U.S. Senator
David McCormick
Pennsylvania
RepublicanConservative
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Voting Profile
Legislative Record
Most Active Policy Areas
#1 healthcare#2 other
38
Votes Analyzed
Data sources: voteview, congress.gov
Political Position
Ideology Spectrum
0.58Conservative
Senator McCormick positions himself as a conservative Republican, with a voting record that places him slightly to the right of his party's average in the Senate. His ideology score of 0.579 indicates consistent conservative positions across most policy areas, reflecting alignment with traditional Republican priorities.
LiberalModerateConservative
Republican avg
Near the average for Republicans (0.52)
Data source: VoteView NOMINATE scores (UCLA/UC San Diego)
Policy Positions
Category Breakdown
38
total votes analyzed
Overview
David McCormick is a first-term Republican Senator from Pennsylvania who took office in January 2025. As a newly seated senator, his voting record is still developing, with 38 votes cast during his initial months in office. His early voting pattern shows strong support for procedural motions that advance Republican priorities, voting 'yea' on multiple cloture and motion to proceed votes. In healthcare-related votes, he has supported approximately 45% of measures, suggesting a selective approach to healthcare policy rather than blanket opposition or support. McCormick has shown consistent support for social security-related measures (100% yea) and majority support for agriculture and environment/energy issues (67% yea each). His defense votes show 0% yea on the limited sample of 2 votes, though this small number makes definitive conclusions difficult.
Key Positions
- •Consistent support for advancing Republican legislative priorities through procedural votes
- •Selective approach to healthcare legislation with mixed voting record
- •Strong support for social security-related measures
- •Generally supportive of agriculture-related legislation
- •Voting record slightly more conservative than the average Senate Republican
By Policy Area
Healthcare22
45% yea55% nay
Other6
100% yea0% nay
Analysis updated: January 9, 2026
Campaign Finance
Follow the Money
Includes all authorized campaign committees (principal committee, joint fundraising, and other authorized committees). Outside spending by Super PACs and independent groups is shown separately below. Verify on FEC.gov →
Career: $61.7M
Fundraising Over Time
Raised per election cycleSpent
Contribution Sources
Individual$5.4M
98%
PAC / Committees$103K
2%
Individual Breakdown
Itemized (>$200)
$5.2M
Small Dollar (<$200)
$253K
Donation Sizes
Under $200
$1.5M · 33%
$200 – 499
$186K · 4%
$500 – 999
$210K · 5%
$1,000 – 1,999
$624K · 14%
$2,000+
$2.0M · 44%
Share of individual contribution dollars by donation size, current election cycle.
Where the Money Comes From
In-state (PA)$1.8M · 46%
Out-of-state$2.1M · 54%
Itemized individual contributions only (donations over $200 report the donor's state). Small-dollar donations are not included because the FEC does not itemize them.
PA
$1.8M
CA
$404K
FL
$252K
NY
$244K
TX
$191K
VA
$149K
DC
$103K
NJ
$88K
Top Contributors
Top Contributing Industries
Top Donor Employers
RETIRED$1.2M
SELF EMPLOYED$271K
NULL$130K
HOMEMAKER$72K
CONSTELLATION$30K
BLACKROCK$28K
UPMC$25K
RDV CORPORATION$23K
WABTEC CORP$21K
POND LEHOCKY$20K
MILLER STRATEGIES LLC$18K
BNY$15K
Employer as self-reported by itemized donors. “Not Employed” and “Self-Employed” typically rank highest for small-dollar campaigns and include retirees.
Where the Money Goes
Spending by Purpose
Other / Uncategorized
$2.2M
Administrative
$2.0M
Advertising
$411K
Refunds
$13K
Fundraising
$7K
Purpose categories are self-reported on FEC filings; large “Other” totals are common.
Top Payees
1.$997K
APEX STRATEGIES LLC
2.$491K
COLDSPARK
3.$445K
RED SPARK STRATEGY
4.$254K
HALL LLC
5.$243K
AMERICAN EXPRESS
6.$211K
PA TRAVEL LLC
7.$190K
SOCKO STRATEGIES LLC
8.$143K
CROSBY OTTENHOFF GROUP LLC
Detailed Breakdown
Expenditures
Operating Costs
$20.2M
Operating Offsets
$35K
Net Operating
$20.2M
Loans
Candidate Loans
$14.4M
Transfers
Transfers Out
$4K
Refunds
Individual Refunds
$76K
Outside Spending (Super PACs)
Supporting
$32.9M
Opposing
$135.3M
Total Outside Spending
$168.2M
Top Outside Spenders
01
$108.9MWINSENATE
-$108.9M
02
$19.6MKEYSTONE RENEWAL PAC
+$19.6M
03
$16.6MDSCC
-$16.6M
04
$8.4MAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION
+$8.4M
05
$4.0MLCV VICTORY FUND
-$4.0M
06
$3.3MHONOR PENNSYLVANIA, INC.
+$3.3M
07
$2.4MNRDC ACTION VOTES
-$2.4M
08
$2.0MEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY VICTORY FUND (EVERYTOWN VICTORY FUND)
-$2.0M
Independent expenditures are made without coordination with the candidate. Source: FEC Schedule E filings.
Coverage: 12/1/2021 – 12/31/2022FEC: S2PA00661Updated: 8/12/2026Source: FEC.gov (all authorized committees)
Voting Record
Congressional Votes
26 votes across 7 categories