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Jon TesterFormer
Democrat · Former senator · MT
Photo: U.S. Congress Bioguide
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Voted yes or no on 7 of the 8 issues.
Never changed.
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What they report · Where they serve · not the pond
- Reported assets
- No net worth reported.
Median household income, Montana $72,509
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How they voted · the eight · not the pond
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About Jon Tester
- Age
- 70 (born Aug 21, 1956)source
- Born in
- Havre, Montanasource
- Years in office
- U.S. Senate, 2007–2025 (18 years). Not in that office now.source
- Hobbies & fun facts
- nothing found
Jon Tester, of Big Sandy, Montana, was born in Havre. He graduated from Big Sandy High School and earned a B.S. in music from the University of Great Falls. He has farmed at T-Bone Farms in Big Sandy since 1978 and taught in the Big Sandy School District (1978–80). He is married to Sharla Tester; they have two children, Christine and Shon.
Last updated: Oct 19, 2026
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What they're running on
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- 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
Not currently in an elected office · No upcoming race for them in the site's ballot data
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Reported assets · not the pond
No financial disclosure on file in our data.
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Committee assignments · not the pond
U.S. Congress — past assignments
As listed on Dec 17, 2024, before they left Congress. Shown so you can see it. Committees never move the pond.
Senate Committee on Appropriations — Member
Subcommittee: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies — Member
Subcommittee: Defense — Chair
Subcommittee: Energy and Water Development — Member
Subcommittee: Homeland Security — Member
Subcommittee: Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies — Member
Subcommittee: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies — Member
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Member
Subcommittee: Housing, Transportation, and Community Development — Member
Subcommittee: National Security and International Trade and Finance — Member
Subcommittee: Securities, Insurance, and Investment — Member
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation — Member
Subcommittee: Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation — Member
Subcommittee: Communications, Media, and Broadband — Member
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs — Member
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs — Chair
Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators file history (commit c3843a3e83e5).
Funding — not the pond
FEC money track · 2024–2026 cycle · never part of the pond
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Campaign — didn’t take the both-sides check
$0 TAKE (dual-party PAC)
Under $1,000 from PACs that fund both parties this cycle. Super PACs are not in this number. Money never moves the pond.
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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.
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 331 since 2015. 16 became law. 12 passed a chamber and did not become law. 0 failed a floor vote.
S. 2513 (118th Congress) — Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2024
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Introduced Jul 26, 2023 · Became law Dec 23, 2024 (Public Law 118-196) · Official record ↗
S. 815 (118th Congress) — Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2024
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as the "Hello Girls".
Introduced Mar 15, 2023 · Passed Senate Sep 24, 2024 · Official record ↗
S. 1987 (118th Congress) — Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024
A bill to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and for other purposes.
Introduced Jun 14, 2023 · Passed Senate Jun 20, 2024 · Official record ↗
S.J.Res. 62 (118th Congress) — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service relating to "Importation of Fresh Beef From Paraguay".
Introduced Feb 26, 2024 · Passed Senate Mar 21, 2024 · Official record ↗
S. 2795 (118th Congress) — A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Introduced Sep 13, 2023 · Became law Oct 6, 2023 (Public Law 118-19) · Official record ↗
S. 30 (118th Congress) — Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.
Introduced Jan 24, 2023 · Became law Jul 18, 2023 (Public Law 118-8) · Official record ↗
S. 777 (118th Congress) — Veterans' COLA Act of 2023
A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 2023, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
Introduced Mar 14, 2023 · Became law Jun 14, 2023 (Public Law 118-6) · Official record ↗
S. 4949 (117th Congress) — National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 2022
Introduced Sep 27, 2022 · Became law Jan 5, 2023 (Public Law 117-355) · Official record ↗
S. 3388 (117th Congress) — Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2021
Introduced Dec 14, 2021 · Passed Senate Dec 19, 2022 · Official record ↗
S. 4458 (117th Congress) — Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022
Introduced Jun 23, 2022 · Became law Aug 26, 2022 (Public Law 117-174) · 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 SecurityShown, not in the pond.Shown, not in the pond.
- AbortionOpposedNo flipPro-choice / legal abortion access
- Gun Rights & Second AmendmentSupportedNo flipMore restrictions
- Free Speech & CensorshipNo sourced recordNo sourced record
- Taxes, Spending & DebtOpposedNo flipHigher taxes, especially on the wealthy
- Energy PolicySupportedNo flipExpanded domestic and fossil-fuel production
- Crime & PolicingYeaNo flip
- Parental Rights & School ChoiceOpposedNo flipVoted Nay. Would let 529 accounts cover K–12 tuition, not just college.
Votes with own party
91% of the time — 10 of 11 roll calls on this page went with the rest of the Democratic caucus.
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Why this pond: No flip on the file. Never changed. The landmark votes are shown below.
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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.
On the record — not in the pond
Iran War Powers Current events
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
Shown only. Doesn't touch the pond.
Healthcare Health
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
Shown only. Doesn't touch the pond.
Women's Sports Eligibility Education
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
Shown only. Doesn't touch the pond.
Artificial intelligence regulation Technology
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
Shown only. Doesn't touch the pond.
Voting rights and election rules Elections
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
Shown only. Doesn't touch the pond.
Term limits Congress
On the record — not in the pond
- Feb 2, 2012 Voted Nay — DeMint amendment: sense of the Senate for congressional term limitsShown, not in the pond. Official roll call
Shown only. Doesn't touch the pond.
Age limits for federal officials Congress
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
Shown only. Doesn't touch the pond.
Presidential immunity / accountability Presidency
On the record — not in the pond
No sourced vote or statement recorded yet.
Shown only. Doesn't touch the pond.
Abortion Social Policy
0 explained · 0 unexplained
Feb 25, 2020 Opposed Vote
Opposed: Pro-choice / legal abortion access
Voted Nay — Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (20-week)
On Passage
What this was: Would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, with limited exceptions.
↗ senate.govFeb 25, 2020 Opposed Vote
Opposed: Pro-choice / legal abortion access
Voted Nay — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
On Passage
What this was: Requires doctors to give an infant born alive after an attempted abortion the same care any other newborn would get, with penalties for failing to do so.
↗ senate.govMay 11, 2022 Opposed Vote
Opposed: Pro-choice / legal abortion access
Voted Yea — Women's Health Protection Act (codify Roe)
On Passage
What this was: Would write a federal right to abortion into statute and block many state limits, roughly locking in Roe v. Wade nationwide.
↗ senate.gov
Crime & Policing Justice
0 explained · 0 unexplained
Dec 18, 2018 Yea Vote
Voted Yea — First Step Act
On Passage
What this was: 2018 prison-reform law. Cuts some federal mandatory minimums, expands early-release credits, and eases a few sentencing rules. Trump signed it.
↗ senate.gov
Energy Policy Environment
0 explained · 0 unexplained
Jan 29, 2015 Supported Vote
Supported: Expanded domestic and fossil-fuel production
Voted Yea — Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act
On Passage
What this was: Would approve the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada. A signature energy vote.
↗ senate.gov
Gun Rights & Second Amendment Civil Rights
0 explained · 0 unexplained
Apr 17, 2013 Supported Shown, not in the pond.
Supported: More restrictions
Voted Yea — Manchin-Toomey expanded background checks
On Passage
What this was: Would require a federal background check on nearly all gun sales, including private sales and gun shows.
↗ senate.govJun 23, 2022 Supported Vote
Supported: More restrictions
Voted Yea — Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
On Passage
What this was: 2022 gun-and-mental-health package after Uvalde. Extra checks for buyers under 21, money for state red-flag laws, closes the “boyfriend loophole,” and school/mental-health funding.
↗ senate.gov
Immigration & Border Security Immigration
0 explained · 0 unexplained
Jun 27, 2013 Opposed Shown, not in the pond.
Opposed: More lenient immigration and reform
Voted Yea — S.744 Gang of Eight / path to citizenship
On Passage
What this was: 2013 comprehensive immigration bill. Border security triggers plus a path to citizenship. Not the same measure as 2025 detention bills.
↗ senate.gov
Parental Rights & School Choice Education
0 explained · 0 unexplained
Dec 1, 2017 Opposed Vote
Opposed: Voted Nay. Would let 529 accounts cover K–12 tuition, not just college.
Voted Nay — Cruz 529 / K-12 education accounts amendment
On Passage
What this was: Would let 529 education accounts cover K–12 tuition, not just college.
↗ senate.gov
Taxes, Spending & Debt Economy
0 explained · 0 unexplained
Dec 2, 2017 Opposed Vote
Opposed: Higher taxes, especially on the wealthy
Voted Nay — Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
On Passage
What this was: 2017 Republican tax law. Cut individual and corporate rates, doubled the standard deduction, capped SALT. Trump signed it.
↗ senate.govAug 7, 2022 Opposed Vote
Opposed: Higher taxes, especially on the wealthy
Voted Yea — Inflation Reduction Act
On Passage
What this was: Climate and energy tax credits, a 15% corporate minimum tax, IRS funding, and Medicare drug-price negotiation. Paid for in part by new taxes; Democrats framed it as deficit reduction.
↗ senate.gov
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Earmarks
S.Amdt. 1472 to S. 2038 — Toomey amendment to prohibit earmarks
What this was: Would have banned earmarks. Failed 40–59. Yea = ban earmarks.
Senate · 2012
Rejected 40–59, February 2, 2012. Yea = ban earmarks.
Term limits
S.Amdt. 1488 to S. 2038 — DeMint amendment on congressional term limits
What this was: Would have added congressional term limits. Failed 24–75.
Senate · 2012
Rejected 24–75, February 2, 2012.
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