Candidate · November 3, 2026
John Francis Reed
On the ballot for U.S. Senate · Rhode Island
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $3.7M
- cash on hand
- $1.9M
- issues with public statements
- 8
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. Senate · Rhode Island1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Democrat1 |
| Status | Incumbent — Currently serves as a U.S. senator from Rhode Island.2 |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Jack Reed was born and raised in Cranston, Rhode Island, where he grew up on Pontiac Avenue.3,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is seeking re-election to lower the cost of living, oppose the Trump administration in Congress and keep bringing federal money and projects to Rhode Island.4,
Service in Congress since 2023
- 2021–nowU.S. Senator, RI2
Websites and accounts
- Official websitereed.senate.gov2
- X (Twitter)x.com/SenJackReed6
- Facebookfacebook.com/SenJackReed6
- YouTubeyoutube.com/SenatorReed6
- Campaign websitejackreed.com5,
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§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Health Care
His campaign website says he wants to immediately reverse the $1 trillion Medicaid cut it attributes to President Trump and to protect Medicaid and Medicare from further cuts.4
- Reduce federal Medicaid spending further, such as by giving states fixed yearly amounts (block grants or per-person limits)
- Keep the funding rules set by the 2025 law
- Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
His campaign website says he is working to strengthen and expand the Affordable Care Act.4
Abortion and Reproductive Health
His campaign website says he is working to protect and restore reproductive rights for all Americans.4
Economy, Jobs and Trade
Immigration
His campaign website says he voted against funding the administration's immigration raids, is working to limit ICE's conduct, and pushed to shift $62 billion in ICE funding to building affordable homes.4
Energy and Climate
His campaign website says he worked with other members of Congress to get the administration's stop-work orders on Revolution Wind, off the coast of Rhode Island, reversed.4
Foreign Policy and Defense
His campaign website says he opposes President Trump's war with Iran and is using his vote in the Senate to try to stop it.4
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says the administration tried to go around Congress by freezing federal money for housing and infrastructure projects, and that he worked to get that money flowing to Rhode Island again.4
§4Popular bills that never got a vote
Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.
While John Francis Reed served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. John Francis Reed sponsored or cosponsored 12 of the 50. How bills die without a vote.
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- Requires sanctions and tariffs if Russia refuses peace talks with Ukraine or invades again (S. 1241, 119th Congress · 84 cosponsors)8Cosponsored
- Adds Medicare coverage of tests that screen for many types of cancer, starting in 2028 (S. 339, 119th Congress · 68 cosponsors)9Cosponsored
- Allows Medicare to cover FDA-approved tests that screen for many types of cancer (S. 2085, 118th Congress · 64 cosponsors)10Cosponsored
- Requires AM radio as standard equipment in new passenger vehicles (S. 1669, 118th Congress · 62 cosponsors)11Cosponsored
- Adds Medicare coverage of early Alzheimer's screening tests starting in 2028 (S. 3267, 119th Congress · 57 cosponsors)12Cosponsored
- Sets criminal penalties for charging unauthorized fees to help with VA benefit claims (S. 740, 118th Congress · 55 cosponsors)13Cosponsored
- Requires health plans to cover birth defect care for the eyes, ears, teeth, mouth or jaw (S. 1677, 119th Congress · 54 cosponsors)14Cosponsored
- Expands federal support for community development lenders, including Native lenders (S. 3940, 119th Congress · 53 cosponsors)15Cosponsored
- Expands tax breaks and federal support for employee ownership of S corporations (S. 2515, 118th Congress · 40 cosponsors)16Cosponsored
- Expands tax deferral and federal support for employee ownership of S corporations (S. 2461, 119th Congress · 33 cosponsors)17Cosponsored
- Expands and extends federal and local authority to detect and stop threatening drones (S. 1631, 118th Congress · 30 cosponsors)18Cosponsored
- Expands tech company reporting duties and victim remedies for online child sexual abuse (S. 1829, 119th Congress · 29 cosponsors)19Cosponsored
- Lets combat-disabled military retirees receive full retired pay and disability pay (S. 1032, 119th Congress · 80 cosponsors)20Did not cosponsor
- Lets combat-disabled veterans with under 20 years' service get full retirement pay (S. 344, 118th Congress · 74 cosponsors)21Did not cosponsor
- Permanently expands Medicare coverage of telehealth services (S. 1261, 119th Congress · 73 cosponsors)22Did not cosponsor
- Sets prior authorization standards for Medicare Advantage plans (S. 1816, 119th Congress · 71 cosponsors)23Did not cosponsor
- Renews the repair-backlog fund for national parks and other public lands (S. 1547, 119th Congress · 70 cosponsors)24Did not cosponsor
- Permanently expands Medicare coverage of telehealth services (S. 2016, 118th Congress · 65 cosponsors)25Did not cosponsor
- Gives new-car dealers more time to restock inventory under a tax accounting method (S. 443, 118th Congress · 63 cosponsors)26Did not cosponsor
- Lets surviving military and veteran spouses who remarry keep certain benefits (S. 410, 119th Congress · 61 cosponsors)27Did not cosponsor
- Sets electronic prior-approval and reporting rules for Medicare Advantage plans (S. 4532, 118th Congress · 59 cosponsors)28Did not cosponsor
- Bans connected vehicles and parts tied to China, Russia, Iran or North Korea (S. 4429, 119th Congress · 57 cosponsors)29Did not cosponsor
- Requires employer health plans to offer exceptions to step therapy drug rules (S. 2903, 119th Congress · 52 cosponsors)30Did not cosponsor
- Bars insurance discrimination against living organ donors and clarifies their leave rights (S. 1552, 119th Congress · 50 cosponsors)31Did not cosponsor
- Limits VA cuts to payment rates for ambulances and other special transportation (S. 2757, 118th Congress · 49 cosponsors)32Did not cosponsor
- Adds military spouses to the groups covered by the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (S. 596, 118th Congress · 49 cosponsors)33Did not cosponsor
- Requires health plans to offer exceptions to step-therapy drug rules (S. 652, 118th Congress · 48 cosponsors)34Did not cosponsor
- Raises the railroad track maintenance tax credit and updates which track qualifies (S. 1532, 119th Congress · 48 cosponsors)35Did not cosponsor
- Lowers U.S. taxes on Taiwan residents if Taiwan gives Americans similar treatment (S. 199, 119th Congress · 48 cosponsors)36Did not cosponsor
- Has education civil rights officials consider a specific definition of antisemitism (S. 558, 119th Congress · 47 cosponsors)37Did not cosponsor
- Bars insurer bias against living organ donors; counts recovery for job-protected leave (S. 1384, 118th Congress · 43 cosponsors)38Did not cosponsor
- Restores immediate tax deductions for research costs and expands startup research credits (S. 866, 118th Congress · 43 cosponsors)39Did not cosponsor
- Authorizes stillbirth research, data collection and public education programs (S. 2647, 118th Congress · 41 cosponsors)40Did not cosponsor
- Expands and revises the low-income housing tax credit for affordable rentals (S. 1515, 119th Congress · 41 cosponsors)41Did not cosponsor
- Funds state stillbirth data collection and federal stillbirth guidelines (S. 2858, 119th Congress · 41 cosponsors)42Did not cosponsor
- Lets surviving military and veteran spouses who remarry keep certain benefits (S. 1266, 118th Congress · 40 cosponsors)43Did not cosponsor
- Adds military spouses to the tax credit for hiring workers from targeted groups (S. 1027, 119th Congress · 39 cosponsors)44Did not cosponsor
- Expands and extends the military's authority to counter drone threats through 2030 (S. 1793, 119th Congress · 39 cosponsors)45Did not cosponsor
- Creates a White House coordinator and task force to counter antisemitism (S. 4091, 118th Congress · 38 cosponsors)46Did not cosponsor
- Lowers Medicare drug plan costs and limits for non-opioid pain medicines (S. 475, 119th Congress · 36 cosponsors)47Did not cosponsor
- Expands and renames the low-income housing tax credit (S. 1557, 118th Congress · 34 cosponsors)48Did not cosponsor
- Funds two federal diabetes programs, including one for Native Americans, through 2027 (S. 2211, 119th Congress · 34 cosponsors)49Did not cosponsor
- Adds permanent Medicare coverage of pharmacist testing and treatment for common infections (S. 2426, 119th Congress · 33 cosponsors)50Did not cosponsor
- Adds a presentation on VA benefits to military transition counseling (S. 3938, 119th Congress · 32 cosponsors)51Did not cosponsor
- Expands U.S.-Israel military cooperation on counter-drone and emerging technology (S. 554, 119th Congress · 32 cosponsors)52Did not cosponsor
- Creates a federal data system on college students' enrollment, costs and outcomes (S. 1349, 118th Congress · 31 cosponsors)53Did not cosponsor
- Funds SNAP food assistance benefits during a lapse in fiscal 2026 Agriculture funding (S. 3024, 119th Congress · 31 cosponsors)54Did not cosponsor
- Makes the federal adoption tax credit refundable (S. 2895, 118th Congress · 30 cosponsors)55Did not cosponsor
- Sets federal criminal penalties for illicit use of xylazine, an animal sedative (S. 993, 118th Congress · 30 cosponsors)56Did not cosponsor
- Adds Medicare payment for pharmacist testing and treatment of flu, COVID-19 and more (S. 2477, 118th Congress · 29 cosponsors)57Did not cosponsor
§5Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.58
| Raised | $3,727,368 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $3,432,028 |
| Cash on hand | $1,883,532 |
Where the money came from
§6Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
Senate candidates and senators file with the Senate's own disclosure system, which asks each visitor to agree to its terms before searching, so we can't link straight to a filing. You can search for John Francis Reed at efdsearch.senate.gov59.