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Republican · U.S. House, Tennessee’s 1st district

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

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Portrait of Diana Harshbarger, rendered as a two-tone print
Official portrait
88%
of House Republicans score to the left of Harshbarger on the CSIP scale

CSIP score +1.31 (approximate range +1.29 to +1.33, which understates the uncertainty); negative is left of the scale’s centre, positive right. From 1,832 donors and 2,886 roll calls.

CSIP places every official on one left–right scale estimated from roll-call votes, campaign donations and the text of statements; 0 is the centre of the scale, not a definition of moderate. The share says where Harshbarger sits among House Republicans, not how far from the centre.

At a glance

6 measures against House Republicans. The policy areas Harshbarger talks about and legislates on agree at 0.69 on a 0–1 scale, in the top quarter of House Republicans. 5.6% of Harshbarger’s statements use an extreme label, 1.8 times the House Republican average of 3.0%.

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

CSIP ideology

+1.31

More conservative than 88% of House Republicans · ± 0.02

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.69

House Republicans average 0.64 · ranks 37th of 221

Extreme labels

5.6%

House Republicans average 3.0% · ranks 35th of 221

From Tennessee, 2026

33%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 174th of 216 House Republicans

Party unity

99.1%

House Republicans average 97.1% · ranks 46th of 221 · 55 votes against the majority of House Republicans

Out of committee

8.1%

House Republicans average 17% · ranks 162nd of 216

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

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What Harshbarger says

Harshbarger stresses bipartisanship about as often as the median House Republican. Bipartisanship in 6.5% of 1,095 statements, against 8.9% for the average House Republican; 130th of 221.

An AI model reads each of Harshbarger’s 1,095 statements in the 119th Congress (920 posts on X, 93 press releases, 47 newsletters, 35 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 Republicans and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the 119th Congress

0%80%
Harshbarger
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion707 statements
65%
68%
149th of 221
Credit claiming497 statements
45%
37%
59th of 221
Policy criticism167 statements
15%
15%
96th of 221
Bipartisanship71 statements
6%
9%
130th of 221
Personal attacks18 statements
2%
2%
85th of 221
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Harshbarger's share of statements in each category against the House Republicans average.
RowHarshbargerPeers
Policy discussion65%68%
Credit claiming45%37%
Policy criticism15%15%
Bipartisanship6%9%
Personal attacks2%2%
1,095

statements classified

920 posts on X, 93 press releases, 47 newsletters, 35 Congressional Record speeches.

posts on X: 920 (84.0%)posts on X 920press releases: 93 (8.5%)newsletters: 47 (4.3%)Congressional Record speeches: 35 (3.2%)
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Harshbarger's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X920
press releases93
newsletters47
Congressional Record speeches35
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Harshbarger used extreme labels in 5.6% of statements, 1.8 times the peer average. 61 statements, most often aimed at Democrats; peers 3.0%.

  1. “radical”26
  2. “communist”8
  3. “far left”7
  4. “woke”6
  5. “MAGA”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Democrats9
  2. Left4
  3. radical Left3
  4. DEI programs2
  5. far-left2
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: 1052025-02: 832025-03: 1522025-04: 722025-05: 602025-06: 452025-07: 552025-08: 422025-09: 422025-10: 252025-11: 252025-12: 292026-01: 262026-02: 72026-03: 42026-04: 372026-05: 602026-06: 642026-07: 582026-08: 382026-09: 402026-10: 26peak 152 · Mar ’25Personal attackspeak 5.6% · Apr ’25 · latest 0.0%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 1.9% of 105Personal attacks, 2025-02: 0.0% of 83Personal attacks, 2025-03: 2.6% of 152Personal attacks, 2025-04: 5.6% of 72Personal attacks, 2025-05: 3.3% of 60Personal attacks, 2025-06: 0.0% of 45Personal attacks, 2025-07: 0.0% of 55Personal attacks, 2025-08: 0.0% of 42Personal attacks, 2025-09: 0.0% of 42Personal attacks, 2025-10: 0.0% of 25Personal attacks, 2025-11: 4.0% of 25Personal attacks, 2025-12: 0.0% of 29Personal attacks, 2026-01: 0.0% of 26Personal attacks, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-04: 0.0% of 37Personal attacks, 2026-05: 0.0% of 60Personal attacks, 2026-06: 4.7% of 64Personal attacks, 2026-07: 3.5% of 58Personal attacks, 2026-08: 0.0% of 38Personal attacks, 2026-09: 0.0% of 40Personal attacks, 2026-10: 0.0% of 26Policy criticismpeak 52.0% · Oct ’25 · latest 11.5%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 16.2% of 105Policy criticism, 2025-02: 24.1% of 83Policy criticism, 2025-03: 11.2% of 152Policy criticism, 2025-04: 12.5% of 72Policy criticism, 2025-05: 8.3% of 60Policy criticism, 2025-06: 11.1% of 45Policy criticism, 2025-07: 1.8% of 55Policy criticism, 2025-08: 16.7% of 42Policy criticism, 2025-09: 14.3% of 42Policy criticism, 2025-10: 52.0% of 25Policy criticism, 2025-11: 16.0% of 25Policy criticism, 2025-12: 13.8% of 29Policy criticism, 2026-01: 11.5% of 26Policy criticism, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-04: 5.4% of 37Policy criticism, 2026-05: 28.3% of 60Policy criticism, 2026-06: 26.6% of 64Policy criticism, 2026-07: 13.8% of 58Policy criticism, 2026-08: 10.5% of 38Policy criticism, 2026-09: 7.5% of 40Policy criticism, 2026-10: 11.5% of 26Policy discussionpeak 92.3% · Oct ’26 · latest 92.3%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 48.6% of 105Policy discussion, 2025-02: 57.8% of 83Policy discussion, 2025-03: 44.7% of 152Policy discussion, 2025-04: 56.9% of 72Policy discussion, 2025-05: 56.7% of 60Policy discussion, 2025-06: 80.0% of 45Policy discussion, 2025-07: 70.9% of 55Policy discussion, 2025-08: 69.0% of 42Policy discussion, 2025-09: 64.3% of 42Policy discussion, 2025-10: 88.0% of 25Policy discussion, 2025-11: 76.0% of 25Policy discussion, 2025-12: 86.2% of 29Policy discussion, 2026-01: 73.1% of 26Policy discussion, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-04: 51.3% of 37Policy discussion, 2026-05: 75.0% of 60Policy discussion, 2026-06: 78.1% of 64Policy discussion, 2026-07: 63.8% of 58Policy discussion, 2026-08: 81.6% of 38Policy discussion, 2026-09: 80.0% of 40Policy discussion, 2026-10: 92.3% of 26Bipartisanshippeak 27.6% · Dec ’25 · latest 0.0%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 2.9% of 105Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 6.0% of 83Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 2.0% of 152Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 6.9% of 72Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 5.0% of 60Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 6.7% of 45Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 10.9% of 55Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 0.0% of 42Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 4.8% of 42Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 8.0% of 25Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 8.0% of 25Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 27.6% of 29Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 7.7% of 26Bipartisanship, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 8.1% of 37Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 3.3% of 60Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 6.3% of 64Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 5.2% of 58Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 7.9% of 38Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 25.0% of 40Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 0.0% of 26Credit claimingpeak 72.4% · Dec ’25 · latest 57.7%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 34.3% of 105Credit claiming, 2025-02: 48.2% of 83Credit claiming, 2025-03: 23.7% of 152Credit claiming, 2025-04: 48.6% of 72Credit claiming, 2025-05: 45.0% of 60Credit claiming, 2025-06: 51.1% of 45Credit claiming, 2025-07: 67.3% of 55Credit claiming, 2025-08: 54.8% of 42Credit claiming, 2025-09: 47.6% of 42Credit claiming, 2025-10: 36.0% of 25Credit claiming, 2025-11: 56.0% of 25Credit claiming, 2025-12: 72.4% of 29Credit claiming, 2026-01: 42.3% of 26Credit claiming, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-04: 35.1% of 37Credit claiming, 2026-05: 51.7% of 60Credit claiming, 2026-06: 45.3% of 64Credit claiming, 2026-07: 48.3% of 58Credit claiming, 2026-08: 42.1% of 38Credit claiming, 2026-09: 62.5% of 40Credit claiming, 2026-10: 57.7% of 26Extreme labelspeak 12.1% · Jul ’26 · latest 7.7%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 7.6% of 105Extreme labels, 2025-02: 9.6% of 83Extreme labels, 2025-03: 5.9% of 152Extreme labels, 2025-04: 4.2% of 72Extreme labels, 2025-05: 3.3% of 60Extreme labels, 2025-06: 0.0% of 45Extreme labels, 2025-07: 3.6% of 55Extreme labels, 2025-08: 0.0% of 42Extreme labels, 2025-09: 9.5% of 42Extreme labels, 2025-10: 8.0% of 25Extreme labels, 2025-11: 4.0% of 25Extreme labels, 2025-12: 3.5% of 29Extreme labels, 2026-01: 3.9% of 26Extreme labels, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-04: 2.7% of 37Extreme labels, 2026-05: 1.7% of 60Extreme labels, 2026-06: 10.9% of 64Extreme labels, 2026-07: 12.1% of 58Extreme labels, 2026-08: 2.6% of 38Extreme labels, 2026-09: 2.5% of 40Extreme labels, 2026-10: 7.7% of 26Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Harshbarger, 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 ’251051.9%16.2%48.6%2.9%34.3%7.6%
Feb ’25830.0%24.1%57.8%6.0%48.2%9.6%
Mar ’251522.6%11.2%44.7%2.0%23.7%5.9%
Apr ’25725.6%12.5%56.9%6.9%48.6%4.2%
May ’25603.3%8.3%56.7%5.0%45.0%3.3%
Jun ’25450.0%11.1%80.0%6.7%51.1%0.0%
Jul ’25550.0%1.8%70.9%10.9%67.3%3.6%
Aug ’25420.0%16.7%69.0%0.0%54.8%0.0%
Sep ’25420.0%14.3%64.3%4.8%47.6%9.5%
Oct ’25250.0%52.0%88.0%8.0%36.0%8.0%
Nov ’25254.0%16.0%76.0%8.0%56.0%4.0%
Dec ’25290.0%13.8%86.2%27.6%72.4%3.5%
Jan ’26260.0%11.5%73.1%7.7%42.3%3.9%
Feb ’267— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Mar ’264— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Apr ’26370.0%5.4%51.3%8.1%35.1%2.7%
May ’26600.0%28.3%75.0%3.3%51.7%1.7%
Jun ’26644.7%26.6%78.1%6.3%45.3%10.9%
Jul ’26583.5%13.8%63.8%5.2%48.3%12.1%
Aug ’26380.0%10.5%81.6%7.9%42.1%2.6%
Sep ’26400.0%7.5%80.0%25.0%62.5%2.5%
Oct ’26260.0%11.5%92.3%0.0%57.7%7.7%
How to read the strips

Each row is one kind of statement; each cell is a month, shaded against that row’s own peak (darker = closer to the peak), with the peak and the latest value written at the right. The top row counts statements. The strip covers every month of the 119th Congress, the same span as the rates above, including months with no statements. A month with fewer than 10 statements is hatched, not shaded: one or two posts would swing its rate to 0% or 100%. 2 months are hatched here.

In Harshbarger’s words

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

Personal attacks

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

Jul 29, 2026 · Posts on X · personal attacks; target: Fauci · Source

Bipartisanship

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

Sep 30, 2026 · Posts on X · policy discussion; bipartisanship; Energy; Commerce · Source

Extreme label

Reminder: A Secure Border and a Stronger Military [https://b7ftbgbbb.cc.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=e4f22234-809c-4c7c-88ac-4bd0d5fcb9ef&a=1135148111745&c=0e0846a2-f1c7-11f0-92d8-02427845aa03&ch=0e094ad4-f1c7-11f0-92d8-02427845aa03] ? [https://files.constantcontact.com/187991c4801/eada6f78-3f49-45ff-b4aa-94d…

Oct 21, 2026 · Newsletters · policy discussion; credit claiming; Armed Forces and National Security; International Affairs; Crime and Law Enforcement; Economics and Public Finance; Education; Immigration; Taxation; extreme label “woke, communist” aimed at DEI programs

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 · target: FauciSource

  2. Newsletters

    Rooting Out Fraud, Funding DHS, and More! [https://b7ftbgbbb.cc.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=19e99e96-0242-4238-b208-6961c67ee40c&a=1135148111745&c=0e0846a2-f1c7-11f0-92d8-02427845aa03&ch=0e094ad4-f1c7-11f0-92d8-02427845aa03] ? [https://files.constantcontact.com/187991c4801/eada6f78-3f49-45ff-b4aa-94db8d7c61bb.png?rdr=true] Dear Fellow East Tennesseans, From ending the Democrat-led government shutdown, to fighting for the SA…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Agriculture and Food · Armed Forces and National Security · Commerce · Crime and Law Enforcement · Economics and Public Finance · Science, Technology, Communications · Education · Immigration · Government Operations and Politics · Health · Taxation · extreme label “radical” aimed at Democrats · target: Tim Walz, Keith Ellison

  3. Press releases

    ICYMI: Harshbarger Joins Freedom Caucus Colleagues in Demanding Senate Action on SAVE America Act Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) today joined members of the House Freedom Caucus at a press conference to demand the Senate pass the SAVE America Act, legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. Harshbarger urged Senate Republicans to follow the…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Government Operations and Politics · extreme label “far left, radical” aimed at Democrat Party · target: Senators blockingSource

  4. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · target: Tim WalzSource

  5. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy criticism · policy discussion · Government Operations and Politics · target: Tim Walz, Keith EllisonSource

All 1,095 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: 920 posts on X, 93 press releases, 47 newsletters, 35 Congressional Record speeches.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Health is what Harshbarger talks about most: 35% of policy statements, 2.3 times the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.69 on a 0–1 scale (House Republicans average 0.64; 37th of 221).

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

What Harshbarger talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%39%
Harshbarger
Peers
Health249 statements
35%
15%
Economics and Public Finance116 statements
16%
19%
Government Operations and Politics90 statements
13%
19%
Immigration87 statements
12%
13%
Commerce81 statements
11%
9%
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Policy areas Harshbarger talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Republicans average.
RowHarshbargerPeers
Health35%15%
Economics and Public Finance16%19%
Government Operations and Politics13%19%
Immigration12%13%
Commerce11%9%
How to read the bars

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

Talks about · legislates on

Left: share of statements by policy area. Right: share of bills. Areas in order of their share of statements; both sides run from 0 to 39%. Grey ticks are the House Republicans averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onHealthHealth, talks about: 35% (House Republicans 15%)35%Health, legislates on: 32% (House Republicans 11%)32%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 16% (House Republicans 19%)16%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 1% (House Republicans 2%)1%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 13% (House Republicans 19%)13%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 12% (House Republicans 12%)12%ImmigrationImmigration, talks about: 12% (House Republicans 13%)12%Immigration, legislates on: 6% (House Republicans 5%)6%CommerceCommerce, talks about: 11% (House Republicans 9%)11%Commerce, legislates on: 5% (House Republicans 2%)5%
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Harshbarger's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Republicans, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Republicans, legislates on
Health35%15%32%11%
Economics and Public Finance16%19%1%2%
Government Operations and Politics13%19%12%12%
Immigration12%13%6%5%
Commerce11%9%5%2%
0.69

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Republicans average 0.64. Ranks 37th of 221.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Harshbarger sits at +1.31 on the CSIP scale, right of 0, more conservative than 88% of House Republicans. Approximate range +1.29 to +1.33, which understates the uncertainty; from 1,832 donors and 2,886 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”.

+1.31

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range +1.29 to +1.33. From 1,832 donors and 2,886 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Harshbarger +1.3House Republicans +1.0All House +0.3

The outlined dot is Harshbarger, 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 Harshbarger’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 Harshbarger sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Republicansmedian +1.0Harshbarger +1.3All Housemedian +0.3
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Harshbarger's CSIP score of +1.31 placed against House Republicans, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Harshbarger
House Republicans221+1.087%
All House439+0.394%
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 Harshbarger 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 Harshbarger.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Harshbarger raised $1.5M in the 2026 cycle, below the House Republicans’ median of $2.2M. 21% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 33% of itemized individual money came from Tennessee.

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

Election cycle
$1.5M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 346 itemized donors. House Republicans’ median $2.2M.

Where the money came from

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

Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $452.1K (30.1%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $117.3K (7.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $117.3K (7.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $117.3K (7.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $117.3K (7.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $117.3K (7.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $117.3K (7.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $117.3K (7.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $117.3K (7.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)PACs and other committees: $837.8K (55.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $93.7K (6.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $93.7K (6.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $93.7K (6.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $93.7K (6.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $93.7K (6.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $93.7K (6.2%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)30 squares$452.1K
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)8 squares$117.3K
  • PACs and other committees56 squares$837.8K
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)6 squares$93.7K
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Sources of Harshbarger's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$452.1K30.1%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$117.3K7.8%
PACs and other committees$837.8K55.8%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$93.7K6.2%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

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

Receipts by cycle

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

2020 cycle: $2.1M$2.1M20202022 cycle: $2.0M$2.0M20222024 cycle: $1.9M$1.9M20242026 cycle: $1.5M$1.5M2026House Republicans median $2.2M
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Harshbarger's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Republicans median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$2.1M
2022 cycle$2.0M
2024 cycle$1.9M
2026 cycle$1.5M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 33% came from Tennessee.

  1. Tennessee$137.7K
  2. Texas$53.2K
  3. District of Columbia$32.2K
  4. Virginia$30.5K
  5. Georgia$16.7K

Small donations

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

0%60%
Harshbarger
Median
2026
21%
9%
2024
36%
9%
2022
50%
9%
2020
12%
9%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Republicans median
RowHarshbargerMedian
2026 cycle21%9%
2024 cycle36%9%
2022 cycle50%9%
2020 cycle12%9%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: $1,500NHWashington: $2,300WAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: $1,800MTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: $255MNIllinois: $5,940ILWisconsin: $2,750WIMichigan: $6,466MINew York: $5,900NYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: $7,070MAOregon: $2,090ORNevada: $250NVWyoming: $105WYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: $73INOhio: $7,650OHPennsylvania: $3,850PANew Jersey: $5,719NJConnecticut: $129CTCalifornia: $12.7KCAUtah: $7,000UTColorado: $2,100CONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: no dataMOKentucky: $1,075KYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $30.5KVAMaryland: $12.8KMDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: $5,800AZNew Mexico: $1,250NMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: $137.7KTNNorth Carolina: $6,352NCSouth Carolina: $13.8KSCDistrict of Columbia: $32.2KDCOklahoma: $2,250OKLouisiana: $8,000LAMississippi: $2,325MSAlabama: $6,975ALGeorgia: $16.7KGAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $53.2KTXFlorida: $15.8KFL
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Harshbarger's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Tennessee$137.7K
Texas$53.2K
District of Columbia$32.2K
Virginia$30.5K
Georgia$16.7K
Florida$15.8K
South Carolina$13.8K
Maryland$12.8K
California$12.7K
Louisiana$8,000
Ohio$7,650
Massachusetts$7,070
Utah$7,000
Alabama$6,975
Michigan$6,466
North Carolina$6,352
Illinois$5,940
New York$5,900
Arizona$5,800
New Jersey$5,719
Pennsylvania$3,850
Wisconsin$2,750
Mississippi$2,325
Washington$2,300
Oklahoma$2,250
Colorado$2,100
Oregon$2,090
Montana$1,800
New Hampshire$1,500
New Mexico$1,250
Kentucky$1,075
Minnesota$255
Nevada$250
Connecticut$129
Wyoming$105
Indiana$73
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
IdahoNo data
North DakotaNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
NebraskaNo data
MissouriNo data
West VirginiaNo data
DelawareNo data
KansasNo data
ArkansasNo data
HawaiiNo data
346

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

33%

from Tennessee

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 Tennessee. Gifts of $200 or less carry no address and are left out.

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −1.25 to −1.00: 0.1%CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 0.5%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 0.1%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 0.5%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 1.1%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 0.7%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 1.8%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 12%CSIP +0.75 to +1.00: 24%CSIP +1.00 to +1.25: 35%35%CSIP +1.25 to +1.50: 24%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Harshbarger's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.25 to +1.50: 12% between +0.50 and +0.75, 24% between +0.75 and +1.00, 35% between +1.00 and +1.25, 24% between +1.25 and +1.50.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.25 to −1.000.1%
CSIP −1.00 to −0.750.5%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.500.1%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.250.5%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.001.1%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.250.7%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.501.8%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.7512%
CSIP +0.75 to +1.0024%
CSIP +1.00 to +1.2535%
CSIP +1.25 to +1.5024%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Harshbarger’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Harshbarger’s own score is +1.31.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. RETIRED$92.0K 113 donors
  2. PHARMACIST$62.0K 48 donors
  3. PRESIDENT$24.8K 7 donors
  4. CONSULTANT$24.0K 10 donors
  5. CEO$21.8K 13 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  2. ALLIANCE FOR PHARMACY COMPOUNDING PAC (COMP PAC)$10.0K
  3. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC$10.0K
  4. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  5. AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. REVELATION PHARMA$6,500 4 donors
  2. UROLOGY ASSOCIATES$6,246 3 donors
  3. AMERICAN PHARMACIES$3,000 3 donors
  4. NEO UROLOGY ASSOCIATES$3,000 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Harshbarger voted with the majority of House Republicans on 99.1% of party-line votes and missed 1.3% of 674 roll calls. House Republicans on average: 97.1% party unity, 96.3% attendance. Across all roll calls, Harshbarger voted against the majority of House Republicans 55 times.

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

55

votes against the majority of House Republicans

Party unity 99.1%, House Republicans average 97.1%, ranks 46th of 221. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Harshbarger
Peers
Rank
Attendance
98.6%
96.3%
75th of 221
Party unity
99.1%
97.1%
46th of 221
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Harshbarger's attendance and party unity against House Republicans.
RowHarshbargerPeers
Attendance98.6%96.3%
Party unity99.1%97.1%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

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

Key votes

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

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

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

Votes most often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Harshbarger most often

  1. Mark E. GreenR167 shared votes98%
  2. Sheri BiggsR665 shared votes97%
  3. Mary MillerR639 shared votes96%
  4. Aaron BeanR665 shared votes96%
  5. Doug LamalfaR333 shared votes96%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Harshbarger least often

  1. Adelita GrijalvaD387 shared votes17%
  2. Rashida TlaibD649 shared votes17%
  3. Delia RamirezD632 shared votes18%
  4. Gregorio CasarD567 shared votes19%
  5. Ilhan OmarD650 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

Back to topNext: Legislation

Legislation

Harshbarger sponsored 37 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 260 others. 8.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans average 17%; 162nd of 216).

The bills Harshbarger 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

Sponsored37 billsSponsored, Introduced: 3737Sponsored, In committee: 3737Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 22Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored260 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 260260Cosponsored, In committee: 260260Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 2727Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 33Cosponsored, Became law: 33IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Harshbarger sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored3737200
Cosponsored2602602733
How to read the blocks

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

8.1%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Republicans average 17%. Ranks 162nd of 216.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Mary Miller39
  2. Barry Moore29
  3. Randy Weber Sr.29
  4. Sheri Biggs28
  5. Buddy Carter27
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 Harshbarger’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.Res. 1617Recognizes October as "American Pharmacy Month" in honor of the contributions of pharmacists and pharmacy teams in providing safe, accessible, affordable, and effective patient care services and products to all residents and protecting public health in communities across the United States;.CosponsorOct 6, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Oct 6, 2026
H.R. 10745Yaeli Martinez Child Protection ActCosponsorOct 5, 2026In committeeFamiliesReferred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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 5, 2026
H.R. 10645SMART ActCosponsorOct 1, 2026In committeeHealthReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Oct 1, 2026
H.Res. 1584Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment and its enduring legacy of saving the lives of more than 2,600,000 unborn children and respecting the conscience rights of the American people.CosponsorSep 24, 2026In committeeCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Sep 24, 2026
H.R. 10501Communist Control Act of 2026CosponsorSep 17, 2026In committeeGovernment Operations and PoliticsReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Sep 17, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 67 times in 90 days. Harshbarger’s official site had 30 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Harshbarger posted on Oct 26, 2026.

The lab crawls Harshbarger’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 Harshbarger 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 Harshbarger posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • A red Tennessee state flag waves from a flagpole against a clear blue sky. The flag has a blue circular emblem with three white stars and a blue-and-white stripe at its edge. No text is visible.
    A red Tennessee state flag waves from a flagpole against a clear blue sky. The flag has a blue circular emblem with three white stars and a blue-and-white stripe at its edge. No text is visible.View post
  • A woman in a dark suit stands in front of a podium on the White House colonnade, with flags behind her, trimmed shrubs, and wooden chairs to the side. The building has visible lettering.
    A woman in a dark suit stands in front of a podium on the White House colonnade, with flags behind her, trimmed shrubs, and wooden chairs to the side. The building has visible lettering.View post
  • Three people pose for a photograph outside a white building with columns and a covered entrance. Several flags are visible behind them, with shrubs and outdoor furniture nearby. There is text on the building.
    Three people pose for a photograph outside a white building with columns and a covered entrance. Several flags are visible behind them, with shrubs and outdoor furniture nearby. There is text on the building.View post
  • A dark blue commemorative poster featuring a faint engraved portrait of Christopher Columbus, a compass rose, and large white script. A small logo appears near the bottom.
    A dark blue commemorative poster featuring a faint engraved portrait of Christopher Columbus, a compass rose, and large white script. A small logo appears near the bottom.View post
  • An informational poster about the Congressional App Challenge. It explains the student STEM competition, lists examples of eligible apps and entry steps, and includes a Capitol dome graphic and a cartoon laptop with circuit patterns. The poster contains prominent text.
    An informational poster about the Congressional App Challenge. It explains the student STEM competition, lists examples of eligible apps and entry steps, and includes a Capitol dome graphic and a cartoon laptop with circuit patterns. The poster contains prominent text.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 Harshbarger is most unusual among House Republicans, chosen by one rule for every official of every party. The candidates are the rate of each kind of statement and of extreme labels, party unity, attendance, the small-donor share, the in-state share and total receipts of the latest cycle, the share of sponsored bills that got out of committee, talk-to-bills agreement, and the CSIP score’s place within the party group.

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

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

Identifiers

Profile id
H001086
Bioguide
H001086
FEC candidate ids
H0TN01118

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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