John Cornyn

John Cornyn III is an American politician, attorney, and former jurist serving as the senior United States senator from Texas, a seat he has held since 2002. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the National Republican Senatorial Committee from 2009 to 2013, and also served as the Senate majority whip for the 114th and 115th Congresses. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
John Cornyn has 2,358 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2002 Statement as an Attorney General for Texas. The year with the most videos was 2017 with 210 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2009 with an average of 9,086 views per program. Most appearances with Mitch McConnell (151), John Thune (118), John A. Barrasso M.D. (108). Most common tags: Republican Party, Washington Politics, Federal Budget.

Appearances by Title:January 7, 2003 - Present U.S. Senator, R-TX View Map


Majority Whip (Jan 03, 2015 - Jan 03, 2019) Minority Whip (Jan 13, 2013 - Jan 03, 2015) Videos: 2,352

Previously

Attorney General, Texas
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January 13, 1999 - December 1, 2002 Videos: 2 U.S. Senate Candidate, Texas
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c. October 16, 2002 - c. November 5, 2002 Videos: 4

Recent Appearances

  • Senate Session, Part 1

    Senate Session, Part 1

    The Senate voted to invoke cloture on General Charles Brown’s nomination for Joint Chiefs of Staff chair, despite Senator Tommy…

  • Senate Session, Part 2

    Senate Session, Part 2

    The Senate confirmed the nomination of Rita Lin to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Northern District of California.…

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate continued work on the fiscal year 2024 spending package for the Departments of Agriculture, Veterans Affairs,…

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate voted 91-7 to begin debate on the fiscal year 2024 spending package for the Departments of Agriculture, Veterans…

  • Senate Session

    Senate Session

    The Senate continued work on the fiscal year 2024 spending package for the Departments of Agriculture, Veterans Affairs,…

  • Illinois Secretary of State Testifies on Free Speech and Book Bans

    Illinois Secretary of State Testifies on Free Speech and Book Bans

    Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias (D) joined advocates for and against book bans in testifying before the Senate…

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Appearance Stats

Member of Congress Record

District Map
Ideology Rankings
Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

Committees

Votes

Floor Activity

    • Days on Floor: 56
    • Total Time Speaking: 17 hours
    • Common Floor Remark Topics:

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