Katie Boyd Britt

Republican · AL · U.S. Senate

Bio

Katie Elizabeth Boyd Britt is an American politician and attorney serving since 2023 as the junior United States senator from Alabama. A member of the Republican Party, Britt is the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Alabama and the youngest Republican woman to be elected to the Senate. She was president and CEO of the Business Council of Alabama from 2019 to 2021, and served as chief of staff for the previous incumbent, Richard Shelby, from 2016 to 2018. Britt is expected to become Alabama's senior senator when Tommy Tuberville leaves office in January 2027.

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Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

LeftCenterRight

Issue profile

Taxes & Fiscal

R+0.87

Healthcare

R+1.00

Immigration & Border

R+0.46

Guns

R+1.00

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

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Environment & Energy

R+1.00

Crime & Policing

R+0.92

Defense & Veterans

R+0.96

Economy & Labor

R+0.82

Foreign Policy & Trade

R+0.88

Civil Rights & Social

R+0.76

Education

R+1.00

Government & Democracy

R+0.66

Judicial & Executive Nominations

R+0.91

Each issue runs left ↔ right, scored from how the member voted on bills tagged to that issue (−1…+1). Issues with too few votes are blank. Overall lean uses DW-NOMINATE.

Recent notable votes

YEA

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

2026-06-18 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Economy & Labor, Government & Democracy, Environment & Energy

YEA

George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

2026-06-18 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea

2026-06-17 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Michelle Steel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea

2026-06-17 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

George Holding, of North Carolina, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

2026-06-17 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit

2026-06-15 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Brock Dahl, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State

2026-06-11 · Nomination Confirmed · Foreign Policy & Trade, Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit

2026-06-11 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

2026-06-10 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Anthony J. Powell, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

2026-06-10 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Anthony W. Mattivi, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

2026-06-09 · Nomination Confirmed · Judicial & Executive Nominations

YEA

Anthony W. Mattivi, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for the District of Kansas

2026-06-08 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Judicial & Executive Nominations

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