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Republican · U.S. House, Minnesota’s 7th district

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

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41%
of sponsored bills got out of committee, in the top tenth of House Republicans

41% of 29 sponsored bills got out of committee; the average for House Republicans is 17%. Ranks 16th of 216, where 1st is the highest share.

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

At a glance

6 measures against House Republicans. The policy areas Fischbach talks about and legislates on agree at 0.60 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom quarter of House Republicans. 31% of Fischbach’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the top quarter of House Republicans (median 9.4%).

The measures on which Fischbach 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.

Out of committee

41%

House Republicans average 17% · ranks 16th of 216

Party unity

99.3%

House Republicans average 97.1% · ranks 22nd of 221 · 11 votes against the majority of House Republicans

Attendance

99.5%

House Republicans average 96.3% · ranks 28th of 221 · 674 roll calls

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.60

House Republicans average 0.64 · ranks 176th of 221

Small donations, 2026

31%

House Republicans’ median 9.4% · ranks 53rd of 220

CSIP ideology

+1.09

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 Fischbach, the thin grey bar the peer average. The headline is the measure on which Fischbach is most unusual among peers (Methods, §08).

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What Fischbach says

Fischbach stresses bipartisanship less than 60% of House Republicans. Bipartisanship in 6.2% of 1,054 statements, against 8.9% for the average House Republican; 134th of 221.

An AI model reads each of Fischbach’s 1,054 statements in the 119th Congress (678 posts on X, 174 Congressional Record speeches, 127 press releases, 75 newsletters) and marks the kinds of statement it contains: a personal attack, criticism of a policy, discussion of policy, bipartisanship, credit claiming, and extreme labels. A statement can carry several. Every rate is compared with the average for House Republicans and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the 119th Congress

0%80%
Fischbach
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion691 statements
66%
68%
140th of 221
Credit claiming378 statements
36%
37%
128th of 221
Policy criticism160 statements
15%
15%
98th of 221
Bipartisanship65 statements
6%
9%
134th of 221
Personal attacks25 statements
2%
2%
64th of 221
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Fischbach's share of statements in each category against the House Republicans average.
RowFischbachPeers
Policy discussion66%68%
Credit claiming36%37%
Policy criticism15%15%
Bipartisanship6%9%
Personal attacks2%2%
1,054

statements classified

678 posts on X, 174 Congressional Record speeches, 127 press releases, 75 newsletters.

posts on X: 678 (64.3%)posts on X 678Congressional Record speeches: 174 (16.5%)press releases: 127 (12.0%)newsletters: 75 (7.1%)
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Fischbach's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X678
Congressional Record speeches174
press releases127
newsletters75
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Fischbach used extreme labels in 1.8% of statements, below the peer average. 19 statements, most often aimed at Democrats; peers 3.0%.

  1. “radical”10
  2. “extreme”4
  3. “woke”4
  4. “far left”2

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Democrats2
  2. abortion agenda1
  3. agenda1
  4. America-last agenda1
  5. California mandates1
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: 452025-02: 532025-03: 802025-04: 502025-05: 482025-06: 742025-07: 282025-08: 362025-09: 302025-10: 442025-11: 452025-12: 292026-01: 682026-02: 572026-03: 722026-04: 262026-05: 602026-06: 572026-07: 482026-08: 212026-09: 502026-10: 33peak 80 · Mar ’25Personal attackspeak 7.1% · Jul ’25 · latest 3.0%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 4.4% of 45Personal attacks, 2025-02: 3.8% of 53Personal attacks, 2025-03: 5.0% of 80Personal attacks, 2025-04: 4.0% of 50Personal attacks, 2025-05: 0.0% of 48Personal attacks, 2025-06: 0.0% of 74Personal attacks, 2025-07: 7.1% of 28Personal attacks, 2025-08: 0.0% of 36Personal attacks, 2025-09: 0.0% of 30Personal attacks, 2025-10: 0.0% of 44Personal attacks, 2025-11: 4.4% of 45Personal attacks, 2025-12: 3.5% of 29Personal attacks, 2026-01: 2.9% of 68Personal attacks, 2026-02: 0.0% of 57Personal attacks, 2026-03: 2.8% of 72Personal attacks, 2026-04: 0.0% of 26Personal attacks, 2026-05: 0.0% of 60Personal attacks, 2026-06: 1.8% of 57Personal attacks, 2026-07: 6.3% of 48Personal attacks, 2026-08: 0.0% of 21Personal attacks, 2026-09: 2.0% of 50Personal attacks, 2026-10: 3.0% of 33Policy criticismpeak 35.9% · Feb ’25 · latest 9.1%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 31.1% of 45Policy criticism, 2025-02: 35.9% of 53Policy criticism, 2025-03: 12.5% of 80Policy criticism, 2025-04: 10.0% of 50Policy criticism, 2025-05: 6.3% of 48Policy criticism, 2025-06: 18.9% of 74Policy criticism, 2025-07: 10.7% of 28Policy criticism, 2025-08: 0.0% of 36Policy criticism, 2025-09: 6.7% of 30Policy criticism, 2025-10: 31.8% of 44Policy criticism, 2025-11: 13.3% of 45Policy criticism, 2025-12: 10.3% of 29Policy criticism, 2026-01: 10.3% of 68Policy criticism, 2026-02: 10.5% of 57Policy criticism, 2026-03: 23.6% of 72Policy criticism, 2026-04: 15.4% of 26Policy criticism, 2026-05: 15.0% of 60Policy criticism, 2026-06: 8.8% of 57Policy criticism, 2026-07: 25.0% of 48Policy criticism, 2026-08: 0.0% of 21Policy criticism, 2026-09: 8.0% of 50Policy criticism, 2026-10: 9.1% of 33Policy discussionpeak 96.2% · Apr ’26 · latest 84.9%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 68.9% of 45Policy discussion, 2025-02: 71.7% of 53Policy discussion, 2025-03: 46.3% of 80Policy discussion, 2025-04: 68.0% of 50Policy discussion, 2025-05: 62.5% of 48Policy discussion, 2025-06: 54.0% of 74Policy discussion, 2025-07: 57.1% of 28Policy discussion, 2025-08: 38.9% of 36Policy discussion, 2025-09: 46.7% of 30Policy discussion, 2025-10: 63.6% of 44Policy discussion, 2025-11: 26.7% of 45Policy discussion, 2025-12: 79.3% of 29Policy discussion, 2026-01: 82.3% of 68Policy discussion, 2026-02: 66.7% of 57Policy discussion, 2026-03: 54.2% of 72Policy discussion, 2026-04: 96.2% of 26Policy discussion, 2026-05: 73.3% of 60Policy discussion, 2026-06: 80.7% of 57Policy discussion, 2026-07: 93.8% of 48Policy discussion, 2026-08: 90.5% of 21Policy discussion, 2026-09: 68.0% of 50Policy discussion, 2026-10: 84.9% of 33Bipartisanshippeak 18.9% · Feb ’25 · latest 3.0%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 4.4% of 45Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 18.9% of 53Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 10.0% of 80Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 2.0% of 50Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 6.3% of 48Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 8.1% of 74Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 3.6% of 28Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 2.8% of 36Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 10.0% of 30Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 0.0% of 44Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 6.7% of 45Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 6.9% of 29Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 1.5% of 68Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 0.0% of 57Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 5.6% of 72Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 7.7% of 26Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 6.7% of 60Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 8.8% of 57Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 10.4% of 48Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 4.8% of 21Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 4.0% of 50Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 3.0% of 33Credit claimingpeak 57.7% · Apr ’26 · latest 39.4%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 51.1% of 45Credit claiming, 2025-02: 50.9% of 53Credit claiming, 2025-03: 27.5% of 80Credit claiming, 2025-04: 30.0% of 50Credit claiming, 2025-05: 33.3% of 48Credit claiming, 2025-06: 23.0% of 74Credit claiming, 2025-07: 42.9% of 28Credit claiming, 2025-08: 11.1% of 36Credit claiming, 2025-09: 40.0% of 30Credit claiming, 2025-10: 22.7% of 44Credit claiming, 2025-11: 15.6% of 45Credit claiming, 2025-12: 44.8% of 29Credit claiming, 2026-01: 25.0% of 68Credit claiming, 2026-02: 47.4% of 57Credit claiming, 2026-03: 33.3% of 72Credit claiming, 2026-04: 57.7% of 26Credit claiming, 2026-05: 46.7% of 60Credit claiming, 2026-06: 47.4% of 57Credit claiming, 2026-07: 52.1% of 48Credit claiming, 2026-08: 23.8% of 21Credit claiming, 2026-09: 38.0% of 50Credit claiming, 2026-10: 39.4% of 33Extreme labelspeak 6.9% · Dec ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 0.0% of 45Extreme labels, 2025-02: 0.0% of 53Extreme labels, 2025-03: 3.8% of 80Extreme labels, 2025-04: 0.0% of 50Extreme labels, 2025-05: 0.0% of 48Extreme labels, 2025-06: 0.0% of 74Extreme labels, 2025-07: 3.6% of 28Extreme labels, 2025-08: 0.0% of 36Extreme labels, 2025-09: 0.0% of 30Extreme labels, 2025-10: 2.3% of 44Extreme labels, 2025-11: 0.0% of 45Extreme labels, 2025-12: 6.9% of 29Extreme labels, 2026-01: 4.4% of 68Extreme labels, 2026-02: 1.8% of 57Extreme labels, 2026-03: 2.8% of 72Extreme labels, 2026-04: 0.0% of 26Extreme labels, 2026-05: 0.0% of 60Extreme labels, 2026-06: 3.5% of 57Extreme labels, 2026-07: 6.3% of 48Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 21Extreme labels, 2026-09: 2.0% of 50Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 33Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Fischbach, 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 ’25454.4%31.1%68.9%4.4%51.1%0.0%
Feb ’25533.8%35.9%71.7%18.9%50.9%0.0%
Mar ’25805.0%12.5%46.3%10.0%27.5%3.8%
Apr ’25504.0%10.0%68.0%2.0%30.0%0.0%
May ’25480.0%6.3%62.5%6.3%33.3%0.0%
Jun ’25740.0%18.9%54.0%8.1%23.0%0.0%
Jul ’25287.1%10.7%57.1%3.6%42.9%3.6%
Aug ’25360.0%0.0%38.9%2.8%11.1%0.0%
Sep ’25300.0%6.7%46.7%10.0%40.0%0.0%
Oct ’25440.0%31.8%63.6%0.0%22.7%2.3%
Nov ’25454.4%13.3%26.7%6.7%15.6%0.0%
Dec ’25293.5%10.3%79.3%6.9%44.8%6.9%
Jan ’26682.9%10.3%82.3%1.5%25.0%4.4%
Feb ’26570.0%10.5%66.7%0.0%47.4%1.8%
Mar ’26722.8%23.6%54.2%5.6%33.3%2.8%
Apr ’26260.0%15.4%96.2%7.7%57.7%0.0%
May ’26600.0%15.0%73.3%6.7%46.7%0.0%
Jun ’26571.8%8.8%80.7%8.8%47.4%3.5%
Jul ’26486.3%25.0%93.8%10.4%52.1%6.3%
Aug ’26210.0%0.0%90.5%4.8%23.8%0.0%
Sep ’26502.0%8.0%68.0%4.0%38.0%2.0%
Oct ’26333.0%9.1%84.9%3.0%39.4%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 Fischbach’s words

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

Personal attacks

Fischbach, MN GOP Delegation Slam Walz for Rejecting Federal Fuel Relief and Leaving Minnesota Farmers and Families to Pay the Price WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Fischbach (MN-07) led Minnesota's Republican Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to Governor Tim Walz following his refusal to…

Oct 13, 2026 · Press releases · personal attacks; policy discussion; Agriculture and Food; Energy; Transportation and Public Works; target: Tim Walz · Source

Bipartisanship

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

Oct 6, 2026 · Posts on X · policy discussion; bipartisanship; Government Operations and Politics · Source

Extreme label

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, we are here to debate the rule that provides for consideration of five measures: HJ Res. 210, the CRA relating to California State nonroad engine pollution control standards and ocean- going vessels at-berth; HJ Res. 213, the CRA r…

Sep 15, 2026 · Congressional Record · policy discussion; Agriculture and Food; Armed Forces and National Security; International Affairs; Crime and Law Enforcement; Environmental Protection; Government Operations and Politics; Health; Transportation and Public Works; extreme label “radical” aimed at California mandates · 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. Press releases

    Fischbach, MN GOP Delegation Slam Walz for Rejecting Federal Fuel Relief and Leaving Minnesota Farmers and Families to Pay the Price WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Fischbach (MN-07) led Minnesota's Republican Congressional Delegation in sending a letter to Governor Tim Walz following his refusal to align Minnesota with President Trump’s Executive Order authorizing highway use of red dye diesel. The letter calls on W…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Agriculture and Food · Energy · Transportation and Public Works · target: Tim WalzSource

  2. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Health · Crime and Law Enforcement · Economics and Public Finance · Families · target: Tim Walz, Keith EllisonSource

  3. Press releases

    Rep. Fischbach, MN GOP Delegation Praise Trump Admin for the Deportation of Walz-Pardoned Child Rapist WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) joined Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08), Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01), and Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) in sending a letter to President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, thankin…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Immigration · Crime and Law Enforcement · extreme label “extreme” aimed at Walz Administration · target: Tou Lue VangSource

  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 · Crime and Law Enforcement · target: Tim WalzSource

  5. Press releases

    Rep. Fischbach Co-Leads FRAUD Act to Crack Down on State Leaders Who Fail to Report Taxpayer Theft WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) joined the Minnesota Congressional Republican Delegation in introducing the Federal Responsibility and Accountability for Unchecked Dereliction (FRAUD) Act to strengthen accountability when state officials become aware of fraud involving federal funds. This le…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Crime and Law Enforcement · Economics and Public Finance · Government Operations and Politics · target: Tim WalzSource

All 1,054 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: 678 posts on X, 174 Congressional Record speeches, 127 press releases, 75 newsletters.

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Policy

Agriculture and Food is what Fischbach talks about most: 29% of policy statements, 3.3 times the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.60 on a 0–1 scale (House Republicans average 0.64; 176th 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 Fischbach talks about. The bills Fischbach sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Fischbach talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
Fischbach
Peers
Agriculture and Food203 statements
29%
9%
Health157 statements
23%
15%
Government Operations and Politics152 statements
22%
19%
Taxation130 statements
19%
10%
Economics and Public Finance128 statements
19%
19%
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Policy areas Fischbach talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Republicans average.
RowFischbachPeers
Agriculture and Food29%9%
Health23%15%
Government Operations and Politics22%19%
Taxation19%10%
Economics and Public Finance19%19%
How to read the bars

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

Talks aboutLegislates onAgriculture and FoodAgriculture and Food, talks about: 29% (House Republicans 9%)29%Agriculture and Food, legislates on: 6% (House Republicans 3%)6%HealthHealth, talks about: 23% (House Republicans 15%)23%Health, legislates on: 20% (House Republicans 11%)20%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 22% (House Republicans 19%)22%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 25% (House Republicans 12%)25%TaxationTaxation, talks about: 19% (House Republicans 10%)19%Taxation, legislates on: 14% (House Republicans 9%)14%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 19% (House Republicans 19%)19%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 0% (House Republicans 2%)0%
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Fischbach's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Republicans, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Republicans, legislates on
Agriculture and Food29%9%6%3%
Health23%15%20%11%
Government Operations and Politics22%19%25%12%
Taxation19%10%14%9%
Economics and Public Finance19%19%0%2%
0.60

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Republicans average 0.64. Ranks 176th of 221.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Fischbach sits at +1.09 on the CSIP scale, right of 0, more conservative than 65% of House Republicans. Approximate range +1.08 to +1.11, which understates the uncertainty; from 2,183 donors and 2,894 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”.

+1.09

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range +1.08 to +1.11. From 2,183 donors and 2,894 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Fischbach +1.1House Republicans +1.0All House +0.3

The outlined dot is Fischbach, 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 Fischbach’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 Fischbach sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Republicansmedian +1.0Fischbach +1.1All Housemedian +0.3
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Fischbach's CSIP score of +1.09 placed against House Republicans, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Fischbach
House Republicans221+1.065%
All House439+0.382%
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 Fischbach 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 Fischbach.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Fischbach raised $1.7M in the 2026 cycle, below the House Republicans’ median of $2.2M. 31% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 60% of itemized individual money came from Minnesota.

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
$1.7M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 360 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): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Itemized individual (over $200): $410.5K (24.5%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $187.2K (11.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $187.2K (11.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $187.2K (11.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $187.2K (11.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $187.2K (11.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $187.2K (11.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $187.2K (11.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $187.2K (11.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $187.2K (11.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $187.2K (11.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $187.2K (11.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)PACs and other committees: $974.0K (58.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $101.4K (6.1%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $101.4K (6.1%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $101.4K (6.1%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $101.4K (6.1%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $101.4K (6.1%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $101.4K (6.1%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)25 squares$410.5K
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)11 squares$187.2K
  • PACs and other committees58 squares$974.0K
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)6 squares$101.4K
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Sources of Fischbach's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$410.5K24.5%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$187.2K11.2%
PACs and other committees$974.0K58.2%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$101.4K6.1%
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: $2.6M$2.6M20202022 cycle: $1.7M$1.7M20222024 cycle: $2.0M$2.0M20242026 cycle: $1.7M$1.7M2026House Republicans median $2.2M
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Fischbach's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Republicans median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$2.6M
2022 cycle$1.7M
2024 cycle$2.0M
2026 cycle$1.7M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 60% came from Minnesota.

  1. Minnesota$187.2K
  2. Illinois$29.8K
  3. Virginia$24.8K
  4. Texas$19.6K
  5. Arizona$8,762

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%
Fischbach
Median
2026
31%
9%
2024
33%
9%
2022
40%
9%
2020
39%
9%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Republicans median
RowFischbachMedian
2026 cycle31%9%
2024 cycle33%9%
2022 cycle40%9%
2020 cycle39%9%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: $150MEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: $863WAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: $1,025NDMinnesota: $187.2KMNIllinois: $29.8KILWisconsin: $675WIMichigan: $346MINew York: $1,576NYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: no dataMAOregon: no dataORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: $1,500SDIowa: $520IAIndiana: $150INOhio: no dataOHPennsylvania: no dataPANew Jersey: $60NJConnecticut: $594CTCalifornia: $1,143CAUtah: no dataUTColorado: no dataCONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: no dataMOKentucky: $546KYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $24.8KVAMaryland: $7,790MDDelaware: $235DEArizona: $8,762AZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: $2,788KSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: $1,680NCSouth Carolina: $5,812SCDistrict of Columbia: $8,270DCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: $470LAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: $450GAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $19.6KTXFlorida: $7,035FL
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Fischbach's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Minnesota$187.2K
Illinois$29.8K
Virginia$24.8K
Texas$19.6K
Arizona$8,762
District of Columbia$8,270
Maryland$7,790
Florida$7,035
South Carolina$5,812
Kansas$2,788
North Carolina$1,680
New York$1,576
South Dakota$1,500
California$1,143
North Dakota$1,025
Washington$863
Wisconsin$675
Connecticut$594
Kentucky$546
Iowa$520
Louisiana$470
Georgia$450
Michigan$346
Delaware$235
Maine$150
Indiana$150
New Jersey$60
AlaskaNo data
VermontNo data
New HampshireNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
MassachusettsNo data
OregonNo data
NevadaNo data
WyomingNo data
OhioNo data
PennsylvaniaNo data
UtahNo data
ColoradoNo data
NebraskaNo data
MissouriNo data
West VirginiaNo data
New MexicoNo data
ArkansasNo data
TennesseeNo data
OklahomaNo data
MississippiNo data
AlabamaNo data
HawaiiNo data
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itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

60%

from Minnesota

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 Minnesota. 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: 0.5%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 0.3%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 0.1%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 2.9%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 6.2%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 5.8%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 5.0%CSIP +0.75 to +1.00: 40%40%CSIP +1.00 to +1.25: 39%CSIP +1.25 to +1.50: 0.1%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Fischbach's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.00 to +1.50: 6.2% between 0.00 and +0.25, 5.8% between +0.25 and +0.50, 5.0% between +0.50 and +0.75, 40% between +0.75 and +1.00, 39% between +1.00 and +1.25.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.00 to −0.750.5%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.500.3%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.250.1%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.002.9%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.256.2%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.505.8%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.755.0%
CSIP +0.75 to +1.0040%
CSIP +1.00 to +1.2539%
CSIP +1.25 to +1.500.1%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Fischbach’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Fischbach’s own score is +1.09.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. RETIRED$88.0K 186 donors
  2. CEO$37.7K 13 donors
  3. OWNER$12.9K 10 donors
  4. CONSULTANT$10.8K 8 donors
  5. PRESIDENT$8,983 9 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. 3M COMPANY PAC$10.0K
  2. AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10.0K
  3. AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  4. AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$10.0K
  5. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. MARQUIS MANAGEMENT INC.$27.5K 6 donors
  2. ALSTON BIRD$3,000 4 donors
  3. STAPLES OIL$1,250 4 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Fischbach voted with the majority of House Republicans on 99.3% of party-line votes and missed 0.4% of 674 roll calls. House Republicans on average: 97.1% party unity, 96.3% attendance. Across all roll calls, Fischbach voted against the majority of House Republicans 11 times.

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

11

votes against the majority of House Republicans

Party unity 99.3%, House Republicans average 97.1%, ranks 22nd of 221. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Fischbach
Peers
Rank
Attendance
99.5%
96.3%
28th of 221
Party unity
99.3%
97.1%
22nd of 221
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Fischbach's attendance and party unity against House Republicans.
RowFischbachPeers
Attendance99.5%96.3%
Party unity99.3%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 Fischbach most often

  1. Mike JohnsonR521 shared votes100%
  2. Brad FinstadR665 shared votes99%
  3. Guy ReschenthalerR651 shared votes99%
  4. Matt Van EppsR363 shared votes99%
  5. Scott FitzgeraldR663 shared votes98%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Fischbach least often

  1. Rashida TlaibD655 shared votes23%
  2. Adelita GrijalvaD388 shared votes23%
  3. Delia RamirezD638 shared votes24%
  4. Frederica WilsonD479 shared votes24%
  5. Gregorio CasarD574 shared votes24%
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

Fischbach sponsored 29 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 170 others. 41% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans average 17%; 16th of 216).

The bills Fischbach 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

Sponsored29 billsSponsored, Introduced: 2929Sponsored, In committee: 2929Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 1212Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored170 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 170170Cosponsored, In committee: 170170Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 3434Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 33Cosponsored, Became law: 33IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Fischbach sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored29291200
Cosponsored1701703433
How to read the blocks

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

41%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Republicans average 17%. Ranks 16th of 216.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Brad Finstad41
  2. Pete Stauber33
  3. Claudia Tenney21
  4. Adrian Smith12
  5. Tracey Mann12
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 Fischbach’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. 10632Medicaid Whistleblower Protection ActCosponsorSep 28, 2026In committeeHealthReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Sep 28, 2026
H.R. 10636Medicaid Fraud Prevention ActCosponsorSep 28, 2026In committeeHealthReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Sep 28, 2026
H.R. 10637Voter Vouching Transparency ActCosponsorSep 28, 2026In committeeGovernment Operations and PoliticsReferred to the House Committee on House Administration. Sep 28, 2026
H.R. 10493Reclaim Local Control ActCosponsorSep 17, 2026In committeeTransportation and Public WorksReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Sep 17, 2026
H.R. 10356Empowering Moms ActSponsorSep 14, 2026In committeeUnassignedOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 13. Sep 16, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 127 times in 90 days. Fischbach’s official site had 43 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Fischbach posted on Oct 26, 2026.

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

Websites

How to read the counts

“Pages crawled” is the size of the site at the last crawl; “changes in 90 days” counts pages whose text differed from the previous crawl. Sites change for many routine reasons, such as new press releases, so a high count is not by itself notable.

Images Fischbach posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • An informational graphic over a photograph of a crowded public meeting room with flags. A blue panel outlined in green lists constituent assistance statistics and types of services, with a congressional representative's name and district branding at the bottom.
    An informational graphic over a photograph of a crowded public meeting room with flags. A blue panel outlined in green lists constituent assistance statistics and types of services, with a congressional representative's name and district branding at the bottom.View post
  • A promotional graphic pairs a portrait of a smiling woman wearing glasses and a dark blazer, with an American flag behind her, alongside a red panel with a voting-record grade and a message. Text appears throughout the graphic.
    A promotional graphic pairs a portrait of a smiling woman wearing glasses and a dark blazer, with an American flag behind her, alongside a red panel with a voting-record grade and a message. Text appears throughout the graphic.View post
  • A formal dark-blue pledge document with a presidential seal near the top and two handwritten signatures at the bottom. It contains a title, introductory paragraphs, and a numbered list of six commitments. There is text throughout.
    A formal dark-blue pledge document with a presidential seal near the top and two handwritten signatures at the bottom. It contains a title, introductory paragraphs, and a numbered list of six commitments. There is text throughout.View post
  • A promotional graphic for National Manufacturing Month, featuring a laser-cutting machine working on metal and throwing bright sparks. Large headline text overlays the industrial scene, with a small circular badge in the lower-right corner.
    A promotional graphic for National Manufacturing Month, featuring a laser-cutting machine working on metal and throwing bright sparks. Large headline text overlays the industrial scene, with a small circular badge in the lower-right corner.View post
  • Five adults pose for a group photo outside a brick civic building. Seasonal flower planters and pumpkins decorate the entrance. Text is visible on the building and door.
    Five adults pose for a group photo outside a brick civic building. Seasonal flower planters and pumpkins decorate the entrance. Text is visible on the building and door.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 Fischbach 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
F000470
Bioguide
F000470
FEC candidate ids
H0MN07091

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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