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Democrat · U.S. House, California’s 33rd district

Serving since Jan 6, 2015119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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82%
of sponsored bills got out of committee, the highest of 207 House Democrats

82% of 17 sponsored bills got out of committee; the average for House Democrats is 4.9%. Ranks 1st of 207, where 1st is the highest share.

The share of bills Aguilar sponsored that a committee reported out or a chamber passed, ranked among House Democrats. Members of the majority party and committee chairs move more bills, so the rank reflects position as well as effort.

At a glance

6 measures against House Democrats. The policy areas Aguilar talks about and legislates on agree at 0.46 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats. 82% of Aguilar’s statements discuss policy, in the top quarter of House Democrats (average 73%).

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

Out of committee

82%

House Democrats average 4.9% · ranks 1st of 207

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.46

House Democrats average 0.67 · ranks 213th of 216

Policy discussion

82%

House Democrats average 73% · ranks 23rd of 216

Raised, 2026

$5.7M

House Democrats’ median $2.0M · ranks 28th of 214

From California, 2026

37%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 166th of 214 House Democrats

CSIP ideology

−1.11

Left of 0, the centre of the scale · ± 0.02

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

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What Aguilar says

Aguilar attacks opponents personally more than 73% of House Democrats. Personal attacks in 8.7% of 755 statements, against 6.6% for the average House Democrat; 58th of 216.

An AI model reads each of Aguilar’s 755 statements in the 119th Congress (577 posts on X, 101 press releases, 57 newsletters, 20 Congressional Record speeches) 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 House Democrats and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the 119th Congress

0%80%
Aguilar
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion616 statements
82%
73%
23rd of 216
Policy criticism241 statements
32%
28%
77th of 216
Credit claiming164 statements
22%
23%
112th of 216
Personal attacks66 statements
9%
7%
58th of 216
Bipartisanship65 statements
9%
10%
109th of 216
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Aguilar's share of statements in each category against the House Democrats average.
RowAguilarPeers
Policy discussion82%73%
Policy criticism32%28%
Credit claiming22%23%
Personal attacks9%7%
Bipartisanship9%10%
755

statements classified

577 posts on X, 101 press releases, 57 newsletters, 20 Congressional Record speeches.

posts on X: 577 (76.4%)posts on X 577press releases: 101 (13.4%)newsletters: 57 (7.5%)Congressional Record speeches: 20 (2.6%)
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Aguilar's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X577
press releases101
newsletters57
Congressional Record speeches20
How to read the bars

The thick bar is Aguilar; the thin grey bar is the average House Democrats. A longer thick bar means Aguilar does this more than peers. Rank 1 is the highest rate in the group.

Extreme labels

Aguilar used extreme labels in 2.1% of statements, close to the peer average. 16 statements, most often aimed at Republicans; peers 1.9%.

  1. “extreme”11
  2. “radical”2
  3. “MAGA”1
  4. “far right”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Republicans4
  2. extremists3
  3. deportation policy1
  4. Donald Trump1
  5. far-right1
What an extreme label is

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.

Month by month

Share of statements per month, the 119th Congress

Statements2025-01: 132025-02: 202025-03: 142025-04: 132025-05: 182025-06: 222025-07: 162025-08: 72025-09: 372025-10: 462025-11: 402025-12: 342026-01: 472026-02: 422026-03: 382026-04: 522026-05: 452026-06: 542026-07: 392026-08: 392026-09: 592026-10: 60peak 60 · Oct ’26Personal attackspeak 19.1% · Feb ’26 · latest 13.3%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 0.0% of 13Personal attacks, 2025-02: 0.0% of 20Personal attacks, 2025-03: 7.1% of 14Personal attacks, 2025-04: 15.4% of 13Personal attacks, 2025-05: 0.0% of 18Personal attacks, 2025-06: 13.6% of 22Personal attacks, 2025-07: 6.3% of 16Personal attacks, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-09: 0.0% of 37Personal attacks, 2025-10: 0.0% of 46Personal attacks, 2025-11: 12.5% of 40Personal attacks, 2025-12: 2.9% of 34Personal attacks, 2026-01: 8.5% of 47Personal attacks, 2026-02: 19.1% of 42Personal attacks, 2026-03: 7.9% of 38Personal attacks, 2026-04: 13.5% of 52Personal attacks, 2026-05: 4.4% of 45Personal attacks, 2026-06: 11.1% of 54Personal attacks, 2026-07: 5.1% of 39Personal attacks, 2026-08: 12.8% of 39Personal attacks, 2026-09: 13.6% of 59Personal attacks, 2026-10: 13.3% of 60Policy criticismpeak 58.7% · Oct ’25 · latest 8.3%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 30.8% of 13Policy criticism, 2025-02: 45.0% of 20Policy criticism, 2025-03: 42.9% of 14Policy criticism, 2025-04: 46.2% of 13Policy criticism, 2025-05: 44.4% of 18Policy criticism, 2025-06: 36.4% of 22Policy criticism, 2025-07: 43.8% of 16Policy criticism, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-09: 27.0% of 37Policy criticism, 2025-10: 58.7% of 46Policy criticism, 2025-11: 45.0% of 40Policy criticism, 2025-12: 23.5% of 34Policy criticism, 2026-01: 27.7% of 47Policy criticism, 2026-02: 35.7% of 42Policy criticism, 2026-03: 57.9% of 38Policy criticism, 2026-04: 34.6% of 52Policy criticism, 2026-05: 31.1% of 45Policy criticism, 2026-06: 35.2% of 54Policy criticism, 2026-07: 23.1% of 39Policy criticism, 2026-08: 12.8% of 39Policy criticism, 2026-09: 11.9% of 59Policy criticism, 2026-10: 8.3% of 60Policy discussionpeak 95.7% · Jan ’26 · latest 83.3%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 53.8% of 13Policy discussion, 2025-02: 65.0% of 20Policy discussion, 2025-03: 78.6% of 14Policy discussion, 2025-04: 84.6% of 13Policy discussion, 2025-05: 66.7% of 18Policy discussion, 2025-06: 81.8% of 22Policy discussion, 2025-07: 75.0% of 16Policy discussion, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-09: 78.4% of 37Policy discussion, 2025-10: 89.1% of 46Policy discussion, 2025-11: 77.5% of 40Policy discussion, 2025-12: 76.5% of 34Policy discussion, 2026-01: 95.7% of 47Policy discussion, 2026-02: 76.2% of 42Policy discussion, 2026-03: 81.6% of 38Policy discussion, 2026-04: 88.5% of 52Policy discussion, 2026-05: 75.6% of 45Policy discussion, 2026-06: 75.9% of 54Policy discussion, 2026-07: 89.7% of 39Policy discussion, 2026-08: 94.9% of 39Policy discussion, 2026-09: 79.7% of 59Policy discussion, 2026-10: 83.3% of 60Bipartisanshippeak 30.4% · Oct ’25 · latest 1.7%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 7.7% of 13Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 10.0% of 20Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 0.0% of 14Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 0.0% of 13Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 5.6% of 18Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 4.5% of 22Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 6.3% of 16Bipartisanship, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 13.5% of 37Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 30.4% of 46Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 15.0% of 40Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 14.7% of 34Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 17.0% of 47Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 7.1% of 42Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 7.9% of 38Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 5.8% of 52Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 8.9% of 45Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 9.3% of 54Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 2.6% of 39Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 0.0% of 39Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 1.7% of 59Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 1.7% of 60Credit claimingpeak 50.0% · Mar ’25 · latest 13.3%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 30.8% of 13Credit claiming, 2025-02: 30.0% of 20Credit claiming, 2025-03: 50.0% of 14Credit claiming, 2025-04: 23.1% of 13Credit claiming, 2025-05: 16.7% of 18Credit claiming, 2025-06: 9.1% of 22Credit claiming, 2025-07: 25.0% of 16Credit claiming, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-09: 32.4% of 37Credit claiming, 2025-10: 4.3% of 46Credit claiming, 2025-11: 22.5% of 40Credit claiming, 2025-12: 32.4% of 34Credit claiming, 2026-01: 19.1% of 47Credit claiming, 2026-02: 38.1% of 42Credit claiming, 2026-03: 15.8% of 38Credit claiming, 2026-04: 15.4% of 52Credit claiming, 2026-05: 33.3% of 45Credit claiming, 2026-06: 27.8% of 54Credit claiming, 2026-07: 17.9% of 39Credit claiming, 2026-08: 23.1% of 39Credit claiming, 2026-09: 8.5% of 59Credit claiming, 2026-10: 13.3% of 60Extreme labelspeak 21.4% · Mar ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 0.0% of 13Extreme labels, 2025-02: 0.0% of 20Extreme labels, 2025-03: 21.4% of 14Extreme labels, 2025-04: 0.0% of 13Extreme labels, 2025-05: 0.0% of 18Extreme labels, 2025-06: 0.0% of 22Extreme labels, 2025-07: 0.0% of 16Extreme labels, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-09: 0.0% of 37Extreme labels, 2025-10: 4.3% of 46Extreme labels, 2025-11: 2.5% of 40Extreme labels, 2025-12: 0.0% of 34Extreme labels, 2026-01: 2.1% of 47Extreme labels, 2026-02: 2.4% of 42Extreme labels, 2026-03: 0.0% of 38Extreme labels, 2026-04: 1.9% of 52Extreme labels, 2026-05: 0.0% of 45Extreme labels, 2026-06: 11.1% of 54Extreme labels, 2026-07: 2.6% of 39Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 39Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 59Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 60Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Aguilar, each row shaded against its own peak, with statement volume. Months with fewer than 10 statements are left blank.
ColumnStatementsPersonal attacksPolicy criticismPolicy discussionBipartisanshipCredit claimingExtreme labels
Jan ’25130.0%30.8%53.8%7.7%30.8%0.0%
Feb ’25200.0%45.0%65.0%10.0%30.0%0.0%
Mar ’25147.1%42.9%78.6%0.0%50.0%21.4%
Apr ’251315.4%46.2%84.6%0.0%23.1%0.0%
May ’25180.0%44.4%66.7%5.6%16.7%0.0%
Jun ’252213.6%36.4%81.8%4.5%9.1%0.0%
Jul ’25166.3%43.8%75.0%6.3%25.0%0.0%
Aug ’257— (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 ’25370.0%27.0%78.4%13.5%32.4%0.0%
Oct ’25460.0%58.7%89.1%30.4%4.3%4.3%
Nov ’254012.5%45.0%77.5%15.0%22.5%2.5%
Dec ’25342.9%23.5%76.5%14.7%32.4%0.0%
Jan ’26478.5%27.7%95.7%17.0%19.1%2.1%
Feb ’264219.1%35.7%76.2%7.1%38.1%2.4%
Mar ’26387.9%57.9%81.6%7.9%15.8%0.0%
Apr ’265213.5%34.6%88.5%5.8%15.4%1.9%
May ’26454.4%31.1%75.6%8.9%33.3%0.0%
Jun ’265411.1%35.2%75.9%9.3%27.8%11.1%
Jul ’26395.1%23.1%89.7%2.6%17.9%2.6%
Aug ’263912.8%12.8%94.9%0.0%23.1%0.0%
Sep ’265913.6%11.9%79.7%1.7%8.5%0.0%
Oct ’266013.3%8.3%83.3%1.7%13.3%0.0%
How to read the strips

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 119th Congress, 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%. One month is hatched here.

In Aguilar’s words

Real statements from the classifier’s example set, with the labels it assigned

Policy criticism

The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

Oct 14, 2026 · Posts on X · policy criticism; policy discussion; Economics and Public Finance; Energy; Agriculture and Food · Source

Personal attacks

The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

Oct 15, 2026 · Posts on X · personal attacks; policy discussion; Energy; Armed Forces and National Security; target: Trump · Source

Extreme label

The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

Jul 1, 2026 · Posts on X · policy criticism; extreme label “extreme” aimed at Trump, Republicans · Source

Examples by category

Up to five recent statements in each category

Category

Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.

  1. Posts on X

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Energy · Armed Forces and National Security · target: TrumpSource

  2. Posts on X

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Economics and Public Finance · Agriculture and Food · target: TrumpSource

  3. Posts on X

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Armed Forces and National Security · Commerce · Energy · target: Donald TrumpSource

  4. Posts on X

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · target: Donald TrumpSource

  5. Posts on X

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · target: Donald TrumpSource

All 755 statements

Newest first, the 119th Congress

The full feed

Five statements at a time, newest first; filters apply to the statements loaded so far. Export saves the statements that match. Sources: 577 posts on X, 101 press releases, 57 newsletters, 20 Congressional Record speeches.

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Policy

Health is what Aguilar talks about most: 37% of policy statements, above the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.46 on a 0–1 scale (House Democrats average 0.67; 213th of 216).

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 Aguilar talks about. The bills Aguilar sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Aguilar talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%50%
Aguilar
Peers
Health225 statements
37%
26%
Economics and Public Finance214 statements
35%
20%
Armed Forces and National Security106 statements
17%
16%
Government Operations and Politics86 statements
14%
20%
Energy73 statements
12%
5%
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Policy areas Aguilar talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Democrats average.
RowAguilarPeers
Health37%26%
Economics and Public Finance35%20%
Armed Forces and National Security17%16%
Government Operations and Politics14%20%
Energy12%5%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Aguilar’s policy statements in an area; the thin grey bar is the average share for 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.

Talks about · legislates on

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 50%. Grey ticks are the House Democrats averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onHealthHealth, talks about: 37% (House Democrats 26%)37%Health, legislates on: 8% (House Democrats 16%)8%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 35% (House Democrats 20%)35%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 0% (House Democrats 1%)0%Armed Forces and NationalSecurityArmed Forces and National Security, talks about: 17% (House Democrats 16%)17%Armed Forces and National Security, legislates on: 4% (House Democrats 7%)4%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 14% (House Democrats 20%)14%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 45% (House Democrats 11%)45%EnergyEnergy, talks about: 12% (House Democrats 5%)12%Energy, legislates on: 1% (House Democrats 2%)1%
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Aguilar's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Democrats, legislates on
Health37%26%8%16%
Economics and Public Finance35%20%0%1%
Armed Forces and National Security17%16%4%7%
Government Operations and Politics14%20%45%11%
Energy12%5%1%2%
0.46

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Democrats average 0.67. Ranks 213th of 216.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

Agreement is 1 minus the distance between the two distributions (Jensen–Shannon): 1 means Aguilar legislates on exactly the areas Aguilar 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 Aguilar sponsored count fully, cosponsored bills a quarter. Shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.

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Ideology

Aguilar sits at −1.11 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 68% of House Democrats. Approximate range −1.12 to −1.09, which understates the uncertainty; from 5,142 donors and 6,295 roll calls.

CSIP, the lab’s Common-Space Ideal Point, places every official, federal and state, on one left–right scale, estimated from roll-call votes, who gives money to whom, and the text of statements. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it; 0 is the centre of the scale, not a definition of “moderate”.

−1.11

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −1.12 to −1.09. From 5,142 donors and 6,295 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Aguilar −1.1House Democrats −1.0All House +0.3

The outlined dot is Aguilar, 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 Aguilar’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 Aguilar sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Democratsmedian −1.0Aguilar −1.1All Housemedian +0.3
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Aguilar's CSIP score of −1.11 placed against House Democrats, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Aguilar
House Democrats217−1.031%
All House439+0.315%
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 Aguilar 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 Aguilar.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Aguilar raised $5.7M in the 2026 cycle, 2.9 times the House Democrats’ median of $2.0M. 14% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 37% of itemized individual money came from California.

Campaign money from Federal Election Commission 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.

Election cycle
$5.7M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 1,058 itemized donors. House Democrats’ median $2.0M.

Where the money came from

Each square is one percent of 2026-cycle receipts, from FEC summary totals.

Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.0M (34.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $311.6K (5.5%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $311.6K (5.5%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $311.6K (5.5%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $311.6K (5.5%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $311.6K (5.5%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $311.6K (5.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)PACs and other committees: $2.5M (44.5%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $886.3K (15.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $886.3K (15.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $886.3K (15.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $886.3K (15.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $886.3K (15.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $886.3K (15.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $886.3K (15.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $886.3K (15.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $886.3K (15.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $886.3K (15.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $886.3K (15.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $886.3K (15.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $886.3K (15.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $886.3K (15.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $886.3K (15.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $886.3K (15.6%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)34 squares$2.0M
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)6 squares$311.6K
  • PACs and other committees44 squares$2.5M
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)16 squares$886.3K
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Sources of Aguilar's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$2.0M34.4%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$311.6K5.5%
PACs and other committees$2.5M44.5%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$886.3K15.6%
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. The small-donor share understates small giving when a campaign itemizes gifts made through ActBlue or WinRed.

Receipts by cycle

Total receipts, 2020 to 2026. The grey line is the House Democrats’ median for 2026.

2020 cycle: $2.5M$2.5M20202022 cycle: $3.3M$3.3M20222024 cycle: $5.9M$5.9M20242026 cycle: $5.7M$5.7M2026House Democrats median $2.0M
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Aguilar's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$2.5M
2022 cycle$3.3M
2024 cycle$5.9M
2026 cycle$5.7M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 37% came from California.

  1. California$579.1K
  2. New York$187.6K
  3. District of Columbia$151.6K
  4. Maryland$99.5K
  5. Virginia$71.0K

Small donations

Gifts of $200 or less as a share of individual money, by cycle. The thin grey bar is the 2026 House Democrats’ median.

0%60%
Aguilar
Median
2026
14%
13%
2024
9%
13%
2022
23%
13%
2020
40%
13%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Democrats median
RowAguilarMedian
2026 cycle14%13%
2024 cycle9%13%
2022 cycle23%13%
2020 cycle40%13%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: $500AKMaine: $250MEVermont: $200VTNew Hampshire: $10.2KNHWashington: $17.4KWAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: $2,244MNIllinois: $39.6KILWisconsin: $2,328WIMichigan: $35.3KMINew York: $187.6KNYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: $56.6KMAOregon: $8,850ORNevada: $12.0KNVWyoming: $550WYSouth Dakota: $43SDIowa: $500IAIndiana: $550INOhio: $4,861OHPennsylvania: $14.3KPANew Jersey: $21.9KNJConnecticut: $11.6KCTCalifornia: $579.1KCAUtah: $4,460UTColorado: $800CONebraska: $2,500NEMissouri: $397MOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: $3,500WVVirginia: $71.0KVAMaryland: $99.5KMDDelaware: $1,000DEArizona: $6,140AZNew Mexico: $45NMKansas: $3,500KSArkansas: $1,050ARTennessee: $1,605TNNorth Carolina: $61.6KNCSouth Carolina: $250SCDistrict of Columbia: $151.6KDCOklahoma: $14.0KOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: $35.2KGAHawaii: $2,385HITexas: $43.1KTXFlorida: $59.6KFL
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Aguilar's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
California$579.1K
New York$187.6K
District of Columbia$151.6K
Maryland$99.5K
Virginia$71.0K
North Carolina$61.6K
Florida$59.6K
Massachusetts$56.6K
Texas$43.1K
Illinois$39.6K
Michigan$35.3K
Georgia$35.2K
New Jersey$21.9K
Washington$17.4K
Pennsylvania$14.3K
Oklahoma$14.0K
Nevada$12.0K
Connecticut$11.6K
New Hampshire$10.2K
Oregon$8,850
Arizona$6,140
Ohio$4,861
Utah$4,460
West Virginia$3,500
Kansas$3,500
Nebraska$2,500
Hawaii$2,385
Wisconsin$2,328
Minnesota$2,244
Tennessee$1,605
Arkansas$1,050
Delaware$1,000
Colorado$800
Wyoming$550
Indiana$550
Alaska$500
Iowa$500
Missouri$397
Maine$250
South Carolina$250
Vermont$200
New Mexico$45
South Dakota$43
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
KentuckyNo data
LouisianaNo data
MississippiNo data
AlabamaNo data
1,058

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

37%

from California

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

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −1.50 to −1.25: 0.7%CSIP −1.25 to −1.00: 26%CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 28%28%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 12%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 10%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 12%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 6.6%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 3.8%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 0.6%CSIP +0.75 to +1.00: 0.1%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Aguilar's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.50 to +1.00: 26% between −1.25 and −1.00, 28% between −1.00 and −0.75, 12% between −0.75 and −0.50, 10% between −0.50 and −0.25, 12% between −0.25 and 0.00, 6.6% between 0.00 and +0.25.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.50 to −1.250.7%
CSIP −1.25 to −1.0026%
CSIP −1.00 to −0.7528%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.5012%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.2510%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.0012%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.256.6%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.503.8%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.750.6%
CSIP +0.75 to +1.000.1%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Aguilar’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Aguilar’s own score is −1.11.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. RETIRED$152.0K 109 donors
  2. NOT EMPLOYED$149.0K 201 donors
  3. CEO$112.8K 43 donors
  4. ATTORNEY$103.2K 65 donors
  5. CONSULTANT$63.5K 44 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$14.3K
  2. ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  3. AECOM PAC$10.0K
  4. AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10.0K
  5. ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. ESRI$15.9K 6 donors
  2. APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT$14.0K 4 donors
  3. GENTEX CORPORATION$13.5K 4 donors
  4. BGR GROUP$13.0K 10 donors
  5. CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$9,500 10 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Aguilar voted with the majority of House Democrats on 97.8% of party-line votes and missed 0.6% of 674 roll calls. House Democrats on average: 96.4% party unity, 96.9% attendance. Across all roll calls, Aguilar voted against the majority of House Democrats 12 times.

674 roll calls Aguilar could vote on in the 119th Congress, compared with House Democrats. 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 Aguilar voted with the majority of House Democrats. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

12

votes against the majority of House Democrats

Party unity 97.8%, House Democrats average 96.4%, ranks 125th of 217. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Aguilar
Peers
Rank
Attendance
99.4%
96.9%
49th of 217
Party unity
97.8%
96.4%
125th of 217
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Aguilar's attendance and party unity against House Democrats.
RowAguilarPeers
Attendance99.4%96.9%
Party unity97.8%96.4%
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 119th Congress

Key votes
Party split (yea–nay)Why it’s key
Sep 16, 2026
S. 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
YeaWith majorityPassedD 209–0 · R 191–14 · I 1–0Democrats 209 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 191 yea, 14 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 naybecame law
Sep 16, 2026
H.J.Res. 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”
On Passage
NayWith majorityPassedD 3–207 · R 210–1 · I 1–0Democrats 3 yea, 207 nay; Republicans 210 yea, 1 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 nayclose vote
Sep 16, 2026
H.R. 10326
PROOF Act
On Passage
NayWith majorityPassedD 6–206 · R 210–1 · I 1–0Democrats 6 yea, 206 nay; Republicans 210 yea, 1 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 nayclose vote
Sep 16, 2026
H.R. 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
On Passage
YeaWith majorityPassedD 139–72 · R 212–0 · I 1–0Democrats 139 yea, 72 nay; Republicans 212 yea, 0 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 nayparty crossover
Sep 16, 2026
H.R. 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments
NayWith majorityPassedD 58–152 · R 203–7 · I 1–0Democrats 58 yea, 152 nay; Republicans 203 yea, 7 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 naybecame law · party crossover
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 Aguilar most often

  1. Ted LieuD654 shared votes99%
  2. Katherine ClarkD668 shared votes99%
  3. Hakeem JeffriesD666 shared votes99%
  4. Suzan DelBeneD658 shared votes99%
  5. Gregory MeeksD641 shared votes99%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Aguilar least often

  1. Chip RoyR629 shared votes16%
  2. Eric BurlisonR637 shared votes18%
  3. Andy BiggsR603 shared votes18%
  4. Ralph NormanR593 shared votes19%
  5. Keith SelfR654 shared votes19%
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

119th Congress (2025–27), loads in batches

Back to topNext: Legislation

Legislation

Aguilar sponsored 17 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 96 others. 82% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats average 4.9%; 1st of 207).

The bills Aguilar sponsored and cosponsored in the 119th Congress, 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 119th Congress

Sponsored17 billsSponsored, Introduced: 1717Sponsored, In committee: 1717Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 1414Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored96 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 9696Cosponsored, In committee: 9696Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 77Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Cosponsored, Became law: 00IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Aguilar sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored17171400
Cosponsored9696700
How to read the blocks

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

82%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Democrats average 4.9%. Ranks 1st of 207.

Cosponsorship partners

Colleagues who most often cosponsor with Aguilar, by number of shared bills in the 119th Congress; the square shows their party.

  1. Julia Brownley4
  2. Eleanor Norton4
  3. Nanette Barragán3
  4. Judy Chu3
  5. Salud Carbajal3
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 Aguilar’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
H.Res. 1559Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 14, 2026, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".CosponsorSep 17, 2026In committeeEducationReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Sep 17, 2026
H.Res. 1511Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' familiesCosponsorSep 3, 2026In committeeCrime and Law EnforcementReferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Sep 3, 2026
H.Res. 1483Expressing support for the recognition of August 17 through August 23, 2026, as "Warehouse Worker Recognition Week", celebrating the workers in the logistics industry.CosponsorAug 13, 2026In committeeLabor and EmploymentReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Aug 13, 2026
H.R. 9929To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building".CosponsorJul 23, 2026In committeeGovernment Operations and PoliticsReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Jul 23, 2026
H.R. 9877Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026CosponsorJul 22, 2026In committeeHealthReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Oversight and Government Reform, Education and Workforce, the Judiciary, the Budget, Veterans' Affairs, Natural Resources, Armed Services, Homeland Security, Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Jul 22, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 88 times in 90 days. Aguilar’s official site had 46 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Aguilar posted on Oct 26, 2026.

The lab crawls Aguilar’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 Aguilar posts with a vision model.

Websites

  • Official site

    aguilar.house.gov

    Last crawled Oct 25, 2026

    46

    pages crawled

    88

    changes in 90 days

  • Campaign site

    peteaguilar.com

    Last crawled Oct 25, 2026

    9

    pages crawled

    11

    changes in 90 days

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 Aguilar posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • A man in a suit and a woman in a patterned dress pose together outdoors in front of a large, bright blue university sports mural. The mural features a coyote mascot and various sports and school-themed illustrations. There is text throughout the mural.
    A man in a suit and a woman in a patterned dress pose together outdoors in front of a large, bright blue university sports mural. The mural features a coyote mascot and various sports and school-themed illustrations. There is text throughout the mural.View post
  • Three smiling adults pose for a photo in front of a branded backdrop. The man in the middle holds a clear award. Text and logos appear on the backdrop and award.
    Three smiling adults pose for a photo in front of a branded backdrop. The man in the middle holds a clear award. Text and logos appear on the backdrop and award.View post
  • A political campaign-style infographic over an aerial view of a residential neighborhood. A large white panel with bold blue and black lettering states a claim about housing costs, with a candidate logo and source note near the bottom.
    A political campaign-style infographic over an aerial view of a residential neighborhood. A large white panel with bold blue and black lettering states a claim about housing costs, with a candidate logo and source note near the bottom.View post
  • A group of uniformed workers and two men in suits pose for a photo inside a storage or equipment room. Shelves behind them hold landscaping tools and stacked cardboard boxes. Some boxes and equipment have visible text.
    A group of uniformed workers and two men in suits pose for a photo inside a storage or equipment room. Shelves behind them hold landscaping tools and stacked cardboard boxes. Some boxes and equipment have visible text.View post
  • A gray car is being refueled at a gas station. Below the photo is a black political news graphic with bold white and yellow text, a campaign logo, and a source attribution.
    A gray car is being refueled at a gas station. Below the photo is a black political news graphic with bold white and yellow text, a campaign logo, and a source attribution.View post
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.

Back to topNext: Methods and sources

Methods and sources

How this page was made. Profile built Oct 28, 2026; site last built Oct 28, 2026. Every number on the page is computed from the sources listed here, by the same rules for every official; nothing is written by hand.

The headline

The headline is the measure on which Aguilar is most unusual among 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
A000371
Bioguide
A000371
FEC candidate ids
H2CA31125

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 (Congress)Sep 30, 202628 days agoVoteview roll calls, 113th Congress (2013) on.
  • Bills (Congress)Oct 22, 20266 days agoGovInfo BILLSTATUS: sponsors, cosponsors, actions, CRS policy area.
  • Campaign money (FEC)Oct 22, 20266 days agoFEC committee financial summaries (totals, small donations) and itemized contributions (donor counts, states, employers), cycles 2020-2026; 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.
  • ImagesOct 28, 2026todayImages in members' tweets with vision-model descriptions.

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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