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What they report · Where they serve · not the pond

Reported assets: At least $1,042,025 (range $1,042,025–$2,605,000); 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed. Official report ↗
Median household income, Texas: $78,476 (±$263); Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimate. Census table ↗

1,330% of the Texas median

Median household income, Texas $78,476

John Cornyn, reported assets (low end) $1,042,025

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Reported assets are what the disclosure form lists, in value bands, before debts and not counting a primary home. The median is one year's household income. They measure different things.

Context only. The income figure never moves the pond.

How they voted · the eight · not the pond

Latest roll call per issue, shown as the stance it supports. A NO counts as the other side. The line under each label is the exact vote.

ImmigrationStrictervoted YES on S. 5, the Laken Riley detention bill (Senate, 2025)+2 earlier AbortionPro-lifevoted YES on S. 6, the born-alive infant care bill (Senate, cloture to proceed, 2025)+3 earlier GunsMixedMixed: voted for 1 Stricter measure · against 1 Stricter measure · see record below+1 earlier Free speechNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet TaxesLowervoted NO on H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act (Senate, 2022)+1 earlier EnergyFossil fuelsvoted YES on S. 1, the Keystone XL pipeline bill (Senate, 2015)Crime & policingYESvoted YES on S. 756, the First Step sentencing bill (Senate, concur, 2018)Parental rightsStrong parental rightsvoted YES on S.Amdt. 1852, the 529 K–12 savings amendment (Senate, 2017)

Screenshot the card. Every line is sourced on this page. Money never moves the pond.

About John Cornyn

Age: 74 (born Feb 2, 1952)source
Born in: Houston, Texassource
Years in office: U.S. Senate since Nov 30, 2002 · 23 years.source
Hobbies & fun facts: An avid hunter and sportsman.Source: NSSF Q&A (The Shooter's Log)

Cornyn was born in Houston and is a former judge. He graduated from Trinity University and St. Mary's University School of Law and later studied at the University of Virginia School of Law. He served on the Texas Supreme Court from 1991 to 1997 and as Texas attorney general from 1999 to 2002.

Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

For context only. These details never change the pond.

What they're running on

From their campaign site, in their own words. Not the pond.

No official platform found.

Also on the record — not in the pond

Votes and disclosures. A single vote here doesn't change the pond. A checked flip on any bill is listed in the Flips section.

Next election · not the pond

Nov 3, 2026 · TX Senate · General election · Not on the ballot

Federal general elections are the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Not the pond.

Government salary

$174,000

2026 pay for the office. Set by law. Not the pond.

Reported assets · not the pond

John Cornyn · Reported assets, 2025 Senate disclosure (lower bound) · At least $1,042,025 (range $1,042,025–$2,605,000)

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M

John Cornyn: 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed (Official report ↗).

Reported assets. Not the pond.
John Cornyn	At least $1,042,025 (range $1,042,025–$2,605,000)

Committee assignments · not the pond

Current committees and subcommittees. Shown so you can see it. Committees never move the pond.

Senate Committee on Finance — Member
Subcommittee: Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure — Member
Subcommittee: International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness — Chair
Subcommittee: Taxation and IRS Oversight — Member
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Member
Subcommittee: Africa and Global Health Policy — Member
Subcommittee: East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy — Member
Subcommittee: Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues — Member
Senate Committee on the Budget — Member
Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Member
Subcommittee: Crime and Counterterrorism — Member
Subcommittee: Border Security and Immigration — Chair
Subcommittee: Privacy, Technology, and the Law — Member
Subcommittee: the Constitution — Member
Joint Committee on Taxation — Member
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence — Member
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control — Chair

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators, pulled Oct 20, 2026.

Funding — not the pond

FEC money track · 2024–2026 cycle · never part of the pond

Did they take money from PACs that funded both Democrats and Republicans? Money never moves the pond.

Campaign — they cashed it

$470,700 TAKE (dual-party PAC)

Took at least $1,000 from PACs that fund both parties.

Context. Not the pond. Taking the check is not a flip. Flipping after the check, and staying quiet, is.

Own it — Dual-party PAC

The office types a why in their own words after opening the mailbox link. It does not move the pond.

Largest dual-party PACs on this file.

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.$10,000
ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC.$10,000
AMERICAN FOREST & PAPER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Traditional PAC contributions to candidate committees only. A dual-party PAC gave at least $1,000 to both parties. AIPAC in this table is committee C00797670. Legal, disclosed, hard-capped. Super PACs and dark money are not in this number. Taking this money is common. The amount is the story. HippoCricket doesn't put this in the pond. FEC bulk committee-to-candidate (24K/24Z), cycles 2024+2026. Dual-party = PAC gave ≥$1,000 to Dems and ≥$1,000 to Republicans. AIPAC = C00797670 only. Download the PAC table.

Stock trading

S.Amdt. 1481 to S. 2038 — Brown amendment to prohibit financial conflicts of interest
What this was: Would have forced senators to sell individual stocks and dump conflicts of interest. Failed 26–73.
Senate · 2012
Force divestiture. Failed. Rejected 26–73, February 2, 2012.
Nay
Official roll call

Bills they sponsored · floor outcomes · not the pond

Bills and joint resolutions they sponsored since 2015 that passed or failed in a chamber. Sponsor only. Shown so you can see it. Bills never move the pond.

Sponsored 533 since 2015. 46 became law. 41 passed a chamber and did not become law. 0 failed a floor vote.

S. 1041 (119th Congress) — Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to address the infringement of patents that claim biological products, and for other purposes.
Introduced Mar 13, 2025 · Passed Senate Jul 21, 2026 · Official record ↗
S. 4394 (119th Congress) — Promoting Police Leadership Act
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the COPS program with respect to training command-level personnel, and for other purposes.
Introduced Apr 27, 2026 · Passed Senate Jun 10, 2026 · Official record ↗
S. 1890 (119th Congress) — Carla Walker Act
A bill to establish a grant program for certain State and local forensic activities, and for other purposes.
Introduced May 22, 2025 · Passed Senate Jun 10, 2026 · Official record ↗
S. 2934 (119th Congress) — Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act of 2025
A bill to limit the availability of civil actions affected by United States sanctions.
Introduced Sep 29, 2025 · Passed Senate Apr 28, 2026 · Official record ↗
S. 2132 (119th Congress) — CLEAR Path Act
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent and mitigate the potential for conflicts of interest following government service, and for other purposes.
Introduced Jun 18, 2025 · Passed Senate Apr 21, 2026 · Official record ↗
S. 1884 (119th Congress) — Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025
A bill to clarify the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016, to appropriately limit the application of defenses based on the passage of time and other non-merits defenses to claims under that Act.
Introduced May 22, 2025 · Became law Apr 13, 2026 (Public Law 119-82) · Official record ↗
S. 4123 (119th Congress) — End Special Treatment for Congress at Airports Act of 2026
A bill to prohibit preferential screening for Members of Congress at airports, and for other purposes.
Introduced Mar 17, 2026 · Passed Senate Mar 19, 2026 · Official record ↗
S. 1071 (119th Congress) — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.
Introduced Mar 14, 2025 · Became law Dec 18, 2025 (Public Law 119-60) · Official record ↗
S. 3021 (119th Congress) — ENFORCE Act
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance enforcement with respect to material depicting obscene child sexual abuse or constituting child pornography, and for other purposes.
Introduced Oct 21, 2025 · Passed Senate Dec 16, 2025 · Official record ↗
S. 2584 (119th Congress) — Enduring Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, regarding additional assessments on convicted persons, and for other purposes.
Introduced Jul 31, 2025 · Passed Senate Dec 10, 2025 · Official record ↗

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS (Library of Congress actions), pulled Oct 20, 2026. Provisions passed inside other bills are not counted.

Where they stand on the eight

A sourced vote always wins. Nothing is guessed.

Immigration & Border SecuritySupportedNo flipStricter enforcement and border controls
AbortionSupportedNo flipPro-life / restricting abortion
Gun Rights & Second AmendmentSupportedNo flipMore restrictions
Free Speech & CensorshipNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Taxes, Spending & DebtSupportedNo flipLower taxes and tax cuts
Energy PolicySupportedNo flipExpanded domestic and fossil-fuel production
Crime & PolicingYeaNo flip
Parental Rights & School ChoiceSupportedNo flipVoted Yea. Would let 529 accounts cover K–12 tuition, not just college.

Votes with own party

92% of the time — 12 of 13 roll calls on this page went with the rest of the Republican caucus.

Fat Hippo is whether they stay themselves. This is whether they stay with the party. Doesn't touch the pond.

Why this pond: No flip on the file. Never changed. The landmark votes are shown below.

We show what they said and what they did. The verdict is yours.

Recorded flips

Explained

Unexplained

Stance timeline by issue

Flips first

Each line is a sourced position. One banner is one flip on a landmark issue. Flips on other bills are listed in the Flips section, and Recorded flips counts both.