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Democrat · U.S. House, Nevada’s 4th district

Serving since Jan 3, 2013119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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Portrait of Steven Horsford, rendered as a two-tone print
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83%
of statements discuss policy, in the top tenth of House Democrats

83% of 2,428 statements discuss policy (2,012 statements); the average for House Democrats is 73%. Ranks 13th of 216, where 1st is the highest rate.

An AI model reads each of Horsford’s press releases, posts on X, Congressional Record speeches and newsletters and marks whether it discusses a specific policy. 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. 22% of Horsford’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Nevada, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats. 39% of Horsford’s statements criticize a policy, in the top quarter of House Democrats (average 28%).

The measures on which Horsford 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.

Policy discussion

83%

House Democrats average 73% · ranks 13th of 216

From Nevada, 2026

22%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 202nd of 214 House Democrats

Policy criticism

39%

House Democrats average 28% · ranks 24th of 216

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.60

House Democrats average 0.67 · ranks 199th of 216

Party unity

92.2%

House Democrats average 96.4% · ranks 189th of 217 · 40 votes against the majority of House Democrats

CSIP ideology

−0.91

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

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What Horsford says

Horsford attacks opponents personally less than 84% of House Democrats. Personal attacks in 1.4% of 2,428 statements, against 6.6% for the average House Democrat; 183rd of 216.

An AI model reads each of Horsford’s 2,428 statements in the 119th Congress (2,215 posts on X, 165 press releases, 24 Congressional Record speeches, 24 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%
Horsford
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion2,012 statements
83%
73%
13th of 216
Policy criticism939 statements
39%
28%
24th of 216
Credit claiming562 statements
23%
23%
95th of 216
Bipartisanship153 statements
6%
10%
158th of 216
Personal attacks35 statements
1%
7%
183rd of 216
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Horsford's share of statements in each category against the House Democrats average.
RowHorsfordPeers
Policy discussion83%73%
Policy criticism39%28%
Credit claiming23%23%
Bipartisanship6%10%
Personal attacks1%7%
2,428

statements classified

2,215 posts on X, 165 press releases, 24 Congressional Record speeches, 24 newsletters.

posts on X: 2,215 (91.2%)posts on X 2,215press releases: 165 (6.8%)Congressional Record speeches: 24 (1.0%)newsletters: 24 (1.0%)
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Horsford's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X2,215
press releases165
Congressional Record speeches24
newsletters24
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Horsford used extreme labels in 1.0% of statements, below the peer average. 24 statements, most often aimed at Donald Trump; peers 1.9%.

  1. “extreme”8
  2. “radical”2
  3. “MAGA”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Donald Trump2
  2. Trump2
  3. GOP1
  4. NDAA provisions1
  5. RELIEF Act1
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: 512025-02: 812025-03: 1122025-04: 1162025-05: 942025-06: 772025-07: 1102025-08: 692025-09: 832025-10: 1572025-11: 1342025-12: 1522026-01: 1592026-02: 1282026-03: 1342026-04: 1392026-05: 1322026-06: 1112026-07: 952026-08: 992026-09: 862026-10: 109peak 159 · Jan ’26Personal attackspeak 7.8% · Jan ’25 · latest 0.0%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 7.8% of 51Personal attacks, 2025-02: 3.7% of 81Personal attacks, 2025-03: 5.4% of 112Personal attacks, 2025-04: 3.5% of 116Personal attacks, 2025-05: 3.2% of 94Personal attacks, 2025-06: 2.6% of 77Personal attacks, 2025-07: 1.8% of 110Personal attacks, 2025-08: 1.5% of 69Personal attacks, 2025-09: 0.0% of 83Personal attacks, 2025-10: 0.6% of 157Personal attacks, 2025-11: 1.5% of 134Personal attacks, 2025-12: 0.7% of 152Personal attacks, 2026-01: 1.3% of 159Personal attacks, 2026-02: 0.8% of 128Personal attacks, 2026-03: 0.0% of 134Personal attacks, 2026-04: 1.4% of 139Personal attacks, 2026-05: 0.0% of 132Personal attacks, 2026-06: 0.9% of 111Personal attacks, 2026-07: 0.0% of 95Personal attacks, 2026-08: 0.0% of 99Personal attacks, 2026-09: 0.0% of 86Personal attacks, 2026-10: 0.0% of 109Policy criticismpeak 64.3% · Oct ’25 · latest 19.3%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 21.6% of 51Policy criticism, 2025-02: 34.6% of 81Policy criticism, 2025-03: 38.4% of 112Policy criticism, 2025-04: 38.8% of 116Policy criticism, 2025-05: 40.4% of 94Policy criticism, 2025-06: 36.4% of 77Policy criticism, 2025-07: 55.5% of 110Policy criticism, 2025-08: 58.0% of 69Policy criticism, 2025-09: 37.4% of 83Policy criticism, 2025-10: 64.3% of 157Policy criticism, 2025-11: 57.5% of 134Policy criticism, 2025-12: 41.4% of 152Policy criticism, 2026-01: 25.2% of 159Policy criticism, 2026-02: 50.0% of 128Policy criticism, 2026-03: 41.0% of 134Policy criticism, 2026-04: 33.8% of 139Policy criticism, 2026-05: 25.8% of 132Policy criticism, 2026-06: 40.5% of 111Policy criticism, 2026-07: 30.5% of 95Policy criticism, 2026-08: 19.2% of 99Policy criticism, 2026-09: 22.1% of 86Policy criticism, 2026-10: 19.3% of 109Policy discussionpeak 93.5% · Apr ’26 · latest 88.1%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 86.3% of 51Policy discussion, 2025-02: 71.6% of 81Policy discussion, 2025-03: 82.1% of 112Policy discussion, 2025-04: 69.8% of 116Policy discussion, 2025-05: 68.1% of 94Policy discussion, 2025-06: 74.0% of 77Policy discussion, 2025-07: 78.2% of 110Policy discussion, 2025-08: 89.9% of 69Policy discussion, 2025-09: 69.9% of 83Policy discussion, 2025-10: 85.4% of 157Policy discussion, 2025-11: 81.3% of 134Policy discussion, 2025-12: 84.2% of 152Policy discussion, 2026-01: 90.6% of 159Policy discussion, 2026-02: 87.5% of 128Policy discussion, 2026-03: 80.6% of 134Policy discussion, 2026-04: 93.5% of 139Policy discussion, 2026-05: 83.3% of 132Policy discussion, 2026-06: 81.1% of 111Policy discussion, 2026-07: 92.6% of 95Policy discussion, 2026-08: 88.9% of 99Policy discussion, 2026-09: 84.9% of 86Policy discussion, 2026-10: 88.1% of 109Bipartisanshippeak 23.5% · Jan ’25 · latest 2.8%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 23.5% of 51Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 11.1% of 81Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 7.1% of 112Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 0.0% of 116Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 5.3% of 94Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 6.5% of 77Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 1.8% of 110Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 5.8% of 69Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 7.2% of 83Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 6.4% of 157Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 3.7% of 134Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 9.2% of 152Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 11.3% of 159Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 3.9% of 128Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 5.2% of 134Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 1.4% of 139Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 5.3% of 132Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 9.9% of 111Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 7.4% of 95Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 3.0% of 99Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 11.6% of 86Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 2.8% of 109Credit claimingpeak 49.0% · Jan ’25 · latest 14.7%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 49.0% of 51Credit claiming, 2025-02: 38.3% of 81Credit claiming, 2025-03: 17.0% of 112Credit claiming, 2025-04: 25.0% of 116Credit claiming, 2025-05: 21.3% of 94Credit claiming, 2025-06: 29.9% of 77Credit claiming, 2025-07: 23.6% of 110Credit claiming, 2025-08: 26.1% of 69Credit claiming, 2025-09: 24.1% of 83Credit claiming, 2025-10: 11.5% of 157Credit claiming, 2025-11: 23.1% of 134Credit claiming, 2025-12: 20.4% of 152Credit claiming, 2026-01: 27.0% of 159Credit claiming, 2026-02: 30.5% of 128Credit claiming, 2026-03: 22.4% of 134Credit claiming, 2026-04: 29.5% of 139Credit claiming, 2026-05: 16.7% of 132Credit claiming, 2026-06: 22.5% of 111Credit claiming, 2026-07: 17.9% of 95Credit claiming, 2026-08: 15.2% of 99Credit claiming, 2026-09: 26.7% of 86Credit claiming, 2026-10: 14.7% of 109Extreme labelspeak 3.6% · Mar ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 0.0% of 51Extreme labels, 2025-02: 2.5% of 81Extreme labels, 2025-03: 3.6% of 112Extreme labels, 2025-04: 0.0% of 116Extreme labels, 2025-05: 3.2% of 94Extreme labels, 2025-06: 1.3% of 77Extreme labels, 2025-07: 1.8% of 110Extreme labels, 2025-08: 1.5% of 69Extreme labels, 2025-09: 2.4% of 83Extreme labels, 2025-10: 1.9% of 157Extreme labels, 2025-11: 2.2% of 134Extreme labels, 2025-12: 0.0% of 152Extreme labels, 2026-01: 0.0% of 159Extreme labels, 2026-02: 1.6% of 128Extreme labels, 2026-03: 0.0% of 134Extreme labels, 2026-04: 0.7% of 139Extreme labels, 2026-05: 0.0% of 132Extreme labels, 2026-06: 0.0% of 111Extreme labels, 2026-07: 0.0% of 95Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 99Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 86Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 109Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Horsford, 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 ’25517.8%21.6%86.3%23.5%49.0%0.0%
Feb ’25813.7%34.6%71.6%11.1%38.3%2.5%
Mar ’251125.4%38.4%82.1%7.1%17.0%3.6%
Apr ’251163.5%38.8%69.8%0.0%25.0%0.0%
May ’25943.2%40.4%68.1%5.3%21.3%3.2%
Jun ’25772.6%36.4%74.0%6.5%29.9%1.3%
Jul ’251101.8%55.5%78.2%1.8%23.6%1.8%
Aug ’25691.5%58.0%89.9%5.8%26.1%1.5%
Sep ’25830.0%37.4%69.9%7.2%24.1%2.4%
Oct ’251570.6%64.3%85.4%6.4%11.5%1.9%
Nov ’251341.5%57.5%81.3%3.7%23.1%2.2%
Dec ’251520.7%41.4%84.2%9.2%20.4%0.0%
Jan ’261591.3%25.2%90.6%11.3%27.0%0.0%
Feb ’261280.8%50.0%87.5%3.9%30.5%1.6%
Mar ’261340.0%41.0%80.6%5.2%22.4%0.0%
Apr ’261391.4%33.8%93.5%1.4%29.5%0.7%
May ’261320.0%25.8%83.3%5.3%16.7%0.0%
Jun ’261110.9%40.5%81.1%9.9%22.5%0.0%
Jul ’26950.0%30.5%92.6%7.4%17.9%0.0%
Aug ’26990.0%19.2%88.9%3.0%15.2%0.0%
Sep ’26860.0%22.1%84.9%11.6%26.7%0.0%
Oct ’261090.0%19.3%88.1%2.8%14.7%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 Horsford’s words

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

Bipartisanship

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; bipartisanship; credit claiming; Commerce; Finance and Financial Sector · Source

Personal attacks

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

Jun 2, 2026 · Posts on X · personal attacks; policy criticism; policy discussion; Health; Agriculture and Food; Housing and Community Development; target: Donald Trump · Source

Extreme label

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

Apr 2, 2026 · Posts on X · policy criticism; policy discussion; Foreign Trade and International Finance; extreme label “extreme” aimed at US The Trade Representative · 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 criticism · policy discussion · Health · Agriculture and Food · Housing and Community Development · target: Donald TrumpSource

  2. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · target: KennedySource

  3. Press releases

    Horsford Calls for Permanent Relief for Working Families on Tax Day WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) issued the following statement on the last day of the 2026 tax filing season: “This Tax Day is a win for the millionaires and billionaires who secured permanent tax breaks, but working families are the ones left footing the bill. “While the ultra-wealthy locked in permanent tax relief under Republ…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · bipartisanship · credit claiming · Taxation · Labor and Employment · Commerce · target: Donald TrumpSource

  4. Press releases

    Horsford and Bynum Introduce RELIEF Act Following Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Legislation would provide automatic refunds to small and independent businesses following Court decision WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) and Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) today responded to the Supreme Court’s decision holding that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the Pr…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Commerce · Economics and Public Finance · target: TrumpSource

  5. Press releases

    Horsford Calls for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s Removal and Signs Articles of Impeachment NORTH LAS VEGAS – Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today called for President Trump to fire Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Ms. Kristi Noem, and announced that he has signed articles of impeachment against her. “Since her confirmation, Secretary Noem has turned the Department of Homeland Security into a…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Immigration · Crime and Law Enforcement · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Government Operations and Politics · Economics and Public Finance · target: Kristi NoemSource

All 2,428 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: 2,215 posts on X, 165 press releases, 24 Congressional Record speeches, 24 newsletters.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Economics and Public Finance is what Horsford talks about most: 30% of policy statements, above the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.60 on a 0–1 scale (House Democrats average 0.67; 199th 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 Horsford talks about. The bills Horsford sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Horsford talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
Horsford
Peers
Economics and Public Finance600 statements
30%
20%
Health553 statements
28%
26%
Labor and Employment289 statements
14%
7%
Housing and Community Development250 statements
12%
6%
Government Operations and Politics233 statements
12%
20%
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Policy areas Horsford talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Democrats average.
RowHorsfordPeers
Economics and Public Finance30%20%
Health28%26%
Labor and Employment14%7%
Housing and Community Development12%6%
Government Operations and Politics12%20%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Horsford’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: 30% (House Democrats 20%)30%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 1% (House Democrats 1%)1%HealthHealth, talks about: 28% (House Democrats 26%)28%Health, legislates on: 11% (House Democrats 16%)11%Labor and EmploymentLabor and Employment, talks about: 14% (House Democrats 7%)14%Labor and Employment, legislates on: 5% (House Democrats 5%)5%Housing and CommunityDevelopmentHousing and Community Development, talks about: 12% (House Democrats 6%)12%Housing and Community Development, legislates on: 3% (House Democrats 2%)3%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 12% (House Democrats 20%)12%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 10% (House Democrats 11%)10%
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Horsford's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Democrats, legislates on
Economics and Public Finance30%20%1%1%
Health28%26%11%16%
Labor and Employment14%7%5%5%
Housing and Community Development12%6%3%2%
Government Operations and Politics12%20%10%11%
0.60

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Democrats average 0.67. Ranks 199th of 216.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Horsford sits at −0.91 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more conservative than 60% of House Democrats. Approximate range −0.93 to −0.90, which understates the uncertainty; from 4,220 donors and 4,824 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”.

−0.91

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −0.93 to −0.90. From 4,220 donors and 4,824 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Horsford −0.9House Democrats −1.0All House +0.3

The outlined dot is Horsford, 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 Horsford’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 Horsford sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Democratsmedian −1.0Horsford −0.9All Housemedian +0.3
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Horsford's CSIP score of −0.91 placed against House Democrats, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Horsford
House Democrats217−1.059%
All House439+0.329%
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 Horsford 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 Horsford.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Horsford raised $4.1M in the 2026 cycle, 2.1 times the House Democrats’ median of $2.0M. 15% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 22% of itemized individual money came from Nevada.

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
$4.1M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 710 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): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.4M (33.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $233.5K (5.7%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $233.5K (5.7%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $233.5K (5.7%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $233.5K (5.7%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $233.5K (5.7%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $233.5K (5.7%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)PACs and other committees: $2.2M (54.1%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $271.6K (6.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $271.6K (6.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $271.6K (6.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $271.6K (6.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $271.6K (6.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $271.6K (6.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $271.6K (6.7%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)33 squares$1.4M
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)6 squares$233.5K
  • PACs and other committees54 squares$2.2M
  • Party committees$5,886
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)7 squares$271.6K
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Sources of Horsford's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$1.4M33.4%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$233.5K5.7%
PACs and other committees$2.2M54.1%
Party committees$5,8860.1%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$271.6K6.7%
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: $3.5M$3.5M20202022 cycle: $5.0M$5.0M20222024 cycle: $5.4M$5.4M20242026 cycle: $4.1M$4.1M2026House Democrats median $2.0M
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Horsford's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$3.5M
2022 cycle$5.0M
2024 cycle$5.4M
2026 cycle$4.1M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 22% came from Nevada.

  1. California$285.7K
  2. Nevada$243.6K
  3. New York$123.7K
  4. District of Columbia$104.3K
  5. Florida$54.8K

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%
Horsford
Median
2026
15%
13%
2024
7%
13%
2022
9%
13%
2020
12%
13%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Democrats median
RowHorsfordMedian
2026 cycle15%13%
2024 cycle7%13%
2022 cycle9%13%
2020 cycle12%13%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: $1,883MEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: $3,900WAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: $11.0KMNIllinois: $18.8KILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: no dataMINew York: $123.7KNYRhode Island: $5,000RIMassachusetts: $53.2KMAOregon: $611ORNevada: $243.6KNVWyoming: $1,500WYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: $4,800INOhio: $2,750OHPennsylvania: $5,050PANew Jersey: $9,380NJConnecticut: $15.5KCTCalifornia: $285.7KCAUtah: no dataUTColorado: $6,750CONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: $750MOKentucky: $14.0KKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $40.3KVAMaryland: $39.0KMDDelaware: $300DEArizona: $7,575AZNew Mexico: $565NMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: $1,000TNNorth Carolina: $6,543NCSouth Carolina: $3,500SCDistrict of Columbia: $104.3KDCOklahoma: $2,203OKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: $300MSAlabama: $3,500ALGeorgia: $8,325GAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $22.5KTXFlorida: $54.8KFL
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Horsford's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
California$285.7K
Nevada$243.6K
New York$123.7K
District of Columbia$104.3K
Florida$54.8K
Massachusetts$53.2K
Virginia$40.3K
Maryland$39.0K
Texas$22.5K
Illinois$18.8K
Connecticut$15.5K
Kentucky$14.0K
Minnesota$11.0K
New Jersey$9,380
Georgia$8,325
Arizona$7,575
Colorado$6,750
North Carolina$6,543
Pennsylvania$5,050
Rhode Island$5,000
Indiana$4,800
Washington$3,900
South Carolina$3,500
Alabama$3,500
Ohio$2,750
Oklahoma$2,203
Maine$1,883
Wyoming$1,500
Tennessee$1,000
Missouri$750
Oregon$611
New Mexico$565
Delaware$300
Mississippi$300
AlaskaNo data
VermontNo data
New HampshireNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
WisconsinNo data
MichiganNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
UtahNo data
NebraskaNo data
West VirginiaNo data
KansasNo data
ArkansasNo data
LouisianaNo data
HawaiiNo data
710

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

22%

from Nevada

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 Nevada. 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: 19%CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 58%58%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 5.3%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 3.4%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 5.9%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 5.7%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 2.6%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 0.1%CSIP +0.75 to +1.00: 0.1%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Horsford's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.50 to +1.00: 19% between −1.25 and −1.00, 58% between −1.00 and −0.75, 5.3% between −0.75 and −0.50, 5.9% between −0.25 and 0.00, 5.7% between 0.00 and +0.25.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.50 to −1.250.3%
CSIP −1.25 to −1.0019%
CSIP −1.00 to −0.7558%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.505.3%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.253.4%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.005.9%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.255.7%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.502.6%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.750.1%
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 Horsford’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Horsford’s own score is −0.91.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. NOT EMPLOYED$203.1K 205 donors
  2. CEO$138.3K 50 donors
  3. ATTORNEY$78.0K 54 donors
  4. RETIRED$68.3K 49 donors
  5. PARTNER$45.0K 33 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$10.0K
  2. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10.0K
  3. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10.0K
  4. AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  5. ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT$19.0K 5 donors
  2. ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ$17.3K 3 donors
  3. BOYD GAMING CORP$16.3K 5 donors
  4. BLACKSTONE INC$16.0K 4 donors
  5. THEGROUP$12.5K 5 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Horsford voted with the majority of House Democrats on 92.2% of party-line votes and missed 1.5% of 674 roll calls. House Democrats on average: 96.4% party unity, 96.9% attendance. Across all roll calls, Horsford voted against the majority of House Democrats 40 times.

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

40

votes against the majority of House Democrats

Party unity 92.2%, House Democrats average 96.4%, ranks 189th of 217. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Horsford
Peers
Rank
Attendance
98.5%
96.9%
91st of 217
Party unity
92.2%
96.4%
189th of 217
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Horsford's attendance and party unity against House Democrats.
RowHorsfordPeers
Attendance98.5%96.9%
Party unity92.2%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
YeaWith majorityPassedD 139–72 · R 212–0 · I 1–0Democrats 139 yea, 72 nay; Republicans 212 yea, 0 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 nayparty crossover
Sep 16, 2026
H.R. 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments
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 Horsford most often

  1. Janelle BynumD656 shared votes97%
  2. Mike LevinD658 shared votes96%
  3. Greg StantonD647 shared votes96%
  4. Lucy McBathD630 shared votes96%
  5. Terri SewellD651 shared votes96%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Horsford least often

  1. Chip RoyR622 shared votes21%
  2. Ralph NormanR586 shared votes22%
  3. Eric BurlisonR630 shared votes23%
  4. Josh BrecheenR631 shared votes23%
  5. Andy BiggsR598 shared votes23%
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

Horsford sponsored 33 bills in the 119th Congress; 1 became law. Cosponsored 414 others. 3.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats average 4.9%; 113th of 207).

The bills Horsford 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

Sponsored33 billsSponsored, Introduced: 3333Sponsored, In committee: 3333Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 11Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 11Sponsored, Became law: 11Cosponsored414 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 414414Cosponsored, In committee: 414414Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 1818Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 11Cosponsored, Became law: 11IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Horsford sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored3333111
Cosponsored4144141811
How to read the blocks

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

3.0%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Democrats average 4.9%. Ranks 113th of 207.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Dina Titus32
  2. Eleanor Norton31
  3. Thomas Suozzi29
  4. Terri Sewell28
  5. Jimmy Panetta25
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 Horsford’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. 10907To prohibit interference in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.CosponsorOct 22, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 22, 2026
H.R. 10764Executive Settlement Review ActCosponsorOct 6, 2026In committeeLawReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Oct 6, 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. 10698ICE Shootings Transparency ActCosponsorOct 1, 2026In committeeImmigrationReferred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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. Oct 1, 2026
H.Res. 1593Recognizing the month of October 2026 as Filipino American History Month and celebrating the history and culture of Filipino Americans and their immense contributions to the United States.CosponsorOct 1, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Oct 1, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 73 times in 90 days. Horsford’s official site had 29 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Horsford posted on Oct 26, 2026.

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

Websites

How to read the counts

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

Social accounts

Images Horsford posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • A group of people sit around a conference table during a meeting in an office, with several flags and a government seal displayed behind them. There is text on the flags, seal, and some clothing.
    A group of people sit around a conference table during a meeting in an office, with several flags and a government seal displayed behind them. There is text on the flags, seal, and some clothing.View post
  • A group of people pose for a photo in a conference room, standing behind a table. Several flags, including the U.S. flag, are displayed behind them. There is text on the flags and some clothing and objects.
    A group of people pose for a photo in a conference room, standing behind a table. Several flags, including the U.S. flag, are displayed behind them. There is text on the flags and some clothing and objects.View post
  • Two people sit at a conference table in a formal meeting room, with flags behind them. Papers, water bottles, a laptop, and other meeting items are on the table. Text is visible on a flag and some objects.
    Two people sit at a conference table in a formal meeting room, with flags behind them. Papers, water bottles, a laptop, and other meeting items are on the table. Text is visible on a flag and some objects.View post
  • A group of people stand in a commercial kitchen or cafeteria, listening to a woman in a red shirt speak. Two men in suits face her, while other people observe. The person in the foreground wears a gray union shirt with printed text and illustrations.
    A group of people stand in a commercial kitchen or cafeteria, listening to a woman in a red shirt speak. Two men in suits face her, while other people observe. The person in the foreground wears a gray union shirt with printed text and illustrations.View post
  • Seven adults stand together for a group photo in front of a wall covered with historical photographs and informational displays. Several people wear shirts with union-related graphics, and there is text throughout the displays and on some clothing.
    Seven adults stand together for a group photo in front of a wall covered with historical photographs and informational displays. Several people wear shirts with union-related graphics, and there is text throughout the displays and on some clothing.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 Horsford 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
H001066
Bioguide
H001066
FEC candidate ids
H2NV04011

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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