As people speculate how Senator Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) will vote in Wednesday’s Republican Senate leadership election, Yellowhammer News is examining her voting record in the Senate.
Following research that showed Britt has been the second most frequent opponent of President Biden’s judicial nominees, we took our own deep dive into Britt’s comprehensive voting history since taking office in January 2023, when the 118th Congress convened.
There have been 607 roll call votes during this time period, which predominantly come down on party lines. Comparing Britt’s votes to other members of the Republican conference, it is clear that Alabama’s junior senator tracks most closely to Senators with strong conservative bona fides.
For example, Britt’s votes corresponded with U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) 94.8% of the time, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) 91.7%, and Vice President-elect JD Vance (R-OH) 88.3%.
Despite being an advisor on the Senate Republican leadership team, Sen. Britt is more likely than not to break with current Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) when it comes to issues that divide the Republican conference. Britt has voted differently than McConnell a total of 92 times in her short time in office.
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Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), who chairs the conservative Steering Committee, on Tuesday evening is hosting a forum for the leadership candidates. Yellowhammer News used the occasion to scrutinize the votes during the 118th Congress when Lee voted differently than McConnell.
The results showed that Britt voted with Lee rather than McConnell in a majority of these instances. She was recently recognized for her staunch conservative voting record by the likes of CPAC and the Faith & Freedom Coalition.
Grayson Everett is the state and political editor for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on X @Grayson270
