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Oct 20, 2026 · Posts on X · policy criticism; policy discussion; bipartisanship; International Affairs · Source
$396.5K
raised in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats
The median for House Democrats is $2.0M. Ranks 207th of 214, where 1st raised the most. 85 itemized donors.
Total receipts of Hoyer’s campaign committees in the 2026 cycle, from the FEC’s financial summaries, ranked among House Democrats. Totals depend on whether the seat is up this cycle and on how costly the race is, so they describe the campaign, not the official’s record.
At a glance
6 measures against House Democrats. 83% of Hoyer’s statements discuss policy, in the top tenth of House Democrats (average 73%). The policy areas Hoyer talks about and legislates on agree at 0.59 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats.
The measures on which Hoyer 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.
Raised, 2026
$396.5K
House Democrats’ median $2.0M · ranks 207th of 214
Policy discussion
83%
House Democrats average 73% · ranks 16th of 216
Talk-to-bills agreement
0.59
House Democrats average 0.67 · ranks 202nd of 216
Bipartisanship
19%
House Democrats average 9.8% · ranks 19th of 216
Extreme labels
2.8%
House Democrats average 1.9% · ranks 39th of 216
CSIP ideology
−0.95
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 Hoyer, the thin grey bar the peer average. The headline is the measure on which Hoyer is most unusual among peers (Methods, §08).
What Hoyer says
Hoyer stresses bipartisanship more than 91% of House Democrats. Bipartisanship in 19% of 1,346 statements, against 9.8% for the average House Democrat; 19th of 216.
An AI model reads each of Hoyer’s 1,346 statements in the 119th Congress (849 posts on X, 380 press releases, 79 Congressional Record speeches, 38 newsletters) and marks the kinds of statement it contains: a personal attack, criticism of a policy, discussion of policy, bipartisanship, credit claiming, and extreme labels. A statement can carry several. Every rate is compared with the average for House Democrats and ranked among them.
Kinds of statement
Share of statements carrying each label, the 119th Congress
0%80%
Hoyer
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion1,113 statements
83%
73%
16th of 216
Policy criticism453 statements
34%
28%
58th of 216
Credit claiming360 statements
27%
23%
62nd of 216
Bipartisanship252 statements
19%
10%
19th of 216
Personal attacks102 statements
8%
7%
78th of 216
Show the data
| Row | Hoyer | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| Policy discussion | 83% | 73% |
| Policy criticism | 34% | 28% |
| Credit claiming | 27% | 23% |
| Bipartisanship | 19% | 10% |
| Personal attacks | 8% | 7% |
1,346
statements classified
849 posts on X, 380 press releases, 79 Congressional Record speeches, 38 newsletters.
Show the data
| Part | Value |
|---|---|
| posts on X | 849 |
| press releases | 380 |
| Congressional Record speeches | 79 |
| newsletters | 38 |
How to read the bars
The thick bar is Hoyer; the thin grey bar is the average House Democrats. A longer thick bar means Hoyer does this more than peers. Rank 1 is the highest rate in the group.
Extreme labels
Hoyer used extreme labels in 2.8% of statements, above the peer average. 38 statements, most often aimed at MAGA majority; peers 1.9%.
- “MAGA”17
- “extreme”9
- “radical”7
- “far right”3
- “fascist”1
Who gets the labels
Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements
- MAGA majority3
- Trump3
- Donald Trump2
- Laura Loomer2
- MAGA2
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
Show the data
| Column | Statements | Personal attacks | Policy criticism | Policy discussion | Bipartisanship | Credit claiming | Extreme labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan ’25 | 72 | 12.5% | 22.2% | 72.2% | 20.8% | 43.1% | 4.2% |
| Feb ’25 | 96 | 5.2% | 26.0% | 78.1% | 6.3% | 24.0% | 3.1% |
| Mar ’25 | 85 | 11.8% | 23.5% | 78.8% | 12.9% | 28.2% | 4.7% |
| Apr ’25 | 93 | 6.5% | 49.5% | 83.9% | 9.7% | 19.4% | 4.3% |
| May ’25 | 99 | 12.1% | 36.4% | 80.8% | 15.2% | 16.2% | 3.0% |
| Jun ’25 | 78 | 2.6% | 37.2% | 82.0% | 12.8% | 24.4% | 3.9% |
| Jul ’25 | 58 | 6.9% | 44.8% | 91.4% | 19.0% | 22.4% | 1.7% |
| Aug ’25 | 17 | 11.8% | 76.5% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 17.6% | 5.9% |
| Sep ’25 | 64 | 4.7% | 46.9% | 89.1% | 25.0% | 29.7% | 3.1% |
| Oct ’25 | 67 | 7.5% | 43.3% | 88.1% | 20.9% | 19.4% | 3.0% |
| Nov ’25 | 45 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 73.3% | 13.3% | 28.9% | 2.2% |
| Dec ’25 | 43 | 7.0% | 23.3% | 83.7% | 18.6% | 37.2% | 7.0% |
| Jan ’26 | 83 | 14.5% | 28.9% | 83.1% | 25.3% | 19.3% | 2.4% |
| Feb ’26 | 68 | 11.8% | 33.8% | 73.5% | 23.5% | 33.8% | 4.4% |
| Mar ’26 | 83 | 2.4% | 43.4% | 84.3% | 27.7% | 31.3% | 1.2% |
| Apr ’26 | 60 | 3.3% | 23.3% | 86.7% | 18.3% | 23.3% | 0.0% |
| May ’26 | 45 | 11.1% | 24.4% | 80.0% | 24.4% | 35.6% | 2.2% |
| Jun ’26 | 59 | 5.1% | 28.8% | 84.8% | 27.1% | 33.9% | 0.0% |
| Jul ’26 | 42 | 4.8% | 30.9% | 90.5% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 0.0% |
| Aug ’26 | 16 | 0.0% | 37.5% | 93.8% | 25.0% | 37.5% | 6.3% |
| Sep ’26 | 46 | 8.7% | 23.9% | 87.0% | 28.3% | 37.0% | 0.0% |
| Oct ’26 | 27 | 11.1% | 11.1% | 81.5% | 14.8% | 7.4% | 0.0% |
How to read the strips
Each row is one kind of statement; each cell is a month, shaded against that row’s own peak (darker = closer to the peak), with the peak and the latest value written at the right. The top row counts statements. The strip covers every month of the 119th Congress, the same span as the rates above, including months with no statements. A month with fewer than 10 statements is hatched, not shaded: one or two posts would swing its rate to 0% or 100%.
In Hoyer’s words
Real statements from the classifier’s example set, with the labels it assigned
Bipartisanship
Hoyer Sends Letter to Armed Services Committees Requesting an Investigation on Starlink and Starshield Restrictions in Ukraine WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) sent a letter to House Committee on Armed Services Chairman Mike Rogers (AL-03) and Senate Committee on Armed Serv…
Oct 25, 2026 · Press releases · policy discussion; bipartisanship; credit claiming; Armed Forces and National Security; International Affairs; Science, Technology, Communications · Source
Extreme label
Hoyer Statement on July Jobs Report WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement on the July jobs report: “The July jobs report continues to capture a feeling that many Americans know all too well — uncertainty. We saw a loss of 23,000 jobs, and there a…
Aug 7, 2026 · Press releases · policy discussion; Economics and Public Finance; Armed Forces and National Security; Immigration; extreme label “MAGA” aimed at MAGA majority · Source
Examples by category
Up to five recent statements in each category
Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.
Press releases
Hoyer Statement on Trump's Executive Order to Waive Sanctions Against Russia WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order to pause the new sanctions on Russia that were included in the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026: “The decision by President Trump to exempt Russia from energy sanctions is…
personal attacks · policy discussion · bipartisanship · Energy · International Affairs · target: Donald TrumpSource
Press releases
Hoyer Statement on Unannounced Starlink Terminal Restrictions in Ukraine WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after SpaceX, an American aerospace manufacturer founded by Elon Musk, imposed sudden unannounced data speed restrictions on Starlink terminals utilized by Ukraine, disrupting its defensive military drone operations: “The people of Ukraine have had to end…
personal attacks · policy discussion · Armed Forces and National Security · International Affairs · Science, Technology, Communications · target: Trump officialsSource
Press releases
Hoyer Statement on Trump Administration Decision to Lift Sanctions on Russian Diesel WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced a 180-day suspension of sanctions on Russian diesel and indicated that the U.S. may purchase large quantities of the fuel: "It is outrageous for the President of the United States to purchase tons of dies…
personal attacks · policy discussion · bipartisanship · Energy · International Affairs · Armed Forces and National Security · target: TrumpSource
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 · Taxation · target: TrumpSource
Press releases
Hoyer Statement on the Approved 2027 Maryland Marketplace Rates WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement regarding the nearly 15% increase for unsubsidized individual Maryland marketplace health insurance plans in 2027: “Donald Trump and Republicans ran in 2024 on addressing inflation and bringing costs down. They misled American families. Costs are only going up - a…
personal attacks · policy discussion · Health · Taxation · Economics and Public Finance · Energy · target: Donald TrumpSource
All 1,346 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: 849 posts on X, 380 press releases, 79 Congressional Record speeches, 38 newsletters.
Policy
Government Operations and Politics is what Hoyer talks about most: 36% of policy statements, 1.8 times the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.59 on a 0–1 scale (House Democrats average 0.67; 202nd 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 Hoyer talks about. The bills Hoyer sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.
What Hoyer talks about
Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress
0%39%
Hoyer
Peers
Government Operations and Politics399 statements
36%
20%
Economics and Public Finance295 statements
27%
20%
Armed Forces and National Security270 statements
24%
16%
Health199 statements
18%
26%
International Affairs196 statements
18%
8%
Show the data
| Row | Hoyer | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| Government Operations and Politics | 36% | 20% |
| Economics and Public Finance | 27% | 20% |
| Armed Forces and National Security | 24% | 16% |
| Health | 18% | 26% |
| International Affairs | 18% | 8% |
How to read the bars
The thick bar is the share of Hoyer’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 39%. Grey ticks are the House Democrats averages.
Show the data
| Area | Talks about | House Democrats, talks about | Legislates on | House Democrats, legislates on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Operations and Politics | 36% | 20% | 25% | 11% |
| Economics and Public Finance | 27% | 20% | 1% | 1% |
| Armed Forces and National Security | 24% | 16% | 5% | 7% |
| Health | 18% | 26% | 9% | 16% |
| International Affairs | 18% | 8% | 15% | 8% |
0.59
talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1
House Democrats average 0.67. Ranks 202nd of 216.
What agreement means, and what it doesn’t
Agreement is 1 minus the distance between the two distributions (Jensen–Shannon): 1 means Hoyer legislates on exactly the areas Hoyer 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 Hoyer sponsored count fully, cosponsored bills a quarter. Shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.
Ideology
Hoyer sits at −0.95 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more conservative than 57% of House Democrats. Approximate range −0.97 to −0.94, which understates the uncertainty; from 3,362 donors and 7,280 roll calls.
CSIP, the lab’s Common-Space Ideal Point, places every official, federal and state, on one left–right scale, estimated from roll-call votes, who gives money to whom, and the text of statements. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it; 0 is the centre of the scale, not a definition of “moderate”.
−0.95
CSIP ideal point
Approximate range −0.97 to −0.94. From 3,362 donors and 7,280 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.
The outlined dot is Hoyer, 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 Hoyer’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 Hoyer sits
Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale
House Democrats217 · median −1.0
All House439 · median +0.3
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| Group | Officials | Median | Share left of Hoyer |
|---|---|---|---|
| House Democrats | 217 | −1.0 | 57% |
| All House | 439 | +0.3 | 28% |
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 Hoyer 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 Hoyer.
Money
Hoyer raised $396.5K in the 2026 cycle, 20% of the House Democrats’ median of $2.0M. 15% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 75% of itemized individual money came from Maryland.
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.
$396.5K
raised in the 2026 cycle
From 85 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)27 squares$108.4K
- Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)5 squares$19.6K
- PACs and other committees65 squares$259.0K
- Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)3 squares$9,583
Show the data
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Itemized individual (over $200) | $108.4K | 27.3% |
| Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less) | $19.6K | 4.9% |
| PACs and other committees | $259.0K | 65.3% |
| Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds) | $9,583 | 2.4% |
What this means, and what it doesn’t
Totals say how much a campaign took in, not how it was spent, and they rise sharply when a seat is up for election; compare cycles with that in mind. The small-donor share understates small giving when a campaign itemizes gifts made through ActBlue or WinRed.
Receipts by cycle
Total receipts, 2020 to 2026. The grey line is the House Democrats’ median for 2026.
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| 2020 cycle | $4.6M |
| 2022 cycle | $3.9M |
| 2024 cycle | $1.8M |
| 2026 cycle | $396.5K |
Top donor states, 2026
Itemized contributions by donor state. 75% came from Maryland.
- Maryland$77.1K
- District of Columbia$10.6K
- Georgia$5,500
- Virginia$3,500
- Florida$2,500
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%
Hoyer
Median
2026
15%
13%
2024
7%
13%
2022
5%
13%
2020
3%
13%
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| Row | Hoyer | Median |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 cycle | 15% | 13% |
| 2024 cycle | 7% | 13% |
| 2022 cycle | 5% | 13% |
| 2020 cycle | 3% | 13% |
Where itemized donors live
Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state
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| State | Value |
|---|---|
| Maryland | $77.1K |
| District of Columbia | $10.6K |
| Georgia | $5,500 |
| Virginia | $3,500 |
| Florida | $2,500 |
| New Jersey | $1,270 |
| Iowa | $1,000 |
| Delaware | $500 |
| Massachusetts | $250 |
| Pennsylvania | $250 |
| Alaska | No data |
| Maine | No data |
| Vermont | No data |
| New Hampshire | No data |
| Washington | No data |
| Idaho | No data |
| Montana | No data |
| North Dakota | No data |
| Minnesota | No data |
| Illinois | No data |
| Wisconsin | No data |
| Michigan | No data |
| New York | No data |
| Rhode Island | No data |
| Oregon | No data |
| Nevada | No data |
| Wyoming | No data |
| South Dakota | No data |
| Indiana | No data |
| Ohio | No data |
| Connecticut | No data |
| California | No data |
| Utah | No data |
| Colorado | No data |
| Nebraska | No data |
| Missouri | No data |
| Kentucky | No data |
| West Virginia | No data |
| Arizona | No data |
| New Mexico | No data |
| Kansas | No data |
| Arkansas | No data |
| Tennessee | No data |
| North Carolina | No data |
| South Carolina | No data |
| Oklahoma | No data |
| Louisiana | No data |
| Mississippi | No data |
| Alabama | No data |
| Hawaii | No data |
| Texas | No data |
85
itemized donors
People who gave more than $200
75%
from Maryland
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 Maryland. Gifts of $200 or less carry no address and are left out.
Donors’ ideology
Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores
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| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CSIP −1.25 to −1.00 | 27% |
| CSIP −1.00 to −0.75 | 57% |
| CSIP −0.75 to −0.50 | 10% |
| CSIP −0.50 to −0.25 | 0.5% |
| CSIP −0.25 to 0.00 | 1.3% |
| CSIP 0.00 to +0.25 | 3.4% |
| CSIP +0.25 to +0.50 | 1.0% |
How to read the columns
Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Hoyer’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Hoyer’s own score is −0.95.
Top donor occupations
Itemized, 2026 cycle.
- RETIRED$23.5K 27 donors
- PHYSICIAN$12.5K 3 donors
- ATTORNEY$11.8K 6 donors
- CONSULTANT$11.8K 9 donors
- OWNER$11.5K 4 donors
Top committees
PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$5,000
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$5,000
- AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$5,000
Top employers
Itemized, 2026 cycle.
No employers reported.
Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.
Votes
Hoyer voted with the majority of House Democrats on 96.5% of party-line votes and missed 2.8% of 674 roll calls. House Democrats on average: 96.4% party unity, 96.9% attendance. Across all roll calls, Hoyer voted against the majority of House Democrats 17 times.
674 roll calls Hoyer 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 Hoyer voted with the majority of House Democrats. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.
17
votes against the majority of House Democrats
Party unity 96.5%, House Democrats average 96.4%, ranks 152nd of 217. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.
Attendance and party unity
The thick bar is Hoyer, the thin grey bar the House Democrats average. The scale runs from 80% to 100% to show the gap.
80%100%
Hoyer
Peers
Rank
Attendance
97.1%
96.9%
146th of 217
Party unity
96.5%
96.4%
152nd of 217
Show the data
| Row | Hoyer | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 97.1% | 96.9% |
| Party unity | 96.5% | 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
| Party split (yea–nay) | Why it’s key | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | Yea | With majority | Passed | D 209–0 · R 191–14 · I 1–0Democrats 209 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 191 yea, 14 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 nay | became 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 | Nay | With majority | Passed | D 3–207 · R 210–1 · I 1–0Democrats 3 yea, 207 nay; Republicans 210 yea, 1 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 nay | close vote |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Nay | With majority | Passed | D 6–206 · R 210–1 · I 1–0Democrats 6 yea, 206 nay; Republicans 210 yea, 1 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 nay | close vote | |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Yea | With majority | Passed | D 139–72 · R 212–0 · I 1–0Democrats 139 yea, 72 nay; Republicans 212 yea, 0 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 nay | party 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 | Yea | Against majority | Passed | D 58–152 · R 203–7 · I 1–0Democrats 58 yea, 152 nay; Republicans 203 yea, 7 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 nay | became 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 Hoyer most often
- David ScottD466 shared votes98%
- Mike QuigleyD625 shared votes98%
- Bill FosterD650 shared votes98%
- Kelly MorrisonD650 shared votes98%
- Johnny OlszewskiD648 shared votes98%
Votes least often with
The colleagues who voted the same way as Hoyer least often
- Chip RoyR616 shared votes17%
- Keith SelfR638 shared votes18%
- Eric BurlisonR625 shared votes18%
- Ralph NormanR579 shared votes19%
- Andy BiggsR587 shared votes19%
How to read the agreement lists
The share of roll calls both members voted on where they voted the same way, among colleagues sharing at least 50 such votes. High agreement with members of the other party is common on routine votes.
Full voting record
119th Congress (2025–27), loads in batches
Legislation
Hoyer sponsored 1 bill in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 144 others.
The bills Hoyer 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
Show the data
| Role | Introduced | In committee | Passed one chamber | Passed both chambers | Became law |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cosponsored | 144 | 144 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
How to read the blocks
Ink blocks are bills Hoyer sponsored, ochre blocks bills Hoyer cosponsored; the figure above each block is the count. Most bills in any legislature never leave committee, so a short staircase is the norm.
No effectiveness score.Too few sponsored bills to score (at least 5 are needed).
Cosponsorship partners
Colleagues who most often cosponsor with Hoyer, by number of shared bills in the 119th Congress; the square shows their party.
- Eleanor Norton12
- Glenn Ivey9
- Johnny Olszewski9
- Sarah Elfreth8
- Kweisi Mfume8
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 Hoyer’s bills; the toggle shows more.
Bill list
Sponsored and cosponsored, with status and policy area; five are shown, the toggle shows the rest
| H.R. 10828 | To impose sanctions with respect to oil and gas extraction and refinement by the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. | Cosponsor | Oct 15, 2026 | In committee | Unassigned | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, and Rules, 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 15, 2026 |
| H.R. 10713 | Federal Telework Protection Act | Cosponsor | Oct 1, 2026 | In committee | Government Operations and Politics | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Oct 1, 2026 |
| H.R. 10718 | Federal Employee Records Relief Act | Cosponsor | Oct 1, 2026 | In committee | Government Operations and Politics | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Oct 1, 2026 |
| H.R. 10443 | American Procurement Improvement Act of 2026 | Sponsor | Sep 16, 2026 | In committee | Government Operations and Politics | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Sep 16, 2026 |
| H.Res. 1511 | Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' families | Cosponsor | Sep 3, 2026 | In committee | Crime and Law Enforcement | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 3, 2026 |
Online
A site that changed 118 times in 90 days. Hoyer’s official site had 42 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Hoyer posted on Oct 19, 2026.
The lab crawls Hoyer’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 Hoyer posts with a vision model.
Websites
- 42
pages crawled
118changes in 90 days
- 59
pages crawled
37changes in 90 days
How to read the counts
“Pages crawled” is the size of the site at the last crawl; “changes in 90 days” counts pages whose text differed from the previous crawl. Sites change for many routine reasons, such as new press releases, so a high count is not by itself notable.
Social accounts
- XRepStenyHoyer
- FacebookWhipHoyer
- Instagramrepstenyhoyer
- YouTubeLeaderHoyer
- Emailsteny.hoyer2@mail.house.gov
Images Hoyer posted
The latest 24, with model-written descriptions
A white statement graphic with a red border, a red headline, two paragraphs of bold black text, and a handwritten signature at the bottom. It describes a suspicious letter received at a district office and the response to the incident.View post 
A group of adults pose for a photograph outside a brick building, standing beside a large window. There is no prominent readable text.View post 
Four adults are standing and smiling while talking in an office doorway. A framed certificate and a small plaque are mounted on the wall; there is text on both.View post 
A group of adults are gathered around a conference table in a warmly lit meeting room, talking and smiling. Several brochures and water bottles are on the table, and framed pictures, a lamp, and an exit sign are visible in the background. There is text on some objects.View post 
Several older adults in business attire sit around a conference table during a meeting. A smiling man sits at the center, with papers and writing materials on the table. A wall-mounted screen behind them shows a building and weather information, and a pink tumbler is in the foreground. Text appears on the screen.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.
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 Hoyer 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
- H000874
- Bioguide
- H000874
- FEC candidate ids
- H2MD05155
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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