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Democrat · Indiana House, district 32

Serving since Nov 9, 2022IN 2025–26 session

Portrait of Victoria Garcia Wilburn, rendered as a two-tone print
Official portrait
19%
of roll calls missed, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Indiana House

Attendance 81%; the average within the Indiana House is 91.6%. Ranks 95th of 100, where 1st has the highest attendance. 908 roll calls in the IN 2025–26 session.

Attendance is the share of the roll calls Wilburn could vote on where a yea, nay or present was recorded, ranked within the Indiana House. A missed vote has many causes, from illness to campaigning; the number says how often, not why.

At a glance

6 measures against the Indiana House. Wilburn voted against the majority of Indiana House Democrats 35 times; party unity 89%, in the bottom quarter of the Indiana House (average 95.2%). Wilburn sits at −0.39 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 83% of State House Democrats.

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

Attendance

81%

Indiana House average 91.6% · ranks 95th of 100 · 908 roll calls

Party unity

89%

Indiana House average 95.2% · ranks 90th of 100 · 35 votes against the majority of Indiana House Democrats

CSIP ideology

−0.39

More conservative than 83% of State House Democrats · ± 0.05

From Indiana, 2026

100%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 415th of 1,983 State House Democrats

Itemized, 2026

$74.2K

State House Democrats’ median $40.4K · ranks 690th of 2,082

Out of committee

38%

Indiana House average 46% · ranks 61st of 99

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

Back to topNext: What politicians say

What Wilburn says

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

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Ideology

Wilburn sits at −0.39 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more conservative than 83% of State House Democrats. Approximate range −0.43 to −0.34, which understates the uncertainty; from 185 donors and 408 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”.

−0.39

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −0.43 to −0.34. From 185 donors and 408 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

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

The outlined dot is Wilburn, 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 Wilburn’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 Wilburn 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 −0.6Wilburn −0.4Indiana Housemedian +0.4All State Housemedian +0.1
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Wilburn's CSIP score of −0.39 placed against State House Democrats, Indiana House, All State House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Wilburn
State House Democrats2392−0.683%
Indiana House100+0.425%
All State House5324+0.137%
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 Wilburn 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 Wilburn.

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Money

Wilburn reported $74.2K in the 2026 cycle, 1.8 times the State House Democrats’ median of $40.4K. State filings report no small-donation total. 100% 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
$74.2K

itemized in the 2026 cycle

From 123 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): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)Individuals (itemized): $20.9K (28.1%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)PACs and other committees: $50.5K (68.0%)Party committees: $2,850 (3.8%)Party committees: $2,850 (3.8%)Party committees: $2,850 (3.8%)Party committees: $2,850 (3.8%)
  • Individuals (itemized)28 squares$20.9K
  • PACs and other committees68 squares$50.5K
  • Party committees4 squares$2,850
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Sources of Wilburn's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Individuals (itemized)$20.9K28.1%
PACs and other committees$50.5K68.0%
Party committees$2,8503.8%
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, 2022 to 2026. The grey line is the State House Democrats’ median for 2026.

2022 cycle: $231.4K$231.4K20222024 cycle: $206.3K$206.3K20242026 cycle: $74.2K$74.2K2026State House Democrats median $40.4K
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Wilburn's receipts by cycle against the 2026 State House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2022 cycle$231.4K
2024 cycle$206.3K
2026 cycle$74.2K

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 100% came from Indiana.

  1. Indiana$20.8K
  2. New York$25
  3. Wisconsin$25
  4. Illinois$25
  5. California$7

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: $25ILWisconsin: $25WIMichigan: no dataMINew York: $25NYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: no dataMAOregon: no dataORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: $20.8KINOhio: no dataOHPennsylvania: no dataPANew Jersey: no dataNJConnecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: $7CAUtah: 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: no dataTXFlorida: no dataFL
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Wilburn's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Indiana$20.8K
Illinois$25
Wisconsin$25
New York$25
California$7
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
New HampshireNo data
WashingtonNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
MinnesotaNo data
MichiganNo 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
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
TexasNo data
FloridaNo data
123

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

100%

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. NOT CURRENTLY EMPLOYED$5,244 36 donors
  2. GENERAL BUSINESS$4,905 26 donors
  3. TEACHER/EDUCATION$3,535 4 donors
  4. OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OCCUPATIONS$2,941 16 donors
  5. HEALTHCARE/MEDICAL$943 12 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. ACTBLUE$13.2K
  2. LAWYERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF INDIANA$7,500
  3. I-PACE$5,500
  4. INDIANA FIREFIGHTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITEE$3,000
  5. HAMILTON COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY$2,850

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

No employers reported.

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

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Votes

Wilburn voted with the majority of Indiana House Democrats on 89% of party-line votes and missed 19% of 908 roll calls. Indiana House on average: 95.2% party unity, 91.6% attendance. Across all roll calls, Wilburn voted against the majority of Indiana House Democrats 35 times.

908 roll calls Wilburn 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 Wilburn 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.

35

votes against the majority of Indiana House Democrats

Party unity 89%, Indiana House average 95.2%, ranks 90th of 100. 908 roll calls in the IN 2025–26 session.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Wilburn
Peers
Rank
Attendance
81%
91.6%
95th of 100
Party unity
89%
95.2%
90th of 100
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Wilburn's attendance and party unity against Indiana House.
RowWilburnPeers
Attendance81%91.6%
Party unity89%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 Wilburn most often

  1. Maureen BauerD664 shared votes97%
  2. Blake JohnsonD300 shared votes96%
  3. Tyler JohnsonR267 shared votes96%
  4. Randy NovakD340 shared votes95%
  5. Phil GiaQuintaD728 shared votes95%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Wilburn least often

  1. J.D. PrescottR708 shared votes57%
  2. Jim LucasR666 shared votes59%
  3. Zach PayneR684 shared votes59%
  4. Shane LindauerR678 shared votes60%
  5. Tim WescoR709 shared votes60%
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

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Legislation

Wilburn sponsored 21 bills in the IN 2025–26 session; 1 became law. Cosponsored 67 others. 38% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Indiana House average 46%; 61st of 99).

The bills Wilburn 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

Sponsored21 billsSponsored, Introduced: 2121Sponsored, In committee: 2121Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 88Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 55Sponsored, Became law: 11Cosponsored67 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 6767Cosponsored, In committee: 6767Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 5050Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 3535Cosponsored, Became law: 2020IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Wilburn sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored2121851
Cosponsored6767503520
How to read the blocks

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

38%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

Indiana House average 46%. Ranks 61st of 99.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Becky Cash10
  2. Lori Goss-Reaves10
  3. Lonnie Randolph10
  4. Michael Crider9
  5. Linda Rogers9
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 Wilburn’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.CosponsorFeb 25, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedFirst reading: adopted Feb 25, 2026
HR 47Recognizing "Farmworker and Farmer Awareness Week" and the work of Proteus, Inc.CosponsorFeb 23, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedFirst reading: adopted Feb 23, 2026
HR 40Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Carmel Clay Parks and Recreation.SponsorFeb 16, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedFirst reading: adopted Feb 16, 2026
HR 33Recognizing March as Brain Injury Awareness Month in Indiana.CosponsorFeb 10, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedFirst reading: adopted Feb 10, 2026
SCR 20Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Hope Academy.CosponsorFeb 10, 2026Passed both chambersUnassignedReturned to the Senate Feb 16, 2026

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Online

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

The lab crawls Wilburn’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 Wilburn 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 Wilburn posted

No images from Wilburn’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

62 turns, Jan 31, 2023 to Feb 27, 2026

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 Wilburn is most unusual among Indiana House, 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.

America’s Political Pulse · Polarization Research Lab

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