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Republican · U.S. House, Iowa’s 4th district

Serving since Jan 3, 2021119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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Portrait of Randy Feenstra, rendered as a two-tone print
Official portrait
1.8×
the House Republican rate of credit claiming

68% of 2,292 statements claim credit (1,566 statements); the average for House Republicans is 37%. Ranks 3rd of 221, where 1st is the highest rate.

An AI model reads each of Feenstra’s posts on X, newsletters, press releases and Congressional Record speeches and marks whether it claims credit for an accomplishment. The rate is the share of statements marked; it is compared with the average among House Republicans and ranked against the same group.

At a glance

6 measures against House Republicans. 88% of Feenstra’s statements discuss policy, in the top 5% of House Republicans (average 68%). Feenstra raised $1.0M in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of House Republicans (median $2.2M).

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

Credit claiming

68%

House Republicans average 37% · ranks 3rd of 221

Policy discussion

88%

House Republicans average 68% · ranks 4th of 221

Raised, 2026

$1.0M

House Republicans’ median $2.2M · ranks 179th of 220

From Iowa, 2026

33%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 173rd of 216 House Republicans

Out of committee

8.6%

House Republicans average 17% · ranks 157th of 216

CSIP ideology

+0.95

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

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

Back to topNext: What politicians say

What Feenstra says

Feenstra attacks opponents personally less than 68% of House Republicans. Personal attacks in 0.5% of 2,292 statements, against 2.1% for the average House Republican; 153rd of 221.

An AI model reads each of Feenstra’s 2,292 statements in the 119th Congress (1,949 posts on X, 234 press releases, 91 newsletters, 18 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 Republicans and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the 119th Congress

0%80%
Feenstra
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion2,028 statements
88%
68%
4th of 221
Credit claiming1,566 statements
68%
37%
3rd of 221
Policy criticism317 statements
14%
15%
118th of 221
Bipartisanship166 statements
7%
9%
115th of 221
Personal attacks11 statements
0%
2%
153rd of 221
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Feenstra's share of statements in each category against the House Republicans average.
RowFeenstraPeers
Policy discussion88%68%
Credit claiming68%37%
Policy criticism14%15%
Bipartisanship7%9%
Personal attacks0%2%
2,292

statements classified

1,949 posts on X, 234 press releases, 91 newsletters, 18 Congressional Record speeches.

posts on X: 1,949 (85.0%)posts on X 1,949press releases: 234 (10.2%)newsletters: 91 (4.0%)Congressional Record speeches: 18 (0.8%)
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Feenstra's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X1,949
press releases234
newsletters91
Congressional Record speeches18
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Feenstra used extreme labels in 1.8% of statements, below the peer average. 41 statements, most often aimed at Democrats; peers 3.0%.

  1. “radical”26
  2. “communist”8
  3. “far left”3
  4. “extreme”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Democrats10
  2. Liberals6
  3. defund police2
  4. Biden administration1
  5. Biden policies1
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: 2102025-02: 2252025-03: 2502025-04: 2032025-05: 1352025-06: 1702025-07: 1682025-08: 502025-09: 1062025-10: 772025-11: 642025-12: 1132026-01: 872026-02: 932026-03: 1062026-04: 962026-05: 902026-06: 292026-07: 142026-08: 32026-09: 22026-10: 1peak 250 · Mar ’25Personal attackspeak 1.5% · May ’25 · latest 0.0%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 0.9% of 210Personal attacks, 2025-02: 0.0% of 225Personal attacks, 2025-03: 1.2% of 250Personal attacks, 2025-04: 0.5% of 203Personal attacks, 2025-05: 1.5% of 135Personal attacks, 2025-06: 0.6% of 170Personal attacks, 2025-07: 1.2% of 168Personal attacks, 2025-08: 0.0% of 50Personal attacks, 2025-09: 0.0% of 106Personal attacks, 2025-10: 0.0% of 77Personal attacks, 2025-11: 0.0% of 64Personal attacks, 2025-12: 0.0% of 113Personal attacks, 2026-01: 0.0% of 87Personal attacks, 2026-02: 0.0% of 93Personal attacks, 2026-03: 0.0% of 106Personal attacks, 2026-04: 0.0% of 96Personal attacks, 2026-05: 0.0% of 90Personal attacks, 2026-06: 0.0% of 29Personal attacks, 2026-07: 0.0% of 14Personal attacks, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticismpeak 44.2% · Oct ’25 · latest 0.0%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 24.3% of 210Policy criticism, 2025-02: 23.1% of 225Policy criticism, 2025-03: 17.2% of 250Policy criticism, 2025-04: 18.2% of 203Policy criticism, 2025-05: 7.4% of 135Policy criticism, 2025-06: 10.0% of 170Policy criticism, 2025-07: 7.1% of 168Policy criticism, 2025-08: 2.0% of 50Policy criticism, 2025-09: 9.4% of 106Policy criticism, 2025-10: 44.2% of 77Policy criticism, 2025-11: 18.8% of 64Policy criticism, 2025-12: 8.8% of 113Policy criticism, 2026-01: 5.8% of 87Policy criticism, 2026-02: 4.3% of 93Policy criticism, 2026-03: 6.6% of 106Policy criticism, 2026-04: 5.2% of 96Policy criticism, 2026-05: 6.7% of 90Policy criticism, 2026-06: 0.0% of 29Policy criticism, 2026-07: 0.0% of 14Policy criticism, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussionpeak 96.5% · Jan ’26 · latest 50.0%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 87.6% of 210Policy discussion, 2025-02: 90.2% of 225Policy discussion, 2025-03: 95.6% of 250Policy discussion, 2025-04: 90.1% of 203Policy discussion, 2025-05: 86.7% of 135Policy discussion, 2025-06: 88.8% of 170Policy discussion, 2025-07: 89.9% of 168Policy discussion, 2025-08: 90.0% of 50Policy discussion, 2025-09: 79.3% of 106Policy discussion, 2025-10: 89.6% of 77Policy discussion, 2025-11: 71.9% of 64Policy discussion, 2025-12: 88.5% of 113Policy discussion, 2026-01: 96.5% of 87Policy discussion, 2026-02: 81.7% of 93Policy discussion, 2026-03: 84.0% of 106Policy discussion, 2026-04: 93.8% of 96Policy discussion, 2026-05: 92.2% of 90Policy discussion, 2026-06: 79.3% of 29Policy discussion, 2026-07: 50.0% of 14Policy discussion, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanshippeak 21.2% · Mar ’25 · latest 0.0%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 7.1% of 210Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 9.3% of 225Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 21.2% of 250Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 12.3% of 203Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 5.2% of 135Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 2.9% of 170Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 0.6% of 168Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 2.0% of 50Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 1.9% of 106Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 1.3% of 77Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 4.7% of 64Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 4.4% of 113Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 5.8% of 87Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 6.5% of 93Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 9.4% of 106Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 1.0% of 96Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 4.4% of 90Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 3.5% of 29Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 0.0% of 14Bipartisanship, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claimingpeak 80.0% · Aug ’25 · latest 42.9%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 72.9% of 210Credit claiming, 2025-02: 74.7% of 225Credit claiming, 2025-03: 69.2% of 250Credit claiming, 2025-04: 65.0% of 203Credit claiming, 2025-05: 65.2% of 135Credit claiming, 2025-06: 77.1% of 170Credit claiming, 2025-07: 72.6% of 168Credit claiming, 2025-08: 80.0% of 50Credit claiming, 2025-09: 63.2% of 106Credit claiming, 2025-10: 46.8% of 77Credit claiming, 2025-11: 57.8% of 64Credit claiming, 2025-12: 71.7% of 113Credit claiming, 2026-01: 69.0% of 87Credit claiming, 2026-02: 74.2% of 93Credit claiming, 2026-03: 63.2% of 106Credit claiming, 2026-04: 65.6% of 96Credit claiming, 2026-05: 60.0% of 90Credit claiming, 2026-06: 62.1% of 29Credit claiming, 2026-07: 42.9% of 14Credit claiming, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labelspeak 7.8% · Oct ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 0.9% of 210Extreme labels, 2025-02: 0.4% of 225Extreme labels, 2025-03: 3.2% of 250Extreme labels, 2025-04: 2.0% of 203Extreme labels, 2025-05: 2.2% of 135Extreme labels, 2025-06: 3.5% of 170Extreme labels, 2025-07: 3.0% of 168Extreme labels, 2025-08: 0.0% of 50Extreme labels, 2025-09: 0.0% of 106Extreme labels, 2025-10: 7.8% of 77Extreme labels, 2025-11: 6.3% of 64Extreme labels, 2025-12: 1.8% of 113Extreme labels, 2026-01: 0.0% of 87Extreme labels, 2026-02: 0.0% of 93Extreme labels, 2026-03: 0.0% of 106Extreme labels, 2026-04: 0.0% of 96Extreme labels, 2026-05: 0.0% of 90Extreme labels, 2026-06: 0.0% of 29Extreme labels, 2026-07: 0.0% of 14Extreme labels, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Feenstra, 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 ’252100.9%24.3%87.6%7.1%72.9%0.9%
Feb ’252250.0%23.1%90.2%9.3%74.7%0.4%
Mar ’252501.2%17.2%95.6%21.2%69.2%3.2%
Apr ’252030.5%18.2%90.1%12.3%65.0%2.0%
May ’251351.5%7.4%86.7%5.2%65.2%2.2%
Jun ’251700.6%10.0%88.8%2.9%77.1%3.5%
Jul ’251681.2%7.1%89.9%0.6%72.6%3.0%
Aug ’25500.0%2.0%90.0%2.0%80.0%0.0%
Sep ’251060.0%9.4%79.3%1.9%63.2%0.0%
Oct ’25770.0%44.2%89.6%1.3%46.8%7.8%
Nov ’25640.0%18.8%71.9%4.7%57.8%6.3%
Dec ’251130.0%8.8%88.5%4.4%71.7%1.8%
Jan ’26870.0%5.8%96.5%5.8%69.0%0.0%
Feb ’26930.0%4.3%81.7%6.5%74.2%0.0%
Mar ’261060.0%6.6%84.0%9.4%63.2%0.0%
Apr ’26960.0%5.2%93.8%1.0%65.6%0.0%
May ’26900.0%6.7%92.2%4.4%60.0%0.0%
Jun ’26290.0%0.0%79.3%3.5%62.1%0.0%
Jul ’26140.0%0.0%50.0%0.0%42.9%0.0%
Aug ’263— (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 ’262— (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 ’261— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
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%. 3 months are hatched here.

In Feenstra’s words

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

Credit claiming

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

Aug 25, 2026 · Posts on X · policy criticism; policy discussion; credit claiming; Agriculture and Food; Energy; Environmental Protection · Source

Personal attacks

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

Jul 8, 2025 · Posts on X · personal attacks; policy discussion; Taxation; target: Democrats · Source

Extreme label

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

Dec 11, 2025 · Posts on X · policy discussion; credit claiming; Taxation; Immigration; Government Operations and Politics; extreme label “radical” aimed at Democrats · 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 · Taxation · target: DemocratsSource

  2. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Health · target: DemocratsSource

  3. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · target: Kilmar Abrego GarciaSource

  4. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Taxation · Commerce · target: DemocratsSource

  5. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Taxation · target: DemocratsSource

All 2,292 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: 1,949 posts on X, 234 press releases, 91 newsletters, 18 Congressional Record speeches.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Agriculture and Food is what Feenstra talks about most: 35% of policy statements, 3.9 times the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.68 on a 0–1 scale (House Republicans average 0.64; 68th of 221).

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

What Feenstra talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%39%
Feenstra
Peers
Agriculture and Food712 statements
35%
9%
Taxation553 statements
27%
10%
Economics and Public Finance406 statements
20%
19%
Armed Forces and National Security286 statements
14%
24%
Immigration244 statements
12%
13%
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Policy areas Feenstra talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Republicans average.
RowFeenstraPeers
Agriculture and Food35%9%
Taxation27%10%
Economics and Public Finance20%19%
Armed Forces and National Security14%24%
Immigration12%13%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Feenstra’s policy statements in an area; the thin grey bar is the average share for House Republicans. 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 39%. Grey ticks are the House Republicans averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onAgriculture and FoodAgriculture and Food, talks about: 35% (House Republicans 9%)35%Agriculture and Food, legislates on: 18% (House Republicans 3%)18%TaxationTaxation, talks about: 27% (House Republicans 10%)27%Taxation, legislates on: 22% (House Republicans 9%)22%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 20% (House Republicans 19%)20%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 1% (House Republicans 2%)1%Armed Forces and NationalSecurityArmed Forces and National Security, talks about: 14% (House Republicans 24%)14%Armed Forces and National Security, legislates on: 4% (House Republicans 8%)4%ImmigrationImmigration, talks about: 12% (House Republicans 13%)12%Immigration, legislates on: 5% (House Republicans 5%)5%
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Feenstra's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Republicans, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Republicans, legislates on
Agriculture and Food35%9%18%3%
Taxation27%10%22%9%
Economics and Public Finance20%19%1%2%
Armed Forces and National Security14%24%4%8%
Immigration12%13%5%5%
0.68

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Republicans average 0.64. Ranks 68th of 221.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

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Ideology

Feenstra sits at +0.95 on the CSIP scale, right of 0, more liberal than 60% of House Republicans. Approximate range +0.93 to +0.97, which understates the uncertainty; from 2,372 donors and 3,087 roll calls.

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

+0.95

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range +0.93 to +0.97. From 2,372 donors and 3,087 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Feenstra +0.9House Republicans +1.0All House +0.3

The outlined dot is Feenstra, 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 Feenstra’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 Feenstra sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Republicansmedian +1.0Feenstra +0.9All Housemedian +0.3
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Feenstra's CSIP score of +0.95 placed against House Republicans, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Feenstra
House Republicans221+1.040%
All House439+0.370%
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 Feenstra 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 Feenstra.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Feenstra raised $1.0M in the 2026 cycle, below the House Republicans’ median of $2.2M. 5.5% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 33% of itemized individual money came from Iowa.

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 143 itemized donors. House Republicans’ median $2.2M.

Where the money came from

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

Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $289.2K (28.1%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $17.0K (1.6%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $17.0K (1.6%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $597.5K (58.0%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $127.2K (12.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $127.2K (12.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $127.2K (12.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $127.2K (12.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $127.2K (12.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $127.2K (12.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $127.2K (12.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $127.2K (12.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $127.2K (12.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $127.2K (12.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $127.2K (12.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $127.2K (12.3%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)28 squares$289.2K
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)2 squares$17.0K
  • PACs and other committees58 squares$597.5K
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)12 squares$127.2K
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Sources of Feenstra's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$289.2K28.1%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$17.0K1.6%
PACs and other committees$597.5K58.0%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$127.2K12.3%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

Totals say how much a campaign took in, not how it was spent, and they rise sharply when a seat is up for election; compare cycles with that in mind. 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 Republicans’ median for 2026.

2020 cycle: $1.9M$1.9M20202022 cycle: $2.7M$2.7M20222024 cycle: $4.2M$4.2M20242026 cycle: $1.0M$1.0M2026House Republicans median $2.2M
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Feenstra's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Republicans median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$1.9M
2022 cycle$2.7M
2024 cycle$4.2M
2026 cycle$1.0M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 33% came from Iowa.

  1. Iowa$103.1K
  2. New York$44.0K
  3. California$38.3K
  4. Virginia$28.9K
  5. Illinois$21.5K

Small donations

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

0%60%
Feenstra
Median
2026
6%
9%
2024
28%
9%
2022
26%
9%
2020
12%
9%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Republicans median
RowFeenstraMedian
2026 cycle6%9%
2024 cycle28%9%
2022 cycle26%9%
2020 cycle12%9%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: $1,000WAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: $4,265MNIllinois: $21.5KILWisconsin: $1,000WIMichigan: $10.5KMINew York: $44.0KNYRhode Island: $1,500RIMassachusetts: $1,000MAOregon: no dataORNevada: $10.5KNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: $3,500SDIowa: $103.1KIAIndiana: $4,760INOhio: no dataOHPennsylvania: $1,250PANew Jersey: $1,000NJConnecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: $38.3KCAUtah: $2,000UTColorado: $1,000CONebraska: $1,500NEMissouri: $1,000MOKentucky: $1,500KYWest Virginia: $2,000WVVirginia: $28.9KVAMaryland: $6,500MDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: no dataAZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: $4,500NCSouth Carolina: no dataSCDistrict of Columbia: $8,000DCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: no dataGAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $2,250TXFlorida: $7,975FL
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Feenstra's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Iowa$103.1K
New York$44.0K
California$38.3K
Virginia$28.9K
Illinois$21.5K
Michigan$10.5K
Nevada$10.5K
District of Columbia$8,000
Florida$7,975
Maryland$6,500
Indiana$4,760
North Carolina$4,500
Minnesota$4,265
South Dakota$3,500
Texas$2,250
Utah$2,000
West Virginia$2,000
Rhode Island$1,500
Nebraska$1,500
Kentucky$1,500
Pennsylvania$1,250
Washington$1,000
Wisconsin$1,000
Massachusetts$1,000
New Jersey$1,000
Colorado$1,000
Missouri$1,000
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
New HampshireNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
OregonNo data
WyomingNo data
OhioNo data
ConnecticutNo data
DelawareNo data
ArizonaNo data
New MexicoNo data
KansasNo data
ArkansasNo data
TennesseeNo data
South CarolinaNo data
OklahomaNo data
LouisianaNo data
MississippiNo data
AlabamaNo data
GeorgiaNo data
HawaiiNo data
143

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

33%

from Iowa

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

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 0.1%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 0.3%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 0.7%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 1.2%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 5.1%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 5.9%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 14%CSIP +0.75 to +1.00: 68%68%CSIP +1.00 to +1.25: 4.7%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Feenstra's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.00 to +1.25: 5.1% between 0.00 and +0.25, 5.9% between +0.25 and +0.50, 14% between +0.50 and +0.75, 68% between +0.75 and +1.00.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.00 to −0.750.1%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.500.3%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.250.7%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.001.2%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.255.1%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.505.9%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.7514%
CSIP +0.75 to +1.0068%
CSIP +1.00 to +1.254.7%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Feenstra’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Feenstra’s own score is +0.95.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. RETIRED$44.3K 21 donors
  2. CEO$41.5K 12 donors
  3. INSURANCE$22.3K 4 donors
  4. OWNER$19.5K 7 donors
  5. HOMEMAKER$18.0K 6 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. BUNGE NORTH AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  2. HONOR COURAGE COMMITMENT PAC$10.0K
  3. ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC.$10.0K
  4. TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC$7,500
  5. AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$5,000

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. MARQUIS MANAGEMENT INC.$13.4K 4 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Feenstra voted with the majority of House Republicans on 97.4% of party-line votes and missed 1.6% of 674 roll calls. House Republicans on average: 97.1% party unity, 96.3% attendance. Across all roll calls, Feenstra voted against the majority of House Republicans 14 times.

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

14

votes against the majority of House Republicans

Party unity 97.4%, House Republicans average 97.1%, ranks 145th of 221. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Feenstra
Peers
Rank
Attendance
98.3%
96.3%
92nd of 221
Party unity
97.4%
97.1%
145th of 221
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Feenstra's attendance and party unity against House Republicans.
RowFeenstraPeers
Attendance98.3%96.3%
Party unity97.4%97.1%
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
YeaWith 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
YeaWith 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
YeaWith 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 Feenstra most often

  1. Mike JohnsonR510 shared votes100%
  2. Cliff BentzR662 shared votes99%
  3. Frank LucasR655 shared votes99%
  4. Bill HuizengaR649 shared votes99%
  5. Mike RogersR642 shared votes99%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Feenstra least often

  1. Adelita GrijalvaD379 shared votes24%
  2. Rashida TlaibD649 shared votes25%
  3. Delia RamirezD630 shared votes26%
  4. Gregorio CasarD569 shared votes26%
  5. Dan GoldmanD582 shared votes27%
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

Feenstra sponsored 35 bills in the 119th Congress; 1 became law. Cosponsored 241 others. 8.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans average 17%; 157th of 216).

The bills Feenstra 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

Sponsored35 billsSponsored, Introduced: 3535Sponsored, In committee: 3535Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 33Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 22Sponsored, Became law: 11Cosponsored241 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 241241Cosponsored, In committee: 241241Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 3333Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 11Cosponsored, Became law: 11IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Feenstra sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored3535321
Cosponsored2412413311
How to read the blocks

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

8.6%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Republicans average 17%. Ranks 157th of 216.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Mariannette Miller-Meeks31
  2. Zachary (Zach) Nunn31
  3. Adrian Smith28
  4. Ashley Hinson26
  5. Brad Finstad24
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 Feenstra’s bills; the toggle shows more.

Bill list

Sponsored and cosponsored, with status and policy area; five are shown, the toggle shows the rest

Bills sponsored and cosponsored
H.Res. 1564Recognizing September 17, 2026, as National Teach Ag Day.CosponsorSep 17, 2026In committeeAgriculture and FoodReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Sep 17, 2026
H.Res. 1552Supporting the designation of the week of September 20 through September 26, 2026, as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week".CosponsorSep 16, 2026In committeeArmed Forces and National SecurityReferred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Sep 16, 2026
H.Res. 1553Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 21, 2026, as the "Ray Gaesser Memorial Farm Safety Week" to recognize the life and legacy of Ray Gaesser, who passed away in a tragic farming accident, and promote farm safety in the honor of Ray Gaesser.CosponsorSep 16, 2026In committeeAgriculture and FoodReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Sep 16, 2026
H.R. 10356Empowering Moms ActCosponsorSep 14, 2026In committeeUnassignedOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 13. Sep 16, 2026
H.R. 9927Farmers Lifeline to Overcoming Disasters (FLOOD) ActCosponsorJul 23, 2026In committeeAgriculture and FoodReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Jul 23, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 47 times in 90 days. Feenstra’s official site had 33 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Feenstra posted on Oct 26, 2026.

The lab crawls Feenstra’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 Feenstra 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 Feenstra posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • A group of seven adults pose for a photo in a conference room. Two large screens hang on the wall behind them, with flags on either side and chairs and a table in the foreground. There is some visible text on a flag.
    A group of seven adults pose for a photo in a conference room. Two large screens hang on the wall behind them, with flags on either side and chairs and a table in the foreground. There is some visible text on a flag.View post
  • A group of people sits at round tables in a meeting room, listening to a presenter standing beside a projected slide. The room has black curtains, windows, and fluorescent ceiling lights. Text is visible on the projection and a few signs.
    A group of people sits at round tables in a meeting room, listening to a presenter standing beside a projected slide. The room has black curtains, windows, and fluorescent ceiling lights. Text is visible on the projection and a few signs.View post
  • Two softball teams and coaches stand in lines on a dirt field before or after a game. A scoreboard, fencing, trees, and tall light poles are visible beneath a partly cloudy sky. There is text on signs and the scoreboard.
    Two softball teams and coaches stand in lines on a dirt field before or after a game. A scoreboard, fencing, trees, and tall light poles are visible beneath a partly cloudy sky. There is text on signs and the scoreboard.View post
  • Three people pose for a photograph on a stone terrace in front of a large domed government building. An American flag flies above the building, and cars are visible below. No prominent text is visible.
    Three people pose for a photograph on a stone terrace in front of a large domed government building. An American flag flies above the building, and cars are visible below. No prominent text is visible.View post
  • Two men in suits stand on a stage, smiling as they hold a framed award. A podium, microphones, drinks, and water bottles are nearby. The backdrop features an American flag and green crops, and there is text on the award and signs.
    Two men in suits stand on a stage, smiling as they hold a framed award. A podium, microphones, drinks, and water bottles are nearby. The backdrop features an American flag and green crops, and there is text on the award and signs.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 Feenstra is most unusual among House Republicans, 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
F000446
Bioguide
F000446
FEC candidate ids
H0IA04145

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 27, 20261 days agoImages 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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