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Republican · North Dakota Senate, district 31

Serving since Dec 1, 2010ND 2025–26 session

Portrait of Don Schaible, rendered as a two-tone print
Official portrait
79%
of itemized money from North Dakota donors, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Republicans

79% of the itemized money from individuals in the 2026 cycle came from donors with an address in North Dakota. Ranks 705th of 860, where 1st is the highest share. 22 itemized donors.

Only donors who give more than $200 are reported with an address, so this is the share of that itemized money from donors living in North Dakota, ranked among State Senate Republicans. Small gifts are not counted either way. Candidates running statewide or for federal office often draw more money from out of state.

At a glance

6 measures against State Senate Republicans. Schaible sits at +0.19 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 74% of State Senate Republicans. 55% of the 11 bills Schaible sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom half of the North Dakota Senate.

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

From North Dakota, 2026

79%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 705th of 860 State Senate Republicans

CSIP ideology

+0.19

More liberal than 74% of State Senate Republicans · ± 0.04

Out of committee

55%

North Dakota Senate average 68% · ranks 21st of 29

Attendance

99.9%

North Dakota Senate average 98.3% · ranks 16th of 46 · 998 roll calls

Party unity

83%

North Dakota Senate average 79% · ranks 17th of 46 · 57 votes against the majority of North Dakota Senate Republicans

Itemized, 2026

$70.3K

State Senate Republicans’ median $46.2K · ranks 388th of 936

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

Back to topNext: What politicians say

What Schaible says

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

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Ideology

Schaible sits at +0.19 on the CSIP scale, right of 0, more liberal than 74% of State Senate Republicans. Approximate range +0.16 to +0.23, which understates the uncertainty; from 23 donors and 599 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”.

+0.19

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range +0.16 to +0.23. From 23 donors and 599 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Schaible +0.2State Senate Republicans +0.4North Dakota Senate +0.1All State Senate +0.1

The outlined dot is Schaible, 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 Schaible’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 Schaible sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →State Senate Republicansmedian +0.4Schaible +0.2North Dakota Senatemedian +0.1All State Senatemedian +0.1
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Schaible's CSIP score of +0.19 placed against State Senate Republicans, North Dakota Senate, All State Senate.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Schaible
State Senate Republicans1083+0.426%
North Dakota Senate47+0.155%
All State Senate1909+0.157%
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 Schaible 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 Schaible.

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Money

Schaible reported $70.3K in the 2026 cycle, above the State Senate Republicans’ median of $46.2K. State filings report no small-donation total. 79% of itemized individual money came from North Dakota.

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
$70.3K

itemized in the 2026 cycle

From 22 itemized donors. State Senate Republicans’ median $46.2K.

Where the money came from

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

Individuals (itemized): $8,450 (12.0%)Individuals (itemized): $8,450 (12.0%)Individuals (itemized): $8,450 (12.0%)Individuals (itemized): $8,450 (12.0%)Individuals (itemized): $8,450 (12.0%)Individuals (itemized): $8,450 (12.0%)Individuals (itemized): $8,450 (12.0%)Individuals (itemized): $8,450 (12.0%)Individuals (itemized): $8,450 (12.0%)Individuals (itemized): $8,450 (12.0%)Individuals (itemized): $8,450 (12.0%)Individuals (itemized): $8,450 (12.0%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)PACs and other committees: $55.4K (78.7%)Party committees: $6,500 (9.2%)Party committees: $6,500 (9.2%)Party committees: $6,500 (9.2%)Party committees: $6,500 (9.2%)Party committees: $6,500 (9.2%)Party committees: $6,500 (9.2%)Party committees: $6,500 (9.2%)Party committees: $6,500 (9.2%)Party committees: $6,500 (9.2%)
  • Individuals (itemized)12 squares$8,450
  • PACs and other committees79 squares$55.4K
  • Party committees9 squares$6,500
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Sources of Schaible's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Individuals (itemized)$8,45012.0%
PACs and other committees$55.4K78.7%
Party committees$6,5009.2%
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, 2022 to 2026. The grey line is the State Senate Republicans’ median for 2026.

2022 cycle: $10.9K$10.9K20222024 cycle: $333$33320242026 cycle: $70.3K$70.3K2026State Senate Republicans median $46.2K
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Schaible's receipts by cycle against the 2026 State Senate Republicans median.
ItemValue
2022 cycle$10.9K
2024 cycle$333
2026 cycle$70.3K

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 79% came from North Dakota.

  1. North Dakota$6,700
  2. Minnesota$750
  3. New Mexico$750
  4. Florida$250

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: $6,700NDMinnesota: $750MNIllinois: no dataILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: no dataMINew York: no dataNYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: no dataMAOregon: no dataORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: no dataINOhio: no dataOHPennsylvania: no dataPANew Jersey: no dataNJConnecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: no dataCAUtah: no dataUTColorado: no dataCONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: no dataMOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: no dataVAMaryland: no dataMDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: no dataAZNew Mexico: $750NMKansas: 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: $250FL
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Schaible's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
North Dakota$6,700
Minnesota$750
New Mexico$750
Florida$250
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
New HampshireNo data
WashingtonNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
IllinoisNo data
WisconsinNo data
MichiganNo data
New YorkNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
MassachusettsNo data
OregonNo data
NevadaNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
IndianaNo data
OhioNo data
PennsylvaniaNo data
New JerseyNo data
ConnecticutNo data
CaliforniaNo data
UtahNo data
ColoradoNo data
NebraskaNo data
MissouriNo data
KentuckyNo data
West VirginiaNo data
VirginiaNo data
MarylandNo data
DelawareNo data
ArizonaNo 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
22

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

79%

from North Dakota

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

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

No occupations reported.

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. ARMSTRONG, KELLY$12.5K
  2. ND SENATE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS (NDSR)$10.5K
  3. NORTH DAKOTA REPUBLICAN PARTY - DISTRICT 31$6,500
  4. LONNIE LAFFEN MEMORIAL PAC$5,000
  5. ND OIL PAC$4,350

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

No employers reported.

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Schaible voted with the majority of North Dakota Senate Republicans on 83% of party-line votes and missed 0.1% of 998 roll calls. North Dakota Senate on average: 79% party unity, 98.3% attendance. Across all roll calls, Schaible voted against the majority of North Dakota Senate Republicans 57 times.

998 roll calls Schaible could vote on in the ND 2025–26 session, compared with North Dakota 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 Schaible voted with the majority of North Dakota Senate Republicans. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

57

votes against the majority of North Dakota Senate Republicans

Party unity 83%, North Dakota Senate average 79%, ranks 17th of 46. 998 roll calls in the ND 2025–26 session.

Attendance and party unity

The thick bar is Schaible, the thin grey bar the North Dakota Senate average. The scale runs from 70% to 100% to show the gap.

70%100%
Schaible
Peers
Rank
Attendance
99.9%
98.3%
16th of 46
Party unity
83%
79%
17th of 46
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Schaible's attendance and party unity against North Dakota Senate.
RowSchaiblePeers
Attendance99.9%98.3%
Party unity83%79%
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 ND 2025–26 session

Key votes
Party split (yea–nay)Why it’s key
Sep 4, 2026
HB 1628
AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-60-24, subdivision lll of subsection 3 of section 19-03.1-05, and chapter 51-38 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record checks, the scheduling of kratom alkaloid derivatives as a schedule I contr
Motion for Final Passage on HB 1628
YeaWith majoritypassD 5–0 · R 41–0Democrats 5 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 41 yea, 0 naybecame law
Sep 3, 2026
SB 2407
AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the state historical society for the North Dakota military museum project; to amend and reenact section 55-01-02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to jurisdiction of the heritage center; to repeal subsection 3 of section 6 of chapter 17 of the 2025 Se
Motion for Final Passage on SB 2407
YeaWith majoritypassD 2–3 · R 37–5Democrats 2 yea, 3 nay; Republicans 37 yea, 5 naybecame law · party crossover
Sep 3, 2026
SB 2405
A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 57-02-08.9, section 57-20-09, and subsection 1 of section 57-55-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the order of application of the primary residence credit and discount for early payment of tax; and to provide an effective
Motion for Final Passage on SB 2405
YeaWith majoritypassD 4–1 · R 23–19Democrats 4 yea, 1 nay; Republicans 23 yea, 19 nayparty crossover
Sep 3, 2026
SB 2406
A BILL for an Act to create and enact chapter 44-04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting agencies from entering nondisclosure agreements concerning data centers and industrial projects; to provide a penalty; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.
Motion for Final Passage on SB 2406
NayWith majorityfailD 5–0 · R 10–32Democrats 5 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 10 yea, 32 nayparty crossover
Jan 23, 2026
HB 1621
AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 15.1-21-01 and section 15.1-21-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to requiring the presidential physical fitness test in physical education courses in elementary, middle, and high schools and providing exceptions to the test; and to prov
Motion for Final Passage on HB 1621
YeaWith majoritypassD 4–1 · R 39–2Democrats 4 yea, 1 nay; Republicans 39 yea, 2 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 Schaible most often

  1. Ron SorvaagR995 shared votes94%
  2. Robert ErbeleR976 shared votes94%
  3. Randy BurckhardR987 shared votes93%
  4. Jerry KleinR997 shared votes93%
  5. Terry WanzekR970 shared votes93%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Schaible least often

  1. Jeff MagrumR997 shared votes65%
  2. Tim MathernD996 shared votes83%
  3. Ryan BraunbergerD976 shared votes84%
  4. Michelle PowersR996 shared votes85%
  5. Kathy HoganD976 shared votes85%
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

ND 2025–26 session, loads in batches

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Legislation

Schaible sponsored 11 bills in the ND 2025–26 session; 6 became law. Cosponsored 32 others. 55% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota Senate average 68%; 21st of 29).

The bills Schaible sponsored and cosponsored in the ND 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 ND 2025–26 session

Sponsored11 billsSponsored, Introduced: 1111Sponsored, In committee: 1111Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 66Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 66Sponsored, Became law: 66Cosponsored32 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 3232Cosponsored, In committee: 3131Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 2323Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 1717Cosponsored, Became law: 1616IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Schaible sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored1111666
Cosponsored3231231716
How to read the blocks

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

55%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

North Dakota Senate average 68%. Ranks 21st of 29.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Dawson Holle10
  2. Jim Jonas9
  3. Pat Heinert8
  4. Nathan Toman8
  5. David Richter7
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 Schaible’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
HB 1624A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 15.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to offering school breakfast and lunch at no cost and the school meals fund; to provide an appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an effective date.CosponsorJan 21, 2026Passed one chamberAgriculture and Food(model)Second reading, failed to pass, yeas 22 nays 24 Jan 23, 2026
SB 2403AN ACT to amend and reenact section 6-09-47 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a medical facility emergency operating loan program under the medical facility infrastructure loan fund; to provide an appropriation; to provide a transfer; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expirSponsorJan 21, 2026Became lawHealth(model)Filed with Secretary Of State 01/23 Jan 28, 2026
HCR 3010A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying legislative responsibility to carefully review and consider existing law when developing proposals to create new law.CosponsorJan 28, 2025In committeeGovernment Operations and Politics(model)Second reading, failed to adopt Apr 9, 2025
SB 2362AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-02-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the accreditation of schools.SponsorJan 27, 2025Became lawEducation(model)Filed with Secretary Of State 03/26 Mar 27, 2025
HCR 3008A concurrent resolution that Chuck Suchy be designated as the first state troubadour of North Dakota for a term of five years until a successor is selected pursuant to law.CosponsorJan 27, 2025In committeeUnassignedFiled with Secretary Of State 03/25 Mar 25, 2025

Back to topNext: Online

Online

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

The lab crawls Schaible’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 Schaible 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 Schaible posted

No images from Schaible’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

257 turns, Jan 5, 2021 to Jan 23, 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 Schaible is most unusual among State Senate Republicans, chosen by one rule for every official of every party. The candidates are the rate of each kind of statement and of extreme labels, party unity, attendance, the small-donor share, the in-state share and total receipts of the latest cycle, the share of sponsored bills that got out of committee, talk-to-bills agreement, and the CSIP score’s place within the party group.

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

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

Identifiers

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

Freshness of this profile’s data

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

How the measures work

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

America’s Political Pulse · Polarization Research Lab

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