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Democrat · U.S. House, California’s 34th district

Serving since Jul 11, 2017119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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Portrait of Jimmy Gomez, rendered as a two-tone print
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3.3%
of statements use bipartisan language, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats

3.3% of 1,571 statements use bipartisan language (52 statements); the average for House Democrats is 9.8%. Ranks 204th of 216, where 1st is the highest rate.

An AI model reads each of Gomez’s posts on X, press releases, newsletters and Congressional Record speeches and marks whether it stresses working across party lines. The rate is the share of statements marked; it is compared with the average among House Democrats and ranked against the same group.

At a glance

6 measures against House Democrats. 1.7% of Gomez’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats (median 13%). 14% of Gomez’s statements contain a personal attack, 2.1 times the House Democrat average of 6.6%.

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

Bipartisanship

3.3%

House Democrats average 9.8% · ranks 204th of 216

Small donations, 2026

1.7%

House Democrats’ median 13% · ranks 200th of 214

Personal attacks

14%

House Democrats average 6.6% · ranks 24th of 216

Attendance

93.9%

House Democrats average 96.9% · ranks 194th of 217 · 674 roll calls

Out of committee

0%

House Democrats average 4.9% · ranks 171st of 207

CSIP ideology

−1.19

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

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

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What Gomez says

Gomez stresses bipartisanship less than 93% of House Democrats. Bipartisanship in 3.3% of 1,571 statements, against 9.8% for the average House Democrat; 204th of 216.

An AI model reads each of Gomez’s 1,571 statements in the 119th Congress (1,291 posts on X, 175 press releases, 61 newsletters, 44 Congressional Record speeches) and marks the kinds of statement it contains: a personal attack, criticism of a policy, discussion of policy, bipartisanship, credit claiming, and extreme labels. A statement can carry several. Every rate is compared with the average for House Democrats and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the 119th Congress

0%80%
Gomez
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion1,061 statements
68%
73%
173rd of 216
Policy criticism543 statements
35%
28%
51st of 216
Credit claiming298 statements
19%
23%
136th of 216
Personal attacks218 statements
14%
7%
24th of 216
Bipartisanship52 statements
3%
10%
204th of 216
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Gomez's share of statements in each category against the House Democrats average.
RowGomezPeers
Policy discussion68%73%
Policy criticism35%28%
Credit claiming19%23%
Personal attacks14%7%
Bipartisanship3%10%
1,571

statements classified

1,291 posts on X, 175 press releases, 61 newsletters, 44 Congressional Record speeches.

posts on X: 1,291 (82.2%)posts on X 1,291press releases: 175 (11.1%)newsletters: 61 (3.9%)Congressional Record speeches: 44 (2.8%)
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Gomez's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X1,291
press releases175
newsletters61
Congressional Record speeches44
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Gomez used extreme labels in 2.0% of statements, close to the peer average. 31 statements, most often aimed at MAGA; peers 1.9%.

  1. “MAGA”12
  2. “extreme”4

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. MAGA5
  2. Trump4
  3. Donald Trump2
  4. America1
  5. DHS1
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: 1252025-02: 1122025-03: 1702025-04: 1522025-05: 1332025-06: 1252025-07: 1242025-08: 612025-09: 822025-10: 842025-11: 612025-12: 572026-01: 772026-02: 562026-03: 382026-04: 202026-05: 232026-06: 332026-07: 172026-08: 52026-09: 112026-10: 5peak 170 · Mar ’25Personal attackspeak 26.3% · Mar ’26 · latest 18.2%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 2.4% of 125Personal attacks, 2025-02: 20.5% of 112Personal attacks, 2025-03: 13.5% of 170Personal attacks, 2025-04: 17.8% of 152Personal attacks, 2025-05: 7.5% of 133Personal attacks, 2025-06: 8.8% of 125Personal attacks, 2025-07: 17.7% of 124Personal attacks, 2025-08: 9.8% of 61Personal attacks, 2025-09: 12.2% of 82Personal attacks, 2025-10: 14.3% of 84Personal attacks, 2025-11: 14.8% of 61Personal attacks, 2025-12: 19.3% of 57Personal attacks, 2026-01: 26.0% of 77Personal attacks, 2026-02: 21.4% of 56Personal attacks, 2026-03: 26.3% of 38Personal attacks, 2026-04: 20.0% of 20Personal attacks, 2026-05: 8.7% of 23Personal attacks, 2026-06: 0.0% of 33Personal attacks, 2026-07: 0.0% of 17Personal attacks, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-09: 18.2% of 11Personal attacks, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticismpeak 52.6% · May ’25 · latest 36.4%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 33.6% of 125Policy criticism, 2025-02: 45.5% of 112Policy criticism, 2025-03: 36.5% of 170Policy criticism, 2025-04: 42.1% of 152Policy criticism, 2025-05: 52.6% of 133Policy criticism, 2025-06: 42.4% of 125Policy criticism, 2025-07: 31.4% of 124Policy criticism, 2025-08: 45.9% of 61Policy criticism, 2025-09: 21.9% of 82Policy criticism, 2025-10: 30.9% of 84Policy criticism, 2025-11: 24.6% of 61Policy criticism, 2025-12: 19.3% of 57Policy criticism, 2026-01: 7.8% of 77Policy criticism, 2026-02: 23.2% of 56Policy criticism, 2026-03: 31.6% of 38Policy criticism, 2026-04: 35.0% of 20Policy criticism, 2026-05: 30.4% of 23Policy criticism, 2026-06: 21.2% of 33Policy criticism, 2026-07: 41.2% of 17Policy criticism, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-09: 36.4% of 11Policy criticism, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussionpeak 94.1% · Jul ’26 · latest 90.9%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 78.4% of 125Policy discussion, 2025-02: 75.9% of 112Policy discussion, 2025-03: 67.7% of 170Policy discussion, 2025-04: 72.4% of 152Policy discussion, 2025-05: 79.7% of 133Policy discussion, 2025-06: 72.8% of 125Policy discussion, 2025-07: 56.5% of 124Policy discussion, 2025-08: 70.5% of 61Policy discussion, 2025-09: 57.3% of 82Policy discussion, 2025-10: 53.6% of 84Policy discussion, 2025-11: 41.0% of 61Policy discussion, 2025-12: 54.4% of 57Policy discussion, 2026-01: 79.2% of 77Policy discussion, 2026-02: 44.6% of 56Policy discussion, 2026-03: 55.3% of 38Policy discussion, 2026-04: 65.0% of 20Policy discussion, 2026-05: 52.2% of 23Policy discussion, 2026-06: 84.9% of 33Policy discussion, 2026-07: 94.1% of 17Policy discussion, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-09: 90.9% of 11Policy discussion, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanshippeak 12.2% · Sep ’25 · latest 9.1%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 8.0% of 125Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 4.5% of 112Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 2.4% of 170Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 3.3% of 152Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 0.8% of 133Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 3.2% of 125Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 0.0% of 124Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 1.6% of 61Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 12.2% of 82Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 2.4% of 84Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 1.6% of 61Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 0.0% of 57Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 1.3% of 77Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 5.4% of 56Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 5.3% of 38Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 0.0% of 20Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 0.0% of 23Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 3.0% of 33Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 5.9% of 17Bipartisanship, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 9.1% of 11Bipartisanship, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claimingpeak 52.9% · Jul ’26 · latest 45.5%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 35.2% of 125Credit claiming, 2025-02: 24.1% of 112Credit claiming, 2025-03: 17.1% of 170Credit claiming, 2025-04: 17.8% of 152Credit claiming, 2025-05: 21.1% of 133Credit claiming, 2025-06: 11.2% of 125Credit claiming, 2025-07: 7.3% of 124Credit claiming, 2025-08: 18.0% of 61Credit claiming, 2025-09: 21.9% of 82Credit claiming, 2025-10: 8.3% of 84Credit claiming, 2025-11: 4.9% of 61Credit claiming, 2025-12: 17.5% of 57Credit claiming, 2026-01: 15.6% of 77Credit claiming, 2026-02: 16.1% of 56Credit claiming, 2026-03: 10.5% of 38Credit claiming, 2026-04: 20.0% of 20Credit claiming, 2026-05: 30.4% of 23Credit claiming, 2026-06: 39.4% of 33Credit claiming, 2026-07: 52.9% of 17Credit claiming, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-09: 45.5% of 11Credit claiming, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labelspeak 5.9% · Oct ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 1.6% of 125Extreme labels, 2025-02: 0.9% of 112Extreme labels, 2025-03: 1.8% of 170Extreme labels, 2025-04: 0.7% of 152Extreme labels, 2025-05: 0.8% of 133Extreme labels, 2025-06: 4.0% of 125Extreme labels, 2025-07: 1.6% of 124Extreme labels, 2025-08: 1.6% of 61Extreme labels, 2025-09: 4.9% of 82Extreme labels, 2025-10: 5.9% of 84Extreme labels, 2025-11: 1.6% of 61Extreme labels, 2025-12: 0.0% of 57Extreme labels, 2026-01: 0.0% of 77Extreme labels, 2026-02: 1.8% of 56Extreme labels, 2026-03: 5.3% of 38Extreme labels, 2026-04: 5.0% of 20Extreme labels, 2026-05: 4.3% of 23Extreme labels, 2026-06: 0.0% of 33Extreme labels, 2026-07: 0.0% of 17Extreme labels, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 11Extreme labels, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Gomez, 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 ’251252.4%33.6%78.4%8.0%35.2%1.6%
Feb ’2511220.5%45.5%75.9%4.5%24.1%0.9%
Mar ’2517013.5%36.5%67.7%2.4%17.1%1.8%
Apr ’2515217.8%42.1%72.4%3.3%17.8%0.7%
May ’251337.5%52.6%79.7%0.8%21.1%0.8%
Jun ’251258.8%42.4%72.8%3.2%11.2%4.0%
Jul ’2512417.7%31.4%56.5%0.0%7.3%1.6%
Aug ’25619.8%45.9%70.5%1.6%18.0%1.6%
Sep ’258212.2%21.9%57.3%12.2%21.9%4.9%
Oct ’258414.3%30.9%53.6%2.4%8.3%5.9%
Nov ’256114.8%24.6%41.0%1.6%4.9%1.6%
Dec ’255719.3%19.3%54.4%0.0%17.5%0.0%
Jan ’267726.0%7.8%79.2%1.3%15.6%0.0%
Feb ’265621.4%23.2%44.6%5.4%16.1%1.8%
Mar ’263826.3%31.6%55.3%5.3%10.5%5.3%
Apr ’262020.0%35.0%65.0%0.0%20.0%5.0%
May ’26238.7%30.4%52.2%0.0%30.4%4.3%
Jun ’26330.0%21.2%84.9%3.0%39.4%0.0%
Jul ’26170.0%41.2%94.1%5.9%52.9%0.0%
Aug ’265— (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 ’261118.2%36.4%90.9%9.1%45.5%0.0%
Oct ’265— (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%. 2 months are hatched here.

In Gomez’s words

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

Personal attacks

This Week: Standing Up to ICE for all Angelenos Week In Review October 10, 2026 What's Inside Continued the March for Those Who Died in ICE CustodyMet Our Future Leaders at Mount Washington ElementaryMade Another Surprise Visit to ICE's Downtown LA Detention CenterThis email is 435 words — a 2 minu…

Oct 10, 2026 · Newsletters · personal attacks; policy discussion; credit claiming; Immigration; Environmental Protection; target: Donald Trump

Bipartisanship

Keeping the Pressure on Trump Week In Review September 18, 2026 What's Inside Voted to Advance Articles of Impeachment Against TrumpMarked Hispanic Heritage Month With a Message: We Are Not Going AnywhereSlammed Pete Hegseth as He Faces Bipartisan Calls for ImpeachmentVoted to Prevent Energy Rate H…

Sep 20, 2026 · Newsletters · personal attacks; policy discussion; bipartisanship; credit claiming; Armed Forces and National Security; Energy; Foreign Trade and International Finance; Government Operations and Politics; Immigration; Science, Technology, Communications; target: Donald Trump

Extreme label

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

May 29, 2026 · Posts on X · extreme label “extreme” aimed at Trump’s political allies, insurrectionists · 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. Newsletters

    This Week: Standing Up to ICE for all Angelenos Week In Review October 10, 2026 What's Inside Continued the March for Those Who Died in ICE CustodyMet Our Future Leaders at Mount Washington ElementaryMade Another Surprise Visit to ICE's Downtown LA Detention CenterThis email is 435 words — a 2 minute read. [facebook]<https://gomez.house.gov/components/redirect/r.aspx?ID=8825-3971400> [twitter] <https://gomez.house.g…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Immigration · Environmental Protection · target: Donald Trump

  2. Newsletters

    Keeping the Pressure on Trump Week In Review September 18, 2026 What's Inside Voted to Advance Articles of Impeachment Against TrumpMarked Hispanic Heritage Month With a Message: We Are Not Going AnywhereSlammed Pete Hegseth as He Faces Bipartisan Calls for ImpeachmentVoted to Prevent Energy Rate Hikes Caused by Data CentersThis email is 495 words — a 2 minute read. [facebook]<https://gomez.house.gov/components/redi…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · bipartisanship · credit claiming · Armed Forces and National Security · Energy · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Government Operations and Politics · Immigration · Science, Technology, Communications · target: Donald Trump

  3. 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 · target: TrumpSource

  4. Press releases

    Rep. Gomez Votes Again to Stop Trump’s Unauthorized War with Iran WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jimmy Gomez released the following statement after voting for the third time for a War Powers Resolution to force an end to President Trump’s unauthorized war with Iran. “I voted once again to end Trump’s reckless war with Iran,” said Congressman Gomez. This was the third time I voted to stop Trump from taking us even fu…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Armed Forces and National Security · Law · target: Donald TrumpSource

  5. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Economics and Public Finance · International Affairs · target: TrumpSource

All 1,571 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: 1,291 posts on X, 175 press releases, 61 newsletters, 44 Congressional Record speeches.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Economics and Public Finance is what Gomez talks about most: 24% of policy statements, above the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.65 on a 0–1 scale (House Democrats average 0.67; 166th of 216).

Each policy statement is tagged by the AI model with one or more of 25 policy areas from the Congressional Research Service list, so the shares say what Gomez talks about. The bills Gomez sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Gomez talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
Gomez
Peers
Economics and Public Finance255 statements
24%
20%
Immigration208 statements
20%
11%
Health200 statements
19%
26%
Government Operations and Politics171 statements
16%
20%
Taxation144 statements
14%
6%
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Policy areas Gomez talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Democrats average.
RowGomezPeers
Economics and Public Finance24%20%
Immigration20%11%
Health19%26%
Government Operations and Politics16%20%
Taxation14%6%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Gomez’s policy statements in an area; the thin grey bar is the average share for House Democrats. A statement counts once in each of its areas, so shares can add to more than 100%. The five largest areas are shown; the toggle shows the rest.

Talks about · legislates on

Left: share of statements by policy area. Right: share of bills. Areas in order of their share of statements; both sides run from 0 to 35%. Grey ticks are the House Democrats averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onEconomics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 24% (House Democrats 20%)24%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 0% (House Democrats 1%)0%ImmigrationImmigration, talks about: 20% (House Democrats 11%)20%Immigration, legislates on: 8% (House Democrats 4%)8%HealthHealth, talks about: 19% (House Democrats 26%)19%Health, legislates on: 11% (House Democrats 16%)11%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 16% (House Democrats 20%)16%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 10% (House Democrats 11%)10%TaxationTaxation, talks about: 14% (House Democrats 6%)14%Taxation, legislates on: 12% (House Democrats 6%)12%
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Gomez's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Democrats, legislates on
Economics and Public Finance24%20%0%1%
Immigration20%11%8%4%
Health19%26%11%16%
Government Operations and Politics16%20%10%11%
Taxation14%6%12%6%
0.65

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Democrats average 0.67. Ranks 166th of 216.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Gomez sits at −1.19 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 78% of House Democrats. Approximate range −1.21 to −1.17, which understates the uncertainty; from 1,884 donors and 4,577 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”.

−1.19

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −1.21 to −1.17. From 1,884 donors and 4,577 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

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

The outlined dot is Gomez, 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 Gomez’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 Gomez sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Democratsmedian −1.0Gomez −1.2All Housemedian +0.3
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Gomez's CSIP score of −1.19 placed against House Democrats, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Gomez
House Democrats217−1.022%
All House439+0.311%
How to read the strips

Every small dot is one official on the same scale, coloured by its own score (blue left of 0, red right of 0, grey at 0, deeper further out) and spread up and down only to keep dots apart; where a group is crowded the dots overlap, and darker patches mean more officials. The large outlined dot is Gomez 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 Gomez.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Gomez raised $1.3M in the 2026 cycle, below the House Democrats’ median of $2.0M. 1.7% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 67% of itemized individual money came from California.

Campaign money from Federal Election Commission filings, as aggregates only; the lab never shows an individual donor. Campaigns must report by name every person who gives them more than $200 in a cycle (“itemized”); smaller gifts are reported only as one total (“unitemized”), so donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations describe itemized donors only.

Election cycle
$1.3M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 456 itemized donors. House Democrats’ median $2.0M.

Where the money came from

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

Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $754.4K (56.6%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $12.8K (1.0%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)PACs and other committees: $565.6K (42.4%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)57 squares$754.4K
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)1 squares$12.8K
  • PACs and other committees42 squares$565.6K
  • Party committees$33
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Sources of Gomez's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$754.4K56.6%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$12.8K1.0%
PACs and other committees$565.6K42.4%
Party committees$330.0%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

Totals say how much a campaign took in, not how it was spent, and they rise sharply when a seat is up for election; compare cycles with that in mind. The small-donor share understates small giving when a campaign itemizes gifts made through ActBlue or WinRed.

Receipts by cycle

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

2020 cycle: $1.4M$1.4M20202022 cycle: $1.8M$1.8M20222024 cycle: $2.2M$2.2M20242026 cycle: $1.3M$1.3M2026House Democrats median $2.0M
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Gomez's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$1.4M
2022 cycle$1.8M
2024 cycle$2.2M
2026 cycle$1.3M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 67% came from California.

  1. California$416.3K
  2. District of Columbia$42.4K
  3. Texas$37.1K
  4. Virginia$19.3K
  5. Oklahoma$14.0K

Small donations

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

0%60%
Gomez
Median
2026
2%
13%
2024
2%
13%
2022
8%
13%
2020
5%
13%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Democrats median
RowGomezMedian
2026 cycle2%13%
2024 cycle2%13%
2022 cycle8%13%
2020 cycle5%13%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: $500MEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: $9,000WAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: no dataMNIllinois: $3,500ILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: $10.0KMINew York: $9,050NYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: $9,500MAOregon: $7,000ORNevada: $8,500NVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: no dataINOhio: $250OHPennsylvania: $4,500PANew Jersey: $1,000NJConnecticut: $6,045CTCalifornia: $416.3KCAUtah: no dataUTColorado: $1,875CONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: no dataMOKentucky: $7,000KYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $19.3KVAMaryland: $8,000MDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: $1,500AZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: no dataNCSouth Carolina: no dataSCDistrict of Columbia: $42.4KDCOklahoma: $14.0KOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: $500GAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $37.1KTXFlorida: $5,750FL
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Gomez's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
California$416.3K
District of Columbia$42.4K
Texas$37.1K
Virginia$19.3K
Oklahoma$14.0K
Michigan$10.0K
Massachusetts$9,500
New York$9,050
Washington$9,000
Nevada$8,500
Maryland$8,000
Oregon$7,000
Kentucky$7,000
Connecticut$6,045
Florida$5,750
Pennsylvania$4,500
Illinois$3,500
Colorado$1,875
Arizona$1,500
New Jersey$1,000
Maine$500
Georgia$500
Ohio$250
AlaskaNo data
VermontNo data
New HampshireNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
MinnesotaNo data
WisconsinNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
IndianaNo data
UtahNo data
NebraskaNo data
MissouriNo data
West VirginiaNo data
DelawareNo data
New MexicoNo data
KansasNo data
ArkansasNo data
TennesseeNo data
North CarolinaNo data
South CarolinaNo data
LouisianaNo data
MississippiNo data
AlabamaNo data
HawaiiNo data
456

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

67%

from California

Of itemized individual dollars

How to read the map

Every state the same size. Darker states gave more itemized money; hatched states had no itemized donors; the outlined state is California. Gifts of $200 or less carry no address and are left out.

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −1.50 to −1.25: 0.3%CSIP −1.25 to −1.00: 38%38%CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 36%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 8.1%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 7.2%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 6.7%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 4.1%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Gomez's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.50 to +0.25: 38% between −1.25 and −1.00, 36% between −1.00 and −0.75, 8.1% between −0.75 and −0.50, 7.2% between −0.50 and −0.25, 6.7% between −0.25 and 0.00.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.50 to −1.250.3%
CSIP −1.25 to −1.0038%
CSIP −1.00 to −0.7536%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.508.1%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.257.2%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.006.7%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.254.1%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Gomez’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Gomez’s own score is −1.19.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. ATTORNEY$87.8K 51 donors
  2. NOT EMPLOYED$85.9K 55 donors
  3. RETIRED$47.8K 34 donors
  4. CEO$33.5K 23 donors
  5. EXECUTIVE$22.8K 16 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  2. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10.0K
  3. CHC BOLD PAC$10.0K
  4. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$10.0K
  5. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS LOCAL NO. 12 FEDERAL PAC$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. LINEAR CITY DEVELOPMENT LLC$8,500 3 donors
  2. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES$8,180 3 donors
  3. MANUEL GONZALES PC$7,750 5 donors
  4. FARAH LAW GROUP PLLC$7,000 7 donors
  5. OGILVY$3,500 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Gomez voted with the majority of House Democrats on 98.6% of party-line votes and missed 6.1% of 674 roll calls. House Democrats on average: 96.4% party unity, 96.9% attendance. Across all roll calls, Gomez voted against the majority of House Democrats 21 times.

674 roll calls Gomez could vote on in the 119th Congress, compared with House Democrats. Attendance is the share with a vote recorded. Party unity counts only party-line roll calls, where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides, and is the share of those where Gomez voted with the majority of House Democrats. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

21

votes against the majority of House Democrats

Party unity 98.6%, House Democrats average 96.4%, ranks 103rd of 217. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Gomez
Peers
Rank
Attendance
93.9%
96.9%
194th of 217
Party unity
98.6%
96.4%
103rd of 217
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Gomez's attendance and party unity against House Democrats.
RowGomezPeers
Attendance93.9%96.9%
Party unity98.6%96.4%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

A missed roll call has many causes, from illness to campaigning, so attendance says how often, not why. A vote against the majority can be on procedure as well as substance, and many fall on roll calls where both parties split; the key votes below show the ones that decided something.

Key votes

25 roll calls the lab flagged as key in the 119th Congress

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

Automatically: a final-passage or override vote where the measure became law, the margin was under 10%, at least 10% of either party voted against its majority, or the bill was among the 25 most mentioned in officials’ own statements. Up to 25 per window, most recent first; five are shown. Bars show yea on the left, nay on the right, per party.

Votes most often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Gomez most often

  1. Eric SwalwellD285 shared votes98%
  2. Yassamin AnsariD624 shared votes98%
  3. Sydney Kamlager-DoveD619 shared votes98%
  4. Adriano EspaillatD625 shared votes98%
  5. Ro KhannaD622 shared votes98%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Gomez least often

  1. Chip RoyR596 shared votes15%
  2. Ralph NormanR565 shared votes16%
  3. Eric BurlisonR604 shared votes16%
  4. Andy BiggsR571 shared votes16%
  5. Josh BrecheenR603 shared votes17%
How to read the agreement lists

The share of roll calls both members voted on where they voted the same way, among colleagues sharing at least 50 such votes. High agreement with members of the other party is common on routine votes.

Full voting record

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

Back to topNext: Legislation

Legislation

Gomez sponsored 16 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 286 others. 0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats average 4.9%; 171st of 207).

The bills Gomez 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

Sponsored16 billsSponsored, Introduced: 1616Sponsored, In committee: 1616Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 00Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored286 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 286286Cosponsored, In committee: 286286Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 88Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 11Cosponsored, Became law: 11IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Gomez sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored1616000
Cosponsored286286811
How to read the blocks

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

0%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Democrats average 4.9%. Ranks 171st of 207.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Judy Chu32
  2. Eleanor Norton26
  3. Danny Davis21
  4. Steven Horsford21
  5. Linda Sánchez21
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 Gomez’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.Con.Res. 123Recognizing the disparity in wages paid to Latinas and the impact of that disparity on women, families, the economy, and the United States.CosponsorOct 6, 2026In committeeLabor and EmploymentReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Oct 6, 2026
H.R. 10651End Tax Breaks for Dark Money ActCosponsorOct 1, 2026In committeeTaxationReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Oct 1, 2026
H.R. 10597Affordability is Access Act of 2026CosponsorSep 24, 2026In committeeHealthReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Sep 24, 2026
H.R. 10600Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2026CosponsorSep 24, 2026In committeeInternational AffairsReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Sep 24, 2026
H.Res. 1574Expressing support for the recognition of September 27, 2026, to October 3, 2026, as "Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week".CosponsorSep 24, 2026In committeeEducationReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Sep 24, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 98 times in 90 days. Gomez’s official site had 23 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Gomez posted on Sep 21, 2026.

The lab crawls Gomez’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 Gomez 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 Gomez posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • A blue illustrated greeting poster featuring a wooden shofar with decorative leaves. Large lettering appears above it, with a congressman's name and a seal near the bottom.
    A blue illustrated greeting poster featuring a wooden shofar with decorative leaves. Large lettering appears above it, with a congressman's name and a seal near the bottom.View post
  • A purple-tinted poster featuring a farm worker tending crops, with large yellow text over the image.
    A purple-tinted poster featuring a farm worker tending crops, with large yellow text over the image.View post
  • A dark blue Independence Day graphic featuring a waving American flag, red, white, and blue fireworks, and a curved arrow pointing toward large lettering. It includes a congressional seal and a small political slogan near the bottom.
    A dark blue Independence Day graphic featuring a waving American flag, red, white, and blue fireworks, and a curved arrow pointing toward large lettering. It includes a congressional seal and a small political slogan near the bottom.View post
  • A dark blue congressional statement graphic with a small official seal and signature. It contains a headline and several paragraphs criticizing a Supreme Court decision affecting Haitian and Syrian TPS holders.
    A dark blue congressional statement graphic with a small official seal and signature. It contains a headline and several paragraphs criticizing a Supreme Court decision affecting Haitian and Syrian TPS holders.View post
  • A Spanish-language public information flyer with orange and dark blue sections. It provides locations offering food, water, shelter, and clean-air spaces, along with information about getting masks and air purifiers. There is text throughout and a congressional representative's name and seal at the bottom.
    A Spanish-language public information flyer with orange and dark blue sections. It provides locations offering food, water, shelter, and clean-air spaces, along with information about getting masks and air purifiers. There is text throughout and a congressional representative's name and seal at the bottom.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 Gomez is most unusual among House Democrats, chosen by one rule for every official of every party. The candidates are the rate of each kind of statement and of extreme labels, party unity, attendance, the small-donor share, the in-state share and total receipts of the latest cycle, the share of sponsored bills that got out of committee, talk-to-bills agreement, and the CSIP score’s place within the party group.

The builder ranks every measure within the same peer group the page compares it with, and writes each official’s percentile: the share of the group below the value, ties counting half, so 0.5 is the median and a value shared by many never ranks first. A measure’s score is how far that percentile sits from the median (0 in the middle, 0.5 at either end), and the highest score leads if it is above 0.25, outside the middle half of the group. Scores within 0.03 of each other are a tie, broken in this order: votes against the party majority, kinds of statement, ideology, roll calls missed, small donations, in-state money, legislation, agreement, extreme labels, receipts.

A measure counts only with at least 200 statements, 100 roll calls or 5 sponsored bills behind it and a peer group of at least 10. Two things never lead: high party unity or attendance, where most members sit, and a high rate of a kind of statement backed by fewer than 10 statements. When nothing qualifies, the headline is a neutral fact instead: statements classified, or years in office. The wording always names the direction (“in the bottom 5% of …”, “votes against the majority of …”).

Identifiers

Profile id
G000585
Bioguide
G000585
FEC candidate ids
H8CA34266

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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