
John Hoeven
Republican · ND · U.S. Senate
Bio
John Henry Hoeven III is an American politician and banker serving as the senior U.S. senator from North Dakota, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Hoeven served as the 31st governor of North Dakota from 2000 to 2010.
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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.
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Transcript: Trump Screws Himself So Badly on Tex Race that GOP StunnedThe following is a lightly edited transcript of the May 20 episode of The Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent.Donald Trump j…
The New Republic · May 20, 2026
Trump is 'in a bad mood' and ready to start a Cabinet firing spree: GOP senatorWith three Cabinet members ousted by Donald Trump since March 5, a handful of Republican senators are growing anxious for several reasons that the firing hammer is about to drop on more, in part because the president is in a “bad mood” with his administration…
Raw Story · April 23, 2026
Republicans shrug as 'socialist' Trump accusations flyWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has overseen an unprecedented melding of the private sector with the federal government — so much so that critics say it smells of socialism.Since Trump re-entered the White House, America has taken a stake in at least 10 p…
Raw Story · April 9, 2026
GOP reps say they 'have no choice' over ICE funding headache: analysisGOP representatives do not have long to pass a funding bill for ICE, and doing so may prove impossible, according to party members. The Republican Party cannot muster the votes necessary to pass a funding bill for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with the…
Raw Story · April 3, 2026
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