Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Arizona
Votes with Republicans
99%
on 727 party-line votes · Senate Republicans median 99%
Cast a vote
96%
Yea or Nay on 1,206 of 1,258 roll calls · Senate median 96%
Their bills that became law
11 of 73
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 6
Roll calls on record
1,258
Fifty-seventh Legislature – Second Regular Session (2026)
Votes and bills updated Oct 4, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover Fifty-seventh Legislature – Second Regular Session (2026).
How John Kavanagh votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where John Kavanagh sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. John Kavanagh is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
4 of 727 party-line votes.
SB1170 · Narcotic drugs; sales; minor; sentencing
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-12 · Failed 14–14 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB2494 · Certificate; environmental compatibility; zoning; exemption
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-10 · Failed 13–16 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB2696 · Commerce authority; gas; prices; prioritization
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-10 · Failed 14–15 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1285 · Prisoners; correctional facilities; sentencing
Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee Action (FAILED) · 2026-02-18 · Failed 3–4 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
SB1170 · Narcotic drugs; sales; minor; sentencing
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-12 · Failed 14–14
SB1178 · Naturopathic physicians; drug administration
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-06-12 · Failed 14–14
HB2615 · Parenting time; supervision; professional supervisor
Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology Committee Action (FAILED) · 2026-03-31 · Failed 5–5
HB2367 · Neighborhood electric vehicles; VLT; exemption
Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology Committee Action (FAILED) · 2026-03-17 · Failed 4–4
SB1745 · Local excise taxes; rate limit
Senate – Third Reading · 2026-03-04 · Failed 15–15
Democrats they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Brian FernandezDemocrat · District 23 · 562 shared contested votes
34%
Kiana SearsDemocrat · District 9 · 534 shared contested votes
33%
Flavio BravoDemocrat · District 26 · 536 shared contested votes
30%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (52 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills John Kavanagh was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced73
Out of committee39
Passed one chamber35
Passed both chambers18
Became law11
Never left committee34
For comparison, the median Republican member of the Senate has 6 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Definitions 27Elections And Electors – Title 16 9Property – Title 33 8Cities And Towns – Title 9 8Classification 8Prohibition 7
Firearms; homicide; mandatory destruction
Not out of committeeAssigned to Senate RULES Committee · 2026-06-12
Public records; exemption; photos
Not out of committeeAssigned to Senate RULES Committee · 2026-06-12
Bicycles; mobility devices; speed limits
Not out of committeeAssigned to Senate RULES Committee · 2026-06-12
Sex offenders; electronic monitoring
Passed one chamberHouse third reading FAILED voting: (29-26-5-0) · 2026-06-12
High school students; AED training
Passed one chamberHouse third reading FAILED voting: (19-36-5-0) · 2026-06-11
Classroom management; students; temporary removal
Passed one chamberHouse third reading FAILED voting: (22-32-6-0) · 2026-06-09
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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SB1290 · 2026-06-13
Open meetings; planned communities (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2305 · 2026-06-12
Private towing carriers; regulation; rates (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2003 · 2026-06-12
Interscholastic; intramural athletics; biological sex (Senate Rules Committee Action (PFC))
HCR2003 · 2026-06-12
Interscholastic; intramural athletics; biological sex (Senate – Senator Ortiz moved the portion of the COW report that HCR 2003 do pass be amended to include the Ortiz flr amend)
HCR2001 · 2026-06-12
Citizenship; identification; contributions; early voting (Senate – Senator Gonzales moved that the portion of the COW report that HCR 2001 do pass amended be amended to show the resolution failed to pass)
SB1170 · 2026-06-12
Narcotic drugs; sales; minor; sentencing (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2142 · 2026-06-12
School safety; ESAs; fingerprinting; revisions (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1630 · 2026-06-12
Enhanced residential treatment; SMI (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1624 · 2026-06-12
Photo radar enforcement; civil penalty (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2406 · 2026-06-12
Minor victims; public records prohibition (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1214 · 2026-06-12
Stem cells; regenerative therapy (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2048 · 2026-06-12
Military families; scholarship accounts (Senate Government Committee Action (W/D))
HB2398 · 2026-06-12
Watercraft; insurance requirements; penalties (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2700 · 2026-06-12
Technology study committee; assistive technology (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2755 · 2026-06-12
State lands; commercial leases; auction (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1160 · 2026-06-12
Drones; entertainment events; prohibition (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1620 · 2026-06-12
Utility relocation notification (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2305 · 2026-06-12
Private towing carriers; regulation; rates (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1456 · 2026-06-12
Authorized third party; bond exemption (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1496 · 2026-06-12
DCS; policies; procedures (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1178 · 2026-06-12
Naturopathic physicians; drug administration (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1127 · 2026-06-12
Duty to report; abuse; neglect (Senate – Third Reading)
HB4005 · 2026-06-12
Artificial intelligence; course; public schools (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1113 · 2026-06-12
Service of process; evaluation agencies (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1180 · 2026-06-12
DOR; income tax forms; conformity (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2003 · 2026-06-12
Interscholastic; intramural athletics; biological sex (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2044 · 2026-06-12
Preferential treatment; discrimination; prohibited acts (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2001 · 2026-06-12
Citizenship; identification; contributions; early voting (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2397 · 2026-06-12
Homeowners' associations; property covenants; disclosures (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1627 · 2026-06-12
Schools; prohibition; unmanned aircraft (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1428 · 2026-06-12
Proof of insurance; workers' compensation (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1713 · 2026-06-12
Independent testing; treatment; pharmacists (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2320 · 2026-06-12
School districts; bonds; financial advisors (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2800 · 2026-06-12
Ignition interlock devices; violation; classification (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1326 · 2026-06-12
Victims' rights; attorney fees; costs (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1723 · 2026-06-12
Domestic violence; release conditions (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1683 · 2026-06-12
Landownership; foreign adversary; prohibition (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2321 · 2026-06-12
DCS; credit freeze; reporting (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2780 · 2026-06-12
Judicial foreclosure; excess proceeds sale (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2957 · 2026-06-12
Driver license; enhanced; mobile; prohibition (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2960 · 2026-06-12
Veterans' court fund; grant program (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2322 · 2026-06-12
DCS; investigations; interviews; recording (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1335 · 2026-06-12
Groundwater savings credits; irrigation (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2408 · 2026-06-12
Nursing board; regulatory actions; expungement (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2048 · 2026-06-12
Military families; scholarship accounts (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2134 · 2026-06-12
Critical infrastructure; foreign adversaries; prohibition (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1671 · 2026-06-12
Gaming; racing; boxing; conflict-of-interest continuation (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2257 · 2026-06-12
Watercraft fund; distribution of monies (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2257 · 2026-06-12
Watercraft fund; distribution of monies (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1336 · 2026-06-12
State land department; continuation; oversight (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2040 · 2026-06-12
School districts; labor organizations; resources (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1552 · 2026-06-12
ADOT; revisions. (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1511 · 2026-06-12
Nondomiciled commercial drivers license; validity (Senate – Third Reading)
SB1198 · 2026-06-12
Beef council; veterinary board; continuation (Senate – Third Reading)
HB2941 · 2026-06-12
Motorcycles; reckless driving (Senate – Third Reading)
HCR2048 · 2026-06-12
Military families; scholarship accounts (Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology Committee Action (DPA/SE))
HB4156 · 2026-06-11
Capital outlay; appropriations; 2026-2027 (Senate – Third Reading)
HB4166 · 2026-06-11
State budget implementation; 2026-2027 (Senate – Third Reading)
HB4164 · 2026-06-11
Local government; 2026-2027 (Senate – Third Reading)
HB4155 · 2026-06-11
Amusements; 2026-2027 (Senate – Third Reading)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 1258 total roll-call votes this session).
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