KeptAntitrustPROMISE #1
Take on Big Tech.
Verdict reasoning
Co-sponsored multiple Section 230 reform measures. Co-sponsored TikTok divestment bill. Co-sponsored Tucker Carlson FCC censorship inquiry. Voted YES on Khan FTC confirmation.
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Senate · MO
Joshua David Hawley
R · MOAge 46· National-conservative Republican
Josh Hawley represents Missouri in the U.S. Senate since January 2019. He won re-election in November 2024 by approximately 14 percentage points. He was first elected at age 38, the youngest U.S. senator at the time. He raised his fist toward January 6, 2021 demonstrators outside the Capitol — an image that became iconic and that he has repeatedly defended. His Senate priorities include anti-Big Tech, anti-China hawkishness, pro-life policy, and labor/anti-monopoly framings unusual for a Republican senator.
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Four promises chosen to span how voters across the political spectrum view this politician's record.
KeptForeign PolicyPROMISE #2
Confront China economically and militarily.
Verdict reasoning
Co-sponsored multiple China-restrictive measures including Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and CHIPS-related export controls.
KeptJudiciaryPROMISE #3
Defend constitutional originalism / confirm conservative judges.
Verdict reasoning
Voted YES on Barrett (2020). Voted NO on Justice Jackson. Frequent legal critic of progressive jurisprudence.
PartialElectionsPROMISE #4
Defend election integrity (Jan 6).
Verdict reasoning
Voted YES to sustain Pennsylvania electoral objection on January 6-7, 2021. Did not change vote after Capitol breach (one of 6 senators who continued to object after the breach). Voted NO on Electoral Count Reform Act (December 2022). Whether these actions constituted defending election integrity or obstructing certification depends on framework — Hawley raised his fist toward protesters outside the Capitol that morning, image widely circulated.
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#5
KeptReproductive Rights
Pro-life / restrict abortion.
Voted NO on WHPA. Co-sponsored multiple federal abortion-restriction measures.
#6
KeptGun Policy
Defend Second Amendment.
Voted NO on BSCA and all federal gun-control measures.
#7
PartialFiscal
Hold the line on federal spending.
Voted YES on TCJA, CARES. Voted NO on IIJA (one of 30 Republicans). Voted NO on IRA. Mixed record.
#8
PartialFamily Policy
Support working-class families / Manchin-Hawley CTC framework.
Co-sponsored expanded Child Tax Credit framework. Did not advance.
#9
KeptReligious Liberty
Defend religious liberty.
Voted NO on Respect for Marriage Act. Co-sponsored religious-liberty provisions.
#10
You DecideLabor
Pro-labor / anti-corporate-monopoly populism.
Hawley supported Amazon Labor Union (a Republican break from anti-labor traditional GOP position). Voted NO on PRO Act. Mixed/evolving record.
#11
PartialTech
Investigate Big Tech censorship.
Held multiple oversight hearings on platform moderation. Specific Section 230 reforms did not pass.
#12
KeptForeign Policy
Oppose Ukraine military aid.
Voted NO on Ukraine aid packages 2022-2024.
#13
KeptImmigration
Aggressive border enforcement.
Voted YES on H.R. 2 framework. Voted against February 2024 Bipartisan Border Bill (insufficient enforcement).
#14
PartialGovernment Reform
Investigate Biden administration.
Voted YES on Mayorkas impeachment articles. Investigations occurred via committee work.
#15
KeptForeign Policy
Support Israel.
Voted YES on Israel aid.
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