and allied groups had significantly outspent Shoffner's smaller fundraising operation.

   ↳ A Prairie Populist in Crimson-Red Arkansas · Oct 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
5. Oct 6
   controversy

   Shoffner criticizes Cotton's focus on daylight saving time dispute over kitchen-table issues

   Democrat Hallie Shoffner told the Washington Examiner that Arkansans were more concerned with gas prices, grocery prices, and health care than the daylight saving time fight, arguing Cotton had wrong priorities.

   ↳ Tom Cotton has wrong priorities in daylight saving time fight: Hallie Shoffner · Oct 6, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
6. Oct 6
   news

   The Hill and Roll Call report Trump-Cotton feud rattling the Senate

   Multiple outlets reported that Trump's public dispute with Cotton—including the posting of his phone number—was drawing attention in the Senate, as Cotton continued to block the daylight saving time bill.

   ↳ Trump's feud with Cotton snaps heads in the Senate · Oct 6, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
7. Oct 3
   controversy

   Trump posts Cotton's cellphone number in daylight saving time feud

   Trump posted what news outlets identified as Cotton's personal cellphone number, urging people to call him over his opposition to the Sunshine Protection Act. Cotton defended his position, stating that Congress had enacted permanent daylight saving time before and repealed it, and that Arkansans did not want their children going to school in the dark.

   ↳ Trump shares Republican senator's phone number in feud over time switch · Oct 3, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
8. Oct 2
   controversy

   Trump publicly accuses Cotton of blocking permanent daylight saving time legislation

   President Trump called out Cotton for opposing legislation to make daylight saving time permanent and urged the public to contact him, kicking off a public dispute between the president and the Republican senator.

   ↳ Trump singles out Senate Republican over opposition to daylight ... · Oct 2, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
9. Sep 28
   debate

   Arkansas PBS announces October Senate debates; Cotton declines to participate in two scheduled events

   Arkansas PBS announced an October 12 Senate debate and an October 22 debate at Arkansas State University, both featuring Shoffner and Wadlin. Cotton was not participating in either. Separately, Cotton and Shoffner both accepted invitations to a Salem Media debate whose date had not yet been announced.

   ↳ Arkansas TV announces lineup for state, federal debates next month - · Sep 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
10. Aug 18
    poll

    J.L. Partners poll shows Cotton leading Shoffner 51% to 35%

    A J.L. Partners poll of 803 likely voters (fielded August 14–18) showed Cotton ahead 51% to 35%, with Wadlin at 4%, contrasting with the Hendrix College poll released days earlier.

    ↳ Tom Cotton (R) – Arkansas Senate 2026 | Smarter.Vote · Oct 5, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
11. Aug 12
    poll

    Hendrix College/Talk Business & Politics poll shows Shoffner leading Cotton 47.4% to 44%

    An independent Hendrix College/Talk Business & Politics poll of 1,217 respondents showed Democrat Hallie Shoffner leading incumbent Republican Tom Cotton 47.4% to 44%, with Libertarian Jeff Wadlin at about 3%. The margin of error was 4.7 points.

    ↳ Only independent poll of AR-Sen shows Tom Cotton might be in trouble against Hallie Shoffner · Oct 1, 2026 (opens in a new tab)

• Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Arkansas Governor, and every Arkansas statewide official official
  Cotton's campaign website advertises their endorsements, but the page does not name all officials or give an endorsement date. tomcotton.com
• National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) organization
  Endorsed Cotton for reelection; his campaign announced the endorsement on September 29, 2026. tomcotton.com · Sep 29, 2026
• National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) organization
  Recognized Cotton on its Congressional Dean's List for support of the firearms and ammunition industry. Reported by Cotton campaign on September 18, 2026. The cited release describes this as a recognition, not explicitly a campaign endorsement. tomcotton.com · Sep 18, 2026
• National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) organization
  Endorsed Cotton on September 8, 2026 per endorsement letter date; NRA also gave him an 'A' rating. Reported by Washington Reporter on September 9, 2026. washingtonreporter.news · Sep 8, 2026
• Donald Trump, President of the United States official
  Cotton's campaign stated Trump endorsed him; Cotton wrote 'I'm proud to support President Trump and proud to have his endorsement.' Reported by AP by July 15, 2025. apnews.com · Jul 15, 2025
• Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack, and Bruce Westerman (Arkansas U.S. House delegation) official
  AP reported the rest of Arkansas's congressional delegation had endorsed Cotton by July 15, 2025. apnews.com · Jul 15, 2025

Covers the 2016 to 2022 general elections. The FEC has not yet published 2024 congressional results.

Raised

$13.60M

Spent

$10.07M

Cash on hand

$9.93M

As of Jun 30, 2026. Filings are periodic, so recent money may not be included yet. ↳ FEC record S4AR00103(opens in a new tab)