Sen. Raphael Warnock
Senator for Georgia
pronounced RAH-fay-el // WAHR-nok
Warnock is the junior senator from Georgia and is a Democrat. He has served since Jan 20, 2021. Warnock is next up for reelection in 2028 and serves until Jan 3, 2029. He is 55 years old.
![Photo of Sen. Raphael Warnock [D-GA]](/https/www.govtrack.us/static/legislator-photos/456858-200px.jpeg)
Analysis
Ideology–Leadership Chart
Warnock is shown as a purple triangle ▲ in our ideology-leadership chart below. Each dot is a member of the Senate positioned according to our ideology score (left to right) and our leadership score (leaders are toward the top).
The chart is based on the bills legislators have sponsored and cosponsored from Jan 3, 2019 to Nov 21, 2024. See full analysis methodology.
Committee Membership
Raphael Warnock sits on the following committees:
Enacted Legislation
Warnock was the primary sponsor of 5 bills that were enacted:
- S. 3369 (117th): Max Cleland VA Medical Center Act
- S. 4011 (117th): Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2022
- S. 1031 (117th): A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits …
- S. 3033 (117th): A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the “John R. Lewis Post …
- S. 1675 (117th): Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act
Does 5 not sound like a lot? Very few bills are ever enacted — most legislators sponsor only a handful that are signed into law. But there are other legislative activities that we don’t track that are also important, including offering amendments, committee work and oversight of the other branches, and constituent services.
We consider a bill enacted if one of the following is true: a) it is enacted itself, b) it has a companion bill in the other chamber (as identified by Congress) which was enacted, or c) if at least about half of its provisions were incorporated into bills that were enacted (as determined by an automated text analysis, applicable beginning with bills in the 110th Congress).
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Warnock sponsors bills primarily in these issue areas:
Health (23%) Armed Forces and National Security (22%) Transportation and Public Works (19%) Government Operations and Politics (10%) Agriculture and Food (9%) Education (7%) Labor and Employment (6%) Taxation (4%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Warnock recently introduced the following legislation:
- S.Res. 911: A resolution designating December 1, 2024, as “Drive Safer Sunday”.
- S.Res. 903: A resolution expressing support for the designation of November 8, 2024, as “National …
- S. 5328: A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to submit to Congress a …
- S.Res. 894: A resolution designating December 1, 2024, as “Drive Safer Sunday”.
- S.Res. 811: A resolution condemning the horrific shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, …
- S. 4854: MHPI Act
- S. 4684: Bridge to Medicaid Act of 2024
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Key Votes
Missed Votes
From Jan 2021 to Nov 2024, Warnock missed 74 of 1,591 roll call votes, which is 4.7%. This is worse than the median of 3.0% among the lifetime records of senators currently serving. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Office of Sen. Warnock for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
