Bill Hagerty
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William Francis Hagerty IV is an American politician, businessman, and diplomat serving as the junior United States senator from Tennessee since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 30th United States ambassador to Japan from 2017 to 2019 under President Donald Trump. (Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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- PartialBill Hagerty is a candidate for U.S. Senate - TNprofile identity· OpenFEC
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Confirmation: Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Confirmation: Daniel Mack Traynor, of North Dakota, to United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit
- VerifiedVoted Nay on A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Daniel Mack Traynor to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Antonio M. Pozos to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Confirmation: Michael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael C. Martin to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Confirmation: Benjamin M. Flowers, of Ohio, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Confirmation: Kara Marie Westercamp, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Benjamin M. Flowers to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
- VerifiedVoted Not Voting on A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Medicare Program; Implementation of Prior Authorization for Select Services for the Wasteful and Inappropriate Services Reduction (WISeR) Model".
- VerifiedVoted Not Voting on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kara Marie Westercamp to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Confirmation: Jeffrey T. Kuntz, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jeffrey T. Kuntz to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida
- VerifiedVoted Yea on An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Confirmation: Matthew A. Schwartz, of New York, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Confirmation: Arthur Roberts Jones, of T.X., to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
- VerifiedVoted Nay on A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew A. Schwartz, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
- VerifiedVoted Nay on A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Arthur Roberts Jones to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Confirmation: Michael J. Hendershot, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael J. Hendershot to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Confirmation: John George Edward Marck, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
- VerifiedVoted Yea on Confirmation: David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas
- VerifiedRaised $15,772,577.38 in the 2026 cycle
- VerifiedPublic statement: ICYMI—Hagerty Joins Varney & Co. on Fox Business to Discuss Iran, Democrats’ Economic Agenda
- VerifiedPublic statement: Hagerty Calls on Bank Regulators to Reform Confidential Supervisory Information Practices
- VerifiedPublic statement: Hagerty Opposes Biden-Era Weaponization of the DOJ against Conservatives on Senate Floor
- VerifiedPublic statement: ICYMI—Hagerty JoinsMornings With Maria on FOX Business to Discuss the Proposed Peace Deal with Iran
- VerifiedPublic statement: ICYMI—Hagerty Joins America’s Newsroom on Fox News to Discuss the Proposed Peace Deal with Iran
- VerifiedNews coverage: Tennesseans begin early voting with US Sen. Bill Hagerty facing 5 Democratic challengers - WTVC
- VerifiedNews coverage: A. O. Smith Hosts U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty and U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary James Danly at Lebanon, Tennessee Facility - PHCPPros
- VerifiedNews coverage: Sen. Bill Hagerty: Kevin Warsh is 'the man for the moment' - CNBC
- VerifiedNews coverage: Is Bill Hagerty positioning himself to lead TVA? | Opinion - The Tennessean
- VerifiedNews coverage: Tennessee Sen. Bill Hagerty formed legal defense fund in December - Chattanooga Times Free Press
- VerifiedNews coverage: Sen. Bill Hagerty Creates Legal Defense Fund Over Biden-Era ‘Arctic Frost’ Investigation - News of the United States - NOTUS
Bills & Legislative Work
2026-06-02: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2026-06-02: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2026-03-26: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2025-04-03: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Public Statements
ss="et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_section_regular" > Jun 30, 2026 Washington—On Monday, United States Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Banking Committees, joined Varney & Co. on Fox Business to Discuss Iran and Democrats’ socialist price control agenda. *Click the photo... Hagerty Calls on Bank Regulators to Reform Confidential Supervisory Information Practices Jun 24, 2026 Long-overdue reforms will improve transparency and accountabil
Jun 30, 2026 Washington—On Monday, United States Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., a member of the Senate Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Banking Committees, joined Varney & Co. on Fox Business to Discuss Iran and Democrats’ socialist price control agenda. *Click the photo... Jun 24, 2026 Long-overdue reforms will improve transparency and accountability in bank supervision. WASHINGTON— On Tuesday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, sent a lette
Jun 24, 2026 Long-overdue reforms will improve transparency and accountability in bank supervision. WASHINGTON— On Tuesday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, sent a letter to Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Federal Reserve... Jun 17, 2026 Senate Democrats attempted to codify language against the Trump Administration’s Anti-Weaponization Fund into law WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) spoke on the Senate floor
Jun 17, 2026 Senate Democrats attempted to codify language against the Trump Administration’s Anti-Weaponization Fund into law WASHINGTON—On Tuesday, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) spoke on the Senate floor to speak out against the Biden administration’s weaponization... Jun 17, 2026 Washington—Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Banking Committees, joined Mornings With Maria on FOX Business to discuss the pr
Jun 17, 2026 Washington—Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Banking Committees, joined Mornings With Maria on FOX Business to discuss the president’s interim memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iran,... Jun 16, 2026 Washington—Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations, Appropriations, and Banking Committees, joined America’s Newsroom on Fox News to discuss the presiden
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