# Raphael Warnock (GA) — Legislator Fact Sheet · The GA Files > How Raphael Warnock voted on the most consequential federal legislation, with campaign-finance data from FEC filings. *Source: https://thegafiles.com/RaphaelWarnock.html · The GA Files (thegafiles.com)* --- Legislator Fact Sheet · United States Senate · Georgia # Raphael Warnock Party Democrat In Office 2021 – present Seat U.S. Senate Key Votes Recorded 9 of 10 HRC Equality Score81 / 100 Raphael Warnock, senior pastor of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church, has been a U.S. Senator from Georgia since January 2021, winning a full term in 2022; he is next on the ballot in 2028. Two of the twelve scorecard bills (the American Health Care Act and the For the People Act) never received a Senate roll-call vote and are omitted below; the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act predates his tenure. 9 / 10A recorded position on 9 of the ten scorecard votes — the rest predate his tenure. **HRC Equality Score: 81/100 (118th Congress).** An external rating from the [Human Rights Campaign](https://www.hrc.org/resources/congressional-scorecard), an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization, scoring members 0–100 on support for LGBTQ+ equality based on key votes and bill cosponsorships in the 118th Congress (2023–24). Included for reference; it reflects HRC's positions, not this site's. **Methodology.** Every vote below is the member's actual recorded position, pulled directly from the official Senate roll-call XML and cross-checked against the published vote totals. Bills without a Senate roll-call vote (the American Health Care Act and the For the People Act) are omitted. DNV = did not vote; — = not yet in office. Summaries are factual; framing is left to the reader. 01 ## One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 1 · 119th Congress NO Date Senate passage July 1, 2025 (50–50) Status Became law — Public Law 119-21, signed July 4, 2025 Raphael Warnock's Vote Voted **NO** — with nearly all Democrats. ### Impact on Everyday Americans The largest safety-net rollback in recent memory — over $1 trillion cut from health programs and at least $120 billion from SNAP, with new Medicaid work requirements and higher ACA premiums. Supporters cast it as tax relief and spending restraint; opponents warned it would strain rural hospitals and nursing homes and raise costs for lower-income families. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1) - [Official Senate roll-call record](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00372.htm) 02 ## Laken Riley Act S. 5 / H.R. 29 · 119th Congress YES Date Senate passage January 20, 2025 (64–35) Status Became law, signed January 29, 2025 Raphael Warnock's Vote Voted **YES** — breaking with most Democrats. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Requires DHS to detain undocumented people merely charged with or arrested for theft-related offenses — without a conviction — and lets states sue the federal government over immigration enforcement. Named for a Georgia nursing student killed in 2024, it drew bipartisan support, but immigrant-rights groups criticized the detention-without-conviction standard and due-process concerns. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5) - [Official Senate roll-call record](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00007.htm) 03 ## Inflation Reduction Act H.R. 5376 · 117th Congress YES Date Senate passage August 7, 2022 (50–50) Status Became law, signed August 16, 2022 Raphael Warnock's Vote Voted **YES** — with nearly all Democrats. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Let Medicare negotiate prescription-drug prices, capped insulin at $35/month for Medicare enrollees, extended ACA premium subsidies, and funded clean-energy investment — direct savings for lower- and middle-income households and seniors, paid for partly with a corporate minimum tax. It passed on party lines. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376) - [Official Senate roll-call record](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00325.htm) 04 ## Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act H.R. 3684 · 117th Congress YES Date Senate passage August 10, 2021 (69–30) Status Became law, signed November 15, 2021 Raphael Warnock's Vote Voted **YES** — with nearly all Democrats. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Funds roads, bridges, broadband, and water-system replacement, with Georgia set to receive billions for roads, ports, airports, water systems, and broadband access. One of the few major bipartisan infrastructure laws of the era. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3684) - [Official Senate roll-call record](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00314.htm) 05 ## American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress YES Date Senate passage March 6, 2021 (50–49) Status Became law, signed March 11, 2021 Raphael Warnock's Vote Voted **YES** — with nearly all Democrats. ### Impact on Everyday Americans A $1.9 trillion COVID-relief package: $1,400 stimulus checks, expanded unemployment benefits, and a one-year Child Tax Credit expansion credited with helping cut child poverty nearly in half in 2021. Supporters credited it with speeding the recovery; critics argued it fueled inflation. It passed on party lines. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1319) - [Official Senate roll-call record](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1171/vote_117_1_00110.htm) 06 ## Bipartisan Safer Communities Act S. 2938 · 117th Congress YES Date Senate passage June 23, 2022 (65–33) Status Became law, signed June 25, 2022 Raphael Warnock's Vote Voted **YES** — with nearly all Democrats. ### Impact on Everyday Americans The first major federal gun-safety law in nearly 30 years: enhanced background checks for buyers under 21, funding for state red-flag laws, closure of the “boyfriend loophole,” and new mental-health and school-safety money. Passed weeks after the Uvalde school shooting with bipartisan support. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2938) - [Official Senate roll-call record](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00242.htm) 07 ## Respect for Marriage Act H.R. 8404 · 117th Congress DNV Date Senate passage November 29, 2022 (61–36) Status Became law, signed December 13, 2022 Raphael Warnock's Vote Did not vote (recorded as not voting). ### Impact on Everyday Americans Codified federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages, requiring states to honor marriages performed where they were legal. A response to concerns that the Supreme Court might revisit marriage rights; it passed with bipartisan support. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8404) - [Official Senate roll-call record](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00362.htm) 08 ## CHIPS & Science Act H.R. 4346 · 117th Congress YES Date Senate passage July 27, 2022 (64–33) Status Became law, signed August 9, 2022 Raphael Warnock's Vote Voted **YES** — with nearly all Democrats. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Subsidized domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research to cut reliance on foreign chips and ease the supply-chain shocks that drove up prices on cars and electronics — including roughly $75 million directed to strengthen chip production in Georgia. Passed with bipartisan support. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4346) - [Official Senate roll-call record](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00271.htm) 09 ## Honoring our PACT Act S. 3373 · 117th Congress YES Date Senate passage August 2, 2022 (86–11) Status Became law, signed August 10, 2022 Raphael Warnock's Vote Voted **YES** — with nearly all Democrats. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Expanded VA health care and benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits and other hazards during their service — one of the largest expansions of veterans’ benefits in decades. Passed with broad bipartisan majorities. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3373) - [Official Senate roll-call record](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00280.htm) 10 ## Tax Cuts and Jobs Act H.R. 1 · 115th Congress — Date Senate passage December 20, 2017 (51–48) Status Became law, signed December 22, 2017 Raphael Warnock's Vote Not in office — Raphael Warnock took office after this vote. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Cut the corporate tax rate permanently and individual rates temporarily, doubled the standard deduction, and capped the state-and-local-tax (SALT) deduction. The largest tax overhaul in a generation; supporters cited growth and simpler filing, while critics noted the largest benefits flowed to corporations and higher earners and that it added to the deficit. It passed on party lines. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1) - [Official Senate roll-call record](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1151/vote_115_1_00323.htm) Constituent Access ## Town Halls Open public forums with constituents · review period 2021–2026 **Warnock holds open, in-person town halls.** That is a documented contrast with several Georgia members who declined face-to-face forums over the same period. He took questions from a statewide audience and from large in-person crowds in 2025. ## Documented Record - **May 4, 2025 — Zion Hill Baptist Church, South Fulton.** Warnock's first in-person town hall of 2025 drew more than 800 constituents and ran about two hours. Questions covered budget cuts, tariffs, foreign policy, Social Security, and Georgia's failure to expand Medicaid; the event was briefly interrupted by pro-Palestine protesters. As ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, Warnock told the room, “I am doing everything I can with the tools I have,” and pledged to hold the administration accountable. - **Early March 2025 — statewide virtual town hall.** Ahead of the South Fulton event, Warnock held a telephone/online town hall taking questions from constituents “from every corner of the state.” Verified against Georgia Public Broadcasting and Sen. Warnock's official Senate site (2025). This is not an exhaustive list of every event; it documents that open public town halls occurred within the review period. ## Sources - [Georgia Public Broadcasting — Warnock holds town hall in SW Atlanta](https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/05/05/sen-raphael-warnock-holds-town-hall-in-southwest-atlanta) - [Sen. Warnock — over 800 at South Fulton town hall (official)](https://www.warnock.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-reverend-warnock-hosts-crowd-of-over-800-at-south-fulton-town-hall/) - [Sen. Warnock — statewide town hall, “every corner of the state” (official)](https://www.warnock.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-reverend-warnock-hosts-town-hall-to-hear-georgians-concerns-answer-questions-from-every-corner-of-the-state/) Campaign Finance ## Campaign Finance 2025–26 cycle · Federal Election Commission Raised$1.9M Spent$2.6M Cash on Hand$4.0M Warnock is not on the ballot until 2028, and his 2025–26 receipts are correspondingly modest. His committee money is led by a transfer from his own joint fundraising committee, with labor and corporate PACs behind it. Pinned — AIPAC Money $0 this cycle [AIPAC's FEC disbursement filings](https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00797670&recipient_name=C00736876) report no contributions or earmarked donor money to this campaign in the 2025–26 cycle. ## Top PAC & Committee Contributors | # | Contributor | Amount | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Warnock Victory Fund | $56,000 | | 2 | King & Spalding PAC | $5,000 | | 3 | Insured Retirement Institute PAC | $5,000 | | 4 | Int'l Assn of Fire Fighters PAC | $5,000 | | 5 | Stripe Inc. PAC | $3,500 | | 6 | Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) PAC | $2,500 | | 7 | SMART Transportation Division PAC | $2,500 | | 8 | Financial Services Institute PAC | $2,500 | | 9 | CTIA — The Wireless Association PAC | $2,500 | | 10 | National Venture Capital Association Venturepa | $2,500 | Source: Federal Election Commission, 2025–26 cycle. Direct PAC contributions and committee transfers only — individual donors, earmarked conduit pass-throughs, refunds, and loans are excluded. Figures auto-pulled from FEC filings. ## Sources - [FEC — candidate profile & filings](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S0GA00559/) ## Verification Resources - [U.S. Senate roll-call votes](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/votes.htm) - [Raphael Warnock — Congressional Biographical Directory](https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000790) - [FEC — campaign finance filings](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S0GA00559/) Vote positions are taken from official roll-call records, not secondhand summaries. Campaign-finance figures are drawn directly from the candidate's FEC filings for the 2025–26 cycle. [← All Legislators](https://thegafiles.com/legislators.html)