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Democrat · U.S. House, Oregon’s 1st district

Serving since Feb 7, 2012119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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Portrait of Suzanne Bonamici, rendered as a two-tone print
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95%
of House Democrats score to the right of Bonamici on the CSIP scale

CSIP score −1.40 (approximate range −1.42 to −1.38, which understates the uncertainty); negative is left of the scale’s centre, positive right. From 1,363 donors and 7,465 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 Bonamici sits among House Democrats, not how far from the centre.

At a glance

6 measures against House Democrats. The policy areas Bonamici talks about and legislates on agree at 0.73 on a 0–1 scale, in the top tenth of House Democrats. Bonamici raised $1.0M in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of House Democrats (median $2.0M).

The measures on which Bonamici 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.

Party unity

100%

House Democrats average 96.4% · ranks 10th of 217 · 13 votes against the majority of House Democrats

CSIP ideology

−1.40

More liberal than 95% of House Democrats · ± 0.02

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.73

House Democrats average 0.67 · ranks 19th of 216

Raised, 2026

$1.0M

House Democrats’ median $2.0M · ranks 174th of 214

Policy discussion

79%

House Democrats average 73% · ranks 50th of 216

Bipartisanship

12%

House Democrats average 9.8% · ranks 50th of 216

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

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What Bonamici says

Bonamici stresses bipartisanship more than 76% of House Democrats. Bipartisanship in 12% of 850 statements, against 9.8% for the average House Democrat; 50th of 216.

An AI model reads each of Bonamici’s 850 statements in the 119th Congress (578 posts on X, 146 press releases, 96 Congressional Record speeches, 30 newsletters) 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%
Bonamici
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion670 statements
79%
73%
50th of 216
Policy criticism252 statements
30%
28%
95th of 216
Credit claiming194 statements
23%
23%
101st of 216
Bipartisanship104 statements
12%
10%
50th of 216
Personal attacks51 statements
6%
7%
100th of 216
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Bonamici's share of statements in each category against the House Democrats average.
RowBonamiciPeers
Policy discussion79%73%
Policy criticism30%28%
Credit claiming23%23%
Bipartisanship12%10%
Personal attacks6%7%
850

statements classified

578 posts on X, 146 press releases, 96 Congressional Record speeches, 30 newsletters.

posts on X: 578 (68.0%)posts on X 578press releases: 146 (17.2%)Congressional Record speeches: 96 (11.3%)newsletters: 30 (3.5%)
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Bonamici's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X578
press releases146
Congressional Record speeches96
newsletters30
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Bonamici used extreme labels in 2.1% of statements, close to the peer average. 18 statements, most often aimed at MAGA Republicans; peers 1.9%.

  1. “extreme”8
  2. “MAGA”3
  3. “radical”3
  4. “far right”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. MAGA Republicans2
  2. Trump2
  3. anti-choice extremists1
  4. Executive Order1
  5. Federal agency1
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: 372025-02: 162025-03: 72025-04: 202025-05: 122025-06: 162025-07: 92025-08: 72025-09: 92025-10: 92025-11: 82025-12: 252026-01: 712026-02: 782026-03: 632026-04: 742026-05: 712026-06: 892026-07: 692026-08: 352026-09: 712026-10: 54peak 89 · Jun ’26Personal attackspeak 18.8% · Feb ’25 · latest 1.8%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 2.7% of 37Personal attacks, 2025-02: 18.8% of 16Personal attacks, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-04: 5.0% of 20Personal attacks, 2025-05: 8.3% of 12Personal attacks, 2025-06: 12.5% of 16Personal attacks, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-12: 4.0% of 25Personal attacks, 2026-01: 5.6% of 71Personal attacks, 2026-02: 6.4% of 78Personal attacks, 2026-03: 3.2% of 63Personal attacks, 2026-04: 9.5% of 74Personal attacks, 2026-05: 2.8% of 71Personal attacks, 2026-06: 9.0% of 89Personal attacks, 2026-07: 7.2% of 69Personal attacks, 2026-08: 0.0% of 35Personal attacks, 2026-09: 4.2% of 71Personal attacks, 2026-10: 1.8% of 54Policy criticismpeak 58.3% · May ’25 · latest 9.3%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 21.6% of 37Policy criticism, 2025-02: 43.8% of 16Policy criticism, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-04: 50.0% of 20Policy criticism, 2025-05: 58.3% of 12Policy criticism, 2025-06: 37.5% of 16Policy criticism, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-12: 40.0% of 25Policy criticism, 2026-01: 22.5% of 71Policy criticism, 2026-02: 37.2% of 78Policy criticism, 2026-03: 30.2% of 63Policy criticism, 2026-04: 18.9% of 74Policy criticism, 2026-05: 28.2% of 71Policy criticism, 2026-06: 50.6% of 89Policy criticism, 2026-07: 17.4% of 69Policy criticism, 2026-08: 11.4% of 35Policy criticism, 2026-09: 23.9% of 71Policy criticism, 2026-10: 9.3% of 54Policy discussionpeak 100.0% · Feb ’25 · latest 74.1%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 40.5% of 37Policy discussion, 2025-02: 100.0% of 16Policy discussion, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-04: 100.0% of 20Policy discussion, 2025-05: 100.0% of 12Policy discussion, 2025-06: 87.5% of 16Policy discussion, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-12: 92.0% of 25Policy discussion, 2026-01: 81.7% of 71Policy discussion, 2026-02: 75.6% of 78Policy discussion, 2026-03: 61.9% of 63Policy discussion, 2026-04: 77.0% of 74Policy discussion, 2026-05: 74.7% of 71Policy discussion, 2026-06: 79.8% of 89Policy discussion, 2026-07: 79.7% of 69Policy discussion, 2026-08: 85.7% of 35Policy discussion, 2026-09: 87.3% of 71Policy discussion, 2026-10: 74.1% of 54Bipartisanshippeak 43.8% · Feb ’25 · latest 3.7%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 16.2% of 37Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 43.8% of 16Bipartisanship, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 30.0% of 20Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 41.7% of 12Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 37.5% of 16Bipartisanship, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 28.0% of 25Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 9.9% of 71Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 9.0% of 78Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 9.5% of 63Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 5.4% of 74Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 12.7% of 71Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 9.0% of 89Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 7.2% of 69Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 0.0% of 35Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 2.8% of 71Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 3.7% of 54Credit claimingpeak 62.5% · Jun ’25 · latest 11.1%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 13.5% of 37Credit claiming, 2025-02: 50.0% of 16Credit claiming, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-04: 30.0% of 20Credit claiming, 2025-05: 50.0% of 12Credit claiming, 2025-06: 62.5% of 16Credit claiming, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-12: 52.0% of 25Credit claiming, 2026-01: 16.9% of 71Credit claiming, 2026-02: 25.6% of 78Credit claiming, 2026-03: 20.6% of 63Credit claiming, 2026-04: 12.2% of 74Credit claiming, 2026-05: 26.8% of 71Credit claiming, 2026-06: 18.0% of 89Credit claiming, 2026-07: 23.2% of 69Credit claiming, 2026-08: 17.1% of 35Credit claiming, 2026-09: 15.5% of 71Credit claiming, 2026-10: 11.1% of 54Extreme labelspeak 6.3% · Feb ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 5.4% of 37Extreme labels, 2025-02: 6.3% of 16Extreme labels, 2025-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-04: 0.0% of 20Extreme labels, 2025-05: 0.0% of 12Extreme labels, 2025-06: 6.3% of 16Extreme labels, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-12: 0.0% of 25Extreme labels, 2026-01: 4.2% of 71Extreme labels, 2026-02: 0.0% of 78Extreme labels, 2026-03: 0.0% of 63Extreme labels, 2026-04: 2.7% of 74Extreme labels, 2026-05: 1.4% of 71Extreme labels, 2026-06: 3.4% of 89Extreme labels, 2026-07: 1.5% of 69Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 35Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 71Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 54Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Bonamici, 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 ’25372.7%21.6%40.5%16.2%13.5%5.4%
Feb ’251618.8%43.8%100.0%43.8%50.0%6.3%
Mar ’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)
Apr ’25205.0%50.0%100.0%30.0%30.0%0.0%
May ’25128.3%58.3%100.0%41.7%50.0%0.0%
Jun ’251612.5%37.5%87.5%37.5%62.5%6.3%
Jul ’259— (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 ’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 ’259— (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 ’259— (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 ’258— (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 ’25254.0%40.0%92.0%28.0%52.0%0.0%
Jan ’26715.6%22.5%81.7%9.9%16.9%4.2%
Feb ’26786.4%37.2%75.6%9.0%25.6%0.0%
Mar ’26633.2%30.2%61.9%9.5%20.6%0.0%
Apr ’26749.5%18.9%77.0%5.4%12.2%2.7%
May ’26712.8%28.2%74.7%12.7%26.8%1.4%
Jun ’26899.0%50.6%79.8%9.0%18.0%3.4%
Jul ’26697.2%17.4%79.7%7.2%23.2%1.5%
Aug ’26350.0%11.4%85.7%0.0%17.1%0.0%
Sep ’26714.2%23.9%87.3%2.8%15.5%0.0%
Oct ’26541.8%9.3%74.1%3.7%11.1%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%. 6 months are hatched here.

In Bonamici’s words

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

Personal attacks

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

Oct 12, 2026 · Posts on X · personal attacks; policy discussion; Crime and Law Enforcement; Government Operations and Politics; target: Donald Trump · Source

Bipartisanship

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

Oct 22, 2026 · Posts on X · policy discussion; bipartisanship; credit claiming; Education · Source

Extreme label

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

Jul 1, 2026 · Posts on X · extreme label “radical” aimed at RFK, Trump · 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 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Government Operations and Politics · target: Donald TrumpSource

  2. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Education · Government Operations and Politics · target: Trump, McMahonSource

  3. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Agriculture and Food · Housing and Community Development · Health · Armed Forces and National Security · target: TrumpSource

  4. Posts on X

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

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

  5. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Education · Government Operations and Politics · target: McMahonSource

All 850 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: 578 posts on X, 146 press releases, 96 Congressional Record speeches, 30 newsletters.

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Policy

Education is what Bonamici talks about most: 36% of policy statements, 3.7 times the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.73 on a 0–1 scale (House Democrats average 0.67; 19th 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 Bonamici talks about. The bills Bonamici sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Bonamici talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%40%
Bonamici
Peers
Education242 statements
36%
10%
Health158 statements
24%
26%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues127 statements
19%
13%
Government Operations and Politics123 statements
18%
20%
Economics and Public Finance111 statements
17%
20%
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Policy areas Bonamici talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Democrats average.
RowBonamiciPeers
Education36%10%
Health24%26%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues19%13%
Government Operations and Politics18%20%
Economics and Public Finance17%20%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Bonamici’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 40%. Grey ticks are the House Democrats averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onEducationEducation, talks about: 36% (House Democrats 10%)36%Education, legislates on: 13% (House Democrats 5%)13%HealthHealth, talks about: 24% (House Democrats 26%)24%Health, legislates on: 16% (House Democrats 16%)16%Civil Rights and Liberties,Minority IssuesCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, talks about: 19% (House Democrats 13%)19%Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, legislates on: 5% (House Democrats 5%)5%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 18% (House Democrats 20%)18%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 6% (House Democrats 11%)6%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 17% (House Democrats 20%)17%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 1% (House Democrats 1%)1%
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Bonamici's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Democrats, legislates on
Education36%10%13%5%
Health24%26%16%16%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues19%13%5%5%
Government Operations and Politics18%20%6%11%
Economics and Public Finance17%20%1%1%
0.73

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Democrats average 0.67. Ranks 19th of 216.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

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Ideology

Bonamici sits at −1.40 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 95% of House Democrats. Approximate range −1.42 to −1.38, which understates the uncertainty; from 1,363 donors and 7,465 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”.

−1.40

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −1.42 to −1.38. From 1,363 donors and 7,465 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Bonamici −1.4House Democrats −1.0All House +0.3

The outlined dot is Bonamici, 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 Bonamici’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 Bonamici sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Democratsmedian −1.0Bonamici −1.4All Housemedian +0.3
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Bonamici's CSIP score of −1.40 placed against House Democrats, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Bonamici
House Democrats217−1.05%
All House439+0.33%
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 Bonamici 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 Bonamici.

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Money

Bonamici raised $1.0M in the 2026 cycle, below the House Democrats’ median of $2.0M. 15% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 78% of itemized individual money came from Oregon.

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
$1.0M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 271 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): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $419.3K (41.0%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $72.6K (7.1%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $72.6K (7.1%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $72.6K (7.1%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $72.6K (7.1%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $72.6K (7.1%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $72.6K (7.1%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $72.6K (7.1%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)PACs and other committees: $531.1K (51.9%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)41 squares$419.3K
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)7 squares$72.6K
  • PACs and other committees52 squares$531.1K
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Sources of Bonamici's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$419.3K41.0%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$72.6K7.1%
PACs and other committees$531.1K51.9%
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: $961.9K$961.9K20202022 cycle: $1.0M$1.0M20222024 cycle: $936.8K$936.8K20242026 cycle: $1.0M$1.0M2026House Democrats median $2.0M
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Bonamici's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$961.9K
2022 cycle$1.0M
2024 cycle$936.8K
2026 cycle$1.0M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 78% came from Oregon.

  1. Oregon$249.9K
  2. New York$18.0K
  3. District of Columbia$16.5K
  4. Washington$10.0K
  5. California$8,000

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%
Bonamici
Median
2026
15%
13%
2024
15%
13%
2022
16%
13%
2020
26%
13%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Democrats median
RowBonamiciMedian
2026 cycle15%13%
2024 cycle15%13%
2022 cycle16%13%
2020 cycle26%13%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: $10.0KWAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: no dataMNIllinois: no dataILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: no dataMINew York: $18.0KNYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: no dataMAOregon: $249.9KORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: $48IAIndiana: no dataINOhio: $1,000OHPennsylvania: $1,000PANew Jersey: no dataNJConnecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: $8,000CAUtah: no dataUTColorado: no dataCONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: no dataMOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $5,500VAMaryland: $6,500MDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: $200AZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: no dataNCSouth Carolina: no dataSCDistrict of Columbia: $16.5KDCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: no dataGAHawaii: no dataHITexas: no dataTXFlorida: no dataFL
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Bonamici's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Oregon$249.9K
New York$18.0K
District of Columbia$16.5K
Washington$10.0K
California$8,000
Maryland$6,500
Virginia$5,500
Ohio$1,000
Pennsylvania$1,000
Arizona$200
Iowa$48
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
New HampshireNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
MinnesotaNo data
IllinoisNo data
WisconsinNo data
MichiganNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
MassachusettsNo data
NevadaNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
IndianaNo data
New JerseyNo data
ConnecticutNo data
UtahNo data
ColoradoNo data
NebraskaNo data
MissouriNo data
KentuckyNo data
West VirginiaNo data
DelawareNo data
New MexicoNo data
KansasNo data
ArkansasNo data
TennesseeNo data
North CarolinaNo data
South CarolinaNo data
OklahomaNo data
LouisianaNo data
MississippiNo data
AlabamaNo data
GeorgiaNo data
HawaiiNo data
TexasNo data
FloridaNo data
271

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

78%

from Oregon

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

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −2.00 to −1.75: 0.1%CSIP −1.75 to −1.50: 0.9%CSIP −1.50 to −1.25: 26%CSIP −1.25 to −1.00: 54%54%CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 15%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 2.3%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 1.7%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 0.0%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 0.2%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Bonamici's itemized donors in 2026, from −2.00 to +0.25: 26% between −1.50 and −1.25, 54% between −1.25 and −1.00, 15% between −1.00 and −0.75.
ItemValue
CSIP −2.00 to −1.750.1%
CSIP −1.75 to −1.500.9%
CSIP −1.50 to −1.2526%
CSIP −1.25 to −1.0054%
CSIP −1.00 to −0.7515%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.502.3%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.251.7%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.000.0%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.250.2%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Bonamici’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Bonamici’s own score is −1.40.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. NOT EMPLOYED$109.7K 110 donors
  2. ATTORNEY$22.3K 21 donors
  3. RETIRED$18.8K 22 donors
  4. LAWYER$11.6K 7 donors
  5. EXECUTIVE$9,349 3 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$10.0K
  2. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  3. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10.0K
  4. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10.0K
  5. CAP-PAC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND OF THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY ACTION FOUNDATION INC$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. BALLARD SPAHR LLP$2,000 4 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Bonamici voted with the majority of House Democrats on 100% of party-line votes and missed 1.2% of 674 roll calls. House Democrats on average: 96.4% party unity, 96.9% attendance. Across all roll calls, Bonamici voted against the majority of House Democrats 13 times.

674 roll calls Bonamici 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 Bonamici voted with the majority of House Democrats. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

13

votes against the majority of House Democrats

Party unity 100%, House Democrats average 96.4%, ranks 10th of 217. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Bonamici
Peers
Rank
Attendance
98.8%
96.9%
73rd of 217
Party unity
100%
96.4%
10th of 217
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Bonamici's attendance and party unity against House Democrats.
RowBonamiciPeers
Attendance98.8%96.9%
Party unity100%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
NayAgainst 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 Bonamici most often

  1. Valerie FousheeD652 shared votes100%
  2. Sara JacobsD664 shared votes99%
  3. Bonnie Watson ColemanD658 shared votes99%
  4. LaMonica McIverD662 shared votes99%
  5. Danny DavisD640 shared votes99%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Bonamici least often

  1. Chip RoyR627 shared votes15%
  2. Ralph NormanR589 shared votes16%
  3. Eric BurlisonR635 shared votes17%
  4. Josh BrecheenR633 shared votes17%
  5. Andy BiggsR600 shared votes17%
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

Bonamici sponsored 70 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 636 others. 1.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats average 4.9%; 133rd of 207).

The bills Bonamici 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

Sponsored70 billsSponsored, Introduced: 7070Sponsored, In committee: 7070Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 11Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored636 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 636636Cosponsored, In committee: 636636Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 1313Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 22Cosponsored, Became law: 11IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Bonamici sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored7070100
Cosponsored6366361321
How to read the blocks

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

1.4%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Democrats average 4.9%. Ranks 133rd of 207.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Eleanor Norton136
  2. Rashida Tlaib59
  3. Brian Fitzpatrick50
  4. Andrea Salinas49
  5. Jared Huffman45
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 Bonamici’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.R. 10875To amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to lower the Medicare eligibility age to 50, and for other purposes.CosponsorOct 22, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. Oct 22, 2026
H.Res. 1634Expressing support for the recognition of October 26, 2026, as Intersex Awareness Day, and supporting the goals and ideals of Intersex Awareness Day.CosponsorOct 22, 2026In committeeCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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. Oct 22, 2026
H.Res. 1635Supporting the designation of October 23, 2026, as "National Marine Sanctuary Day".CosponsorOct 22, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Oct 22, 2026
H.Res. 1625Expressing support for a whole child approach to education and recognizing the role of parents, educators, and community members in providing a whole child approach to education for each student.SponsorOct 15, 2026In committeeEducationReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Oct 15, 2026
H.R. 10774SWIMS Act of 2026CosponsorOct 9, 2026In committeeEnvironmental ProtectionReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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. Oct 9, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 50 times in 90 days. Bonamici’s official site had 33 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Bonamici posted on Oct 24, 2026.

The lab crawls Bonamici’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 Bonamici 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 Bonamici posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • Three women pose together on a marble staircase in an indoor venue. Two wear red shirts and name badges, while the woman in the middle wears a dark jacket and purple skirt. Blue decorative railing posts and patterned walls are behind them. Text appears on their shirts and badges.
    Three women pose together on a marble staircase in an indoor venue. Two wear red shirts and name badges, while the woman in the middle wears a dark jacket and purple skirt. Blue decorative railing posts and patterned walls are behind them. Text appears on their shirts and badges.View post
  • Three women stand talking in a modern indoor lobby or conference space. Two wear red shirts and face an older woman in a dark blazer and purple dress; the older woman wears glasses and a lanyard. There is some text on the lanyard and in the background.
    Three women stand talking in a modern indoor lobby or conference space. Two wear red shirts and face an older woman in a dark blazer and purple dress; the older woman wears glasses and a lanyard. There is some text on the lanyard and in the background.View post
  • A group of people pose together on marble steps inside a modern building, with a blue decorative installation behind them. Some wear conference-style badges. There is small text on the badges.
    A group of people pose together on marble steps inside a modern building, with a blue decorative installation behind them. Some wear conference-style badges. There is small text on the badges.View post
  • A group of seven people pose together indoors in front of a green wall decorated with framed historical photographs. There is text in the photographs.
    A group of seven people pose together indoors in front of a green wall decorated with framed historical photographs. There is text in the photographs.View post
  • A blue promotional poster for a 2026 Congressional App Challenge. It features colorful app-style icons, a call to register, and a submission deadline.
    A blue promotional poster for a 2026 Congressional App Challenge. It features colorful app-style icons, a call to register, and a submission deadline.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 Bonamici 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
B001278
Bioguide
B001278
FEC candidate ids
H2OR01133

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.

America’s Political Pulse · Polarization Research Lab

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