John Hoeven represents North Dakota in the U.S. Senate since January 2011.
Senator John Hoeven has kept about half of his public promises to North Dakota voters. Of 14 graded commitments, he kept 8, broke 1, and partially kept 5.
His most significant broken promise: Hold the line on federal spending. That pledge clashed with his voting record on appropriations bills.
We don't yet have detailed donor data or a breakdown of which industries fund his campaigns, so we cannot yet show whether his votes align with his top funders' interests. We also lack specifics on which spending bills he supported or opposed.
Narrated from FEC + Congress.gov receipts. Every figure traces to our data.
III kept 57% of 14 promises tracked for the 2023–2029 term. Each verdict is term-scoped, primary-sourced, and reviewed by three sequential reviewers (neutral · conservative · progressive).
Standard review · primary sources, single editorial pass.
John Henry Hoeven III's campaign-promise scorecard: 57% kept of 14 graded. Source: campaignreceipts.com/r/john-hoeven
Primary-source promise tracker, campaignreceipts.com.
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Voted YES on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (December 2017). Has consistently supported TCJA-extension framework.
Voted YES on Justices Gorsuch (2017), Kavanaugh (2018), and Barrett (2020). Dobbs (2022) overturned Roe with all three in the majority.
Voted NO on the Women's Health Protection Act. Supported confirmation of pro-life justices who overturned Roe.
Voted NO on most federal gun-control measures during tenure. NRA rating A or A+.
Voted YES on H.R. 2 framework. Position on the February 2024 Bipartisan Border Bill varied; comprehensive enforcement legislation did not pass during the Biden administration.
Voted to expedite energy permitting and against Biden-era leasing restrictions. U.S. became net energy exporter (2019).
Voted YES on TCJA (CBO-projected $1.9T deficit) and CARES Act ($2.2T). National debt rose substantially during tenure.
Voted NO on the Respect for Marriage Act (citing religious-liberty concerns) and supported religious-liberty appropriations provisions.
Voted YES on Israel aid packages. Co-sponsored multiple Israel-support measures.
Voted yes on Trump nominees including AG, SecDef, DNI, Treasury during the 119th Congress.
Voted no on most Biden judicial nominees in minority. Could not block confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (April 2022, 53-47).
Multiple bills introduced restricting federal funds to sanctuary jurisdictions; none reached final passage during the term.
Voted yes on Congressional Review Act resolutions disapproving Biden-era rules. Major regulatory rollback came via executive action under second Trump term.
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John Henry Hoeven III's biggest donor industries are Individual / Retired ($23,570). Every dollar is tied to an FEC filing.
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