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

Serving since Nov 13, 2012119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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Portrait of Suzan DelBene, rendered as a two-tone print
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1.6×
the House Democrat rate of policy criticism

45% of 1,621 statements criticize a policy (724 statements); the average for House Democrats is 28%. Ranks 4th of 216, where 1st is the highest rate.

An AI model reads each of DelBene’s posts on X, press releases, newsletters and Congressional Record speeches and marks whether it criticizes a specific policy, law or ruling. The rate is the share of statements marked; it is compared with the average among House Democrats and ranked against the same group.

At a glance

6 measures against House Democrats. 43% of DelBene’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the top tenth of House Democrats (median 13%). The policy areas DelBene talks about and legislates on agree at 0.61 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom quarter of House Democrats.

The measures on which DelBene 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.

Policy criticism

45%

House Democrats average 28% · ranks 4th of 216

Small donations, 2026

43%

House Democrats’ median 13% · ranks 16th of 214

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.61

House Democrats average 0.67 · ranks 194th of 216

Raised, 2026

$4.3M

House Democrats’ median $2.0M · ranks 43rd of 214

Policy discussion

79%

House Democrats average 73% · ranks 45th of 216

CSIP ideology

−1.18

More liberal than 78% of House Democrats · ± 0.01

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

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What DelBene says

DelBene criticizes policies more than 98% of House Democrats. Policy criticism in 45% of 1,621 statements, against 28% for the average House Democrat; 4th of 216.

An AI model reads each of DelBene’s 1,621 statements in the 119th Congress (1,340 posts on X, 173 press releases, 83 newsletters, 25 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%
DelBene
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion1,285 statements
79%
73%
45th of 216
Policy criticism724 statements
45%
28%
4th of 216
Credit claiming305 statements
19%
23%
139th of 216
Bipartisanship148 statements
9%
10%
96th of 216
Personal attacks88 statements
5%
7%
111th of 216
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DelBene's share of statements in each category against the House Democrats average.
RowDelBenePeers
Policy discussion79%73%
Policy criticism45%28%
Credit claiming19%23%
Bipartisanship9%10%
Personal attacks5%7%
1,621

statements classified

1,340 posts on X, 173 press releases, 83 newsletters, 25 Congressional Record speeches.

posts on X: 1,340 (82.7%)posts on X 1,340press releases: 173 (10.7%)newsletters: 83 (5.1%)Congressional Record speeches: 25 (1.5%)
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DelBene's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X1,340
press releases173
newsletters83
Congressional Record speeches25
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

DelBene used extreme labels in 0.8% of statements, below the peer average. 13 statements, most often aimed at House Republicans; peers 1.9%.

  1. “extreme”6
  2. “far right”4
  3. “MAGA”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. House Republicans2
  2. Donald Trump1
  3. far right1
  4. Moms.gov1
  5. Republicans1
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: 662025-02: 722025-03: 962025-04: 912025-05: 952025-06: 812025-07: 852025-08: 482025-09: 672025-10: 902025-11: 542025-12: 552026-01: 652026-02: 502026-03: 842026-04: 962026-05: 882026-06: 862026-07: 762026-08: 502026-09: 752026-10: 51peak 96 · Mar ’25Personal attackspeak 14.0% · Jun ’26 · latest 7.8%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 7.6% of 66Personal attacks, 2025-02: 9.7% of 72Personal attacks, 2025-03: 6.3% of 96Personal attacks, 2025-04: 4.4% of 91Personal attacks, 2025-05: 2.1% of 95Personal attacks, 2025-06: 3.7% of 81Personal attacks, 2025-07: 2.4% of 85Personal attacks, 2025-08: 2.1% of 48Personal attacks, 2025-09: 4.5% of 67Personal attacks, 2025-10: 6.7% of 90Personal attacks, 2025-11: 0.0% of 54Personal attacks, 2025-12: 1.8% of 55Personal attacks, 2026-01: 6.2% of 65Personal attacks, 2026-02: 2.0% of 50Personal attacks, 2026-03: 2.4% of 84Personal attacks, 2026-04: 2.1% of 96Personal attacks, 2026-05: 10.2% of 88Personal attacks, 2026-06: 14.0% of 86Personal attacks, 2026-07: 5.3% of 76Personal attacks, 2026-08: 4.0% of 50Personal attacks, 2026-09: 10.7% of 75Personal attacks, 2026-10: 7.8% of 51Policy criticismpeak 59.0% · May ’25 · latest 27.5%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 27.3% of 66Policy criticism, 2025-02: 50.0% of 72Policy criticism, 2025-03: 52.1% of 96Policy criticism, 2025-04: 40.7% of 91Policy criticism, 2025-05: 59.0% of 95Policy criticism, 2025-06: 51.8% of 81Policy criticism, 2025-07: 55.3% of 85Policy criticism, 2025-08: 43.8% of 48Policy criticism, 2025-09: 41.8% of 67Policy criticism, 2025-10: 57.8% of 90Policy criticism, 2025-11: 50.0% of 54Policy criticism, 2025-12: 36.4% of 55Policy criticism, 2026-01: 27.7% of 65Policy criticism, 2026-02: 38.0% of 50Policy criticism, 2026-03: 56.0% of 84Policy criticism, 2026-04: 46.9% of 96Policy criticism, 2026-05: 34.1% of 88Policy criticism, 2026-06: 47.7% of 86Policy criticism, 2026-07: 40.8% of 76Policy criticism, 2026-08: 34.0% of 50Policy criticism, 2026-09: 37.3% of 75Policy criticism, 2026-10: 27.5% of 51Policy discussionpeak 90.7% · Sep ’26 · latest 90.2%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 65.1% of 66Policy discussion, 2025-02: 83.3% of 72Policy discussion, 2025-03: 83.3% of 96Policy discussion, 2025-04: 69.2% of 91Policy discussion, 2025-05: 80.0% of 95Policy discussion, 2025-06: 79.0% of 81Policy discussion, 2025-07: 83.5% of 85Policy discussion, 2025-08: 77.1% of 48Policy discussion, 2025-09: 67.2% of 67Policy discussion, 2025-10: 82.2% of 90Policy discussion, 2025-11: 68.5% of 54Policy discussion, 2025-12: 80.0% of 55Policy discussion, 2026-01: 80.0% of 65Policy discussion, 2026-02: 70.0% of 50Policy discussion, 2026-03: 79.8% of 84Policy discussion, 2026-04: 86.5% of 96Policy discussion, 2026-05: 71.6% of 88Policy discussion, 2026-06: 77.9% of 86Policy discussion, 2026-07: 85.5% of 76Policy discussion, 2026-08: 90.0% of 50Policy discussion, 2026-09: 90.7% of 75Policy discussion, 2026-10: 90.2% of 51Bipartisanshippeak 17.1% · Jul ’26 · latest 2.0%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 13.6% of 66Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 12.5% of 72Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 10.4% of 96Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 8.8% of 91Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 4.2% of 95Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 8.6% of 81Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 3.5% of 85Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 2.1% of 48Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 7.5% of 67Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 13.3% of 90Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 5.6% of 54Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 7.3% of 55Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 6.2% of 65Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 10.0% of 50Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 10.7% of 84Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 9.4% of 96Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 8.0% of 88Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 16.3% of 86Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 17.1% of 76Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 8.0% of 50Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 9.3% of 75Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 2.0% of 51Credit claimingpeak 43.9% · Jan ’25 · latest 7.8%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 43.9% of 66Credit claiming, 2025-02: 27.8% of 72Credit claiming, 2025-03: 22.9% of 96Credit claiming, 2025-04: 22.0% of 91Credit claiming, 2025-05: 18.9% of 95Credit claiming, 2025-06: 25.9% of 81Credit claiming, 2025-07: 12.9% of 85Credit claiming, 2025-08: 25.0% of 48Credit claiming, 2025-09: 17.9% of 67Credit claiming, 2025-10: 11.1% of 90Credit claiming, 2025-11: 9.3% of 54Credit claiming, 2025-12: 23.6% of 55Credit claiming, 2026-01: 12.3% of 65Credit claiming, 2026-02: 22.0% of 50Credit claiming, 2026-03: 14.3% of 84Credit claiming, 2026-04: 15.6% of 96Credit claiming, 2026-05: 17.1% of 88Credit claiming, 2026-06: 17.4% of 86Credit claiming, 2026-07: 15.8% of 76Credit claiming, 2026-08: 18.0% of 50Credit claiming, 2026-09: 14.7% of 75Credit claiming, 2026-10: 7.8% of 51Extreme labelspeak 4.5% · Jan ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 4.5% of 66Extreme labels, 2025-02: 1.4% of 72Extreme labels, 2025-03: 1.0% of 96Extreme labels, 2025-04: 0.0% of 91Extreme labels, 2025-05: 0.0% of 95Extreme labels, 2025-06: 1.2% of 81Extreme labels, 2025-07: 0.0% of 85Extreme labels, 2025-08: 0.0% of 48Extreme labels, 2025-09: 0.0% of 67Extreme labels, 2025-10: 0.0% of 90Extreme labels, 2025-11: 0.0% of 54Extreme labels, 2025-12: 0.0% of 55Extreme labels, 2026-01: 0.0% of 65Extreme labels, 2026-02: 0.0% of 50Extreme labels, 2026-03: 1.2% of 84Extreme labels, 2026-04: 2.1% of 96Extreme labels, 2026-05: 1.1% of 88Extreme labels, 2026-06: 3.5% of 86Extreme labels, 2026-07: 0.0% of 76Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 50Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 75Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 51Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for DelBene, 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 ’25667.6%27.3%65.1%13.6%43.9%4.5%
Feb ’25729.7%50.0%83.3%12.5%27.8%1.4%
Mar ’25966.3%52.1%83.3%10.4%22.9%1.0%
Apr ’25914.4%40.7%69.2%8.8%22.0%0.0%
May ’25952.1%59.0%80.0%4.2%18.9%0.0%
Jun ’25813.7%51.8%79.0%8.6%25.9%1.2%
Jul ’25852.4%55.3%83.5%3.5%12.9%0.0%
Aug ’25482.1%43.8%77.1%2.1%25.0%0.0%
Sep ’25674.5%41.8%67.2%7.5%17.9%0.0%
Oct ’25906.7%57.8%82.2%13.3%11.1%0.0%
Nov ’25540.0%50.0%68.5%5.6%9.3%0.0%
Dec ’25551.8%36.4%80.0%7.3%23.6%0.0%
Jan ’26656.2%27.7%80.0%6.2%12.3%0.0%
Feb ’26502.0%38.0%70.0%10.0%22.0%0.0%
Mar ’26842.4%56.0%79.8%10.7%14.3%1.2%
Apr ’26962.1%46.9%86.5%9.4%15.6%2.1%
May ’268810.2%34.1%71.6%8.0%17.1%1.1%
Jun ’268614.0%47.7%77.9%16.3%17.4%3.5%
Jul ’26765.3%40.8%85.5%17.1%15.8%0.0%
Aug ’26504.0%34.0%90.0%8.0%18.0%0.0%
Sep ’267510.7%37.3%90.7%9.3%14.7%0.0%
Oct ’26517.8%27.5%90.2%2.0%7.8%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%.

In DelBene’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 20, 2026 · Posts on X · personal attacks; policy discussion; Economics and Public Finance; Health; Housing and Community Development; Families; Energy · Source

Policy criticism

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

Oct 24, 2026 · Posts on X · policy criticism; policy discussion; Health · Source

Extreme label

DelBene, Raskin, Trahan Call on Trump Administration to Stop Inserting MAGA Agenda into Federal Grantmaking Today, Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Lori Trahan (MA-03), along with 122 of their colleagues, demanded that the Trump administration stop injecting its MAGA…

Jun 25, 2026 · Press releases · policy discussion; Health; Science, Technology, Communications; Government Operations and Politics; extreme label “MAGA” aimed at Trump administration · 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 · Economics and Public Finance · Health · Housing and Community Development · Families · EnergySource

  2. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Government Operations and Politics · Law · 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 · Economics and Public Finance · Health · 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 · Government Operations and Politics · Economics and Public Finance · target: Kristi NoemSource

  5. 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 · Government Operations and Politics · target: TrumpSource

All 1,621 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: 1,340 posts on X, 173 press releases, 83 newsletters, 25 Congressional Record speeches.

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Policy

Health is what DelBene talks about most: 31% of policy statements, above the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.61 on a 0–1 scale (House Democrats average 0.67; 194th 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 DelBene talks about. The bills DelBene sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What DelBene talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
DelBene
Peers
Health401 statements
31%
26%
Economics and Public Finance362 statements
28%
20%
Foreign Trade and International Finance199 statements
16%
5%
Government Operations and Politics196 statements
15%
20%
Taxation146 statements
11%
6%
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Policy areas DelBene talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Democrats average.
RowDelBenePeers
Health31%26%
Economics and Public Finance28%20%
Foreign Trade and International Finance16%5%
Government Operations and Politics15%20%
Taxation11%6%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of DelBene’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 35%. Grey ticks are the House Democrats averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onHealthHealth, talks about: 31% (House Democrats 26%)31%Health, legislates on: 22% (House Democrats 16%)22%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 28% (House Democrats 20%)28%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 0% (House Democrats 1%)0%Foreign Trade andInternational FinanceForeign Trade and International Finance, talks about: 16% (House Democrats 5%)16%Foreign Trade and International Finance, legislates on: 2% (House Democrats 1%)2%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 15% (House Democrats 20%)15%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 9% (House Democrats 11%)9%TaxationTaxation, talks about: 11% (House Democrats 6%)11%Taxation, legislates on: 13% (House Democrats 6%)13%
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DelBene's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Democrats, legislates on
Health31%26%22%16%
Economics and Public Finance28%20%0%1%
Foreign Trade and International Finance16%5%2%1%
Government Operations and Politics15%20%9%11%
Taxation11%6%13%6%
0.61

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Democrats average 0.67. Ranks 194th of 216.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

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Ideology

DelBene sits at −1.18 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 78% of House Democrats. Approximate range −1.19 to −1.17, which understates the uncertainty; from 4,186 donors and 7,539 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”.

−1.18

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −1.19 to −1.17. From 4,186 donors and 7,539 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0DelBene −1.2House Democrats −1.0All House +0.3

The outlined dot is DelBene, 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 DelBene’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 DelBene sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Democratsmedian −1.0DelBene −1.2All Housemedian +0.3
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DelBene's CSIP score of −1.18 placed against House Democrats, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of DelBene
House Democrats217−1.022%
All House439+0.311%
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 DelBene 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 DelBene.

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Money

DelBene raised $4.3M in the 2026 cycle, 2.2 times the House Democrats’ median of $2.0M. 43% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 73% of itemized individual money came from Washington.

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
$4.3M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 1,325 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): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (29.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $935.3K (21.8%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.8M (41.5%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $316.6K (7.4%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $316.6K (7.4%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $316.6K (7.4%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $316.6K (7.4%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $316.6K (7.4%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $316.6K (7.4%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $316.6K (7.4%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)29 squares$1.3M
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)22 squares$935.3K
  • PACs and other committees42 squares$1.8M
  • Party committees$38
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)7 squares$316.6K
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Sources of DelBene's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$1.3M29.3%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$935.3K21.8%
PACs and other committees$1.8M41.5%
Party committees$380.0%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$316.6K7.4%
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: $2.2M$2.2M20202022 cycle: $2.5M$2.5M20222024 cycle: $3.9M$3.9M20242026 cycle: $4.3M$4.3M2026House Democrats median $2.0M
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DelBene's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$2.2M
2022 cycle$2.5M
2024 cycle$3.9M
2026 cycle$4.3M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 73% came from Washington.

  1. Washington$838.7K
  2. California$69.4K
  3. District of Columbia$46.0K
  4. Massachusetts$45.4K
  5. New York$26.6K

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%
DelBene
Median
2026
43%
13%
2024
19%
13%
2022
12%
13%
2020
15%
13%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Democrats median
RowDelBeneMedian
2026 cycle43%13%
2024 cycle19%13%
2022 cycle12%13%
2020 cycle15%13%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: $500AKMaine: no dataMEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: $1,400NHWashington: $838.7KWAIdaho: $1,500IDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: $560MNIllinois: $2,071ILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: $1,943MINew York: $26.6KNYRhode Island: $174RIMassachusetts: $45.4KMAOregon: $8,654ORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: $250WYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: $766IAIndiana: $2,414INOhio: $1,259OHPennsylvania: $3,769PANew Jersey: $5,572NJConnecticut: $2,608CTCalifornia: $69.4KCAUtah: no dataUTColorado: $1,929CONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: no dataMOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $16.6KVAMaryland: $17.8KMDDelaware: $837DEArizona: $5,031AZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: $708KSArkansas: $818ARTennessee: $350TNNorth Carolina: $2,822NCSouth Carolina: $1,397SCDistrict of Columbia: $46.0KDCOklahoma: $847OKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: $385ALGeorgia: $2,196GAHawaii: $480HITexas: $19.1KTXFlorida: $11.6KFL
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DelBene's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Washington$838.7K
California$69.4K
District of Columbia$46.0K
Massachusetts$45.4K
New York$26.6K
Texas$19.1K
Maryland$17.8K
Virginia$16.6K
Florida$11.6K
Oregon$8,654
New Jersey$5,572
Arizona$5,031
Pennsylvania$3,769
North Carolina$2,822
Connecticut$2,608
Indiana$2,414
Georgia$2,196
Illinois$2,071
Michigan$1,943
Colorado$1,929
Idaho$1,500
New Hampshire$1,400
South Carolina$1,397
Ohio$1,259
Oklahoma$847
Delaware$837
Arkansas$818
Iowa$766
Kansas$708
Minnesota$560
Alaska$500
Hawaii$480
Alabama$385
Tennessee$350
Wyoming$250
Rhode Island$174
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
WisconsinNo data
NevadaNo data
South DakotaNo data
UtahNo data
NebraskaNo data
MissouriNo data
KentuckyNo data
West VirginiaNo data
New MexicoNo data
LouisianaNo data
MississippiNo data
1,325

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

73%

from Washington

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

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −2.50 to −2.25: 0.0%CSIP −1.50 to −1.25: 3.2%CSIP −1.25 to −1.00: 63%63%CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 23%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 4.2%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 1.9%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 3.8%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 0.8%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 0.1%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 0.1%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of DelBene's itemized donors in 2026, from −2.50 to +0.75: 63% between −1.25 and −1.00, 23% between −1.00 and −0.75.
ItemValue
CSIP −2.50 to −2.250.0%
CSIP −1.50 to −1.253.2%
CSIP −1.25 to −1.0063%
CSIP −1.00 to −0.7523%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.504.2%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.251.9%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.003.8%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.250.8%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.500.1%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.750.1%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of DelBene’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; DelBene’s own score is −1.18.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. RETIRED$397.2K 342 donors
  2. NOT EMPLOYED$249.8K 556 donors
  3. ATTORNEY$61.3K 67 donors
  4. CO-FOUNDER$32.8K 5 donors
  5. CEO$25.6K 16 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10.0K
  2. AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10.0K
  3. ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  4. AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$10.0K
  5. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC POLITICAL COMMITTEE (OPHTHPAC)$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. MICROSOFT$21.6K 11 donors
  2. APOLLO$11.0K 4 donors
  3. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$5,636 12 donors
  4. AMAZON$4,750 3 donors
  5. AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP$4,250 7 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

DelBene voted with the majority of House Democrats on 98.4% of party-line votes and missed 1.5% of 674 roll calls. House Democrats on average: 96.4% party unity, 96.9% attendance. Across all roll calls, DelBene voted against the majority of House Democrats 8 times.

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

8

votes against the majority of House Democrats

Party unity 98.4%, House Democrats average 96.4%, ranks 109th of 217. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
DelBene
Peers
Rank
Attendance
98.5%
96.9%
91st of 217
Party unity
98.4%
96.4%
109th of 217
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DelBene's attendance and party unity against House Democrats.
RowDelBenePeers
Attendance98.5%96.9%
Party unity98.4%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 DelBene most often

  1. Pete AguilarD658 shared votes99%
  2. Johnny OlszewskiD658 shared votes99%
  3. Marilyn StricklandD649 shared votes99%
  4. Rick LarsenD641 shared votes99%
  5. Katherine ClarkD662 shared votes99%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as DelBene least often

  1. Chip RoyR624 shared votes16%
  2. Eric BurlisonR632 shared votes18%
  3. Andy BiggsR597 shared votes18%
  4. Keith SelfR648 shared votes19%
  5. Ralph NormanR589 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

DelBene sponsored 17 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 590 others. 5.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats average 4.9%; 65th of 207).

The bills DelBene 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: 00Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored590 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 590590Cosponsored, In committee: 590590Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 1919Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 33Cosponsored, Became law: 22IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills DelBene sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored1717000
Cosponsored5905901932
How to read the blocks

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

5.9%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Democrats average 4.9%. Ranks 65th of 207.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Eleanor Norton51
  2. Jimmy Panetta42
  3. Judy Chu37
  4. Terri Sewell35
  5. Donald Beyer Jr.30
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 DelBene’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. 10770To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to temporarily limit the use of rebates under the 340B Program.CosponsorOct 9, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Oct 9, 2026
H.R. 10774SWIMS Act of 2026SponsorOct 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
H.Res. 1623Expressing support for the recognition of October 2026, as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month".CosponsorOct 9, 2026In committeeEducationReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Oct 9, 2026
H.R. 10761Campus Accountability and Safety Act of 2026CosponsorOct 6, 2026In committeeEducationReferred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 6, 2026
H.Res. 1611Expressing support for the designation of October 8, 2026, as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day".CosponsorOct 5, 2026In committeeEnergyReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Oct 5, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 67 times in 90 days. DelBene’s official site had 45 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images DelBene posted on Oct 26, 2026.

The lab crawls DelBene’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 DelBene 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.

Social accounts

Images DelBene posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • A graphic combines photos of grocery produce, a suburban house, gas pump nozzles, and medical paperwork with a large central statistic and other text.
    A graphic combines photos of grocery produce, a suburban house, gas pump nozzles, and medical paperwork with a large central statistic and other text.View post
  • A political infographic on a dark reddish-brown background says a war with Iran has cost the average family a large amount of money. A curled grocery receipt appears below the headline, with a representative’s logo and a source note near the bottom.
    A political infographic on a dark reddish-brown background says a war with Iran has cost the average family a large amount of money. A curled grocery receipt appears below the headline, with a representative’s logo and a source note near the bottom.View post
  • A news graphic about scrutiny of Meta data center credits, above a photograph of a large data center behind security fencing. Meta branding is visible on a blue fence banner, and the graphic contains prominent headline and publication text.
    A news graphic about scrutiny of Meta data center credits, above a photograph of a large data center behind security fencing. Meta branding is visible on a blue fence banner, and the graphic contains prominent headline and publication text.View post
  • A promotional graphic inviting people to apply for a winter/spring congressional internship. It features circular photos of a waterfront city and the U.S. Capitol, with a representative’s logo near the bottom.
    A promotional graphic inviting people to apply for a winter/spring congressional internship. It features circular photos of a waterfront city and the U.S. Capitol, with a representative’s logo near the bottom.View post
  • A group of four adults sit on a stage in armchairs during a panel discussion. One woman holds a microphone, and a lectern and event display are behind them. Audience members and tables are visible in the foreground. The room is lit with blue and purple lighting, and there is text on the display and lectern.
    A group of four adults sit on a stage in armchairs during a panel discussion. One woman holds a microphone, and a lectern and event display are behind them. Audience members and tables are visible in the foreground. The room is lit with blue and purple lighting, and there is text on the display and lectern.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 DelBene 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
D000617
Bioguide
D000617
FEC candidate ids
H0WA08046

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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