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Serving since Jan 4, 2021WI 2025–26 session

Portrait of Calvin Callahan, rendered as a two-tone print
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4.9%
of statements discuss policy, in the bottom tenth of State House Republicans

4.9% of 245 statements discuss policy (12 statements); the average for State House Republicans is 32%. Ranks 745th of 791, where 1st is the highest rate.

An AI model reads each of Callahan’s posts on X and marks whether it discusses a specific policy. The rate is the share of statements marked; it is compared with the average among State House Republicans and ranked against the same group.

At a glance

6 measures against State House Republicans. 7.8% of Callahan’s statements contain a personal attack, 2.7 times the State House Republican average of 2.9%. Callahan sits at +0.66 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 89% of State House Republicans.

The measures on which Callahan sits furthest from the middle of State House Republicans, each against the same group, with the CSIP score when there is one. Every number is explained in its own section below.

Policy discussion

4.9%

State House Republicans average 32% · ranks 745th of 791

Personal attacks

7.8%

State House Republicans average 2.9% · ranks 82nd of 791

CSIP ideology

+0.66

More conservative than 89% of State House Republicans · ± 0.05

Bipartisanship

0%

State House Republicans average 1.8% · ranks 677th of 791

Credit claiming

2.9%

State House Republicans average 13% · ranks 636th of 791

Extreme labels

2.9%

State House Republicans average 1.4% · ranks 136th of 791

Peer group: State House Republicans. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; the thick bar is Callahan, the thin grey bar the peer average. The headline is the measure on which Callahan is most unusual among peers (Methods, §08).

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What Callahan says

Callahan stresses bipartisanship less than 85% of State House Republicans. Bipartisanship in 0% of 245 statements, against 1.8% for the average State House Republican; 677th of 791.

An AI model reads each of Callahan’s 245 statements in the WI 2025–26 session (245 posts on X) and marks the kinds of statement it contains: a personal attack, criticism of a policy, discussion of policy, bipartisanship, credit claiming, and extreme labels. A statement can carry several. Every rate is compared with the average for State House Republicans and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the WI 2025–26 session

0%80%
Callahan
Peers
Rank
Personal attacks19 statements
8%
3%
82nd of 791
Policy discussion12 statements
5%
32%
745th of 791
Credit claiming7 statements
3%
13%
636th of 791
Policy criticism5 statements
2%
9%
590th of 791
Bipartisanship0 statements
0%
2%
677th of 791
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Callahan's share of statements in each category against the State House Republicans average.
RowCallahanPeers
Personal attacks8%3%
Policy discussion5%32%
Credit claiming3%13%
Policy criticism2%9%
Bipartisanship0%2%
245

statements classified

245 posts on X.

posts on X: 245 (100.0%)posts on X 245
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Callahan's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X245
How to read the bars

The thick bar is Callahan; the thin grey bar is the average State House Republicans. A longer thick bar means Callahan does this more than peers. Rank 1 is the highest rate in the group.

Extreme labels

Callahan used extreme labels in 2.9% of statements, 2.0 times the peer average. 7 statements, most often aimed at lil liberal; peers 1.4%.

  1. “MAGA”4

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. lil liberal1
  2. MAGA1
What an extreme label is

Calls a politician, a party or a policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who or what the label was aimed at. The lists show the five most used labels and targets; the toggle shows the rest.

Month by month

Share of statements per month, the WI 2025–26 session

Statements2025-01: 02025-02: 02025-03: 02025-04: 62025-05: 1442025-06: 02025-07: 42025-08: 12025-09: 182025-10: 62025-11: 22025-12: 12026-01: 32026-02: 42026-03: 42026-04: 72026-05: 12026-06: 12026-07: 22026-08: 162026-09: 162026-10: 9peak 144 · May ’25Personal attackspeak 10.4% · May ’25 · latest 6.3%Personal attacks, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-05: 10.4% of 144Personal attacks, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-09: 5.6% of 18Personal attacks, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-08: 6.3% of 16Personal attacks, 2026-09: 6.3% of 16Personal attacks, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticismpeak 1.4% · May ’25 · latest 0.0%Policy criticism, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-05: 1.4% of 144Policy criticism, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-09: 0.0% of 18Policy criticism, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-08: 0.0% of 16Policy criticism, 2026-09: 0.0% of 16Policy criticism, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussionpeak 4.9% · May ’25 · latest 0.0%Policy discussion, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-05: 4.9% of 144Policy discussion, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-09: 0.0% of 18Policy discussion, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-08: 0.0% of 16Policy discussion, 2026-09: 0.0% of 16Policy discussion, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanshippeak 0.0% · May ’25 · latest 0.0%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 0.0% of 144Bipartisanship, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 0.0% of 18Bipartisanship, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 0.0% of 16Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 0.0% of 16Bipartisanship, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claimingpeak 2.1% · May ’25 · latest 0.0%Credit claiming, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-05: 2.1% of 144Credit claiming, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-09: 0.0% of 18Credit claiming, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-08: 0.0% of 16Credit claiming, 2026-09: 0.0% of 16Credit claiming, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labelspeak 5.6% · Sep ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-05: 2.8% of 144Extreme labels, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-09: 5.6% of 18Extreme labels, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 16Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 16Extreme labels, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Callahan, each row shaded against its own peak, with statement volume. Months with fewer than 10 statements are left blank.
ColumnStatementsPersonal attacksPolicy criticismPolicy discussionBipartisanshipCredit claimingExtreme labels
Jan ’250— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Feb ’250— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Mar ’250— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Apr ’256— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
May ’2514410.4%1.4%4.9%0.0%2.1%2.8%
Jun ’250— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Jul ’254— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Aug ’251— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Sep ’25185.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%5.6%
Oct ’256— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Nov ’252— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Dec ’251— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Jan ’263— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Feb ’264— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Mar ’264— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Apr ’267— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
May ’261— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Jun ’261— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Jul ’262— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Aug ’26166.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Sep ’26166.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Oct ’269— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
How to read the strips

Each row is one kind of statement; each cell is a month, shaded against that row’s own peak (darker = closer to the peak), with the peak and the latest value written at the right. The top row counts statements. The strip covers every month of the WI 2025–26 session, the same span as the rates above, including months with no statements. A month with fewer than 10 statements is hatched, not shaded: one or two posts would swing its rate to 0% or 100%. 18 months are hatched here; 4 of them have no statements.

In Callahan’s words

Real statements from the classifier’s example set, with the labels it assigned

Policy criticism

The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

Feb 5, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy criticism; policy discussion; Crime and Law Enforcement · Source

Policy discussion

The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

Oct 7, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy discussion; credit claiming; Government Operations and Politics · Source

Extreme label

The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

Jan 28, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · extreme label “MAGA” aimed at MAGA · Source

Examples by category

Up to five recent statements in each category

Category

Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.

  1. Posts on X (state legislators)

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacksSource

  2. Posts on X (state legislators)

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · target: penfieldSource

  3. Posts on X (state legislators)

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · target: SheSource

  4. Posts on X (state legislators)

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · target: LadySource

  5. Posts on X (state legislators)

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · target: Riley GainesSource

All 245 statements

Newest first, the WI 2025–26 session

The full feed

Five statements at a time, newest first; filters apply to the statements loaded so far. Export saves the statements that match. Sources: 245 posts on X.

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Policy

Crime and Law Enforcement is what Callahan talks about most: 17% of policy statements, above the peer share. Peers give it 11%. Agreement with legislation needs at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.

Each policy statement is tagged by the AI model with one or more of 25 policy areas from the Congressional Research Service list, so the shares say what Callahan talks about. The bills Callahan sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Callahan talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the WI 2025–26 session

0%35%
Callahan
Peers
Crime and Law Enforcement2 statements
17%
11%
Economics and Public Finance2 statements
17%
12%
Science, Technology, Communications2 statements
17%
2%
Agriculture and Food1 statements
8%
4%
Education1 statements
8%
15%
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Policy areas Callahan talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the State House Republicans average.
RowCallahanPeers
Crime and Law Enforcement17%11%
Economics and Public Finance17%12%
Science, Technology, Communications17%2%
Agriculture and Food8%4%
Education8%15%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Callahan’s policy statements in an area; the thin grey bar is the average share for State House Republicans. A statement counts once in each of its areas, so shares can add to more than 100%. The five largest areas are shown; the toggle shows the rest.

Talks about · legislates on

Left: share of statements by policy area. Right: share of bills. Areas in order of their share of statements; both sides run from 0 to 35%. Grey ticks are the State House Republicans averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onCrime and Law EnforcementCrime and Law Enforcement, talks about: 17% (State House Republicans 11%)17%Crime and Law Enforcement, legislates on: 13% (State House Republicans 11%)13%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 17% (State House Republicans 12%)17%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 0% (State House Republicans 2%)0%Science, Technology,CommunicationsScience, Technology, Communications, talks about: 17% (State House Republicans 2%)17%Science, Technology, Communications, legislates on: 2% (State House Republicans 1%)2%Agriculture and FoodAgriculture and Food, talks about: 8% (State House Republicans 4%)8%Agriculture and Food, legislates on: 5% (State House Republicans 3%)5%EducationEducation, talks about: 8% (State House Republicans 15%)8%Education, legislates on: 6% (State House Republicans 9%)6%
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Callahan's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutState House Republicans, talks aboutLegislates onState House Republicans, legislates on
Crime and Law Enforcement17%11%13%11%
Economics and Public Finance17%12%0%2%
Science, Technology, Communications17%2%2%1%
Agriculture and Food8%4%5%3%
Education8%15%6%9%

No agreement score.Needs at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills in the window.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

Agreement is 1 minus the distance between the two distributions (Jensen–Shannon): 1 means Callahan legislates on exactly the areas Callahan talks about, in the same proportions; 0 means no overlap. It does not say whether the bills match the positions in the statements, only the subjects. Bills Callahan sponsored count fully, cosponsored bills a quarter. Shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Callahan sits at +0.66 on the CSIP scale, right of 0, more conservative than 89% of State House Republicans. Approximate range +0.61 to +0.72, which understates the uncertainty; from 344 donors and 486 roll calls.

CSIP, the lab’s Common-Space Ideal Point, places every official, federal and state, on one left–right scale, estimated from roll-call votes, who gives money to whom, and the text of statements. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it; 0 is the centre of the scale, not a definition of “moderate”.

+0.66

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range +0.61 to +0.72. From 344 donors and 486 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Callahan +0.7State House Republicans +0.4Wisconsin House +0.5All State House +0.1

The outlined dot is Callahan, coloured by its side of 0 (blue left, red right, deeper further out); the bar through it is the approximate range (±1.96 standard errors), which understates the uncertainty; the grey ticks below are the medians of Callahan’s groups. 0 is the centre of the scale, not “moderate” by definition.

What this means, and what it doesn’t

The score summarises how an official votes, who funds them and how they talk, relative to everyone else. It does not grade positions as good or bad, and two officials with the same score can differ on any single issue. The ± range is 1.96 standard errors, which understates the uncertainty: scores whose ranges overlap may not differ at all, and even scores whose ranges do not overlap may not differ.

Where Callahan sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →State House Republicansmedian +0.4Callahan +0.7Wisconsin Housemedian +0.5All State Housemedian +0.1
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Callahan's CSIP score of +0.66 placed against State House Republicans, Wisconsin House, All State House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Callahan
State House Republicans2917+0.489%
Wisconsin House99+0.567%
All State House5324+0.194%
How to read the strips

Every small dot is one official on the same scale, coloured by its own score (blue left of 0, red right of 0, grey at 0, deeper further out) and spread up and down only to keep dots apart; where a group is crowded the dots overlap, and darker patches mean more officials. The large outlined dot is Callahan in every row; the rule is each group’s median. The table under the figure gives the share of each group to the left of Callahan.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Callahan reported $27.8K in the 2026 cycle, below the State House Republicans’ median of $33.7K. State filings report no small-donation total. 94% of itemized individual money came from Wisconsin.

Campaign money from state campaign-finance filings, as aggregates only; the lab never shows an individual donor. Campaigns must report by name every person who gives them more than $200 in a cycle (“itemized”); smaller gifts are reported only as one total (“unitemized”), so donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations describe itemized donors only. State filings report no small-gift total, so these figures add up itemized contributions only.

Election cycle
$27.8K

itemized in the 2026 cycle

From 56 itemized donors. State House Republicans’ median $33.7K.

Where the money came from

Each square is one percent of itemized contributions in the 2026 cycle.

Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)Individuals (itemized): $10.5K (37.9%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)PACs and other committees: $16.3K (58.5%)Party committees: $1,000 (3.6%)Party committees: $1,000 (3.6%)Party committees: $1,000 (3.6%)Party committees: $1,000 (3.6%)
  • Individuals (itemized)38 squares$10.5K
  • PACs and other committees58 squares$16.3K
  • Party committees4 squares$1,000
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Sources of Callahan's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Individuals (itemized)$10.5K37.9%
PACs and other committees$16.3K58.5%
Party committees$1,0003.6%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

Totals say how much a campaign took in, not how it was spent, and they rise sharply when a seat is up for election; compare cycles with that in mind.

Receipts by cycle

Itemized contributions, 2020 to 2026. The grey line is the State House Republicans’ median for 2026.

2020 cycle: $43.5K$43.5K20202022 cycle: $48.9K$48.9K20222024 cycle: $58.6K$58.6K20242026 cycle: $27.8K$27.8K2026State House Republicans median $33.7K
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Callahan's receipts by cycle against the 2026 State House Republicans median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$43.5K
2022 cycle$48.9K
2024 cycle$58.6K
2026 cycle$27.8K

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 94% came from Wisconsin.

  1. Wisconsin$9,892
  2. Maryland$500
  3. Minnesota$125

Small donations

State filings report no total for small gifts.

Not reported in state filings.

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: no dataWAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: $125MNIllinois: no dataILWisconsin: $9,892WIMichigan: no dataMINew York: no dataNYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: no dataMAOregon: no dataORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: no dataINOhio: no dataOHPennsylvania: no dataPANew Jersey: no dataNJConnecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: no dataCAUtah: no dataUTColorado: no dataCONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: no dataMOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: no dataVAMaryland: $500MDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: no dataAZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: no dataNCSouth Carolina: no dataSCDistrict of Columbia: no dataDCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: no dataGAHawaii: no dataHITexas: no dataTXFlorida: no dataFL
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Callahan's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Wisconsin$9,892
Maryland$500
Minnesota$125
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
New HampshireNo data
WashingtonNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
IllinoisNo data
MichiganNo data
New YorkNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
MassachusettsNo data
OregonNo data
NevadaNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
IndianaNo data
OhioNo data
PennsylvaniaNo data
New JerseyNo data
ConnecticutNo data
CaliforniaNo data
UtahNo data
ColoradoNo data
NebraskaNo data
MissouriNo data
KentuckyNo data
West VirginiaNo data
VirginiaNo data
DelawareNo data
ArizonaNo data
New MexicoNo data
KansasNo data
ArkansasNo data
TennesseeNo data
North CarolinaNo data
South CarolinaNo data
District of ColumbiaNo data
OklahomaNo data
LouisianaNo data
MississippiNo data
AlabamaNo data
GeorgiaNo data
HawaiiNo data
TexasNo data
FloridaNo data
56

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

94%

from Wisconsin

Of itemized individual dollars

How to read the map

Every state the same size. Darker states gave more itemized money; hatched states had no itemized donors; the outlined state is Wisconsin. Gifts of $200 or less carry no address and are left out.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. RETIRED$3,970 26 donors
  2. BUSINESS OWNER$980 3 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. ALLIANT ENERGY WISCONSIN GOVERNMENTAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,000
  2. CARESOURCE MISSION PAC$1,000
  3. FOREST COUNTY POTAWATOMI COMMUNITY PAC$1,000
  4. NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL PAC$1,000
  5. PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE AGENTS PAC$1,000

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

No employers reported.

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

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Votes

Callahan voted with the majority of Wisconsin House Republicans on 100% of party-line votes and missed 1.2% of 245 roll calls. Wisconsin House on average: 97.6% party unity, 97.7% attendance. Across all roll calls, Callahan never voted against the majority of Wisconsin House Republicans.

245 roll calls Callahan could vote on in the WI 2025–26 session, compared with Wisconsin House. Attendance is the share with a vote recorded. Party unity counts only party-line roll calls, where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides, and is the share of those where Callahan voted with the majority of Wisconsin House Republicans. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

0

votes against the majority of Wisconsin House Republicans

Party unity 100%, Wisconsin House average 97.6%, ranks 25th of 98. 245 roll calls in the WI 2025–26 session.

Attendance and party unity

The thick bar is Callahan, the thin grey bar the Wisconsin House average. The scale runs from 80% to 100% to show the gap.

80%100%
Callahan
Peers
Rank
Attendance
98.7%
97.7%
64th of 98
Party unity
100%
97.6%
25th of 98
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Callahan's attendance and party unity against Wisconsin House.
RowCallahanPeers
Attendance98.7%97.7%
Party unity100%97.6%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

A missed roll call has many causes, from illness to campaigning, so attendance says how often, not why. A vote against the majority can be on procedure as well as substance, and many fall on roll calls where both parties split; the key votes below show the ones that decided something.

Key votes

25 roll calls the lab flagged as key in the WI 2025–26 session

Key votes
Party split (yea–nay)Why it’s key
May 13, 2026
AB 1
Relating to: an income tax subtraction for qualified tips and for qualified overtime compensation; state aid for school districts; surplus refund payments; increasing funding for special education and school age parents programs; state aid to technical colleges and the technical college district rev
PASSAGE
YeaWith majoritypassD 10–32 · R 50–0Democrats 10 yea, 32 nay; Republicans 50 yea, 0 nayparty crossover · much discussed
Feb 19, 2026
SB 181
Relating to: a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE)
CONCURRENCE
YeaWith majoritypassD 40–0 · R 51–1Democrats 40 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 51 yea, 1 naybecame law
Feb 19, 2026
AB 659
Relating to: tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education; and the University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption for certain vet
PASSAGE
YeaWith majoritypassD 40–2 · R 53–0Democrats 40 yea, 2 nay; Republicans 53 yea, 0 naybecame law
Feb 19, 2026
AB 997
Relating to: funding for the Department of Financial Institutions for contributions to Trump accounts and making an appropriation. (FE)
PASSAGE
YeaWith majoritypassD 9–34 · R 52–1Democrats 9 yea, 34 nay; Republicans 52 yea, 1 nayparty crossover
Feb 19, 2026
SB 439
Relating to: levy increase limit for the village of Oregon and the towns of Oregon and Rutland. (FE)
CONCURRENCE
YeaWith majoritypassD 42–0 · R 53–0Democrats 42 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 53 yea, 0 naybecame law
How key votes are chosen

Automatically: a final-passage or override vote where the measure became law, the margin was under 10%, at least 10% of either party voted against its majority, or the bill was among the 25 most mentioned in officials’ own statements. Up to 25 per window, most recent first; five are shown. Bars show yea on the left, nay on the right, per party.

Votes most often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Callahan most often

  1. Ben FranklinR242 shared votes100%
  2. Barbara DittrichR242 shared votes100%
  3. Treig PronschinskeR242 shared votes100%
  4. Karen HurdR242 shared votes100%
  5. Cindi DuchowR242 shared votes100%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Callahan least often

  1. Francesca HongD239 shared votes21%
  2. Darrin MadisonD242 shared votes21%
  3. Christian PhelpsD241 shared votes22%
  4. Ryan ClancyD233 shared votes22%
  5. Angelina CruzD232 shared votes25%
How to read the agreement lists

The share of roll calls both members voted on where they voted the same way, among colleagues sharing at least 50 such votes. High agreement with members of the other party is common on routine votes.

Full voting record

WI 2025–26 session, loads in batches

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Legislation

Callahan sponsored 111 bills in the WI 2025–26 session; 15 became law. Cosponsored 0 others. 71% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House average 45%; 27th of 99).

The bills Callahan sponsored and cosponsored in the WI 2025–26 session, from the official bill records, and how far each got: introduced, referred to or acted on in committee, passed one chamber, passed both, became law. A bill counts at every stage it has reached, so the blocks only shrink to the right.

Bills by stage

Counts for the WI 2025–26 session

Sponsored111 billsSponsored, Introduced: 111111Sponsored, In committee: 111111Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 4040Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 2929Sponsored, Became law: 1515Cosponsored0 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 00Cosponsored, In committee: 00Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 00Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Cosponsored, Became law: 00IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Callahan sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored111111402915
Cosponsored00000
How to read the blocks

Ink blocks are bills Callahan sponsored, ochre blocks bills Callahan cosponsored; the figure above each block is the count. Most bills in any legislature never leave committee, so a short staircase is the norm.

71%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

Wisconsin House average 45%. Ranks 27th of 99.

Cosponsorship partners

Colleagues who most often cosponsor with Callahan, by number of shared bills in the WI 2025–26 session; the square shows their party.

  1. Jeff Mursau47
  2. Jerry O'Connor45
  3. Rob Kreibich44
  4. Barbara Dittrich43
  5. Elijah Behnke42
What this means, and what it doesn’t

The score is the share of sponsored bills that a committee reported out or a chamber passed, with at least 5 sponsored bills, ranked within the peer group. Members of the majority party and committee chairs move more bills, so the rank reflects position in the chamber as well as effort. Cosponsorship partners are the five colleagues who share the most of Callahan’s bills; the toggle shows more.

Bill list

Sponsored and cosponsored, with status and policy area; five are shown, the toggle shows the rest

Bills sponsored and cosponsored
AB 1199Relating to: fee for the inland waters trout stamp. (FE)SponsorMar 19, 2026In committeePublic Lands and Natural Resources(model)Fiscal estimate received Apr 9, 2026
AB 1122Relating to: certain motor vehicle entry devices, liability for damages to rental vehicles, and providing a penalty.SponsorMar 13, 2026In committeeCommerce(model)Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 Mar 23, 2026
AB 1045Relating to: the regulation of wake-enhanced boating; ordinances restricting wake-enhanced boating; and civil immunity for local regulation of wake-enhanced boating.SponsorFeb 26, 2026In committeeWater Resources Development(model)Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 Mar 23, 2026
AB 1019Relating to: state parks vehicle admission receipts purchased with motor vehicle registration.SponsorFeb 6, 2026In committeePublic Lands and Natural Resources(model)Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 Mar 23, 2026
AB 968Relating to: virtual currency kiosks.SponsorJan 30, 2026Became lawFinance and Financial Sector(model)Published 4-9-2026 Apr 9, 2026

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Online

A site that has not changed in 90 days. Callahan’s official site had 1 page when last crawled on Oct 1, 2026.

The lab crawls Callahan’s official and campaign websites (weekly for Congress, monthly for the states) and keeps every page’s text, so changes can be read later; it also records social accounts and describes the images Callahan posts with a vision model.

Websites

How to read the counts

“Pages crawled” is the size of the site at the last crawl; “changes in 90 days” counts pages whose text differed from the previous crawl. Sites change for many routine reasons, such as new press releases, so a high count is not by itself notable.

Images Callahan posted

No images from Callahan’s posts have been described.

About the descriptions

Written by a vision model and may be wrong. Open the post to see the original. Five are shown; the toggle shows the rest.

State floor speeches

No transcribed state floor speeches are matched to this legislator yet.

Floor speeches

Transcribed from chamber video or captions by the lab. They are not classified for kinds of statement.

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Methods and sources

How this page was made. Profile built Oct 28, 2026; site last built Oct 28, 2026. Every number on the page is computed from the sources listed here, by the same rules for every official; nothing is written by hand.

The headline

The headline is the measure on which Callahan is most unusual among State House Republicans, chosen by one rule for every official of every party. The candidates are the rate of each kind of statement and of extreme labels, party unity, attendance, the small-donor share, the in-state share and total receipts of the latest cycle, the share of sponsored bills that got out of committee, talk-to-bills agreement, and the CSIP score’s place within the party group.

The builder ranks every measure within the same peer group the page compares it with, and writes each official’s percentile: the share of the group below the value, ties counting half, so 0.5 is the median and a value shared by many never ranks first. A measure’s score is how far that percentile sits from the median (0 in the middle, 0.5 at either end), and the highest score leads if it is above 0.25, outside the middle half of the group. Scores within 0.03 of each other are a tie, broken in this order: votes against the party majority, kinds of statement, ideology, roll calls missed, small donations, in-state money, legislation, agreement, extreme labels, receipts.

A measure counts only with at least 200 statements, 100 roll calls or 5 sponsored bills behind it and a peer group of at least 10. Two things never lead: high party unity or attendance, where most members sit, and a high rate of a kind of statement backed by fewer than 10 statements. When nothing qualifies, the headline is a neutral fact instead: statements classified, or years in office. The wording always names the direction (“in the bottom 5% of …”, “votes against the majority of …”).

Identifiers

Profile id
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Open States
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Bulk files with the same data for every official:

Freshness of this profile’s data

  • What politicians sayOct 27, 20261 days agoMembers of Congress: tweets since 2017; press releases, newsletters and floor speeches since 2022. State legislators: tweets since May 2024. Governors: tweets since January 2025. Labels from an LLM classifier.
  • Roll calls (state)Oct 21, 20267 days agoOpen States floor roll calls, 2019 on (none for AK and MO).
  • Bills (state)Oct 28, 2026todayOpen States bills and sponsors, 2019 on; stages from roll calls.
  • Campaign money (state)no dateState campaign-finance agencies, 2019 on; aggregates only.
  • Ideology (CSIP)Oct 25, 20263 days agoCommon-Space Ideal Points (CSIP), current validated run.
  • WebsitesOct 25, 20263 days agoWeekly crawls of federal sites since April 2026; monthly state crawls since June 2026.
  • State floor speechesOct 21, 20267 days agoState floor speech turns (published transcripts and captions), 2020 on; not LLM-classified.

How the measures work

What politicians say
Every post, press release, newsletter and congressional floor speech is read by a language model and marked for personal attacks, policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship and credit claiming. A statement can be in several. Rates are shares of statements in the window. The methods paper.
Extreme labels
A statement has an extreme label when it calls a politician, party or policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who the label is aimed at.
Policy areas and agreement
Statements and bills share 25 Congressional Research Service policy areas (state bills are assigned by a language model). Agreement is 1 − Jensen–Shannon distance between the two distributions, shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.
Ideology (CSIP)
Common-Space Ideal Points place federal and state officials on one left–right scale, estimated jointly from roll calls, campaign contributions and the text of statements, with standard errors. Only a validated run is shown. The methods paper.
Campaign money
Campaigns report by name only donors who give more than $200 in a cycle; smaller gifts are reported as one total. Federal totals and the small-donor share come from the FEC’s financial summaries of each campaign committee. Donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations cover itemized donors only. State filings report no small-gift totals, so state figures are itemized only. The lab never publishes donor names.
Votes and key votes
Attendance, party unity and the count of votes against the majority of an official’s own party come from roll calls (Voteview for Congress, chamber records for the states). Key votes are final-passage or override votes that became law, were decided by under 10%, saw at least 10% of a party vote against its majority, or concerned one of the 25 bills most mentioned in officials’ statements.
Peers and ranks
Comparisons are with the same party, chamber and level (for example House Democrats); state legislators are compared within their state and chamber for votes. Every comparison names its group. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; tied values share the average of their ranks, and the percentile is the share of the group below the value, ties counting half.

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