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Republican · U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

Serving since Jan 6, 2015119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 7, 2028

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Portrait of James Lankford, rendered as a two-tone print
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1.2%
of individual money in gifts of $200 or less, in the bottom quarter of Senate Republicans

1.2% of individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less; the median for Senate Republicans is 17%. Ranks 46th of 51, where 1st is the highest share. $1.2M raised in all.

Campaigns report every donor who gives more than $200 by name and smaller gifts only as one total; this is that small-gift total as a share of all money from individuals, from the FEC’s committee summaries, ranked among Senate Republicans. It understates small giving when a campaign itemizes gifts made through ActBlue or WinRed.

At a glance

6 measures against Senate Republicans. 24% of Lankford’s statements criticize a policy, in the top quarter of Senate Republicans (average 17%). Lankford raised $1.2M in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of Senate Republicans (median $3.2M).

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

Small donations, 2026

1.2%

Senate Republicans’ median 17% · ranks 46th of 51

Attendance

99.3%

Senate Republicans average 97.1% · ranks 8th of 53 · 915 roll calls

Policy criticism

24%

Senate Republicans average 17% · ranks 10th of 52

Raised, 2026

$1.2M

Senate Republicans’ median $3.2M · ranks 42nd of 51

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.69

Senate Republicans average 0.64 · ranks 12th of 52

CSIP ideology

+1.05

Right of 0, the centre of the scale · ± 0.01

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

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What Lankford says

Lankford attacks opponents personally less than 61% of Senate Republicans. Personal attacks in 0.6% of 1,562 statements, against 2.1% for the average Senate Republican; 33rd of 52.

An AI model reads each of Lankford’s 1,562 statements in the 119th Congress (1,217 posts on X, 192 press releases, 140 Congressional Record speeches, 13 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 Senate Republicans and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the 119th Congress

0%80%
Lankford
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion1,063 statements
68%
70%
33rd of 52
Credit claiming511 statements
33%
36%
36th of 52
Policy criticism372 statements
24%
17%
10th of 52
Bipartisanship167 statements
11%
13%
27th of 52
Personal attacks9 statements
1%
2%
33rd of 52
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Lankford's share of statements in each category against the Senate Republicans average.
RowLankfordPeers
Policy discussion68%70%
Credit claiming33%36%
Policy criticism24%17%
Bipartisanship11%13%
Personal attacks1%2%
1,562

statements classified

1,217 posts on X, 192 press releases, 140 Congressional Record speeches, 13 newsletters.

posts on X: 1,217 (77.9%)posts on X 1,217press releases: 192 (12.3%)Congressional Record speeches: 140 (9.0%)newsletters: 13 (0.8%)
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Lankford's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X1,217
press releases192
Congressional Record speeches140
newsletters13
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Lankford used extreme labels in 2.1% of statements, below the peer average. 32 statements, most often aimed at Democrats; peers 2.9%.

  1. “far left”8
  2. “radical”8
  3. “communist”7
  4. “extreme”2
  5. “woke”2

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Democrats5
  2. China2
  3. far left2
  4. CCP1
  5. Chuck Schumer1
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: 1142025-02: 832025-03: 1052025-04: 842025-05: 1102025-06: 862025-07: 602025-08: 622025-09: 972025-10: 842025-11: 412025-12: 482026-01: 672026-02: 622026-03: 992026-04: 522026-05: 452026-06: 722026-07: 782026-08: 452026-09: 452026-10: 23peak 114 · Jan ’25Personal attackspeak 2.1% · Dec ’25 · latest 0.0%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 0.9% of 114Personal attacks, 2025-02: 0.0% of 83Personal attacks, 2025-03: 0.0% of 105Personal attacks, 2025-04: 1.2% of 84Personal attacks, 2025-05: 0.9% of 110Personal attacks, 2025-06: 1.2% of 86Personal attacks, 2025-07: 0.0% of 60Personal attacks, 2025-08: 0.0% of 62Personal attacks, 2025-09: 0.0% of 97Personal attacks, 2025-10: 0.0% of 84Personal attacks, 2025-11: 0.0% of 41Personal attacks, 2025-12: 2.1% of 48Personal attacks, 2026-01: 1.5% of 67Personal attacks, 2026-02: 0.0% of 62Personal attacks, 2026-03: 2.0% of 99Personal attacks, 2026-04: 0.0% of 52Personal attacks, 2026-05: 0.0% of 45Personal attacks, 2026-06: 0.0% of 72Personal attacks, 2026-07: 1.3% of 78Personal attacks, 2026-08: 0.0% of 45Personal attacks, 2026-09: 0.0% of 45Personal attacks, 2026-10: 0.0% of 23Policy criticismpeak 41.7% · Oct ’25 · latest 8.7%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 29.8% of 114Policy criticism, 2025-02: 38.6% of 83Policy criticism, 2025-03: 20.9% of 105Policy criticism, 2025-04: 15.5% of 84Policy criticism, 2025-05: 15.4% of 110Policy criticism, 2025-06: 22.1% of 86Policy criticism, 2025-07: 13.3% of 60Policy criticism, 2025-08: 17.7% of 62Policy criticism, 2025-09: 27.8% of 97Policy criticism, 2025-10: 41.7% of 84Policy criticism, 2025-11: 34.2% of 41Policy criticism, 2025-12: 22.9% of 48Policy criticism, 2026-01: 11.9% of 67Policy criticism, 2026-02: 38.7% of 62Policy criticism, 2026-03: 30.3% of 99Policy criticism, 2026-04: 13.5% of 52Policy criticism, 2026-05: 15.6% of 45Policy criticism, 2026-06: 29.2% of 72Policy criticism, 2026-07: 12.8% of 78Policy criticism, 2026-08: 17.8% of 45Policy criticism, 2026-09: 26.7% of 45Policy criticism, 2026-10: 8.7% of 23Policy discussionpeak 82.2% · Aug ’26 · latest 65.2%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 70.2% of 114Policy discussion, 2025-02: 75.9% of 83Policy discussion, 2025-03: 61.0% of 105Policy discussion, 2025-04: 53.6% of 84Policy discussion, 2025-05: 58.2% of 110Policy discussion, 2025-06: 63.9% of 86Policy discussion, 2025-07: 68.3% of 60Policy discussion, 2025-08: 67.7% of 62Policy discussion, 2025-09: 57.7% of 97Policy discussion, 2025-10: 76.2% of 84Policy discussion, 2025-11: 63.4% of 41Policy discussion, 2025-12: 70.8% of 48Policy discussion, 2026-01: 82.1% of 67Policy discussion, 2026-02: 69.3% of 62Policy discussion, 2026-03: 69.7% of 99Policy discussion, 2026-04: 71.2% of 52Policy discussion, 2026-05: 57.8% of 45Policy discussion, 2026-06: 73.6% of 72Policy discussion, 2026-07: 73.1% of 78Policy discussion, 2026-08: 82.2% of 45Policy discussion, 2026-09: 82.2% of 45Policy discussion, 2026-10: 65.2% of 23Bipartisanshippeak 24.4% · Sep ’26 · latest 8.7%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 13.2% of 114Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 12.0% of 83Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 4.8% of 105Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 9.5% of 84Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 9.1% of 110Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 4.7% of 86Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 6.7% of 60Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 9.7% of 62Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 17.5% of 97Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 4.8% of 84Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 7.3% of 41Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 10.4% of 48Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 9.0% of 67Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 9.7% of 62Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 20.2% of 99Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 9.6% of 52Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 11.1% of 45Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 8.3% of 72Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 10.3% of 78Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 15.6% of 45Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 24.4% of 45Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 8.7% of 23Credit claimingpeak 49.4% · Feb ’25 · latest 17.4%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 30.7% of 114Credit claiming, 2025-02: 49.4% of 83Credit claiming, 2025-03: 32.4% of 105Credit claiming, 2025-04: 29.8% of 84Credit claiming, 2025-05: 28.2% of 110Credit claiming, 2025-06: 24.4% of 86Credit claiming, 2025-07: 43.3% of 60Credit claiming, 2025-08: 43.5% of 62Credit claiming, 2025-09: 23.7% of 97Credit claiming, 2025-10: 29.8% of 84Credit claiming, 2025-11: 34.2% of 41Credit claiming, 2025-12: 33.3% of 48Credit claiming, 2026-01: 34.3% of 67Credit claiming, 2026-02: 27.4% of 62Credit claiming, 2026-03: 27.3% of 99Credit claiming, 2026-04: 28.8% of 52Credit claiming, 2026-05: 35.6% of 45Credit claiming, 2026-06: 41.7% of 72Credit claiming, 2026-07: 34.6% of 78Credit claiming, 2026-08: 37.8% of 45Credit claiming, 2026-09: 37.8% of 45Credit claiming, 2026-10: 17.4% of 23Extreme labelspeak 4.8% · Oct ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 3.5% of 114Extreme labels, 2025-02: 0.0% of 83Extreme labels, 2025-03: 2.9% of 105Extreme labels, 2025-04: 3.6% of 84Extreme labels, 2025-05: 1.8% of 110Extreme labels, 2025-06: 1.2% of 86Extreme labels, 2025-07: 0.0% of 60Extreme labels, 2025-08: 1.6% of 62Extreme labels, 2025-09: 1.0% of 97Extreme labels, 2025-10: 4.8% of 84Extreme labels, 2025-11: 0.0% of 41Extreme labels, 2025-12: 0.0% of 48Extreme labels, 2026-01: 1.5% of 67Extreme labels, 2026-02: 3.2% of 62Extreme labels, 2026-03: 4.0% of 99Extreme labels, 2026-04: 0.0% of 52Extreme labels, 2026-05: 2.2% of 45Extreme labels, 2026-06: 4.2% of 72Extreme labels, 2026-07: 1.3% of 78Extreme labels, 2026-08: 2.2% of 45Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 45Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 23Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Lankford, 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 ’251140.9%29.8%70.2%13.2%30.7%3.5%
Feb ’25830.0%38.6%75.9%12.0%49.4%0.0%
Mar ’251050.0%20.9%61.0%4.8%32.4%2.9%
Apr ’25841.2%15.5%53.6%9.5%29.8%3.6%
May ’251100.9%15.4%58.2%9.1%28.2%1.8%
Jun ’25861.2%22.1%63.9%4.7%24.4%1.2%
Jul ’25600.0%13.3%68.3%6.7%43.3%0.0%
Aug ’25620.0%17.7%67.7%9.7%43.5%1.6%
Sep ’25970.0%27.8%57.7%17.5%23.7%1.0%
Oct ’25840.0%41.7%76.2%4.8%29.8%4.8%
Nov ’25410.0%34.2%63.4%7.3%34.2%0.0%
Dec ’25482.1%22.9%70.8%10.4%33.3%0.0%
Jan ’26671.5%11.9%82.1%9.0%34.3%1.5%
Feb ’26620.0%38.7%69.3%9.7%27.4%3.2%
Mar ’26992.0%30.3%69.7%20.2%27.3%4.0%
Apr ’26520.0%13.5%71.2%9.6%28.8%0.0%
May ’26450.0%15.6%57.8%11.1%35.6%2.2%
Jun ’26720.0%29.2%73.6%8.3%41.7%4.2%
Jul ’26781.3%12.8%73.1%10.3%34.6%1.3%
Aug ’26450.0%17.8%82.2%15.6%37.8%2.2%
Sep ’26450.0%26.7%82.2%24.4%37.8%0.0%
Oct ’26230.0%8.7%65.2%8.7%17.4%0.0%
How to read the strips

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

In Lankford’s words

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

Policy criticism

Lankford, Rosen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Child Care Options on Military Bases OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) recently introduced a bipartisan bill to expand access to child care on military bases for servicemembers and their families. The Best…

Oct 19, 2026 · Press releases · policy criticism; policy discussion; bipartisanship; credit claiming; Armed Forces and National Security; Families; Labor and Employment · Source

Personal attacks

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

Jul 30, 2026 · Posts on X · personal attacks; policy discussion; Health; target: Fauci · Source

Extreme label

Lankford Letter [Image] Dear Oklahoma friends and neighbors: In this edition of the Lankford Letter, you’ll see: • Work is getting done, but there is always more work to do • My continued support for the SAVE America Act • My line of questioning of Dr. Anthony Fauci • What happens when a Senator…

Aug 11, 2026 · Newsletters · policy criticism; policy discussion; bipartisanship; credit claiming; Health; Labor and Employment; Agriculture and Food; Armed Forces and National Security; Commerce; International Affairs; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; Crime and Law Enforcement; Economics and Public Finance; Education; Immigration; Transportation and Public Works; Families; Government Operations and Politics; Energy; extreme label “radical, communist” aimed at Democratic Socialists

Examples by category

Up to five recent statements in each category

Category

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

  1. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Health · target: FauciSource

  2. Congressional Record

    Mr. President, 250 years ago--actually, 250 years ago this summer--we wrote a letter to good King George III, and in that letter we now call the Declaration of Independence, we complained about foreign intervention into the activities of Americans, the colonists. We wanted the right to be able to actually control our own destiny. We wanted the ability to be able to speak for our own future, decide for our own familie…

    personal attacks · policy criticism · policy discussion · bipartisanship · credit claiming · Government Operations and Politics · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Crime and Law Enforcement · Law · ImmigrationSource

  3. Congressional Record

    Mr. President, reserving the right to object, I will be brief with some comments on this. I just wish all that was so that was just stated. The White House presented a set of ideas on paper on reform, put them into legislative text, and handed them to Democrats 2 weeks ago--2 weeks ago--and said: Here are the reforms we would agree with that you have asked for: badges, body-worn cameras, deescalation training, proces…

    personal attacks · policy criticism · policy discussion · bipartisanship · Crime and Law Enforcement · Government Operations and Politics · Emergency Management · Immigration · Armed Forces and National SecuritySource

  4. Press releases

    Lankford in Fox News: “When We March for Life, We Must Fight for the Hyde Amendment” OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) penned a column in Fox News today highlighting the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment and why protecting it remains critical as Americans gather for the 53rd annual March for Life. You can read it below or find it in Fox News HERE. When We March for Life, We Must Fight for the…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Health · Taxation · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Economics and Public Finance · target: DemocratsSource

  5. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · target: @POTUSSource

All 1,562 statements

Newest first, the 119th Congress

The full feed

Five statements at a time, newest first; filters apply to the statements loaded so far. Export saves the statements that match. Sources: 1,217 posts on X, 192 press releases, 140 Congressional Record speeches, 13 newsletters.

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Policy

Government Operations and Politics is what Lankford talks about most: 28% of policy statements, above the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.69 on a 0–1 scale (Senate Republicans average 0.64; 12th of 52).

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 Lankford talks about. The bills Lankford sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Lankford talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
Lankford
Peers
Government Operations and Politics303 statements
28%
19%
Armed Forces and National Security215 statements
20%
25%
Economics and Public Finance199 statements
19%
17%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues172 statements
16%
6%
Health148 statements
14%
15%
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Policy areas Lankford talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the Senate Republicans average.
RowLankfordPeers
Government Operations and Politics28%19%
Armed Forces and National Security20%25%
Economics and Public Finance19%17%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues16%6%
Health14%15%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Lankford’s policy statements in an area; the thin grey bar is the average share for Senate 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 35%. Grey ticks are the Senate Republicans averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onGovernment Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 28% (Senate Republicans 19%)28%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 21% (Senate Republicans 11%)21%Armed Forces and NationalSecurityArmed Forces and National Security, talks about: 20% (Senate Republicans 25%)20%Armed Forces and National Security, legislates on: 4% (Senate Republicans 8%)4%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 19% (Senate Republicans 17%)19%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 2% (Senate Republicans 1%)2%Civil Rights and Liberties,Minority IssuesCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, talks about: 16% (Senate Republicans 6%)16%Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, legislates on: 5% (Senate Republicans 3%)5%HealthHealth, talks about: 14% (Senate Republicans 15%)14%Health, legislates on: 11% (Senate Republicans 11%)11%
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Lankford's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutSenate Republicans, talks aboutLegislates onSenate Republicans, legislates on
Government Operations and Politics28%19%21%11%
Armed Forces and National Security20%25%4%8%
Economics and Public Finance19%17%2%1%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues16%6%5%3%
Health14%15%11%11%
0.69

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

Senate Republicans average 0.64. Ranks 12th of 52.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

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Ideology

Lankford sits at +1.05 on the CSIP scale, right of 0, more conservative than 68% of Senate Republicans. Approximate range +1.03 to +1.06, which understates the uncertainty; from 5,244 donors and 4,356 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”.

+1.05

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range +1.03 to +1.06. From 5,244 donors and 4,356 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Lankford +1.0Senate Republicans +1.0All Senate +0.4

The outlined dot is Lankford, 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 Lankford’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 Lankford sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →Senate Republicansmedian +1.0Lankford +1.0All Senatemedian +0.4
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Lankford's CSIP score of +1.05 placed against Senate Republicans, All Senate.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Lankford
Senate Republicans51+1.067%
All Senate98+0.483%
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 Lankford 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 Lankford.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Lankford raised $1.2M in the 2026 cycle, 36% of the Senate Republicans’ median of $3.2M. 1.2% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 32% of itemized individual money came from Oklahoma.

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
$1.2M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 193 itemized donors. Senate Republicans’ median $3.2M.

Where the money came from

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

Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $465.8K (40.1%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $5,766 (0.5%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)PACs and other committees: $397.8K (34.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $293.4K (25.2%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)40 squares$465.8K
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)1 squares$5,766
  • PACs and other committees34 squares$397.8K
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)25 squares$293.4K
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Sources of Lankford's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$465.8K40.1%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$5,7660.5%
PACs and other committees$397.8K34.2%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$293.4K25.2%
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 Senate Republicans’ median for 2026.

2020 cycle: $822.0K$822.0K20202022 cycle: $5.9M$5.9M20222024 cycle: $913.9K$913.9K20242026 cycle: $1.2M$1.2M2026Senate Republicans median $3.2M
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Lankford's receipts by cycle against the 2026 Senate Republicans median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$822.0K
2022 cycle$5.9M
2024 cycle$913.9K
2026 cycle$1.2M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 32% came from Oklahoma.

  1. Oklahoma$170.3K
  2. California$59.5K
  3. Florida$53.0K
  4. New York$44.0K
  5. Virginia$31.3K

Small donations

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

0%60%
Lankford
Median
2026
1%
17%
2024
10%
17%
2022
8%
17%
2020
13%
17%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the Senate Republicans median
RowLankfordMedian
2026 cycle1%17%
2024 cycle10%17%
2022 cycle8%17%
2020 cycle13%17%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: $3,000NHWashington: $750WAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: $1,000MTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: no dataMNIllinois: $16.5KILWisconsin: $2,000WIMichigan: no dataMINew York: $44.0KNYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: no dataMAOregon: $3,500ORNevada: $1,000NVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: $2,000INOhio: $4,500OHPennsylvania: no dataPANew Jersey: no dataNJConnecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: $59.5KCAUtah: $2,500UTColorado: $15.5KCONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: no dataMOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $31.3KVAMaryland: $29.6KMDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: $29.3KAZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: $13.0KKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: $8,000NCSouth Carolina: $500SCDistrict of Columbia: $10.0KDCOklahoma: $170.3KOKLouisiana: $2,500LAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: $1,000ALGeorgia: no dataGAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $22.0KTXFlorida: $53.0KFL
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Lankford's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Oklahoma$170.3K
California$59.5K
Florida$53.0K
New York$44.0K
Virginia$31.3K
Maryland$29.6K
Arizona$29.3K
Texas$22.0K
Illinois$16.5K
Colorado$15.5K
Kansas$13.0K
District of Columbia$10.0K
North Carolina$8,000
Ohio$4,500
Oregon$3,500
New Hampshire$3,000
Utah$2,500
Louisiana$2,500
Wisconsin$2,000
Indiana$2,000
Montana$1,000
Nevada$1,000
Alabama$1,000
Washington$750
South Carolina$500
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
IdahoNo data
North DakotaNo data
MinnesotaNo data
MichiganNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
MassachusettsNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
PennsylvaniaNo data
New JerseyNo data
ConnecticutNo data
NebraskaNo data
MissouriNo data
KentuckyNo data
West VirginiaNo data
DelawareNo data
New MexicoNo data
ArkansasNo data
TennesseeNo data
MississippiNo data
GeorgiaNo data
HawaiiNo data
193

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

32%

from Oklahoma

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

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 0.1%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 0.2%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 0.6%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 5.7%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 0.9%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 9.5%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 11%CSIP +0.75 to +1.00: 40%40%CSIP +1.00 to +1.25: 32%CSIP +1.25 to +1.50: 0.1%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Lankford's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.00 to +1.50: 5.7% between −0.25 and 0.00, 9.5% between +0.25 and +0.50, 11% between +0.50 and +0.75, 40% between +0.75 and +1.00, 32% between +1.00 and +1.25.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.00 to −0.750.1%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.500.2%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.250.6%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.005.7%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.250.9%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.509.5%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.7511%
CSIP +0.75 to +1.0040%
CSIP +1.00 to +1.2532%
CSIP +1.25 to +1.500.1%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Lankford’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Lankford’s own score is +1.05.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. CEO$69.5K 23 donors
  2. PRESIDENT$48.2K 12 donors
  3. RETIRED$42.2K 20 donors
  4. EXECUTIVE$41.5K 8 donors
  5. CONSULTANT$28.8K 15 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (ASAE) PAC$10.0K
  2. CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$10.0K
  3. NOVO NORDISK INC. PAC (NOVO NORDISK PAC)$7,500
  4. SOLAR FOR AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINACE PAC$7,000
  5. ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,500

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$5,000 3 donors
  2. THE NICKLES GROUP$2,500 3 donors
  3. PEZESHKAN HOLDINGS LLC$1,998 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Lankford voted with the majority of Senate Republicans on 99.7% of party-line votes and missed 0.7% of 915 roll calls. Senate Republicans on average: 98.4% party unity, 97.1% attendance. Across all roll calls, Lankford voted against the majority of Senate Republicans 5 times.

915 roll calls Lankford could vote on in the 119th Congress, compared with Senate 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 Lankford voted with the majority of Senate Republicans. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

5

votes against the majority of Senate Republicans

Party unity 99.7%, Senate Republicans average 98.4%, ranks 18th of 53. 915 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Lankford
Peers
Rank
Attendance
99.3%
97.1%
8th of 53
Party unity
99.7%
98.4%
18th of 53
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Lankford's attendance and party unity against Senate Republicans.
RowLankfordPeers
Attendance99.3%97.1%
Party unity99.7%98.4%
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 28, 2026
S. 4668
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.
On Passage of the Bill
YeaWith majorityBill PassedD 26–19 · R 50–2 · I 1–1Democrats 26 yea, 19 nay; Republicans 50 yea, 2 nay; Independents 1 yea, 1 nayparty crossover
Sep 24, 2026
H.Con.Res. 89
A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
On the Concurrent Resolution
NayWith majorityConcurrent Resolution RejectedD 43–1 · R 4–49 · I 2–0Democrats 43 yea, 1 nay; Republicans 4 yea, 49 nay; Independents 2 yea, 0 nayclose vote
Aug 8, 2026
H.R. 6500
An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.
On Passage of the Bill
Did not vote—Bill PassedD 42–3 · R 47–2 · I 1–1Democrats 42 yea, 3 nay; Republicans 47 yea, 2 nay; Independents 1 yea, 1 naybecame law
Aug 7, 2026
H.R. 5334
An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for other purposes.
On Passage of the Bill
YeaWith majorityBill PassedD 36–9 · R 49–1 · I 1–1Democrats 36 yea, 9 nay; Republicans 49 yea, 1 nay; Independents 1 yea, 1 naybecame law · party crossover
Jul 30, 2026
S.Res. 817
An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
On the Resolution
YeaWith majorityResolution Agreed toD 0–45 · R 50–0 · I 0–2Democrats 0 yea, 45 nay; Republicans 50 yea, 0 nay; Independents 0 yea, 2 nayclose vote
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 Lankford most often

  1. Mike CrapoR898 shared votes100%
  2. Tim ScottR883 shared votes100%
  3. Marsha BlackburnR856 shared votes100%
  4. Pete RickettsR900 shared votes100%
  5. James RischR883 shared votes100%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Lankford least often

  1. Ed MarkeyD902 shared votes3.0%
  2. Bernie SandersI845 shared votes3.2%
  3. Elizabeth WarrenD895 shared votes3.2%
  4. Christopher MurphyD884 shared votes3.6%
  5. Chris Van HollenD895 shared votes4.4%
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

Lankford sponsored 82 bills in the 119th Congress; 1 became law. Cosponsored 351 others. 24% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Republicans average 22%; 19th of 51).

The bills Lankford 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

Sponsored82 billsSponsored, Introduced: 8282Sponsored, In committee: 8080Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 1717Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 11Sponsored, Became law: 11Cosponsored351 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 351351Cosponsored, In committee: 341341Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 7676Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 22Cosponsored, Became law: 11IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Lankford sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored82801711
Cosponsored3513417621
How to read the blocks

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

24%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

Senate Republicans average 22%. Ranks 19th of 51.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Marsha Blackburn98
  2. Ted Budd78
  3. Steve Daines70
  4. Rick Scott68
  5. James Risch67
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 Lankford’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
S. 5683Best Practices for Military Family Child Care Homes ActCosponsorOct 15, 2026IntroducedArmed Forces and National SecurityUnder authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Oct 15, 2026
S. 5648TAG ActCosponsorSep 30, 2026In committeeGovernment Operations and PoliticsRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Sep 30, 2026
S. 5667Ending Birthright Citizenship in U.S. Territories ActSponsorSep 30, 2026In committeeImmigrationRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Sep 30, 2026
S.Res. 934A resolution designating October 10, 2026, as "American Girls in Sports Day".CosponsorSep 30, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5267) Sep 30, 2026
S.Res. 940A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2026 as "Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month" in order to educate communities across the United States about sickle cell disease and the need for research, early detection methods, effective treatments, and preventative care programs wCosponsorSep 30, 2026Passed one chamberHealthSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299; text: CR S5270) Sep 30, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 62 times in 90 days. Lankford’s official site had 25 pages when last crawled on Oct 18, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Lankford posted on Oct 24, 2026.

The lab crawls Lankford’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 Lankford 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 Lankford posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • A smiling man and woman take a close-up selfie outdoors beside a reflecting pool and fountain, with a large brick building and other visitors in the background. There is no prominent text.
    A smiling man and woman take a close-up selfie outdoors beside a reflecting pool and fountain, with a large brick building and other visitors in the background. There is no prominent text.View post
  • Three people pose indoors in front of a wall sign, with the man in the center holding a framed document. Text is visible on the sign and document.
    Three people pose indoors in front of a wall sign, with the man in the center holding a framed document. Text is visible on the sign and document.View post
  • A page from an official-looking congressional publication, framed by a gold border. It has a government emblem and a large decorative masthead at the top, followed by a centered Senate heading and a tribute title. The rest of the page contains dense text arranged in two columns.
    A page from an official-looking congressional publication, framed by a gold border. It has a government emblem and a large decorative masthead at the top, followed by a centered Senate heading and a tribute title. The rest of the page contains dense text arranged in two columns.View post
  • Two men in suits stand beside and inspect a large white delivery drone in an indoor workshop or demonstration space. The drone has multiple rotor arms and a branded body; tools and equipment sit on a table in the foreground. Text appears on the drone.
    Two men in suits stand beside and inspect a large white delivery drone in an indoor workshop or demonstration space. The drone has multiple rotor arms and a branded body; tools and equipment sit on a table in the foreground. Text appears on the drone.View post
  • Three men in formal clothing pose on an airfield beside two white delivery drones. A hangar, buildings, parked vehicles, and open sky are visible in the background. There is text on the hangar and drones.
    Three men in formal clothing pose on an airfield beside two white delivery drones. A hangar, buildings, parked vehicles, and open sky are visible in the background. There is text on the hangar and drones.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 Lankford is most unusual among Senate 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
L000575
Bioguide
L000575
FEC candidate ids
H0OK05114, S4OK00232

Bulk files with the same data for every official:

Freshness of this profile’s data

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

How the measures work

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

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