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See how two politicians stack up on the issues, campaign finance, voting records, and more.

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
Republican·AR
Alignment
97%
Stances
6/3/13
Stephanie Flowers
Democratic·AR
Alignment
95%
Stances
21/1/0
Issue Agreement23%
5 agree17 disagree

Issue Positions

Infrastructure & Transportation

How should we pay to fix roads, bridges, and internet?

Cotton:Strongly For
vs
Flowers:Strongly For
National Defense & Military

Should we spend more or less on the military?

Cotton:Strongly For
vs
Flowers:Strongly For
Education & Student Debt

How do we make schools better and college cheaper?

Cotton:Strongly Against
vs
Flowers:Strongly For
Healthcare & Medicare

Should the government help everyone get health care?

Cotton:Strongly Against
vs
Flowers:For
Economy & Jobs

What should the government do about jobs and pay?

Cotton:Strongly For
vs
Flowers:For
Gun Policy & 2nd Amendment

Should there be more rules about who can buy and carry guns?

Cotton:Strongly Against
vs
Flowers:For
Immigration & Border Security

Should it be easier or harder to come to the U.S.?

Cotton:Strongly For
vs
Flowers:Leans For
Climate & Environment

Is the planet getting too hot? What should we do?

Cotton:Against
vs
Flowers:For
Criminal Justice Reform

How should police, courts, and jails work?

Cotton:Against
vs
Flowers:Leans For
Foreign Policy & Diplomacy

How much should we get involved with other countries?

Cotton:Strongly For
vs
Flowers:Strongly For
Technology & AI Regulation

Should there be more rules for big tech companies and AI?

Cotton:Mixed
vs
Flowers:Strongly For
Social Security & Medicare

How do we make sure seniors get their retirement checks?

Cotton:Mixed
vs
Flowers:Strongly For
Housing & Affordability

What should we do about high rent and home prices?

Cotton:Undecided
vs
Flowers:For
Energy Policy & Oil/Gas

Should we use more solar and wind or more oil and gas?

Cotton:Strongly For
vs
Flowers:Mixed
Reproductive Rights & Abortion

Should abortion be legal? Who gets to decide?

Cotton:Strongly Against
vs
Flowers:Strongly For
LGBTQ+ Rights

Should LGBTQ+ people have the same legal protections?

Cotton:Against
vs
Flowers:Strongly For
Drug Policy & Legalization

Should marijuana be legal? How should we handle drug use?

Cotton:Against
vs
Flowers:For
Voting Rights & Elections

Should it be easier or harder to vote in elections?

Cotton:Against
vs
Flowers:Strongly For
Taxes & Government Spending

Should the government tax and spend more or less?

Cotton:Strongly Against
vs
Flowers:Strongly For
Labor & Unions

Should workers have more power through unions?

Cotton:Against
vs
Flowers:Strongly For
Privacy & Surveillance

How much should the government be able to watch what you do?

Cotton:Against
vs
Flowers:For
Trade & Tariffs

Should we put taxes on goods from other countries?

Cotton:Against
vs
Flowers:For

Background

Title
U.S. SenatorArkansas State Senator, District 12
State
ARAR
Chamber
SenateState Senate
Party
RepublicanDemocratic
Years in Office
11 years

Campaign Finance

Cotton (2020)
Total Raised
$15.7M
Total Spent
$8.1M
Cash on Hand
$8.9M

Voting Record Overlap

No shared voting records found

Election History

Tom Cotton
1W - 0L|Avg 67%
2020won66.5%
Stephanie Flowers
No election history on record