Corruption / Ethics

John Cornyn (R)

Cornyn voted to certify Joe Biden's 2020 Electoral College victory on January 6, 2021, declining to join the House Republican objectors and publicly calling the Capitol attack 'shameful.' He voted to acquit Trump in both impeachments while criticizing the conduct in each case. He has co-sponsored the Sunshine in the Courtroom Act for federal court transparency and has historically supported FARA reform, PAC disclosure modernization, and STOCK Act enforcement. He has opposed the most aggressive congressional-stock-trading-ban proposals on First Amendment grounds while supporting tighter timely-disclosure requirements. He has been a vocal critic of pardon-power abuse on both sides historically, and has called for Senate Ethics Committee enforcement against members of both parties when public conduct breaches occur.

James Talarico (D)

Talarico's first Senate priority is an anti-corruption package: ban super PACs and corporate PACs, ban partisan gerrymandering with independent redistricting commissions, and pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. He would ban congressional stock trading, impose term limits (6 House terms / 2 Senate terms), require annual town halls, and ban presidential pardons. He proposes Supreme Court term limits and a binding code of conduct with recusal rules, financial disclosure requirements, and gift limits. He has refused all corporate PAC money since his 2017 first race and broke quorum twice in the Texas House over partisan redistricting. He voted to impeach Paxton in 2023, calling it 'this may be the most consequential vote I'll cast as a member of the Texas Legislature.'

Corruption / Ethics

John Cornyn (R)

James Talarico (D)

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