Who is most bipartisan senator

Collins has long touted her willingness to work across the aisle, drawing at times scorn and praise from Republicans and Democrats alike. In recent years, Collins most prominently bucked her party when she cast one of the three deciding votes that sunk the Republican-led effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act in But she joined her Republican colleagues that year to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the U.

Supreme Court and to pass a tax bill. In February, Collins broke with Republican ranks when she voted to convict Trump for his role in the deadly Jan. Only six other Republican senators voted to convict Trump. Alex Daugherty Miami Herald , April 25, Collins ranked most bipartisan U. Hell freezing over? Even in Trump age, some N. Jonathan D. Salant NJ.

Partisan politics in the age of Trump? These N. Republicans work with Democrats. Jonathan Salant NJ. Does bipartisanship even work in today's polarized Congress?

Meet the 5 most bipartisan politicians in Congress. Moderates are squeezed out or pulled apart. Terrorism a bipartisan concern.

Liam Marlaire Leader-Telegram , March 27, Low scores for cooperation to Wisconsin's congressional delegation. Bridging the Gap. Portman, Rep. Joyce excel in bipartisanship test on Hill. Fighting for the lost art of bipartisanship. Nora Kelly The Atlantic , March 8, And the most partisan senator of is Bipartisanship in Congress: Some progress, still a long way to go.

Former Sen. Richard Lugar R-Ind. Sanders, Cruz top list of most partisan senators. Nick Gass Politico , March 7, Alex Gangitano Roll Call , March 7, Indianapolis Star: Sen. Lugar's ranking on the Bipartisan Index. Real conservatives and real progressives can get things done.

Anarchy in the House. In recent years, Collins most prominently bucked her party when she cast one of the three deciding votes that sunk the Republican-led effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act in But she joined her Republican colleagues that year to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the U.

Supreme Court and to pass a tax bill. Collins is up for re-election this November in what has become a nationally targeted race as Democrats look to flip the U. Scores in the two houses of Congress are based on separate data, so the scores of House members are not comparable to those of Senators.

In the th Congress, 63 Senators earned a positive bipartisan score — meaning they scored better than the average Senator in their circumstances during the previous 13 Congresses On the House side, members in the th Congress scored above the historical average, while were below the historical average. House Republicans had five of the top six House scores, but Republicans also had the ten lowest scores in the chamber.

The top 20 ranks in the House were almost evenly split between 11 Republicans and 9 Democrats. For the sixth year in a row, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, had the lowest score 98th in the Senate. The th Congress included a number of members who are being mentioned as possible GOP candidates for the presidential nomination.

Among these, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, was the only one with a high Bipartisan Index score. He ranked 13th in the Senate. The other frequently mentioned GOP contenders had low scores.