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Democrat · Indiana House, district 89

Serving since Nov 4, 2020IN 2025–26 session

Portrait of Mitch Gore, rendered as a two-tone print
Official portrait
57
votes against the majority of Indiana House Democrats

Party unity 81%, in the bottom 5% of the Indiana House (average 95.2%). 908 roll calls in the IN 2025–26 session.

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 Gore voted with the majority of Indiana House Democrats; it is ranked within the Indiana House. The count covers every roll call where Gore voted opposite that majority.

At a glance

6 measures against State House Democrats. Gore missed 22% of 908 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Indiana House (average 91.6%). Gore sits at −0.29 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 92% of State House Democrats.

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

Party unity

81%

Indiana House average 95.2% · ranks 98th of 100 · 57 votes against the majority of Indiana House Democrats

Attendance

78%

Indiana House average 91.6% · ranks 97th of 100 · 908 roll calls

CSIP ideology

−0.29

More conservative than 92% of State House Democrats · ± 0.04

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.38

State House Democrats average 0.54 · ranks 454th of 503

Itemized, 2026

$145.5K

State House Democrats’ median $40.4K · ranks 381st of 2,082

From Indiana, 2026

99%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 514th of 1,983 State House Democrats

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

Back to topNext: What politicians say

What Gore says

Gore attacks opponents personally more than 83% of State House Democrats. Personal attacks in 5.5% of 127 statements, against 2.5% for the average State House Democrat; 125th of 764.

An AI model reads each of Gore’s 127 statements in the IN 2025–26 session (127 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 Democrats and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

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

0%80%
Gore
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion51 statements
40%
39%
382nd of 764
Policy criticism23 statements
18%
10%
155th of 764
Credit claiming18 statements
14%
14%
332nd of 764
Personal attacks7 statements
6%
3%
125th of 764
Bipartisanship5 statements
4%
3%
195th of 764
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Gore's share of statements in each category against the State House Democrats average.
RowGorePeers
Policy discussion40%39%
Policy criticism18%10%
Credit claiming14%14%
Personal attacks6%3%
Bipartisanship4%3%
127

statements classified

127 posts on X.

posts on X: 127 (100.0%)posts on X 127
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Gore's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X127
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Gore used extreme labels in 0.8% of statements, below the peer average. 1 statement, most often aimed at Democrats; peers 1.0%.

    Who gets the labels

    Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

    1. Democrats1
    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 IN 2025–26 session

    Statements2025-01: 02025-02: 02025-03: 02025-04: 82025-05: 12025-06: 02025-07: 12025-08: 12025-09: 32025-10: 72025-11: 442025-12: 232026-01: 102026-02: 92026-03: 32026-04: 02026-05: 02026-06: 02026-07: 12026-08: 02026-09: 02026-10: 16peak 44 · Nov ’25Personal attackspeak 8.7% · Dec ’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: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal 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: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-11: 2.3% of 44Personal attacks, 2025-12: 8.7% of 23Personal attacks, 2026-01: 0.0% of 10Personal 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: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-10: 6.3% of 16Policy criticismpeak 26.1% · Dec ’25 · latest 12.5%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: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy 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: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-11: 25.0% of 44Policy criticism, 2025-12: 26.1% of 23Policy criticism, 2026-01: 0.0% of 10Policy 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: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-10: 12.5% of 16Policy discussionpeak 68.8% · Oct ’26 · latest 68.8%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: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy 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: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-11: 43.2% of 44Policy discussion, 2025-12: 39.1% of 23Policy discussion, 2026-01: 30.0% of 10Policy 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: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-10: 68.8% of 16Bipartisanshippeak 10.0% · Jan ’26 · 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: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 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: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 0.0% of 44Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 0.0% of 23Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 10.0% of 10Bipartisanship, 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: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 0.0% of 16Credit claimingpeak 30.0% · Jan ’26 · latest 12.5%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: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit 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: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-11: 15.9% of 44Credit claiming, 2025-12: 13.0% of 23Credit claiming, 2026-01: 30.0% of 10Credit 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: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-10: 12.5% of 16Extreme labelspeak 0.0% · Nov ’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: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme 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: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-11: 0.0% of 44Extreme labels, 2025-12: 0.0% of 23Extreme labels, 2026-01: 0.0% of 10Extreme 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: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 16Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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    Monthly rates for Gore, 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 ’258— (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 ’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)
    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 ’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)
    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 ’253— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Oct ’257— (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 ’25442.3%25.0%43.2%0.0%15.9%0.0%
    Dec ’25238.7%26.1%39.1%0.0%13.0%0.0%
    Jan ’26100.0%0.0%30.0%10.0%30.0%0.0%
    Feb ’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)
    Mar ’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)
    Apr ’260— (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 ’260— (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 ’260— (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 ’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)
    Aug ’260— (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 ’260— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Oct ’26166.3%12.5%68.8%0.0%12.5%0.0%
    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 IN 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; 9 of them have no statements.

    In Gore’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.

    Oct 7, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy criticism; policy discussion; Economics and Public Finance; Government Operations and Politics · Source

    Personal attacks

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

    Oct 7, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · personal attacks; policy discussion; Government Operations and Politics; target: Max · Source

    Extreme label

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

    Feb 3, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · extreme label “extreme” aimed at Democrats · 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 attacks · policy discussion · Government Operations and Politics · target: MaxSource

    2. Posts on X (state legislators)

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

      personal attacks · policy discussion · Crime and Law Enforcement · target: Indy reporterSource

    3. Posts on X (state legislators)

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

      personal attacks · policy discussion · Government Operations and Politics · target: out-of-townersSource

    4. Posts on X (state legislators)

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

      personal attacksSource

    5. Posts on X (state legislators)

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

      personal attacks · target: RepublicansSource

    All 127 statements

    Newest first, the IN 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: 127 posts on X.

    Back to topNext: Policy

    Policy

    Government Operations and Politics is what Gore talks about most: 59% of policy statements, 3.9 times the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.38 on a 0–1 scale (State House Democrats average 0.54; 454th of 503).

    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 Gore talks about. The bills Gore sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

    What Gore talks about

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

    0%65%
    Gore
    Peers
    Government Operations and Politics30 statements
    59%
    15%
    Economics and Public Finance5 statements
    10%
    11%
    Armed Forces and National Security4 statements
    8%
    3%
    Crime and Law Enforcement4 statements
    8%
    8%
    Transportation and Public Works3 statements
    6%
    5%
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    Policy areas Gore talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the State House Democrats average.
    RowGorePeers
    Government Operations and Politics59%15%
    Economics and Public Finance10%11%
    Armed Forces and National Security8%3%
    Crime and Law Enforcement8%8%
    Transportation and Public Works6%5%
    How to read the bars

    The thick bar is the share of Gore’s policy statements in an area; the thin grey bar is the average share for State House Democrats. 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 65%. Grey ticks are the State House Democrats averages.

    Talks aboutLegislates onGovernment Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 59% (State House Democrats 15%)59%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 12% (State House Democrats 8%)12%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 10% (State House Democrats 11%)10%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 1% (State House Democrats 2%)1%Armed Forces and NationalSecurityArmed Forces and National Security, talks about: 8% (State House Democrats 3%)8%Armed Forces and National Security, legislates on: 4% (State House Democrats 1%)4%Crime and Law EnforcementCrime and Law Enforcement, talks about: 8% (State House Democrats 8%)8%Crime and Law Enforcement, legislates on: 38% (State House Democrats 9%)38%Transportation and PublicWorksTransportation and Public Works, talks about: 6% (State House Democrats 5%)6%Transportation and Public Works, legislates on: 4% (State House Democrats 5%)4%
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    Gore's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
    AreaTalks aboutState House Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onState House Democrats, legislates on
    Government Operations and Politics59%15%12%8%
    Economics and Public Finance10%11%1%2%
    Armed Forces and National Security8%3%4%1%
    Crime and Law Enforcement8%8%38%9%
    Transportation and Public Works6%5%4%5%
    0.38

    talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

    State House Democrats average 0.54. Ranks 454th of 503.

    What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

    Agreement is 1 minus the distance between the two distributions (Jensen–Shannon): 1 means Gore legislates on exactly the areas Gore 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 Gore sponsored count fully, cosponsored bills a quarter. Shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.

    Back to topNext: Ideology

    Ideology

    Gore sits at −0.29 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more conservative than 92% of State House Democrats. Approximate range −0.33 to −0.26, which understates the uncertainty; from 470 donors and 465 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”.

    −0.29

    CSIP ideal point

    Approximate range −0.33 to −0.26. From 470 donors and 465 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

    ← More liberalMore conservative →0Gore −0.3State House Democrats −0.6Indiana House +0.4All State House +0.1

    The outlined dot is Gore, 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 Gore’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 Gore sits

    Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

    −2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →State House Democratsmedian −0.6Gore −0.3Indiana Housemedian +0.4All State Housemedian +0.1
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    Gore's CSIP score of −0.29 placed against State House Democrats, Indiana House, All State House.
    GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Gore
    State House Democrats2392−0.692%
    Indiana House100+0.427%
    All State House5324+0.142%
    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 Gore 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 Gore.

    Back to topNext: Money

    Money

    Gore reported $145.5K in the 2026 cycle, 3.6 times the State House Democrats’ median of $40.4K. State filings report no small-donation total. 99% of itemized individual money came from Indiana.

    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
    $145.5K

    itemized in the 2026 cycle

    From 109 itemized donors. State House Democrats’ median $40.4K.

    Where the money came from

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

    Individuals (itemized): $20.1K (13.8%)Individuals (itemized): $20.1K (13.8%)Individuals (itemized): $20.1K (13.8%)Individuals (itemized): $20.1K (13.8%)Individuals (itemized): $20.1K (13.8%)Individuals (itemized): $20.1K (13.8%)Individuals (itemized): $20.1K (13.8%)Individuals (itemized): $20.1K (13.8%)Individuals (itemized): $20.1K (13.8%)Individuals (itemized): $20.1K (13.8%)Individuals (itemized): $20.1K (13.8%)Individuals (itemized): $20.1K (13.8%)Individuals (itemized): $20.1K (13.8%)Individuals (itemized): $20.1K (13.8%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)PACs and other committees: $125.4K (86.2%)
    • Individuals (itemized)14 squares$20.1K
    • PACs and other committees86 squares$125.4K
    Show the data
    Sources of Gore's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
    SourceAmountShare
    Individuals (itemized)$20.1K13.8%
    PACs and other committees$125.4K86.2%
    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 Democrats’ median for 2026.

    2020 cycle: $177.1K$177.1K20202022 cycle: $199.7K$199.7K20222024 cycle: $173.8K$173.8K20242026 cycle: $145.5K$145.5K2026State House Democrats median $40.4K
    Show the data
    Gore's receipts by cycle against the 2026 State House Democrats median.
    ItemValue
    2020 cycle$177.1K
    2022 cycle$199.7K
    2024 cycle$173.8K
    2026 cycle$145.5K

    Top donor states, 2026

    Itemized contributions by donor state. 99% came from Indiana.

    1. Indiana$19.8K
    2. Illinois$100
    3. Tennessee$100
    4. Texas$50
    5. Wisconsin$35

    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: no dataMNIllinois: $100ILWisconsin: $35WIMichigan: no dataMINew York: no dataNYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: no dataMAOregon: no dataORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: $19.8KINOhio: 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: no dataMDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: no dataAZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: $100TNNorth Carolina: no dataNCSouth Carolina: no dataSCDistrict of Columbia: $5DCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: no dataGAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $50TXFlorida: no dataFL
    Show the data
    Gore's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
    StateValue
    Indiana$19.8K
    Illinois$100
    Tennessee$100
    Texas$50
    Wisconsin$35
    District of Columbia$5
    AlaskaNo data
    MaineNo data
    VermontNo data
    New HampshireNo data
    WashingtonNo data
    IdahoNo data
    MontanaNo data
    North DakotaNo data
    MinnesotaNo data
    MichiganNo data
    New YorkNo data
    Rhode IslandNo data
    MassachusettsNo data
    OregonNo data
    NevadaNo data
    WyomingNo data
    South DakotaNo data
    IowaNo 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
    MarylandNo data
    DelawareNo data
    ArizonaNo data
    New MexicoNo data
    KansasNo data
    ArkansasNo data
    North CarolinaNo data
    South CarolinaNo data
    OklahomaNo data
    LouisianaNo data
    MississippiNo data
    AlabamaNo data
    GeorgiaNo data
    HawaiiNo data
    FloridaNo data
    109

    itemized donors

    People who gave more than $200

    99%

    from Indiana

    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 Indiana. Gifts of $200 or less carry no address and are left out.

    Top donor occupations

    Itemized, 2026 cycle.

    1. ATTORNEY/LEGAL$3,635 9 donors
    2. UNKNOWN$1,250 5 donors
    3. NOT CURRENTLY EMPLOYED$509 5 donors

    Top committees

    PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

    1. PLUMBERS & STEAMFITTERS LOCAL UNION NO. 440 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FUND$20.0K
    2. UA LOCAL 440 PAC$16.0K
    3. FORESTAL FOR STATE SENATE$10.0K
    4. IBEW PAC VOLUNTARY FUND$10.0K
    5. TEAMSTER EDUCATIONAL PAC$10.0K

    Top employers

    Itemized, 2026 cycle.

    No employers reported.

    Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

    Back to topNext: Votes

    Votes

    Gore voted with the majority of Indiana House Democrats on 81% of party-line votes and missed 22% of 908 roll calls. Indiana House on average: 95.2% party unity, 91.6% attendance. Across all roll calls, Gore voted against the majority of Indiana House Democrats 57 times.

    908 roll calls Gore could vote on in the IN 2025–26 session, compared with Indiana 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 Gore voted with the majority of Indiana House Democrats. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

    57

    votes against the majority of Indiana House Democrats

    Party unity 81%, Indiana House average 95.2%, ranks 98th of 100. 908 roll calls in the IN 2025–26 session.

    Attendance and party unity

    The thick bar is Gore, the thin grey bar the Indiana House average. The scale runs from 70% to 100% to show the gap.

    70%100%
    Gore
    Peers
    Rank
    Attendance
    78%
    91.6%
    97th of 100
    Party unity
    81%
    95.2%
    98th of 100
    Show the data
    Gore's attendance and party unity against Indiana House.
    RowGorePeers
    Attendance78%91.6%
    Party unity81%95.2%
    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 IN 2025–26 session

    Key votes
    Party split (yea–nay)Why it’s key
    Feb 27, 2026
    SB 199
    Various education matters.
    SB 199 - Behning
    NayWith majoritypassD 0–29 · R 62–2 · I 0–1Democrats 0 yea, 29 nay; Republicans 62 yea, 2 nay; Independents 0 yea, 1 naybecame law
    Feb 27, 2026
    SB 14
    Pension matters.
    SB 14 - Teshka
    YeaWith majoritypassD 29–0 · R 65–0 · I 1–0Democrats 29 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 65 yea, 0 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 naybecame law
    Feb 27, 2026
    SB 140
    Public safety.
    SB 140 - Zimmerman
    YeaWith majoritypassD 30–0 · R 65–0 · I 1–0Democrats 30 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 65 yea, 0 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 naybecame law
    Feb 27, 2026
    HB 1200
    Bureau of motor vehicles.
    HB 1200 - Pressel
    YeaWith majoritypassD 26–3 · R 65–0 · I 1–0Democrats 26 yea, 3 nay; Republicans 65 yea, 0 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 naybecame law · party crossover
    Feb 27, 2026
    SB 144
    Tobacco, e-liquid, and vapor devices.
    SB 144 - Rowray
    YeaWith majoritypassD 30–0 · R 65–0 · I 1–0Democrats 30 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 65 yea, 0 nay; Independents 1 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 Gore most often

    1. Blake JohnsonD288 shared votes94%
    2. Tyler JohnsonR246 shared votes94%
    3. Victoria Garcia WilburnD587 shared votes94%
    4. Justin MoedD577 shared votes94%
    5. Wendy Dant ChesserD710 shared votes94%

    Votes least often with

    The colleagues who voted the same way as Gore least often

    1. J.D. PrescottR679 shared votes62%
    2. Zach PayneR645 shared votes63%
    3. Andrew IrelandR698 shared votes64%
    4. Bruce BordersR709 shared votes65%
    5. Matt HostettlerR587 shared votes65%
    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

    IN 2025–26 session, loads in batches

    Back to topNext: Legislation

    Legislation

    Gore sponsored 24 bills in the IN 2025–26 session; 2 became law. Cosponsored 55 others. 50% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House average 46%; 45th of 99).

    The bills Gore sponsored and cosponsored in the IN 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 IN 2025–26 session

    Sponsored24 billsSponsored, Introduced: 2424Sponsored, In committee: 2424Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 1212Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 55Sponsored, Became law: 22Cosponsored55 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 5555Cosponsored, In committee: 5555Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 4545Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 2727Cosponsored, Became law: 1313IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
    Show the data
    Bills Gore sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
    RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
    Sponsored24241252
    Cosponsored5555452713
    How to read the blocks

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

    50%

    of sponsored bills got out of committee

    Indiana House average 46%. Ranks 45th of 99.

    Cosponsorship partners

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

    1. Lonnie Randolph12
    2. Steve Bartels9
    3. Victoria Garcia Wilburn8
    4. Ben Smaltz7
    5. Brett Clark7
    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 Gore’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
    HR 53Honoring Spencer Parli Tew.SponsorFeb 25, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedFirst reading: adopted Feb 25, 2026
    HR 51Honoring Officer Brian ElliottCosponsorFeb 25, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedFirst reading: adopted Feb 25, 2026
    HR 50Reaffirming the commitment of sister ties between Indiana and Taiwan.CosponsorFeb 23, 2026Passed one chamberInternational Affairs(model)Authored by Representative Lauer Feb 23, 2026
    HR 42Recognizing May 2026 as Myositis Awareness Month.SponsorFeb 18, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedFirst reading: adopted Feb 18, 2026
    HR 43Honoring Kenneth Edwards upon his retirement.SponsorFeb 18, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedAuthored by Representative Gore Feb 18, 2026

    Back to topNext: Online

    Online

    A site that changed 1 time in 90 days. Gore’s official site had 1 page when last crawled on Oct 1, 2026.

    The lab crawls Gore’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 Gore 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 Gore posted

    No images from Gore’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

    61 turns, Feb 16, 2021 to Feb 26, 2026

    Floor speeches

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

    Back to topNext: Methods and sources

    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 Gore is most unusual among State House Democrats, 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
    30a1de33-efbb-41e1-bf59-bf8171089a3a
    Open States
    ocd-person/30a1de33-efbb-41e1-bf59-bf8171089a3a

    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.

    America’s Political Pulse · Polarization Research Lab

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