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Democrat · New York Senate, district 20

Serving since Jan 2, 2019NY 2025–26 session

Portrait of Zellnor Myrie, rendered as a two-tone print
Official portrait
100%
of State Senate Democrats score to the right of Myrie on the CSIP scale

CSIP score −1.70 (approximate range −1.75 to −1.65, which understates the uncertainty); negative is left of the scale’s centre, positive right. From 1,043 donors and 1,085 roll calls.

CSIP places every official on one left–right scale estimated from roll-call votes, campaign donations and the text of statements; 0 is the centre of the scale, not a definition of moderate. The share says where Myrie sits among State Senate Democrats, not how far from the centre.

At a glance

6 measures against State Senate Democrats. Myrie missed 37% of 3,522 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the New York Senate (average 94.5%). 47% of the 125 bills Myrie sponsored got out of committee, in the top half of the New York Senate.

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

CSIP ideology

−1.70

More liberal than 100% of State Senate Democrats · ± 0.05

Attendance

63%

New York Senate average 94.5% · ranks 61st of 62 · 3,522 roll calls

Party unity

99.7%

New York Senate average 93.2% · ranks 19th of 62 · 2 votes against the majority of New York Senate Democrats

Out of committee

47%

New York Senate average 44% · ranks 24th of 62

Itemized, 2026

$90.8K

State Senate Democrats’ median $55.5K · ranks 281st of 746

From New York, 2026

93%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 368th of 714 State Senate Democrats

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

Back to topNext: What politicians say

What Myrie says

No statements for the NY 2025–26 session.No classified statements (posts, press releases, newsletters, floor speeches) in this time window.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

No policy statements for the NY 2025–26 session.No classified statements (posts, press releases, newsletters, floor speeches) in this time window.

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Ideology

Myrie sits at −1.70 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 100% of State Senate Democrats. Approximate range −1.75 to −1.65, which understates the uncertainty; from 1,043 donors and 1,085 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”.

−1.70

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −1.75 to −1.65. From 1,043 donors and 1,085 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Myrie −1.7State Senate Democrats −0.7New York Senate −0.5All State Senate +0.1

The outlined dot is Myrie, 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 Myrie’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 Myrie sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →State Senate Democratsmedian −0.7Myrie −1.7New York Senatemedian −0.5All State Senatemedian +0.1
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Myrie's CSIP score of −1.70 placed against State Senate Democrats, New York Senate, All State Senate.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Myrie
State Senate Democrats825−0.70%
New York Senate62−0.50%
All State Senate1909+0.10%
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 Myrie 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 Myrie.

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Money

Myrie reported $90.8K in the 2026 cycle, above the State Senate Democrats’ median of $55.5K. State filings report no small-donation total. 93% of itemized individual money came from New York.

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
$90.8K

itemized in the 2026 cycle

From 70 itemized donors. State Senate Democrats’ median $55.5K.

Where the money came from

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

Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)Individuals (itemized): $77.8K (85.7%)PACs and other committees: $13.0K (14.3%)PACs and other committees: $13.0K (14.3%)PACs and other committees: $13.0K (14.3%)PACs and other committees: $13.0K (14.3%)PACs and other committees: $13.0K (14.3%)PACs and other committees: $13.0K (14.3%)PACs and other committees: $13.0K (14.3%)PACs and other committees: $13.0K (14.3%)PACs and other committees: $13.0K (14.3%)PACs and other committees: $13.0K (14.3%)PACs and other committees: $13.0K (14.3%)PACs and other committees: $13.0K (14.3%)PACs and other committees: $13.0K (14.3%)PACs and other committees: $13.0K (14.3%)
  • Individuals (itemized)86 squares$77.8K
  • PACs and other committees14 squares$13.0K
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Sources of Myrie's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Individuals (itemized)$77.8K85.7%
PACs and other committees$13.0K14.3%
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 Senate Democrats’ median for 2026.

2020 cycle: $93.3K$93.3K20202022 cycle: $183.6K$183.6K20222024 cycle: $176.6K$176.6K20242026 cycle: $90.8K$90.8K2026State Senate Democrats median $55.5K
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Myrie's receipts by cycle against the 2026 State Senate Democrats median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$93.3K
2022 cycle$183.6K
2024 cycle$176.6K
2026 cycle$90.8K

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 93% came from New York.

  1. New York$72.0K
  2. Texas$2,500
  3. New Jersey$2,500
  4. Florida$500
  5. Massachusetts$161

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: no dataILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: no dataMINew York: $72.0KNYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: $161MAOregon: no dataORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: no dataINOhio: no dataOHPennsylvania: no dataPANew Jersey: $2,500NJConnecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: $50CAUtah: 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: no dataTNNorth Carolina: no dataNCSouth Carolina: no dataSCDistrict of Columbia: no dataDCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: no dataGAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $2,500TXFlorida: $500FL
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Myrie's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
New York$72.0K
New Jersey$2,500
Texas$2,500
Florida$500
Massachusetts$161
California$50
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
New HampshireNo data
WashingtonNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
MinnesotaNo data
IllinoisNo data
WisconsinNo data
MichiganNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
OregonNo data
NevadaNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
IndianaNo data
OhioNo data
PennsylvaniaNo data
ConnecticutNo 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
TennesseeNo data
North CarolinaNo data
South CarolinaNo data
District of ColumbiaNo data
OklahomaNo data
LouisianaNo data
MississippiNo data
AlabamaNo data
GeorgiaNo data
HawaiiNo data
70

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

93%

from New York

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

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. NOT EMPLOYED$20.6K 8 donors
  2. LAWYER$10.8K 5 donors
  3. ATTORNEY$9,750 5 donors
  4. REAL ESTATE$5,500 3 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. 1199 SEIU$10.0K
  2. MANHATTAN BEER DISTRIBUTORS$2,000
  3. BANK OF AMERICA PAC$500
  4. UFCW$500

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

No employers reported.

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Myrie voted with the majority of New York Senate Democrats on 99.7% of party-line votes and missed 37% of 3,522 roll calls. New York Senate on average: 93.2% party unity, 94.5% attendance. Across all roll calls, Myrie voted against the majority of New York Senate Democrats 2 times.

3,522 roll calls Myrie could vote on in the NY 2025–26 session, compared with New York Senate. 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 Myrie voted with the majority of New York Senate Democrats. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

2

votes against the majority of New York Senate Democrats

Party unity 99.7%, New York Senate average 93.2%, ranks 19th of 62. 3,522 roll calls in the NY 2025–26 session.

Attendance and party unity

The thick bar is Myrie, the thin grey bar the New York Senate average. The scale runs from 60% to 100% to show the gap.

60%100%
Myrie
Peers
Rank
Attendance
63%
94.5%
61st of 62
Party unity
99.7%
93.2%
19th of 62
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Myrie's attendance and party unity against New York Senate.
RowMyriePeers
Attendance63%94.5%
Party unity99.7%93.2%
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 NY 2025–26 session

Key votes
Party split (yea–nay)Why it’s key
Jun 4, 2026
R 2355
Establishes a plan setting forth an itemized list of grantees for a certain appropriation for the 2026-27 state fiscal year for additional grants in aid to certain school districts, public libraries
Floor Vote
YeaWith majoritypassD 38–0 · R 15–7Democrats 38 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 15 yea, 7 nayparty crossover
Jun 4, 2026
A 11538
Extends the expansion of eligibility for World Trade Center death and disability benefits for members of New York's organized militia
Floor Vote
YeaWith majoritypassD 38–0 · R 22–0Democrats 38 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 22 yea, 0 naybecame law
Jun 4, 2026
S 1004
Relates to determining the capacity of a defendant to stand trial
Floor Vote - Version: B
YeaWith majoritypassD 38–0 · R 8–14Democrats 38 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 8 yea, 14 nayparty crossover
Jun 4, 2026
A 329
Relates to setting integrated behavioral health services
Floor Vote - Version: C
YeaWith majoritypassD 38–0 · R 22–0Democrats 38 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 22 yea, 0 naybecame law
Jun 4, 2026
S 10223
Authorizes the South End Children's Cafe to file an application for a retroactive real property tax exemption with the city of Albany assessor
Floor Vote - Version: A
YeaWith majoritypassD 37–1 · R 21–1Democrats 37 yea, 1 nay; Republicans 21 yea, 1 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 Myrie most often

  1. Brad Hoylman-SigalD602 shared votes100%
  2. Samra BroukD1,644 shared votes100%
  3. Kevin ParkerD1,250 shared votes100%
  4. Toby StaviskyD2,217 shared votes100%
  5. Andrea Stewart-CousinsD2,217 shared votes100%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Myrie least often

  1. Mark WalczykR2,189 shared votes63%
  2. Alexis WeikR2,179 shared votes69%
  3. Tom O'MaraR2,095 shared votes72%
  4. Rob OrttR2,217 shared votes73%
  5. Andrew LanzaR2,205 shared votes74%
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

NY 2025–26 session, loads in batches

Back to topNext: Legislation

Legislation

Myrie sponsored 125 bills in the NY 2025–26 session; 3 became law. Cosponsored 683 others. 47% of sponsored bills got out of committee (New York Senate average 44%; 24th of 62).

The bills Myrie sponsored and cosponsored in the NY 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 NY 2025–26 session

Sponsored125 billsSponsored, Introduced: 125125Sponsored, In committee: 125125Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 4242Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 77Sponsored, Became law: 33Cosponsored683 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 683683Cosponsored, In committee: 683683Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 363363Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 2626Cosponsored, Became law: 66IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Myrie sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored1251254273
Cosponsored683683363266
How to read the blocks

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

47%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

New York Senate average 44%. Ranks 24th of 62.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Robert Jackson195
  2. Julia Salazar189
  3. Cordell Cleare161
  4. Leroy Comrie156
  5. Luis Sepúlveda156
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 Myrie’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
S 10688Opts the state out of certain provisions of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980, Public Law 96-221SponsorAug 26, 2026In committeeFinance and Financial Sector(model)REFERRED TO RULES Aug 26, 2026
S 10651Relates to criminal possession of stolen property in the third, second and first degreesSponsorJun 3, 2026In committeeCrime and Law Enforcement(model)REFERRED TO RULES Jun 3, 2026
S 10612Relates to certain provisions of the John R. Lewis voting rights act of New YorkSponsorJun 1, 2026In committeeCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues(model)REFERRED TO RULES Jun 1, 2026
S 10632Prohibits the use of intoxication of the victim as a defense in sex crimesCosponsorJun 1, 2026Passed one chamberCrime and Law Enforcement(model)REFERRED TO CODES Jun 4, 2026
S 10618Prohibits members of the military or armed government presence from interfering with electionsSponsorJun 1, 2026In committeeGovernment Operations and Politics(model)REFERRED TO RULES Jun 1, 2026

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Online

A site that changed 2 times in 90 days. Myrie’s official site had 1 page when last crawled on Oct 1, 2026.

The lab crawls Myrie’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 Myrie 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 Myrie posted

No images from Myrie’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

1,147 turns, Jan 9, 2020 to Jun 3, 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 Myrie is most unusual among State Senate 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
52c0e400-2385-4c12-8bf4-6b9205c18eb2
Open States
ocd-person/52c0e400-2385-4c12-8bf4-6b9205c18eb2

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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