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Democrat · Minnesota House, district 39B

Serving since Jan 3, 2023MN 2025–26 session

Portrait of Sandra Feist, rendered as a two-tone print
Official portrait
0%
of itemized money from Minnesota donors, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats

0% of the itemized money from individuals in the 2026 cycle came from donors with an address in Minnesota. Ranks 1943rd of 1,983, where 1st is the highest share. 3 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 Minnesota, ranked among State House Democrats. 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 House Democrats. Feist reported $1,500 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K). 2.4% of the 42 bills Feist sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom half of the Minnesota House.

The measures on which Feist 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.

From Minnesota, 2026

0%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 1943rd of 1,983 State House Democrats

Itemized, 2026

$1,500

State House Democrats’ median $40.4K · ranks 1955th of 2,082

Party unity

100%

Minnesota House average 97.5% · ranks 25th of 133 · 4 votes against the majority of Minnesota House Democrats

Out of committee

2.4%

Minnesota House average 4.4% · ranks 82nd of 131

CSIP ideology

−0.66

More liberal than 55% of State House Democrats · ± 0.09

Attendance

100%

Minnesota House average 100% · ranks 67th of 133 · 300 roll calls

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

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What Feist says

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

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Policy

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

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Ideology

Feist sits at −0.66 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 55% of State House Democrats. Approximate range −0.75 to −0.57, which understates the uncertainty; from 96 donors and 495 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”.

−0.66

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −0.75 to −0.57. From 96 donors and 495 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Feist −0.7State House Democrats −0.6Minnesota House −0.4All State House +0.1

The outlined dot is Feist, 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 Feist’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 Feist 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 −0.6Feist −0.7Minnesota Housemedian −0.4All State Housemedian +0.1
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Feist's CSIP score of −0.66 placed against State House Democrats, Minnesota House, All State House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Feist
State House Democrats2392−0.645%
Minnesota House133−0.426%
All State House5324+0.120%
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 Feist 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 Feist.

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Money

Feist reported $1,500 in the 2026 cycle, 3.7% of the State House Democrats’ median of $40.4K. State filings report no small-donation total. 0% of itemized individual money came from Minnesota.

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
$1,500

itemized in the 2026 cycle

From 3 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): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)Individuals (itemized): $1,000 (66.7%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)PACs and other committees: $500 (33.3%)
  • Individuals (itemized)67 squares$1,000
  • PACs and other committees33 squares$500
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Sources of Feist's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Individuals (itemized)$1,00066.7%
PACs and other committees$50033.3%
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 House Democrats’ median for 2026.

2020 cycle: $20.0K$20.0K20202022 cycle: $21.5K$21.5K20222024 cycle: $28.5K$28.5K20242026 cycle: $1,500$1,5002026State House Democrats median $40.4K
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Feist's receipts by cycle against the 2026 State House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$20.0K
2022 cycle$21.5K
2024 cycle$28.5K
2026 cycle$1,500

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 0% came from Minnesota.

No itemized donors with an address.

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: 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: 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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Feist's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
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
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
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
3

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

0%

from Minnesota

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 Minnesota. 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. CAR COMMITTEE OF AUTOMOTIVE RETAILERS$250
  2. TRIAL-PAC$250

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

No employers reported.

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

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Votes

Feist voted with the majority of Minnesota House Democrats on 100% of party-line votes and missed none of 300 roll calls. Minnesota House on average: 97.5% party unity, 100% attendance. Across all roll calls, Feist voted against the majority of Minnesota House Democrats 4 times.

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

4

votes against the majority of Minnesota House Democrats

Party unity 100%, Minnesota House average 97.5%, ranks 25th of 133. 300 roll calls in the MN 2025–26 session.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Feist
Peers
Rank
Attendance
100%
100%
67th of 133
Party unity
100%
97.5%
25th of 133
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Feist's attendance and party unity against Minnesota House.
RowFeistPeers
Attendance100%100%
Party unity100%97.5%
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 MN 2025–26 session

Key votes
Party split (yea–nay)Why it’s key
May 17, 2026
HF 1849
Term limits provided for governor and lieutenant governor, and constitutional amendment proposed.
Niska Motion Suspension of Rules
NayWith majorityfailD 0–67 · R 64–2Democrats 0 yea, 67 nay; Republicans 64 yea, 2 nayclose vote
May 17, 2026
HF 2354
Medical assistance fraud governing provisions added and modified, attorney general provided subpoena and enforcement authority, criminal penalties provided, conforming changes made, and money appropriated.
Passage, as amended
YeaWith majoritypassD 67–0 · R 51–16Democrats 67 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 51 yea, 16 nayparty crossover
May 17, 2026
HF 5149
Law enforcement access to sensitive locations restricted, civil remedies established, concealing identity crime modified, scope of use of force investigations expanded, access to certain information limited.
Long motion Suspension of Rules
YeaWith majoritypassD 67–0 · R 0–63Democrats 67 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 0 yea, 63 nayclose vote
May 17, 2026
SF 4612
Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations
Repassage, as amended by Conference
YeaWith majoritypassD 67–0 · R 41–26Democrats 67 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 41 yea, 26 naybecame law · party crossover
May 17, 2026
SF 334
Human Services Systems Modernization Advisory Council and Legislative Commission on Human Services Systems; creation
Passage
YeaWith majoritypassD 67–0 · R 67–0Democrats 67 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 67 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 Feist most often

  1. David GottfriedD255 shared votes100%
  2. Nathan CoulterD300 shared votes99%
  3. Amanda Hemmingsen-JaegerD123 shared votes99%
  4. Peter FischerD300 shared votes99%
  5. Julie GreeneD299 shared votes99%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Feist least often

  1. Drew RoachR288 shared votes36%
  2. Marj FogelmanR293 shared votes39%
  3. Tom MurphyR300 shared votes40%
  4. Mike WienerR294 shared votes40%
  5. Ben DavisR296 shared votes41%
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

MN 2025–26 session, loads in batches

Back to topNext: Legislation

Legislation

Feist sponsored 42 bills in the MN 2025–26 session; 1 became law. Cosponsored 149 others. 2.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota House average 4.4%; 82nd of 131).

The bills Feist sponsored and cosponsored in the MN 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 MN 2025–26 session

Sponsored42 billsSponsored, Introduced: 4242Sponsored, In committee: 4242Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 11Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 11Sponsored, Became law: 11Cosponsored149 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 149149Cosponsored, In committee: 149149Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 1515Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 88Cosponsored, Became law: 88IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Feist sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored4242111
Cosponsored1491491588
How to read the blocks

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

2.4%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

Minnesota House average 4.4%. Ranks 82nd of 131.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Kari Rehrauer46
  2. Bianca Virnig35
  3. Cedrick Frazier28
  4. Kelly Moller27
  5. Athena Hollins27
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 Feist’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
HF 5156Price for prescription drugs subject to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program established.CosponsorMay 17, 2026In committeeHealth(model)Authors added Berg; Kozlowski; Pursell; Jordan; Kraft; Johnson, P.; Freiberg; Virnig; Liebling; Gottfried; Youakim; Greenman; Feist; and Falconer May 17, 2026
HF 5161Dioxide pipelines; issuance of route permit prohibited.CosponsorMay 17, 2026In committeeEnergy(model)Introduction and first reading, referred to Energy Finance and Policy May 17, 2026
HF 5155Human oversight in the creation of official verbatim court records required.SponsorMay 16, 2026In committeeLaw(model)Introduction and first reading, referred to Judiciary Finance and Civil Law May 16, 2026
HF 5149Law enforcement access to sensitive locations restricted, civil remedies established, concealing identity crime modified, scope of use of force investigations expanded, access to certain information limited.CosponsorMay 14, 2026Passed one chamberCrime and Law Enforcement(model)Motion did not prevail May 17, 2026
HF 5097Advisory Council on Community Collaboration, Stability, and Preparedness and a Minnesota Common Ground Task Force created; capacity for dispute resolution increased; reports required; civil health dashboard established; and money appropriated.SponsorApr 28, 2026In committeeGovernment Operations and Politics(model)Introduction and first reading, referred to State Government Finance and Policy Apr 28, 2026

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Online

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

The lab crawls Feist’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 Feist 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 Feist posted

No images from Feist’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

31 turns, May 17, 2022 to May 18, 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 Feist 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
94c52434-9616-43bd-863b-9481943dedb1
Open States
ocd-person/94c52434-9616-43bd-863b-9481943dedb1

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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