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Rand Paul

U.S. Senator · Kentucky

  • Republican
  • Since 2011
  • Tenure: 2–3 terms

Refreshed 19 h ago

As of 2026-10-19 · Methodology 2026.10.1

Contact info

  • Capitol office

    295 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510

    202-224-4343

  • District offices

    Bowling Green

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Evidence & sources

  • U.S. Senate roll-call votes

    Votes and participation (senate.gov)

  • Congress.gov bill records

    Sponsored and enacted bills

  • congress-legislators

    Terms, committees, offices

Stale, last successful update 2026-10-23

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Scorecard

Voting Record

27.9/ 100

Ranked 35 of 52 in the Senate majority

How this score is calculated:

  • Roll calls cast

    874 of 907 while seated (96.4%)

    14th percentile in cohort · 30 % weight

  • Substantive bills sponsored

    46 of 46 sponsored · 50.3 points

    34th percentile in cohort · 70 % weight

  • Bills enacted

    0 sponsored · 1 cosponsored

    0 passed a chamber · 4 reported · 42 introduced

Promise Adherence

0 of 5 promises scored

Collecting data - coming soon

How this score is calculated:

  • Reviewed promises

    0 scored of 5 needed

    0 promises from 0 sources this term

  • Days in office this term

    1,399 days (180 needed)

  • Promise capture coverage

    0 of 3 source kinds settled

Impact History (coming soon)

0 of 10 matched votes

Collecting data - coming soon

How this score is calculated:

  • Matched votes

    0 of 10 needed

  • District opinion cells

    0 snapshots frozen

    Needs ≥ 25 verified respondents and a lean ≥ 0.15

Approval Rating

0 of 1 public poll on record

Collecting data - coming soon

How this score is calculated:

  • Public polls averaged

    0 of 1 needed

  • Polls on file for this officeholder

    None recorded yet

  • Most recent fieldwork

    No poll on record

What counts toward promise adherence

0 promises from 0 sources for this term · 0 scored · 0 aspirational, displayed but not scored. Scores start at 50 and move with evidence.

The adherence score is withheld until every check below is met; it never shows a zero for missing evidence.

  • Not yet 5 scored promises · 0 of 5 so far
  • Met 180 days in office · 1399 days so far
  • Not yet Complete capture coverage · 0 of 3 source kinds settled

Capture checklist

The source kinds searched for this term's promises, so the score never rests on whichever promises happened to be collected.

  • Not yet captured Campaign issues page
  • Not yet captured Announcement or acceptance speech
  • Not yet captured Debate transcript or candidate questionnaire

Weights and floors are methodology parameters; see how these are computed.

What counts toward effectiveness

46 substantive bills sponsored · 1 cosponsored bills enacted · 874 of 907 roll calls cast. Points by the furthest stage each sponsored bill reached: introduced 1, reported 2, passed a chamber 4, enacted 8; the highest-scoring bills are listed.

Roll-call attendance by session

  • Senate 119-1: 638 of 659 roll calls cast, 21 not voting
  • Senate 119-2: 236 of 256 roll calls cast, 7 not voting, 13 recorded leave of absence

Public opinion polls

The published surveys behind the Approval Rating, each with its pollster, dates and sample; job approval and favorability are different questions and are labeled as such.

No public approval survey on record for this office.

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain), fetched 2026-10-25.
This score is a guide, not a verdict.