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WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON

S · RI · DEM

Disqualifying vote on record

At least one Tier 1 vote: a vote to advance a direct breach of a clear command, or against a clean protection bill under the stated rule.

History

Past floor votes

Past floor votes on life and on children count at a disclosed prudential weight. A vote in the prior Congress counts at 0.5. A vote two Congresses back counts at 0.25. Nothing older is scored. The weight counts toward the lane minimum: the votes add their weights, not one full vote each. An absence, or a present, on a bill that defends life or children still counts, at that same reduced weight. An absence on a bill that expands abortion does not. Scripture gives no half-life for sin. Recent conduct is better evidence of how a member uses the office now. The numbers 0.5 and 0.25, and the two-Congress limit, are chosen numbers, open to revision. Decay changes the score only. Whether a cap applies does not decay.

  • Nay on S.Con.Res. 5 (117th Congress, senate roll 23). disclosed prudential weight 0.25 (two Congresses back). Reserve fund. Not scored. A non-binding reserve fund binds nothing. Official roll.
  • Yea on H.R. 3755 (117th Congress, senate roll 65). disclosed prudential weight 0.25 (two Congresses back). Cloture on an abortion-expansion bill. A yea caps the label and does not disqualify. Official roll.
  • Yea on S. 4132 (117th Congress, senate roll 170). disclosed prudential weight 0.25 (two Congresses back). Cloture on an abortion-expansion bill. A yea caps the label and does not disqualify. Official roll.
  • Nay on S.Con.Res. 14 (117th Congress, senate roll 336). disclosed prudential weight 0.25 (two Congresses back). Reserve fund. Not scored. Declining a non-binding reserve fund is not an act against the commandment. Official roll.
  • Yea on H.R. 8404 (117th Congress, senate roll 362). disclosed prudential weight 0.25 (two Congresses back). Tier 2 under family harm, not children. Signed by Adam Malin on 2026-10-22. A yea counts. Some Christians backed the religious-liberty amendment, and the practical effect largely codified Obergefell. Neither changes what the law declares marriage to be. Official roll.
  • Nay on S.J.Res. 10 (118th Congress, senate roll 90). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Yea on the motion to proceed to S.J.Res. 10 is protective. The resolution would disapprove the VA abortion rule. 118th Congress decay 0.5. The motion weight is the published cloture weight. Signed by Adam Malin on 2026-10-22. Official roll.
  • Yea on S. 4554 (118th Congress, senate roll 211). disclosed prudential weight 0.5 (prior Congress). Sense of Congress. Scored at the 0.5 factor, not a full harm exposure of 100. A yea caps the label at Compromises on record and does not disqualify. Official roll.

Tier 2 scale: 68.26

Rankings updated October 26, 2026, 11:44 AM ET · Votes through September 30, 2026
Exported candidates: 719 | Filings on file, by office: H: 5838 | P: 1467 | S: 1567. These counts include every filing for that office, so they are larger than the ranked list. One person can have more than one filing. Non-voting delegates are left out.

Record label

Disqualifying vote on record

Tier 2 scale

68.26

Tier 2 gross

205

Credits

32

Votes loaded

915

32 credit events are listed below, combined weight 166. They are not subtracted from the Tier 2 scale.

Scored events

Scored events

Scored events: 42

Scored events

Tier 1 disqualifiers

A Tier 1 disqualifier is not part of the Tier 2 gross.

Defends innocent life

Tier 1 · disqualifier +100

Vote: Nay. Roll 11. Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 6.

Voted against invoking cloture on, or against final passage of, a clean bill defending innocent life or children, without a substantive vote for that same bill.

Derived from nay vote on senate roll 11 on s-6-119 with tag defends_life (cloture 0.3x). Clean protection bill: no unrelated major rider, and no substantive vote for the bill.

s-6-119

Scored events

Tier 2 penalties

These penalty weights sum to 205, the Tier 2 gross. Credits are not subtracted from that total.

War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 480. Question: On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3944.

Supported legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.

Derived from senate roll 480 on hr-3944-119 with tag war_funding (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-3944-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 228. Question: On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6500.

Supported debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from senate roll 228 on hr-6500-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-6500-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 11. Question: On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6938.

Supported debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from senate roll 11 on hr-6938-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-6938-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 20. Question: On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7148.

Supported debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from senate roll 20 on hr-7148-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-7148-119

War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 648. Question: On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 1071).

Supported legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.

Derived from senate roll 648 on s-1071-119 with tag war_funding (final_passage 1.0x).

s-1071-119

War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 570. Question: On Passage of the Bill S. 2296.

Supported legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.

Derived from senate roll 570 on s-2296-119 with tag war_funding (final_passage 1.0x).

s-2296-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 2 · penalty +25

Vote: Yea. Roll 527. Question: On Passage of the Bill S. 2882.

Supported debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from senate roll 527 on s-2882-119 with tag debt_spending (final_passage 1.0x).

s-2882-119

Defends innocent life

Tier 2 · penalty +15

Vote: Nay. Roll 12. Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 3627.

Voted against legislation defending innocent life. While not equivalent to directly supporting abortion, failure to defend life when the opportunity is clear remains a grave moral failing (James 4:17).

Derived from nay vote on senate roll 12 on s-3627-119 with tag defends_life (cloture 0.3x). Tier-2 grave compromise: the bill has an unrelated major lane, or the member cast a substantive vote for it.

s-3627-119

Defends children

Tier 2 · penalty +15

Vote: Nay. Roll 100. Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 9.

Voted against legislation protecting children from sexual corruption or gender ideology. While not equivalent to directly supporting such harm, failure to protect children when the opportunity is clear remains a grave moral failing (James 4:17).

Derived from nay vote on senate roll 100 on s-9-119 with tag defends_children (cloture 0.3x). Tier-2 grave compromise: the bill has an unrelated major lane, or the member cast a substantive vote for it.

s-9-119

Scored events

Positive fitness credits

Each line is a positive-fitness credit. A credit is not a Tier 2 penalty, and it is not subtracted from the Tier 2 gross.

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +12

Vote: Yea. Roll 184. Question: On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 86.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 184 on hconres-86-119 with tag de_escalation (final_passage 1.0x).

hconres-86-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +12

Vote: Yea. Roll 244. Question: On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 89.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 244 on hconres-89-119 with tag de_escalation (final_passage 1.0x).

hconres-89-119

Omnibus complicity

Tier 3 · credit +8

Vote: Nay. Roll 528. Question: On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5371.

Voted against omnibus or continuing resolution packaging.

Derived from nay vote on senate roll 528 on hr-5371-119 with tag omnibus (final_passage 1.0x).

hr-5371-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 46. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 104.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 46 on sjres-104-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-104-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 88. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 114.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 88 on sjres-114-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-114-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 69. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 116.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 69 on sjres-116-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-116-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 58. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 118.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 58 on sjres-118-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-118-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 79. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 123.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 79 on sjres-123-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-123-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 118. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 163.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 118 on sjres-163-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-163-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 174. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 172.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 174 on sjres-172-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-172-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 207. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 180.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 207 on sjres-180-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-180-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 216. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 181.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 216 on sjres-181-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-181-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 113. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 184.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 113 on sjres-184-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-184-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 129. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 185.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 129 on sjres-185-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-185-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 80. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 32.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 80 on sjres-32-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-32-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 454. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 41.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 454 on sjres-41-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-41-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 306. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 53.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 306 on sjres-53-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-53-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 307. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 54.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 307 on sjres-54-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-54-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 328. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 59.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 328 on sjres-59-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-59-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 555. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 83.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 555 on sjres-83-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-83-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 608. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 90.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 608 on sjres-90-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-90-119

Peacemaking and de-escalation

Tier 3 · credit +6

Vote: Yea. Roll 5. Question: On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 98.

Voted in favor of troop withdrawal, arms sale disapproval, or de-escalation resolution.

Derived from yea vote on senate roll 5 on sjres-98-119 with tag de_escalation (discharge 0.5x).

sjres-98-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 3 · credit +2

Vote: Nay. Roll 169. Question: On the Motion to Proceed H.Con.Res. 14.

Voted against debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from nay vote on senate roll 169 on hconres-14-119 with tag debt_spending (cloture 0.3x).

hconres-14-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 3 · credit +2

Vote: Nay. Roll 329. Question: On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 1.

Voted against debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from nay vote on senate roll 329 on hr-1-119 with tag debt_spending (cloture 0.3x).

hr-1-119

Omnibus complicity

Tier 3 · credit +2

Vote: Nay. Roll 128. Question: On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1968.

Voted against omnibus or continuing resolution packaging.

Derived from nay vote on senate roll 128 on hr-1968-119 with tag omnibus (cloture 0.3x).

hr-1968-119

War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk

Tier 3 · credit +2

Vote: Nay. Roll 575. Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 4016.

Voted against legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.

Derived from nay vote on senate roll 575 on hr-4016-119 with tag war_funding (cloture 0.3x).

hr-4016-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 3 · credit +2

Vote: Nay. Roll 38. Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 7147.

Voted against debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from nay vote on senate roll 38 on hr-7147-119 with tag debt_spending (cloture 0.3x).

hr-7147-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 3 · credit +2

Vote: Nay. Roll 136. Question: On the Motion to Proceed S. 2.

Voted against debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from nay vote on senate roll 136 on s-2-119 with tag debt_spending (cloture 0.3x).

s-2-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 3 · credit +2

Vote: Nay. Roll 533. Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 2806.

Voted against debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from nay vote on senate roll 533 on s-2806-119 with tag debt_spending (cloture 0.3x).

s-2806-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 3 · credit +2

Vote: Nay. Roll 585. Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 3012.

Voted against debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from nay vote on senate roll 585 on s-3012-119 with tag debt_spending (cloture 0.3x).

s-3012-119

War funding and foreign bloodguilt risk

Tier 3 · credit +2

Vote: Nay. Roll 195. Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 4784.

Voted against legislation tagged for war funding or foreign entanglement.

Derived from nay vote on senate roll 195 on s-4784-119 with tag war_funding (cloture 0.3x).

s-4784-119

Debt and spending (prudential)

Tier 3 · credit +2

Vote: Nay. Roll 87. Question: On the Motion to Proceed S.Con.Res. 33.

Voted against debt-expanding or inflationary spending legislation.

Derived from nay vote on senate roll 87 on sconres-33-119 with tag debt_spending (cloture 0.3x).

sconres-33-119

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