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Bill Cassidy

Republican · LA · U.S. Senate

Bio

William Morgan Cassidy is an American politician and physician who is the senior United States senator from Louisiana, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Louisiana State Senate from 2006 to 2009 and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015. Cassidy has chaired the Senate Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions (HELP) Committee since 2025.

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Overall lean (DW-NOMINATE)

LeftCenterRight

Issue profile

FiscalHealthImmig.GunsAbortionEnviron.CrimeDefenseEconomyForeignCivil R.Educ.GovtJudicial
Taxes & Fiscal
R+0.64
Healthcare
R+0.44
Immigration & Border
R+0.62
Guns
R+0.78
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
R+0.86
Environment & Energy
R+0.75
Crime & Policing
R+0.55
Defense & Veterans
R+0.51
Economy & Labor
R+0.69
Foreign Policy & Trade
R+0.51
Civil Rights & Social
R+0.52
Education
R+0.49
Government & Democracy
R+0.54
Judicial & Executive Nominations
R+0.75

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
Brock Dahl, of Maryland, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State
2026-06-10 · Cloture Motion Agreed to · Foreign Policy & Trade, 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

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