Politician report card · AR Senate · Class II (2026) · R · Senate

Tom Cotton

3 graded reports mentioning them on CladFacts. Scores below are about Cotton personally — not an average of the media that covers them.

Why this lean: Provisional ideology from Republican affiliation / caucus. Full claim-record grade pending agent review.

Why this record grade: No agent claim-record grade yet — provisional lean only. politician-grader will upgrade.

Coverage of them · media avg grade B+ · media avg lean 2% left (how outlets covering them scored — not Cotton’s own ideology)

Graded appearances

Sen. Tom Cotton delivers tribute to late Sen. Lindsey Graham on C-SPAN Jul 14, 2026 · C-SPAN · 92/100

A-

Political Lean 25% Right-leaning
Senate Postpones Jay Clayton DNI Hearing After Trump Directive Jun 17, 2026 · CBS News · 85/100

B+

Political Lean 5% Right-leaning
Al Jazeera report on US-Israel strains amid Iran deal holds up on key facts Jun 16, 2026 · Al Jazeera English · 78/100

B+

Political Lean 35% Left-leaning

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