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John Cornyn
United States Senate

John Cornyn

U.S. Senator
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
29 / 100 F
Raw: 20 of 70 dynamic max · 35 of 50 answered · -20 foreign-influence adjustment
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First 28/ 60
🇺🇸 America First 12/ 40
National Rank
#4,551 of 8,776 · bottom 48.1% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Score adjustments

Foreign-lobby money compromises America First. The U.S. has no formal mutual-defense treaty with Israel; AIPAC operates a super-PAC (United Democracy Project) that spent over $100M during the 2024 cycle on independent expenditures against U.S. candidates who criticize Israeli government policy. A candidate who has accepted that money has, in their own revealed preference, accepted a foreign-policy filter on their congressional vote. The same logic covers China-linked donations, where federal law also prohibits CCP members from contributing.

For every candidate with a documented donor record, two things happen: (1) the specific category question is marked False (foreign_policy_restraint[q4] for AIPAC + China; economic_stewardship[q5] — the WEF/ESG/Davos capture question — for Soros-network donors), so the per-category subscore drops by 2 points; (2) an additional dollar-bracket adjustment is applied to the total, making the penalty proportional to the magnitude of the funding. Both impacts are visible on this page.

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Base score 40/100 Adjusted 20/100

Contact This Official

📍 Local district offices (6)
Austin, TX · 512-469-6034 · 221 W. Sixth St., Suite 1350, Chase Tower 78701
Dallas, TX · 972-239-1310 · 5001 Spring Valley Rd., Suite 1125 E 75244
Lubbock, TX · 806-472-7533 · 1500 Broadway, Suite 1230, Wells Fargo Center 79401
San Antonio, TX · 210-224-7485 · 600 Navarro, Suite 210 78205
Tyler, TX · 903-593-0902 · 100 E. Ferguson St., Suite 1004, Regions Bank Building 75702
Houston, TX · 713-572-3337 · 5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 710 77007

Reach out directly. Your voice matters. Proverbs 29:2 — When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice.

Next Election
November 3, 2026
Primary · Seat up at next election
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Registration deadline: 2026-10-05
Early voting: 2026-10-19 – 2026-10-30
Elections office: (512) 463-5650
Voter status: Check registration

Official Profile

Religion: Church of Christ
Education: B.A. Journalism, Trinity University (San Antonio); J.D., St. Mary's University School of Law; LL.M., University of Virginia School of Law
Birthplace: Houston, Texas (raised in military family, moved frequently)
Background: Former Texas Attorney General and Texas Supreme Court Justice. District court judge before that. In Senate since 2002. Former Senate Majority Whip.
X / Twitter: @JohnCornyn
Campaign Website: https://www.johncornyn.com
In Republican primary runoff vs Ken Paxton for 2026 re-election. Senate Minority Whip. More moderate/establishment than Cruz.

Category Breakdown

Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
TRUE (+2)
1 claim
  1. Carries a 100% pro-life voting record; cosponsored the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would require full medical care for infants who survive a failed abortion; and has fought to make the Hyde Amendment permanent to block taxpayer funding of abortion.

    Verified 2026-06-02Dispute this claim
Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
TRUE (+2)
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
TRUE (+2)
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
Not yet verified
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
Not yet verified
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
Not yet verified
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
Not yet verified
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
Not yet verified
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
Not yet verified
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
TRUE (+2)
1 claim
  1. A Texas border-security advocate who has consistently backed wall funding and military resources at the southern border; authored the Stop the Cartels Act to designate major drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and authorize military counterdrug operations.

    Verified 2026-06-02Dispute this claim
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
Not yet verified
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
TRUE (+2)[1,2]
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
FALSE (0)[1,2]
1 claim
  1. Led and shepherded the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (signed June 2022) — the first major federal gun-control legislation in nearly 30 years — which expanded background-check waiting periods for under-21 purchasers, closed the 'boyfriend loophole,' and provided federal grants to incentivize states to enact red-flag laws. He was booed at the Republican Party of Texas convention and rebuked by the state party for his role.

    Verified 2026-06-02Dispute this claim
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
TRUE (+2)[1,2]
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
Not yet verified
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
FALSE (0)
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
Not yet verified
Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
FALSE (0)

Sources & Evidence

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References & footnotes

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    U.S. Senate · accessed 2026-04-24 · Fetch Wayback archive
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