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๐ŸŒฑ Weeded out

John Cornyn

U.S. Senator for Texas ยท R-TX ยท ๐Ÿ“ All of Texas's Republicans

โœ… Reliable ๐ŸŒฑ Weeded out

Lost the May 26, 2026 runoff to Ken Paxton, 36% to 64%. Leaves office January 3, 2027.

Wrote the 2022 gun-control law. Texas fired him.

๐Ÿ“‹ The short version

Cornyn led Senate Republicans in writing the 2022 Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the gun-control law that funds state red-flag laws. In 2026 President Trump endorsed Attorney General Ken Paxton, calling him a "true MAGA warrior," and Paxton beat Cornyn by 28 points. Cornyn was the first Republican senator from Texas to lose renomination.

๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ How John Cornyn voted on the key votes

2 of 29 votes cast with the Democrats (weighted: 6.5%). Votes against the MAGA side are listed first.

VoteDateTheir voteRecord
๐Ÿ’ต Pass the $1.7 trillion lame-duck omnibus Senate ยท MAGA side: Nay Dec 22, 2022 Voted with Democrats Official โ†—
๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (gun control) Senate ยท MAGA side: Nay Jun 23, 2022 Voted with Democrats Official โ†—
๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Democrats' resolution calling for an end to the Iran war (September 2026) Senate ยท MAGA side: Nay Sep 24, 2026 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ Confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General Senate ยท MAGA side: Yea Aug 8, 2026 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Democrats' resolution calling for an end to the Iran war (June 2026) Senate ยท MAGA side: Nay Jun 23, 2026 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ SAVE Act vote #3: the House-passed SAVE America Act (Lee amendment) Senate ยท MAGA side: Yea Jun 5, 2026 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿ›‚ Secure America Act: $70 billion for ICE and the Border Patrol Senate ยท MAGA side: Yea Jun 5, 2026 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ SAVE Act vote #2: President Trump's SAVE America Act (Graham amendment) Senate ยท MAGA side: Yea Jun 4, 2026 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿ—ณ๏ธ SAVE Act vote #1: voter ID and proof of citizenship (Kennedy amendment) Senate ยท MAGA side: Yea Apr 23, 2026 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿ›‚ Bernie Sanders' amendment to take back ICE funding Senate ยท MAGA side: Nay Jan 30, 2026 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐ŸŽ–๏ธ Democrats' Venezuela war powers resolution Senate ยท MAGA side: Nay Jan 8, 2026 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿฅ Democrats' bill to extend the Biden-era Obamacare subsidies Senate ยท MAGA side: Nay Dec 11, 2025 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿญ Resolution to end the worldwide Liberation Day tariffs Senate ยท MAGA side: Nay Oct 30, 2025 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿญ Democrats' resolution to end the Canada tariffs (October 2025) Senate ยท MAGA side: Nay Oct 29, 2025 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿญ Democrats' resolution to end the Brazil tariffs Senate ยท MAGA side: Nay Oct 28, 2025 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ Confirm Emil Bove as a federal appeals court judge Senate ยท MAGA side: Yea Jul 29, 2025 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿ’ต Rescissions Act: cut $9 billion of foreign aid and public broadcasting Senate ยท MAGA side: Yea Jul 17, 2025 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿ’ต Pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Senate ยท MAGA side: Yea Jul 1, 2025 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿญ Democrats' resolution to end the Canada tariffs (April 2025) Senate ยท MAGA side: Nay Apr 2, 2025 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ Confirm Kash Patel as FBI Director Senate ยท MAGA side: Yea Feb 20, 2025 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ Confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services Senate ยท MAGA side: Yea Feb 13, 2025 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ Confirm Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence Senate ยท MAGA side: Yea Feb 12, 2025 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ Confirm Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense Senate ยท MAGA side: Yea Jan 24, 2025 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿ›‚ Advance the Biden-Schumer border deal Senate ยท MAGA side: Nay Feb 7, 2024 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿ‘ช Pass the Respect for Marriage Act Senate ยท MAGA side: Nay Nov 29, 2022 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court Senate ยท MAGA side: Nay Apr 7, 2022 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
๐Ÿ’ต Pass Joe Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill Senate ยท MAGA side: Nay Aug 10, 2021 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
โš–๏ธ Advance Nancy Pelosi's January 6 commission Senate ยท MAGA side: Nay May 28, 2021 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—
โš–๏ธ Convict President Trump in the second impeachment trial Senate ยท MAGA side: Nay Feb 13, 2021 Voted with MAGA Official โ†—

๐Ÿ“Œ On the record

  • May 26, 2026 Lost the Republican runoff to Ken Paxton, 501,725 votes (36.2%) to 885,949 (63.8%). Decision Desk HQ โ†—
  • May 19, 2026 President Trump endorsed Paxton a week before the runoff. AP News โ†—
  • Jun 23, 2022 Lead Republican negotiator of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

โš–๏ธ In fairness: their side

Cornyn has a conservative voting record on most issues. MAGA voters judged him on the gun law and on his public rejection of the "talking filibuster" plan to pass the SAVE America Act.

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