# Brianne Nadeau

Brianne Nadeau is a Democratic member of the District of Columbia Legislature for district Ward 1.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: District of Columbia Legislature, district Ward 1
- Serving since: 2015-01-02
- Current term: DC 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4e806a33-bba3-4484-95f8-d723769b99f1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4e806a33-bba3-4484-95f8-d723769b99f1 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

28% of Nadeau’s statements criticize a policy, 3.7 times the Unicameral-legislature Democrat average of 7.7%.

## What Nadeau says (DC 2025–26 session)

604 classified statements: 604 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Unicameral-legislature Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Nadeau | Unicameral-legislature Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 0.4% | 7 of 10 |
| Policy criticism | 28.3% | 7.7% | 1 of 10 |
| Policy discussion | 72.7% | 46.6% | 2 of 10 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.0% | 1.3% | 2 of 10 |
| Credit claiming | 24.3% | 13.9% | 1 of 10 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 0.1% | 3 of 10 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 25% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 21%); Housing and Community Development 18% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 24%); Environmental Protection 15% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 6.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 12%); Transportation and Public Works 11% (Unicameral-legislature Democrats 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.38 (standard error 0.02), from 1,218 donors and 475 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 59% of Unicameral-legislature Democrats score lower.

## Votes (DC 2025–26 session)

1,680 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (District of Columbia Legislature 97.8%).

## Legislation (DC 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 93 bills: 93 reached committee, 58 passed one chamber, 58 passed both, 52 became law. Cosponsored 0. 62.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (District of Columbia Legislature 62.0%; rank 9 of 12).

Recent sponsored bills:

- B 26-0876: Thurgood Marshall Center Trust, Inc., Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-11-10) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0876/
- B 26-0855: Duke District BID Amendment Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-11-12) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0855/
- PR 26-0819: Private Vehicle-for-Hire Operator Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/PR26-0819/
- B 26-0848: Private Vehicle-for-Hire Operator Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (passed both chambers, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0848/
- PR 26-0820: Language Access Rulemaking Authority Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/PR26-0820/
- B 26-0849: Language Access Rulemaking Authority Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (passed both chambers, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0849/
- CER 26-0208: Philip Lepanto Ceremonial Recognition Resolution of 2026 (became law, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/CER26-0208/
- B 26-0818: For-Hire Passenger Service Reform Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-19) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0818/
- B 26-0814: Dolores Tucker Way Designation Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-10-06) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0814/
- B 26-0791: Extension of Substance Use and Targeted Outreach Grants Emergency Amendment Act of 2026 (became law, 2026-10-20) https://openstates.org/dc/bills/26/B26-0791/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $54.3K (Unicameral-legislature Democrats median $58.8K). 77% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-05-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianneKNadeau/status/2057136445593100326
- 2026-03-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BrianneKNadeau/status/2033574116490396035
- 2026-03-13 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/BrianneKNadeau/status/2032498354605748475
- 2026-03-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BrianneKNadeau/status/2032104127828721779
- 2026-03-11 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/BrianneKNadeau/status/2031765833270104226
- 2026-03-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianneKNadeau/status/2031803983803588657
- 2026-03-11 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/BrianneKNadeau/status/2031819865342845298
- 2026-03-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/BrianneKNadeau/status/2031819867020517622
- 2026-03-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/BrianneKNadeau/status/2031843046321431036
- 2026-03-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/BrianneKNadeau/status/2031426752602317093

## Links

- Official site: https://dccouncil.gov/council/brianne-nadeau/
- Campaign site: https://brianneknadeau.com/
- X: https://x.com/BrianneKNadeau
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrianneKNadeau/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianneknadeau/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4e806a33-bba3-4484-95f8-d723769b99f1