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Democrat · U.S. House, New York’s 10th district

Serving since Jan 3, 2023119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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12%
of roll calls missed, attendance in the bottom 5% of House Democrats

Attendance 88%; the average among House Democrats is 96.9%. Ranks 209th of 217, where 1st has the highest attendance. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance is the share of the roll calls Goldman could vote on where a yea, nay or present was recorded, ranked among House Democrats. A missed vote has many causes, from illness to campaigning; the number says how often, not why.

At a glance

6 measures against House Democrats. 16% of Goldman’s statements contain a personal attack, 2.4 times the House Democrat average of 6.6%. The policy areas Goldman talks about and legislates on agree at 0.73 on a 0–1 scale, in the top tenth of House Democrats.

The measures on which Goldman 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.

Attendance

88%

House Democrats average 96.9% · ranks 209th of 217 · 674 roll calls

Personal attacks

16%

House Democrats average 6.6% · ranks 16th of 216

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.73

House Democrats average 0.67 · ranks 14th of 216

Raised, 2026

$8.7M

House Democrats’ median $2.0M · ranks 13th of 214

Policy criticism

37%

House Democrats average 28% · ranks 28th of 216

CSIP ideology

−1.08

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

Back to topNext: What politicians say

What Goldman says

Goldman attacks opponents personally more than 92% of House Democrats. Personal attacks in 16% of 1,912 statements, against 6.6% for the average House Democrat; 16th of 216.

An AI model reads each of Goldman’s 1,912 statements in the 119th Congress (1,534 posts on X, 239 press releases, 76 newsletters, 63 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%
Goldman
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion1,541 statements
81%
73%
29th of 216
Policy criticism709 statements
37%
28%
28th of 216
Credit claiming561 statements
29%
23%
42nd of 216
Personal attacks306 statements
16%
7%
16th of 216
Bipartisanship173 statements
9%
10%
98th of 216
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Goldman's share of statements in each category against the House Democrats average.
RowGoldmanPeers
Policy discussion81%73%
Policy criticism37%28%
Credit claiming29%23%
Personal attacks16%7%
Bipartisanship9%10%
1,912

statements classified

1,534 posts on X, 239 press releases, 76 newsletters, 63 Congressional Record speeches.

posts on X: 1,534 (80.2%)posts on X 1,534press releases: 239 (12.5%)newsletters: 76 (4.0%)Congressional Record speeches: 63 (3.3%)
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Goldman's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X1,534
press releases239
newsletters76
Congressional Record speeches63
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Goldman used extreme labels in 3.7% of statements, 1.9 times the peer average. 70 statements, most often aimed at Republicans; peers 1.9%.

  1. “extreme”17
  2. “fascist”10
  3. “MAGA”9
  4. “radical”6
  5. “far right”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Republicans6
  2. Donald Trump5
  3. Trump5
  4. Trump Administration5
  5. ICE3
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: 742025-02: 1132025-03: 1112025-04: 952025-05: 912025-06: 992025-07: 952025-08: 692025-09: 872025-10: 842025-11: 1282025-12: 1042026-01: 1452026-02: 1092026-03: 1092026-04: 1092026-05: 1412026-06: 662026-07: 292026-08: 242026-09: 182026-10: 12peak 145 · Jan ’26Personal attackspeak 25.2% · Mar ’25 · latest 16.7%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 13.5% of 74Personal attacks, 2025-02: 21.2% of 113Personal attacks, 2025-03: 25.2% of 111Personal attacks, 2025-04: 15.8% of 95Personal attacks, 2025-05: 12.1% of 91Personal attacks, 2025-06: 13.1% of 99Personal attacks, 2025-07: 13.7% of 95Personal attacks, 2025-08: 10.1% of 69Personal attacks, 2025-09: 11.5% of 87Personal attacks, 2025-10: 17.9% of 84Personal attacks, 2025-11: 11.7% of 128Personal attacks, 2025-12: 20.2% of 104Personal attacks, 2026-01: 24.8% of 145Personal attacks, 2026-02: 19.3% of 109Personal attacks, 2026-03: 22.0% of 109Personal attacks, 2026-04: 16.5% of 109Personal attacks, 2026-05: 8.5% of 141Personal attacks, 2026-06: 9.1% of 66Personal attacks, 2026-07: 17.2% of 29Personal attacks, 2026-08: 0.0% of 24Personal attacks, 2026-09: 0.0% of 18Personal attacks, 2026-10: 16.7% of 12Policy criticismpeak 52.4% · Oct ’25 · latest 41.7%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 37.8% of 74Policy criticism, 2025-02: 33.6% of 113Policy criticism, 2025-03: 46.0% of 111Policy criticism, 2025-04: 50.5% of 95Policy criticism, 2025-05: 31.9% of 91Policy criticism, 2025-06: 34.3% of 99Policy criticism, 2025-07: 49.5% of 95Policy criticism, 2025-08: 36.2% of 69Policy criticism, 2025-09: 32.2% of 87Policy criticism, 2025-10: 52.4% of 84Policy criticism, 2025-11: 42.2% of 128Policy criticism, 2025-12: 24.0% of 104Policy criticism, 2026-01: 16.6% of 145Policy criticism, 2026-02: 48.6% of 109Policy criticism, 2026-03: 42.2% of 109Policy criticism, 2026-04: 30.3% of 109Policy criticism, 2026-05: 34.8% of 141Policy criticism, 2026-06: 50.0% of 66Policy criticism, 2026-07: 27.6% of 29Policy criticism, 2026-08: 16.7% of 24Policy criticism, 2026-09: 16.7% of 18Policy criticism, 2026-10: 41.7% of 12Policy discussionpeak 100.0% · Oct ’26 · latest 100.0%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 83.8% of 74Policy discussion, 2025-02: 78.8% of 113Policy discussion, 2025-03: 81.1% of 111Policy discussion, 2025-04: 89.5% of 95Policy discussion, 2025-05: 78.0% of 91Policy discussion, 2025-06: 77.8% of 99Policy discussion, 2025-07: 87.4% of 95Policy discussion, 2025-08: 72.5% of 69Policy discussion, 2025-09: 74.7% of 87Policy discussion, 2025-10: 82.1% of 84Policy discussion, 2025-11: 82.0% of 128Policy discussion, 2025-12: 85.6% of 104Policy discussion, 2026-01: 93.8% of 145Policy discussion, 2026-02: 70.6% of 109Policy discussion, 2026-03: 72.5% of 109Policy discussion, 2026-04: 83.5% of 109Policy discussion, 2026-05: 76.6% of 141Policy discussion, 2026-06: 75.8% of 66Policy discussion, 2026-07: 72.4% of 29Policy discussion, 2026-08: 75.0% of 24Policy discussion, 2026-09: 77.8% of 18Policy discussion, 2026-10: 100.0% of 12Bipartisanshippeak 25.0% · Oct ’26 · latest 25.0%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 13.5% of 74Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 12.4% of 113Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 15.3% of 111Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 10.5% of 95Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 6.6% of 91Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 17.2% of 99Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 11.6% of 95Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 2.9% of 69Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 10.3% of 87Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 9.5% of 84Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 14.1% of 128Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 4.8% of 104Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 4.8% of 145Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 3.7% of 109Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 7.3% of 109Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 3.7% of 109Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 8.5% of 141Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 9.1% of 66Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 3.5% of 29Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 0.0% of 24Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 5.6% of 18Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 25.0% of 12Credit claimingpeak 50.0% · Oct ’26 · latest 50.0%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 47.3% of 74Credit claiming, 2025-02: 37.2% of 113Credit claiming, 2025-03: 27.0% of 111Credit claiming, 2025-04: 35.8% of 95Credit claiming, 2025-05: 35.2% of 91Credit claiming, 2025-06: 27.3% of 99Credit claiming, 2025-07: 37.9% of 95Credit claiming, 2025-08: 33.3% of 69Credit claiming, 2025-09: 32.2% of 87Credit claiming, 2025-10: 14.3% of 84Credit claiming, 2025-11: 30.5% of 128Credit claiming, 2025-12: 29.8% of 104Credit claiming, 2026-01: 16.6% of 145Credit claiming, 2026-02: 23.8% of 109Credit claiming, 2026-03: 30.3% of 109Credit claiming, 2026-04: 22.9% of 109Credit claiming, 2026-05: 27.7% of 141Credit claiming, 2026-06: 33.3% of 66Credit claiming, 2026-07: 13.8% of 29Credit claiming, 2026-08: 20.8% of 24Credit claiming, 2026-09: 44.4% of 18Credit claiming, 2026-10: 50.0% of 12Extreme labelspeak 8.3% · Oct ’26 · latest 8.3%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 5.4% of 74Extreme labels, 2025-02: 4.4% of 113Extreme labels, 2025-03: 5.4% of 111Extreme labels, 2025-04: 7.4% of 95Extreme labels, 2025-05: 2.2% of 91Extreme labels, 2025-06: 2.0% of 99Extreme labels, 2025-07: 2.1% of 95Extreme labels, 2025-08: 5.8% of 69Extreme labels, 2025-09: 4.6% of 87Extreme labels, 2025-10: 5.9% of 84Extreme labels, 2025-11: 3.1% of 128Extreme labels, 2025-12: 2.9% of 104Extreme labels, 2026-01: 1.4% of 145Extreme labels, 2026-02: 4.6% of 109Extreme labels, 2026-03: 2.8% of 109Extreme labels, 2026-04: 2.8% of 109Extreme labels, 2026-05: 2.1% of 141Extreme labels, 2026-06: 7.6% of 66Extreme labels, 2026-07: 0.0% of 29Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 24Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 18Extreme labels, 2026-10: 8.3% of 12Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Goldman, 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 ’257413.5%37.8%83.8%13.5%47.3%5.4%
Feb ’2511321.2%33.6%78.8%12.4%37.2%4.4%
Mar ’2511125.2%46.0%81.1%15.3%27.0%5.4%
Apr ’259515.8%50.5%89.5%10.5%35.8%7.4%
May ’259112.1%31.9%78.0%6.6%35.2%2.2%
Jun ’259913.1%34.3%77.8%17.2%27.3%2.0%
Jul ’259513.7%49.5%87.4%11.6%37.9%2.1%
Aug ’256910.1%36.2%72.5%2.9%33.3%5.8%
Sep ’258711.5%32.2%74.7%10.3%32.2%4.6%
Oct ’258417.9%52.4%82.1%9.5%14.3%5.9%
Nov ’2512811.7%42.2%82.0%14.1%30.5%3.1%
Dec ’2510420.2%24.0%85.6%4.8%29.8%2.9%
Jan ’2614524.8%16.6%93.8%4.8%16.6%1.4%
Feb ’2610919.3%48.6%70.6%3.7%23.8%4.6%
Mar ’2610922.0%42.2%72.5%7.3%30.3%2.8%
Apr ’2610916.5%30.3%83.5%3.7%22.9%2.8%
May ’261418.5%34.8%76.6%8.5%27.7%2.1%
Jun ’26669.1%50.0%75.8%9.1%33.3%7.6%
Jul ’262917.2%27.6%72.4%3.5%13.8%0.0%
Aug ’26240.0%16.7%75.0%0.0%20.8%0.0%
Sep ’26180.0%16.7%77.8%5.6%44.4%0.0%
Oct ’261216.7%41.7%100.0%25.0%50.0%8.3%
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 Goldman’s words

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

Policy criticism

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

Oct 23, 2026 · Posts on X · policy criticism; policy discussion; Immigration; Crime and Law Enforcement · Source

Personal attacks

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

Oct 13, 2026 · Posts on X · personal attacks; policy discussion; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; Government Operations and Politics; target: DHS officials · Source

Extreme label

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

Oct 21, 2026 · Posts on X · policy discussion; credit claiming; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; extreme label “MAGA” aimed at Republicans · Source

Examples by category

Up to five recent statements in each category

Category

Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.

  1. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Government Operations and Politics · target: DHS officialsSource

  2. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Government Operations and Politics · Economics and Public Finance · target: Donald TrumpSource

  3. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · target: Donald TrumpSource

  4. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Government Operations and Politics · target: Donald Trump, MullinSource

  5. Press releases

    Goldman, Schumer, Gillibrand Call for Investigation Into Trump Admin Plan to Move Army Corps of Engineers Offices From NYC to New Jersey Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (NY-10), Senate Leader Chuck Schumer, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand led 7 members of the New York congressional delegation in demanding an investigation into the Trump Administration’s decision to move the Army Corps of Engineers N…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · bipartisanship · Government Operations and Politics · Economics and Public Finance · Emergency Management · Law · Armed Forces and National Security · Transportation and Public Works · target: USACE leadershipSource

All 1,912 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: 1,534 posts on X, 239 press releases, 76 newsletters, 63 Congressional Record speeches.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Immigration is what Goldman talks about most: 30% of policy statements, 2.9 times the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.73 on a 0–1 scale (House Democrats average 0.67; 14th 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 Goldman talks about. The bills Goldman sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Goldman talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
Goldman
Peers
Immigration466 statements
30%
11%
Government Operations and Politics403 statements
26%
20%
Crime and Law Enforcement339 statements
22%
9%
Health318 statements
21%
26%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues306 statements
20%
13%
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Policy areas Goldman talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Democrats average.
RowGoldmanPeers
Immigration30%11%
Government Operations and Politics26%20%
Crime and Law Enforcement22%9%
Health21%26%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues20%13%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Goldman’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 onImmigrationImmigration, talks about: 30% (House Democrats 11%)30%Immigration, legislates on: 9% (House Democrats 4%)9%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 26% (House Democrats 20%)26%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 11% (House Democrats 11%)11%Crime and Law EnforcementCrime and Law Enforcement, talks about: 22% (House Democrats 9%)22%Crime and Law Enforcement, legislates on: 12% (House Democrats 7%)12%HealthHealth, talks about: 21% (House Democrats 26%)21%Health, legislates on: 13% (House Democrats 16%)13%Civil Rights and Liberties,Minority IssuesCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, talks about: 20% (House Democrats 13%)20%Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, legislates on: 4% (House Democrats 5%)4%
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Goldman's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Democrats, legislates on
Immigration30%11%9%4%
Government Operations and Politics26%20%11%11%
Crime and Law Enforcement22%9%12%7%
Health21%26%13%16%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues20%13%4%5%
0.73

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Democrats average 0.67. Ranks 14th of 216.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Goldman sits at −1.08 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 65% of House Democrats. Approximate range −1.11 to −1.06, which understates the uncertainty; from 4,280 donors and 1,751 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”.

−1.08

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −1.11 to −1.06. From 4,280 donors and 1,751 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Goldman −1.1House Democrats −1.0All House +0.3

The outlined dot is Goldman, 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 Goldman’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 Goldman sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Democratsmedian −1.0Goldman −1.1All Housemedian +0.3
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Goldman's CSIP score of −1.08 placed against House Democrats, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Goldman
House Democrats217−1.035%
All House439+0.317%
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 Goldman 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 Goldman.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Goldman raised $8.7M in the 2026 cycle, 4.4 times the House Democrats’ median of $2.0M. 7.8% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 60% of itemized individual money came from New York.

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
$8.7M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 2,631 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): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $4.6M (53.0%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $389.5K (4.5%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $389.5K (4.5%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $389.5K (4.5%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $389.5K (4.5%)PACs and other committees: $483.8K (5.6%)PACs and other committees: $483.8K (5.6%)PACs and other committees: $483.8K (5.6%)PACs and other committees: $483.8K (5.6%)PACs and other committees: $483.8K (5.6%)PACs and other committees: $483.8K (5.6%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)The candidate’s own money and loans: $2.5M (28.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $767.2K (8.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $767.2K (8.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $767.2K (8.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $767.2K (8.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $767.2K (8.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $767.2K (8.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $767.2K (8.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $767.2K (8.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $767.2K (8.8%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)53 squares$4.6M
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)4 squares$389.5K
  • PACs and other committees6 squares$483.8K
  • Party committees$613
  • The candidate’s own money and loans28 squares$2.5M
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)9 squares$767.2K
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Sources of Goldman's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$4.6M53.0%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$389.5K4.5%
PACs and other committees$483.8K5.6%
Party committees$6130.0%
The candidate’s own money and loans$2.5M28.2%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$767.2K8.8%
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, 2022 to 2026. The grey line is the House Democrats’ median for 2026.

2022 cycle: $7.1M$7.1M20222024 cycle: $3.7M$3.7M20242026 cycle: $8.7M$8.7M2026House Democrats median $2.0M
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Goldman's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2022 cycle$7.1M
2024 cycle$3.7M
2026 cycle$8.7M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 60% came from New York.

  1. New York$3.1M
  2. California$725.4K
  3. Maryland$240.8K
  4. Florida$142.8K
  5. Connecticut$141.8K

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%
Goldman
Median
2026
8%
13%
2024
13%
13%
2022
5%
13%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Democrats median
RowGoldmanMedian
2026 cycle8%13%
2024 cycle13%13%
2022 cycle5%13%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: $360AKMaine: $475MEVermont: $50VTNew Hampshire: $10.0KNHWashington: $2,806WAIdaho: $300IDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: $672MNIllinois: $69.5KILWisconsin: $10.8KWIMichigan: $7,925MINew York: $3.1MNYRhode Island: $3,500RIMassachusetts: $89.4KMAOregon: $1,539ORNevada: $16.6KNVWyoming: $1,000WYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: $250IAIndiana: $2,550INOhio: $9,575OHPennsylvania: $34.7KPANew Jersey: $121.6KNJConnecticut: $141.8KCTCalifornia: $725.4KCAUtah: $14.0KUTColorado: $39.3KCONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: $1,850MOKentucky: $2,285KYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $46.1KVAMaryland: $240.8KMDDelaware: $5,095DEArizona: $820AZNew Mexico: $3,540NMKansas: $8,500KSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: $900TNNorth Carolina: $33.3KNCSouth Carolina: $3,750SCDistrict of Columbia: $87.1KDCOklahoma: $14.0KOKLouisiana: $2,000LAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: $45.7KALGeorgia: $1,780GAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $60.7KTXFlorida: $142.8KFL
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Goldman's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
New York$3.1M
California$725.4K
Maryland$240.8K
Florida$142.8K
Connecticut$141.8K
New Jersey$121.6K
Massachusetts$89.4K
District of Columbia$87.1K
Illinois$69.5K
Texas$60.7K
Virginia$46.1K
Alabama$45.7K
Colorado$39.3K
Pennsylvania$34.7K
North Carolina$33.3K
Nevada$16.6K
Utah$14.0K
Oklahoma$14.0K
Wisconsin$10.8K
New Hampshire$10.0K
Ohio$9,575
Kansas$8,500
Michigan$7,925
Delaware$5,095
South Carolina$3,750
New Mexico$3,540
Rhode Island$3,500
Washington$2,806
Indiana$2,550
Kentucky$2,285
Louisiana$2,000
Missouri$1,850
Georgia$1,780
Oregon$1,539
Wyoming$1,000
Tennessee$900
Arizona$820
Minnesota$672
Maine$475
Alaska$360
Idaho$300
Iowa$250
Vermont$50
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
South DakotaNo data
NebraskaNo data
West VirginiaNo data
ArkansasNo data
MississippiNo data
HawaiiNo data
2,631

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

60%

from New York

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 New York. 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: 0.4%CSIP −1.25 to −1.00: 36%CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 38%38%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 10%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 6.5%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 5.0%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 2.5%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 0.7%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 0.7%CSIP +0.75 to +1.00: 0.1%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Goldman's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.50 to +1.00: 36% between −1.25 and −1.00, 38% between −1.00 and −0.75, 10% between −0.75 and −0.50, 6.5% between −0.50 and −0.25, 5.0% between −0.25 and 0.00.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.50 to −1.250.4%
CSIP −1.25 to −1.0036%
CSIP −1.00 to −0.7538%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.5010%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.256.5%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.005.0%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.252.5%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.500.7%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.750.7%
CSIP +0.75 to +1.000.1%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Goldman’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Goldman’s own score is −1.08.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. NOT EMPLOYED$1.2M 711 donors
  2. ATTORNEY$502.7K 255 donors
  3. RETIRED$278.8K 204 donors
  4. LAWYER$197.3K 135 donors
  5. REAL ESTATE$193.3K 95 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS$10.4K
  2. REVIVING AMERICAN JOBS AGAIN PAC DBA EQUAL OPPORTUNITY NOW$7,501
  3. A PLEASANT PENINSULA PAC$5,000
  4. AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$5,000
  5. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$5,000

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. BLACKSTONE$64.0K 8 donors
  2. GOLDMAN SACHS$40.0K 11 donors
  3. APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT$23.0K 7 donors
  4. CITIGROUP$21.5K 8 donors
  5. LATHAM & WATKINS LLP$18.5K 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Goldman voted with the majority of House Democrats on 97.7% of party-line votes and missed 12% of 674 roll calls. House Democrats on average: 96.4% party unity, 96.9% attendance. Across all roll calls, Goldman voted against the majority of House Democrats 18 times.

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

18

votes against the majority of House Democrats

Party unity 97.7%, House Democrats average 96.4%, ranks 129th of 217. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Goldman
Peers
Rank
Attendance
88%
96.9%
209th of 217
Party unity
97.7%
96.4%
129th of 217
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Goldman's attendance and party unity against House Democrats.
RowGoldmanPeers
Attendance88%96.9%
Party unity97.7%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
YeaAgainst 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 Goldman most often

  1. Robert Menendez Jr.D590 shared votes98%
  2. Jared HuffmanD575 shared votes98%
  3. Sydney Kamlager-DoveD575 shared votes98%
  4. Yassamin AnsariD582 shared votes98%
  5. Juan VargasD578 shared votes98%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Goldman least often

  1. Chip RoyR551 shared votes16%
  2. Ralph NormanR527 shared votes17%
  3. Andy BiggsR539 shared votes17%
  4. Eric BurlisonR562 shared votes17%
  5. Thomas TiffanyR540 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

Goldman sponsored 46 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 726 others. 6.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats average 4.9%; 56th of 207).

The bills Goldman 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

Sponsored46 billsSponsored, Introduced: 4646Sponsored, In committee: 4646Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 33Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored726 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 726726Cosponsored, In committee: 726726Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 2424Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 11Cosponsored, Became law: 11IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Goldman sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored4646300
Cosponsored7267262411
How to read the blocks

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

6.5%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Democrats average 4.9%. Ranks 56th of 207.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Eleanor Norton143
  2. Rashida Tlaib66
  3. Shri Thanedar59
  4. Hank Johnson Jr.53
  5. André Carson45
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 Goldman’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. 10841Securing Elections From AI Deception ActCosponsorOct 19, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Oct 19, 2026
H.R. 10774SWIMS Act of 2026CosponsorOct 9, 2026In committeeEnvironmental ProtectionReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Oct 9, 2026
H.R. 10779To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1905 Route 112 in Medford, New York, as the "Gunnery Sergeant Ruben Santos Post Office Building".CosponsorOct 9, 2026In committeeGovernment Operations and PoliticsReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Oct 9, 2026
H.Res. 1618Recognizing the third anniversary of the October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks on Israel, honoring the victims and the hostages, and calling for the complete disarmament of Hamas for a durable end to the war in Gaza.CosponsorOct 6, 2026In committeeInternational AffairsReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Oct 6, 2026
H.R. 10740To designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain nationals of Ukraine with continued eligibility for temporary protected status, and for other purposes.CosponsorOct 5, 2026In committeeImmigrationReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Oct 5, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 55 times in 90 days. Goldman’s official site had 22 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Goldman posted on Oct 21, 2026.

The lab crawls Goldman’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 Goldman 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 Goldman posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • A blue graphic featuring the U.S. Capitol building and an American flag. Large lettering highlights a perfect score on an advocacy group's congressional scorecard, with the group's logo near the bottom.
    A blue graphic featuring the U.S. Capitol building and an American flag. Large lettering highlights a perfect score on an advocacy group's congressional scorecard, with the group's logo near the bottom.View post
  • Two women pose behind a community information table, with one holding up a card. The table displays fruit, reusable bags, water bottles, and stacks of informational materials. A campaign banner with a man's portrait hangs across the front. There is text throughout the image.
    Two women pose behind a community information table, with one holding up a card. The table displays fruit, reusable bags, water bottles, and stacks of informational materials. A campaign banner with a man's portrait hangs across the front. There is text throughout the image.View post
  • A masked woman seated at an information table hands a brochure to a man standing in front of her at an indoor community event. Brochures and papers cover the table, which has a blue department banner; another green-covered table and a doorway are visible nearby. There is text on the banner, brochures, and signs.
    A masked woman seated at an information table hands a brochure to a man standing in front of her at an indoor community event. Brochures and papers cover the table, which has a blue department banner; another green-covered table and a doorway are visible nearby. There is text on the banner, brochures, and signs.View post
  • People gather around information tables at an event in a gymnasium. One woman holds a brochure while another speaks to a group, and a person behind a table gestures with a raised hand. The room has high windows, exposed ceiling fixtures, and a painted tree mural. Some text is visible on a brochure and table covering.
    People gather around information tables at an event in a gymnasium. One woman holds a brochure while another speaks to a group, and a person behind a table gestures with a raised hand. The room has high windows, exposed ceiling fixtures, and a painted tree mural. Some text is visible on a brochure and table covering.View post
  • People gather around tables at an indoor community event or fair in a gymnasium. Several people are speaking with staff at information booths, and a large covered stroller or wagon is in the foreground. There is a mural on the wall and some visible text on signs and materials.
    People gather around tables at an indoor community event or fair in a gymnasium. Several people are speaking with staff at information booths, and a large covered stroller or wagon is in the foreground. There is a mural on the wall and some visible text on signs and materials.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 Goldman 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
G000599
Bioguide
G000599
FEC candidate ids
H2NY10308

Bulk files with the same data for every official:

Freshness of this profile’s data

  • What politicians sayOct 27, 20261 days agoMembers of Congress: tweets since 2017; press releases, newsletters and floor speeches since 2022. State legislators: tweets since May 2024. Governors: tweets since January 2025. Labels from an LLM classifier.
  • Roll calls (Congress)Sep 30, 202628 days agoVoteview roll calls, 113th Congress (2013) on.
  • Bills (Congress)Oct 22, 20266 days agoGovInfo BILLSTATUS: sponsors, cosponsors, actions, CRS policy area.
  • Campaign money (FEC)Oct 22, 20266 days agoFEC committee financial summaries (totals, small donations) and itemized contributions (donor counts, states, employers), cycles 2020-2026; aggregates only.
  • Ideology (CSIP)Oct 25, 20263 days agoCommon-Space Ideal Points (CSIP), current validated run.
  • WebsitesOct 25, 20263 days agoWeekly crawls of federal sites since April 2026; monthly state crawls since June 2026.
  • ImagesOct 27, 20261 days agoImages in members' tweets with vision-model descriptions.

How the measures work

What politicians say
Every post, press release, newsletter and congressional floor speech is read by a language model and marked for personal attacks, policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship and credit claiming. A statement can be in several. Rates are shares of statements in the window. The methods paper.
Extreme labels
A statement has an extreme label when it calls a politician, party or policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who the label is aimed at.
Policy areas and agreement
Statements and bills share 25 Congressional Research Service policy areas (state bills are assigned by a language model). Agreement is 1 − Jensen–Shannon distance between the two distributions, shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.
Ideology (CSIP)
Common-Space Ideal Points place federal and state officials on one left–right scale, estimated jointly from roll calls, campaign contributions and the text of statements, with standard errors. Only a validated run is shown. The methods paper.
Campaign money
Campaigns report by name only donors who give more than $200 in a cycle; smaller gifts are reported as one total. Federal totals and the small-donor share come from the FEC’s financial summaries of each campaign committee. Donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations cover itemized donors only. State filings report no small-gift totals, so state figures are itemized only. The lab never publishes donor names.
Votes and key votes
Attendance, party unity and the count of votes against the majority of an official’s own party come from roll calls (Voteview for Congress, chamber records for the states). Key votes are final-passage or override votes that became law, were decided by under 10%, saw at least 10% of a party vote against its majority, or concerned one of the 25 bills most mentioned in officials’ statements.
Peers and ranks
Comparisons are with the same party, chamber and level (for example House Democrats); state legislators are compared within their state and chamber for votes. Every comparison names its group. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; tied values share the average of their ranks, and the percentile is the share of the group below the value, ties counting half.

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