Policy discussion
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CSIP score −0.96 (approximate range −0.99 to −0.93, which understates the uncertainty); negative is left of the scale’s centre, positive right. From 3,305 donors and 591 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 Conlin sits among State House Democrats, not how far from the centre.
6 measures against State House Democrats. 62% of Conlin’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Michigan, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats. Conlin reported $193.5K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).
The measures on which Conlin 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.
CSIP ideology
More liberal than 88% of State House Democrats · ± 0.03
From Michigan, 2026
Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 1740th of 1,983 State House Democrats
Itemized, 2026
State House Democrats’ median $40.4K · ranks 287th of 2,082
Party unity
Michigan House average 93.2% · ranks 94th of 110 · 39 votes against the majority of Michigan House Democrats
Out of committee
Michigan House average 32% · ranks 57th of 107
Attendance
Michigan House average 99.9% · ranks 55th of 110 · 725 roll calls
Peer group: State House Democrats. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; the thick bar is Conlin, the thin grey bar the peer average. The headline is the measure on which Conlin is most unusual among peers (Methods, §08).
Conlin attacks opponents personally less than 76% of State House Democrats. Personal attacks in 0% of 21 statements, against 2.5% for the average State House Democrat; 584th of 764.
An AI model reads each of Conlin’s 21 statements in the MI 2025–26 session (21 posts on X) and marks the kinds of statement it contains: a personal attack, criticism of a policy, discussion of policy, bipartisanship, credit claiming, and extreme labels. A statement can carry several. Every rate is compared with the average for State House Democrats and ranked among them.
Share of statements carrying each label, the MI 2025–26 session
| Row | Conlin | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| Policy discussion | 52% | 39% |
| Policy criticism | 29% | 10% |
| Credit claiming | 19% | 14% |
| Bipartisanship | 5% | 3% |
| Personal attacks | 0% | 3% |
statements classified
21 posts on X.
| Part | Value |
|---|---|
| posts on X | 21 |
The thick bar is Conlin; the thin grey bar is the average State House Democrats. A longer thick bar means Conlin does this more than peers. Rank 1 is the highest rate in the group.
Conlin used no extreme labels in 21 statements. The peer average is 1.0%.
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Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements
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Calls a politician, a party or a policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who or what the label was aimed at. The lists show the five most used labels and targets; the toggle shows the rest.
Share of statements per month, the MI 2025–26 session
| Column | Statements | Personal attacks | Policy criticism | Policy discussion | Bipartisanship | Credit claiming | Extreme labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan ’25 | 0 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Feb ’25 | 0 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Mar ’25 | 0 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Apr ’25 | 0 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| May ’25 | 1 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Jun ’25 | 8 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Jul ’25 | 10 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Aug ’25 | 2 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Sep ’25 | 0 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Oct ’25 | 0 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Nov ’25 | 0 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Dec ’25 | 0 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Jan ’26 | 0 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Feb ’26 | 0 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Mar ’26 | 0 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Apr ’26 | 0 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| May ’26 | 0 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Jun ’26 | 0 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Jul ’26 | 0 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Aug ’26 | 0 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Sep ’26 | 0 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
| Oct ’26 | 0 | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) | — (fewer than 10 statements) |
Each row is one kind of statement; each cell is a month, shaded against that row’s own peak (darker = closer to the peak), with the peak and the latest value written at the right. The top row counts statements. The strip covers every month of the MI 2025–26 session, the same span as the rates above, including months with no statements. A month with fewer than 10 statements is hatched, not shaded: one or two posts would swing its rate to 0% or 100%. 21 months are hatched here; 18 of them have no statements.
Real statements from the classifier’s example set, with the labels it assigned
Policy discussion
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Jul 21, 2025 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy discussion; Environmental Protection · Source
Bipartisanship
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Jun 30, 2025 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy discussion; bipartisanship; Agriculture and Food · Source
Policy criticism
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Jul 10, 2025 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy criticism; credit claiming · Source
Up to five recent statements in each category
Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.
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Newest first, the MI 2025–26 session
Five statements at a time, newest first; filters apply to the statements loaded so far. Export saves the statements that match. Sources: 21 posts on X.
Agriculture and Food is what Conlin talks about most: 36% of policy statements, 7.9 times the peer share. Peers give it 4.6%. Agreement with legislation needs at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.
Each policy statement is tagged by the AI model with one or more of 25 policy areas from the Congressional Research Service list, so the shares say what Conlin talks about. The bills Conlin sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.
Share of policy statements by area, the MI 2025–26 session
| Row | Conlin | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and Food | 36% | 5% |
| Health | 36% | 15% |
| Armed Forces and National Security | 9% | 3% |
| Crime and Law Enforcement | 9% | 8% |
| Economics and Public Finance | 9% | 11% |
The thick bar is the share of Conlin’s policy statements in an area; the thin grey bar is the average share for State House Democrats. A statement counts once in each of its areas, so shares can add to more than 100%. The five largest areas are shown; the toggle shows the rest.
Left: share of statements by policy area. Right: share of bills. Areas in order of their share of statements; both sides run from 0 to 40%. Grey ticks are the State House Democrats averages.
| Area | Talks about | State House Democrats, talks about | Legislates on | State House Democrats, legislates on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture and Food | 36% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Health | 36% | 15% | 12% | 15% |
| Armed Forces and National Security | 9% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| Crime and Law Enforcement | 9% | 8% | 13% | 9% |
| Economics and Public Finance | 9% | 11% | 4% | 2% |
No agreement score.Needs at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills in the window.
Agreement is 1 minus the distance between the two distributions (Jensen–Shannon): 1 means Conlin legislates on exactly the areas Conlin talks about, in the same proportions; 0 means no overlap. It does not say whether the bills match the positions in the statements, only the subjects. Bills Conlin sponsored count fully, cosponsored bills a quarter. Shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.
Conlin sits at −0.96 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 88% of State House Democrats. Approximate range −0.99 to −0.93, which understates the uncertainty; from 3,305 donors and 591 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”.
CSIP ideal point
Approximate range −0.99 to −0.93. From 3,305 donors and 591 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.
The outlined dot is Conlin, 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 Conlin’s groups. 0 is the centre of the scale, not “moderate” by definition.
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.
Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale
| Group | Officials | Median | Share left of Conlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| State House Democrats | 2392 | −0.6 | 12% |
| Michigan House | 110 | +0.4 | 14% |
| All State House | 5324 | +0.1 | 5% |
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 Conlin 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 Conlin.
Conlin reported $193.5K in the 2026 cycle, 4.8 times the State House Democrats’ median of $40.4K. State filings report no small-donation total. 62% of itemized individual money came from Michigan.
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.
itemized in the 2026 cycle
From 322 itemized donors. State House Democrats’ median $40.4K.
Each square is one percent of itemized contributions in the 2026 cycle.
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals (itemized) | $124.1K | 64.1% |
| PACs and other committees | $67.0K | 34.6% |
| Party committees | $2,500 | 1.3% |
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.
Itemized contributions, 2022 to 2026. The grey line is the State House Democrats’ median for 2026.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| 2022 cycle | $599.9K |
| 2024 cycle | $454.8K |
| 2026 cycle | $193.5K |
Itemized contributions by donor state. 62% came from Michigan.
State filings report no total for small gifts.
Not reported in state filings.
Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state
| State | Value |
|---|---|
| Michigan | $76.9K |
| New York | $19.1K |
| Illinois | $7,325 |
| District of Columbia | $6,905 |
| Florida | $3,025 |
| Connecticut | $2,450 |
| California | $1,572 |
| Maryland | $1,300 |
| Maine | $1,225 |
| Oregon | $1,225 |
| Ohio | $700 |
| Virginia | $553 |
| Minnesota | $524 |
| New Jersey | $400 |
| Massachusetts | $316 |
| Wisconsin | $250 |
| Kansas | $250 |
| Iowa | $11 |
| Alaska | No data |
| Vermont | No data |
| New Hampshire | No data |
| Washington | No data |
| Idaho | No data |
| Montana | No data |
| North Dakota | No data |
| Rhode Island | No data |
| Nevada | No data |
| Wyoming | No data |
| South Dakota | No data |
| Indiana | No data |
| Pennsylvania | No data |
| Utah | No data |
| Colorado | No data |
| Nebraska | No data |
| Missouri | No data |
| Kentucky | No data |
| West Virginia | No data |
| Delaware | No data |
| Arizona | No data |
| New Mexico | No data |
| Arkansas | No data |
| Tennessee | No data |
| North Carolina | No data |
| South Carolina | No data |
| Oklahoma | No data |
| Louisiana | No data |
| Mississippi | No data |
| Alabama | No data |
| Georgia | No data |
| Hawaii | No data |
| Texas | No data |
itemized donors
People who gave more than $200
from Michigan
Of itemized individual dollars
Every state the same size. Darker states gave more itemized money; hatched states had no itemized donors; the outlined state is Michigan. Gifts of $200 or less carry no address and are left out.
Itemized, 2026 cycle.
PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.
Itemized, 2026 cycle.
Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.
Conlin voted with the majority of Michigan House Democrats on 85% of party-line votes and missed none of 725 roll calls. Michigan House on average: 93.2% party unity, 99.9% attendance. Across all roll calls, Conlin voted against the majority of Michigan House Democrats 39 times.
725 roll calls Conlin could vote on in the MI 2025–26 session, compared with Michigan 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 Conlin voted with the majority of Michigan House Democrats. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.
votes against the majority of Michigan House Democrats
Party unity 85%, Michigan House average 93.2%, ranks 94th of 110. 725 roll calls in the MI 2025–26 session.
The thick bar is Conlin, the thin grey bar the Michigan House average. The scale runs from 80% to 100% to show the gap.
| Row | Conlin | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 100% | 99.9% |
| Party unity | 85% | 93.2% |
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.
25 roll calls the lab flagged as key in the MI 2025–26 session
| Party split (yea–nay) | Why it’s key | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | HB 6302 Education: school districts; requirement to display an American flag in classrooms; provide for. Amends sec. 1347 of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1347). passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #374 Yeas 76 Nays 27 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 | Yea | Against majority | pass | D 20–26 · R 56–1Democrats 20 yea, 26 nay; Republicans 56 yea, 1 nay | party crossover |
| Sep 23, 2026 | HB 6259 Criminal procedure: sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for criminal sexual conduct; modify. Amends sec. 16y, ch. XVII of 1927 PA 175 (MCL 777.16y). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6261'26, HB 6262'26 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #375 Yeas 77 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 | Yea | Against majority | pass | D 21–25 · R 56–1Democrats 21 yea, 25 nay; Republicans 56 yea, 1 nay | party crossover |
| Sep 23, 2026 | HB 6260 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the first degree; modify. Amends sec. 520b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520b). passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #376 Yeas 79 Nays 24 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 | Yea | — | pass | D 23–23 · R 56–1Democrats 23 yea, 23 nay; Republicans 56 yea, 1 nay | party crossover |
| Sep 23, 2026 | HB 6282 Public employees and officers: ethics; moratorium on former legislators accepting employment with an entity that receives a grant from the utility consumer participation board; provide for. Creates new act. passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #373 Yeas 88 Nays 15 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 | Yea | With majority | pass | D 32–14 · R 56–1Democrats 32 yea, 14 nay; Republicans 56 yea, 1 nay | party crossover |
| Sep 23, 2026 | HB 6262 Crimes: criminal sexual conduct; penalties for criminal sexual conduct in the third degree; modify. Amends sec. 520d of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.520d). passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #378 Yeas 77 Nays 26 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 | Yea | Against majority | pass | D 21–25 · R 56–1Democrats 21 yea, 25 nay; Republicans 56 yea, 1 nay | party crossover |
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.
The colleagues who voted the same way as Conlin most often
The colleagues who voted the same way as Conlin least often
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.
MI 2025–26 session, loads in batches
Conlin sponsored 15 bills in the MI 2025–26 session; none became law. Cosponsored 474 others. 27% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan House average 32%; 57th of 107).
The bills Conlin sponsored and cosponsored in the MI 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.
Counts for the MI 2025–26 session
| Role | Introduced | In committee | Passed one chamber | Passed both chambers | Became law |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 15 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Cosponsored | 474 | 474 | 49 | 13 | 13 |
Ink blocks are bills Conlin sponsored, ochre blocks bills Conlin cosponsored; the figure above each block is the count. Most bills in any legislature never leave committee, so a short staircase is the norm.
of sponsored bills got out of committee
Michigan House average 32%. Ranks 57th of 107.
Colleagues who most often cosponsor with Conlin, by number of shared bills in the MI 2025–26 session; the square shows their party.
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 Conlin’s bills; the toggle shows more.
Sponsored and cosponsored, with status and policy area; five are shown, the toggle shows the rest
| HB 6407 | Health occupations: health professionals; implicit bias training; require. Amends 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.1101 - 333.25211) by adding sec. 16207. | Cosponsor | Sep 24, 2026 | In committee | Health(model) | bill electronically reproduced 09/24/2026 Sep 29, 2026 |
| HB 6385 | Energy: alternative sources; limits on generation capacity; raise. Amends sec. 173 of 2008 PA 295 (MCL 460.1173). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6386'26 | Cosponsor | Sep 24, 2026 | In committee | Energy(model) | bill electronically reproduced 09/24/2026 Sep 29, 2026 |
| HB 6386 | Energy: alternative sources; limits on generation capacity; raise. Amends sec. 5 of 2008 PA 295 (MCL 460.1005). TIE BAR WITH: HB 6385'26 | Cosponsor | Sep 24, 2026 | In committee | Energy(model) | bill electronically reproduced 09/24/2026 Sep 29, 2026 |
| HB 6405 | Health occupations: physician's assistants; delegation of acts, tasks, or functions to licensed or unlicensed individual; modify. Amends sec. 16215 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.16215). | Cosponsor | Sep 24, 2026 | In committee | Health(model) | bill electronically reproduced 09/24/2026 Sep 29, 2026 |
| HB 6406 | Health facilities: hospitals; use of restraint or seclusion; modify for hospitals. Amends secs. 20201 & 21734 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.20201 & 333.21734). | Cosponsor | Sep 24, 2026 | In committee | Health(model) | bill electronically reproduced 09/24/2026 Sep 29, 2026 |
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The lab crawls Conlin’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 Conlin posts with a vision model.
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changes in 90 days
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“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.
No images from Conlin’s posts have been described.
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No transcribed state floor speeches are matched to this legislator yet.
Transcribed from chamber video or captions by the lab. They are not classified for kinds of statement.
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 is the measure on which Conlin 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 …”).
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