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Democrat · U.S. House, Pennsylvania’s 12th district

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

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Portrait of Summer Lee, rendered as a two-tone print
Official portrait
98%
of House Democrats score to the right of Lee on the CSIP scale

CSIP score −1.58 (approximate range −1.60 to −1.55, which understates the uncertainty); negative is left of the scale’s centre, positive right. From 3,639 donors and 2,500 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 Lee sits among House Democrats, not how far from the centre.

At a glance

6 measures against House Democrats. 2.9% of Lee’s statements use bipartisan language, in the bottom 5% of House Democrats (average 9.8%). 23% of Lee’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Pennsylvania, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats.

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

CSIP ideology

−1.58

More liberal than 98% of House Democrats · ± 0.03

Bipartisanship

2.9%

House Democrats average 9.8% · ranks 209th of 216

Party unity

100%

House Democrats average 96.4% · ranks 10th of 217 · 29 votes against the majority of House Democrats

Attendance

100%

House Democrats average 96.9% · ranks 10th of 217 · 674 roll calls

From Pennsylvania, 2026

23%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 200th of 214 House Democrats

Small donations, 2026

34%

House Democrats’ median 13% · ranks 27th of 214

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

Back to topNext: What politicians say

What Lee says

Lee stresses bipartisanship less than 96% of House Democrats. Bipartisanship in 2.9% of 1,097 statements, against 9.8% for the average House Democrat; 209th of 216.

An AI model reads each of Lee’s 1,097 statements in the 119th Congress (992 posts on X, 51 press releases, 45 newsletters, 9 Congressional Record speeches) and marks the kinds of statement it contains: a personal attack, criticism of a policy, discussion of policy, bipartisanship, credit claiming, and extreme labels. A statement can carry several. Every rate is compared with the average for House Democrats and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the 119th Congress

0%80%
Lee
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion852 statements
78%
73%
67th of 216
Policy criticism376 statements
34%
28%
54th of 216
Credit claiming247 statements
23%
23%
105th of 216
Personal attacks69 statements
6%
7%
95th of 216
Bipartisanship32 statements
3%
10%
209th of 216
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Lee's share of statements in each category against the House Democrats average.
RowLeePeers
Policy discussion78%73%
Policy criticism34%28%
Credit claiming23%23%
Personal attacks6%7%
Bipartisanship3%10%
1,097

statements classified

992 posts on X, 51 press releases, 45 newsletters, 9 Congressional Record speeches.

posts on X: 992 (90.4%)posts on X 992press releases: 51 (4.6%)newsletters: 45 (4.1%)Congressional Record speeches: 9 (0.8%)
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Lee's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X992
press releases51
newsletters45
Congressional Record speeches9
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Lee used extreme labels in 3.3% of statements, above the peer average. 36 statements, most often aimed at Trump; peers 1.9%.

  1. “extreme”5
  2. “fascist”5
  3. “radical”3
  4. “MAGA”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Trump8
  2. Republicans5
  3. Supreme Court2
  4. authoritarian-in-chief1
  5. budget cuts1
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: 392025-02: 292025-03: 442025-04: 372025-05: 482025-06: 362025-07: 462025-08: 542025-09: 732025-10: 632025-11: 542025-12: 612026-01: 662026-02: 432026-03: 592026-04: 492026-05: 472026-06: 652026-07: 572026-08: 432026-09: 492026-10: 35peak 73 · Sep ’25Personal attackspeak 24.1% · Feb ’25 · latest 2.9%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 2.6% of 39Personal attacks, 2025-02: 24.1% of 29Personal attacks, 2025-03: 13.6% of 44Personal attacks, 2025-04: 2.7% of 37Personal attacks, 2025-05: 6.3% of 48Personal attacks, 2025-06: 13.9% of 36Personal attacks, 2025-07: 13.0% of 46Personal attacks, 2025-08: 9.3% of 54Personal attacks, 2025-09: 5.5% of 73Personal attacks, 2025-10: 6.3% of 63Personal attacks, 2025-11: 3.7% of 54Personal attacks, 2025-12: 3.3% of 61Personal attacks, 2026-01: 3.0% of 66Personal attacks, 2026-02: 7.0% of 43Personal attacks, 2026-03: 6.8% of 59Personal attacks, 2026-04: 4.1% of 49Personal attacks, 2026-05: 6.4% of 47Personal attacks, 2026-06: 4.6% of 65Personal attacks, 2026-07: 3.5% of 57Personal attacks, 2026-08: 4.7% of 43Personal attacks, 2026-09: 2.0% of 49Personal attacks, 2026-10: 2.9% of 35Policy criticismpeak 49.3% · Sep ’25 · latest 20.0%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 38.5% of 39Policy criticism, 2025-02: 48.3% of 29Policy criticism, 2025-03: 40.9% of 44Policy criticism, 2025-04: 32.4% of 37Policy criticism, 2025-05: 39.6% of 48Policy criticism, 2025-06: 41.7% of 36Policy criticism, 2025-07: 37.0% of 46Policy criticism, 2025-08: 46.3% of 54Policy criticism, 2025-09: 49.3% of 73Policy criticism, 2025-10: 34.9% of 63Policy criticism, 2025-11: 42.6% of 54Policy criticism, 2025-12: 31.1% of 61Policy criticism, 2026-01: 15.2% of 66Policy criticism, 2026-02: 41.9% of 43Policy criticism, 2026-03: 40.7% of 59Policy criticism, 2026-04: 10.2% of 49Policy criticism, 2026-05: 31.9% of 47Policy criticism, 2026-06: 40.0% of 65Policy criticism, 2026-07: 33.3% of 57Policy criticism, 2026-08: 16.3% of 43Policy criticism, 2026-09: 20.4% of 49Policy criticism, 2026-10: 20.0% of 35Policy discussionpeak 97.1% · Oct ’26 · latest 97.1%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 71.8% of 39Policy discussion, 2025-02: 75.9% of 29Policy discussion, 2025-03: 61.4% of 44Policy discussion, 2025-04: 70.3% of 37Policy discussion, 2025-05: 72.9% of 48Policy discussion, 2025-06: 77.8% of 36Policy discussion, 2025-07: 82.6% of 46Policy discussion, 2025-08: 85.2% of 54Policy discussion, 2025-09: 72.6% of 73Policy discussion, 2025-10: 66.7% of 63Policy discussion, 2025-11: 68.5% of 54Policy discussion, 2025-12: 88.5% of 61Policy discussion, 2026-01: 89.4% of 66Policy discussion, 2026-02: 67.4% of 43Policy discussion, 2026-03: 61.0% of 59Policy discussion, 2026-04: 67.3% of 49Policy discussion, 2026-05: 68.1% of 47Policy discussion, 2026-06: 90.8% of 65Policy discussion, 2026-07: 91.2% of 57Policy discussion, 2026-08: 88.4% of 43Policy discussion, 2026-09: 89.8% of 49Policy discussion, 2026-10: 97.1% of 35Bipartisanshippeak 7.9% · Oct ’25 · latest 5.7%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 0.0% of 39Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 0.0% of 29Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 0.0% of 44Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 0.0% of 37Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 0.0% of 48Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 0.0% of 36Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 6.5% of 46Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 3.7% of 54Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 1.4% of 73Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 7.9% of 63Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 5.6% of 54Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 3.3% of 61Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 7.6% of 66Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 2.3% of 43Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 1.7% of 59Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 0.0% of 49Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 2.1% of 47Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 6.2% of 65Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 1.8% of 57Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 0.0% of 43Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 2.0% of 49Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 5.7% of 35Credit claimingpeak 34.8% · Jul ’25 · latest 31.4%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 28.2% of 39Credit claiming, 2025-02: 17.2% of 29Credit claiming, 2025-03: 6.8% of 44Credit claiming, 2025-04: 29.7% of 37Credit claiming, 2025-05: 8.3% of 48Credit claiming, 2025-06: 8.3% of 36Credit claiming, 2025-07: 34.8% of 46Credit claiming, 2025-08: 22.2% of 54Credit claiming, 2025-09: 16.4% of 73Credit claiming, 2025-10: 17.5% of 63Credit claiming, 2025-11: 13.0% of 54Credit claiming, 2025-12: 16.4% of 61Credit claiming, 2026-01: 30.3% of 66Credit claiming, 2026-02: 14.0% of 43Credit claiming, 2026-03: 25.4% of 59Credit claiming, 2026-04: 24.5% of 49Credit claiming, 2026-05: 34.0% of 47Credit claiming, 2026-06: 33.9% of 65Credit claiming, 2026-07: 28.1% of 57Credit claiming, 2026-08: 23.3% of 43Credit claiming, 2026-09: 28.6% of 49Credit claiming, 2026-10: 31.4% of 35Extreme labelspeak 11.1% · Jun ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 2.6% of 39Extreme labels, 2025-02: 3.5% of 29Extreme labels, 2025-03: 6.8% of 44Extreme labels, 2025-04: 5.4% of 37Extreme labels, 2025-05: 4.2% of 48Extreme labels, 2025-06: 11.1% of 36Extreme labels, 2025-07: 6.5% of 46Extreme labels, 2025-08: 3.7% of 54Extreme labels, 2025-09: 4.1% of 73Extreme labels, 2025-10: 11.1% of 63Extreme labels, 2025-11: 0.0% of 54Extreme labels, 2025-12: 0.0% of 61Extreme labels, 2026-01: 1.5% of 66Extreme labels, 2026-02: 2.3% of 43Extreme labels, 2026-03: 5.1% of 59Extreme labels, 2026-04: 2.0% of 49Extreme labels, 2026-05: 0.0% of 47Extreme labels, 2026-06: 3.1% of 65Extreme labels, 2026-07: 0.0% of 57Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 43Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 49Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 35Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Lee, 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 ’25392.6%38.5%71.8%0.0%28.2%2.6%
Feb ’252924.1%48.3%75.9%0.0%17.2%3.5%
Mar ’254413.6%40.9%61.4%0.0%6.8%6.8%
Apr ’25372.7%32.4%70.3%0.0%29.7%5.4%
May ’25486.3%39.6%72.9%0.0%8.3%4.2%
Jun ’253613.9%41.7%77.8%0.0%8.3%11.1%
Jul ’254613.0%37.0%82.6%6.5%34.8%6.5%
Aug ’25549.3%46.3%85.2%3.7%22.2%3.7%
Sep ’25735.5%49.3%72.6%1.4%16.4%4.1%
Oct ’25636.3%34.9%66.7%7.9%17.5%11.1%
Nov ’25543.7%42.6%68.5%5.6%13.0%0.0%
Dec ’25613.3%31.1%88.5%3.3%16.4%0.0%
Jan ’26663.0%15.2%89.4%7.6%30.3%1.5%
Feb ’26437.0%41.9%67.4%2.3%14.0%2.3%
Mar ’26596.8%40.7%61.0%1.7%25.4%5.1%
Apr ’26494.1%10.2%67.3%0.0%24.5%2.0%
May ’26476.4%31.9%68.1%2.1%34.0%0.0%
Jun ’26654.6%40.0%90.8%6.2%33.9%3.1%
Jul ’26573.5%33.3%91.2%1.8%28.1%0.0%
Aug ’26434.7%16.3%88.4%0.0%23.3%0.0%
Sep ’26492.0%20.4%89.8%2.0%28.6%0.0%
Oct ’26352.9%20.0%97.1%5.7%31.4%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 Lee’s words

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

Policy criticism

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

Oct 22, 2026 · Posts on X · policy criticism; policy discussion; Health; Taxation · Source

Bipartisanship

Rep. Summer Lee Receives Federal Housing Equity Award from Regional Housing Legal Services PITTSBURGH, PA – OCTOBER 8, 2026 — Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) received the Federal Housing Equity Award from Regional Housing Legal Services (RHLS), joining housing advocates, nonprofit developers, le…

Oct 8, 2026 · Press releases · policy criticism; policy discussion; bipartisanship; credit claiming; Housing and Community Development; Labor and Employment; Law; Immigration; Taxation; Transportation and Public Works; Finance and Financial Sector; Energy; Environmental Protection; Water Resources Development; Health; Science, Technology, Communications · Source

Extreme label

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

Jun 25, 2026 · Posts on X · policy criticism; policy discussion; Immigration; Law; extreme label “extreme” aimed at Supreme Court · Source

Examples by category

Up to five recent statements in each category

Category

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

  1. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · target: TrumpSource

  2. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Government Operations and Politics · target: TrumpSource

  3. Posts on X

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

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

  4. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Government Operations and Politics · Law · target: Todd BlancheSource

  5. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Immigration · target: RepublicansSource

All 1,097 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: 992 posts on X, 51 press releases, 45 newsletters, 9 Congressional Record speeches.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Health is what Lee talks about most: 28% of policy statements. Talk and legislation agree at 0.67 on a 0–1 scale (House Democrats average 0.67; 136th of 216).

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

What Lee talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
Lee
Peers
Health236 statements
28%
26%
Government Operations and Politics190 statements
22%
20%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues160 statements
19%
13%
Labor and Employment147 statements
17%
7%
Education146 statements
17%
10%
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Policy areas Lee talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Democrats average.
RowLeePeers
Health28%26%
Government Operations and Politics22%20%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues19%13%
Labor and Employment17%7%
Education17%10%
How to read the bars

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

Talks about · legislates on

Left: share of statements by policy area. Right: share of bills. Areas in order of their share of statements; both sides run from 0 to 35%. Grey ticks are the House Democrats averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onHealthHealth, talks about: 28% (House Democrats 26%)28%Health, legislates on: 13% (House Democrats 16%)13%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 22% (House Democrats 20%)22%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 15% (House Democrats 11%)15%Civil Rights and Liberties,Minority IssuesCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, talks about: 19% (House Democrats 13%)19%Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, legislates on: 7% (House Democrats 5%)7%Labor and EmploymentLabor and Employment, talks about: 17% (House Democrats 7%)17%Labor and Employment, legislates on: 9% (House Democrats 5%)9%EducationEducation, talks about: 17% (House Democrats 10%)17%Education, legislates on: 9% (House Democrats 5%)9%
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Lee's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Democrats, legislates on
Health28%26%13%16%
Government Operations and Politics22%20%15%11%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues19%13%7%5%
Labor and Employment17%7%9%5%
Education17%10%9%5%
0.67

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Democrats average 0.67. Ranks 136th of 216.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Lee sits at −1.58 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 98% of House Democrats. Approximate range −1.60 to −1.55, which understates the uncertainty; from 3,639 donors and 2,500 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”.

−1.58

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −1.60 to −1.55. From 3,639 donors and 2,500 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Lee −1.6House Democrats −1.0All House +0.3

The outlined dot is Lee, 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 Lee’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 Lee sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Democratsmedian −1.0Lee −1.6All Housemedian +0.3
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Lee's CSIP score of −1.58 placed against House Democrats, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Lee
House Democrats217−1.01%
All House439+0.31%
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 Lee 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 Lee.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Lee raised $1.6M in the 2026 cycle, below the House Democrats’ median of $2.0M. 34% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 23% of itemized individual money came from Pennsylvania.

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
$1.6M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 906 itemized donors. House Democrats’ median $2.0M.

Where the money came from

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

Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $840.7K (51.6%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $428.4K (26.3%)PACs and other committees: $239.6K (14.7%)PACs and other committees: $239.6K (14.7%)PACs and other committees: $239.6K (14.7%)PACs and other committees: $239.6K (14.7%)PACs and other committees: $239.6K (14.7%)PACs and other committees: $239.6K (14.7%)PACs and other committees: $239.6K (14.7%)PACs and other committees: $239.6K (14.7%)PACs and other committees: $239.6K (14.7%)PACs and other committees: $239.6K (14.7%)PACs and other committees: $239.6K (14.7%)PACs and other committees: $239.6K (14.7%)PACs and other committees: $239.6K (14.7%)PACs and other committees: $239.6K (14.7%)PACs and other committees: $239.6K (14.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $121.6K (7.5%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $121.6K (7.5%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $121.6K (7.5%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $121.6K (7.5%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $121.6K (7.5%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $121.6K (7.5%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $121.6K (7.5%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)52 squares$840.7K
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)26 squares$428.4K
  • PACs and other committees15 squares$239.6K
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)7 squares$121.6K
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Sources of Lee's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$840.7K51.6%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$428.4K26.3%
PACs and other committees$239.6K14.7%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$121.6K7.5%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

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

Receipts by cycle

Total receipts, 2022 to 2026. The grey line is the House Democrats’ median for 2026.

2022 cycle: $1.9M$1.9M20222024 cycle: $3.0M$3.0M20242026 cycle: $1.6M$1.6M2026House Democrats median $2.0M
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Lee's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2022 cycle$1.9M
2024 cycle$3.0M
2026 cycle$1.6M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 23% came from Pennsylvania.

  1. California$219.9K
  2. Pennsylvania$173.3K
  3. Texas$46.7K
  4. Illinois$42.4K
  5. Florida$40.4K

Small donations

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

0%60%
Lee
Median
2026
34%
13%
2024
24%
13%
2022
40%
13%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Democrats median
RowLeeMedian
2026 cycle34%13%
2024 cycle24%13%
2022 cycle40%13%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: $1,000AKMaine: $4,000MEVermont: $600VTNew Hampshire: $794NHWashington: $7,209WAIdaho: $600IDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: $1,695MNIllinois: $42.4KILWisconsin: $18.1KWIMichigan: $6,005MINew York: $37.0KNYRhode Island: $450RIMassachusetts: $12.2KMAOregon: $2,251ORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: $200IAIndiana: $941INOhio: $5,948OHPennsylvania: $173.3KPANew Jersey: $5,223NJConnecticut: $98CTCalifornia: $219.9KCAUtah: no dataUTColorado: $505CONebraska: $1,000NEMissouri: $28.3KMOKentucky: $7,500KYWest Virginia: $300WVVirginia: $23.0KVAMaryland: $14.8KMDDelaware: $20DEArizona: $1,225AZNew Mexico: $950NMKansas: $1,800KSArkansas: $899ARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: $4,260NCSouth Carolina: $2,050SCDistrict of Columbia: $26.2KDCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: $423MSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: $8,075GAHawaii: $275HITexas: $46.7KTXFlorida: $40.4KFL
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Lee's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
California$219.9K
Pennsylvania$173.3K
Texas$46.7K
Illinois$42.4K
Florida$40.4K
New York$37.0K
Missouri$28.3K
District of Columbia$26.2K
Virginia$23.0K
Wisconsin$18.1K
Maryland$14.8K
Massachusetts$12.2K
Georgia$8,075
Kentucky$7,500
Washington$7,209
Michigan$6,005
Ohio$5,948
New Jersey$5,223
North Carolina$4,260
Maine$4,000
Oregon$2,251
South Carolina$2,050
Kansas$1,800
Minnesota$1,695
Arizona$1,225
Alaska$1,000
Nebraska$1,000
New Mexico$950
Indiana$941
Arkansas$899
New Hampshire$794
Vermont$600
Idaho$600
Colorado$505
Rhode Island$450
Mississippi$423
West Virginia$300
Hawaii$275
Iowa$200
Connecticut$98
Delaware$20
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
NevadaNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
UtahNo data
TennesseeNo data
OklahomaNo data
LouisianaNo data
AlabamaNo data
906

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

23%

from Pennsylvania

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

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −1.75 to −1.50: 17%CSIP −1.50 to −1.25: 30%CSIP −1.25 to −1.00: 40%40%CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 10%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 1.0%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 0.7%← More liberalMore conservative →
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Ideology of Lee's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.75 to −0.25: 17% between −1.75 and −1.50, 30% between −1.50 and −1.25, 40% between −1.25 and −1.00, 10% between −1.00 and −0.75.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.75 to −1.5017%
CSIP −1.50 to −1.2530%
CSIP −1.25 to −1.0040%
CSIP −1.00 to −0.7510%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.501.0%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.250.7%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Lee’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Lee’s own score is −1.58.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. NOT EMPLOYED$288.2K 339 donors
  2. PHYSICIAN$90.6K 95 donors
  3. RETIRED$31.2K 31 donors
  4. SELF-EMPLOYED$24.1K 23 donors
  5. ATTORNEY$21.2K 23 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10.0K
  2. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10.0K
  3. CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$10.0K
  4. MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10.0K
  5. NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. UPMC$12.1K 9 donors
  2. CISCO$4,750 3 donors
  3. AHN$2,000 4 donors
  4. MERCY$1,500 3 donors
  5. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH$1,050 4 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

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Votes

Lee voted with the majority of House Democrats on 100% of party-line votes and missed none of 674 roll calls. House Democrats on average: 96.4% party unity, 96.9% attendance. Across all roll calls, Lee voted against the majority of House Democrats 29 times.

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

29

votes against the majority of House Democrats

Party unity 100%, House Democrats average 96.4%, ranks 10th of 217. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Lee
Peers
Rank
Attendance
100%
96.9%
10th of 217
Party unity
100%
96.4%
10th of 217
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Lee's attendance and party unity against House Democrats.
RowLeePeers
Attendance100%96.9%
Party unity100%96.4%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

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

Key votes

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

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

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

Votes most often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Lee most often

  1. Gregorio CasarD575 shared votes99%
  2. Delia RamirezD641 shared votes99%
  3. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezD656 shared votes99%
  4. Maxine DexterD665 shared votes99%
  5. Pramila JayapalD626 shared votes98%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Lee least often

  1. Chip RoyR635 shared votes15%
  2. Ralph NormanR598 shared votes16%
  3. Eric BurlisonR643 shared votes16%
  4. Keith SelfR660 shared votes17%
  5. Thomas TiffanyR604 shared votes17%
How to read the agreement lists

The share of roll calls both members voted on where they voted the same way, among colleagues sharing at least 50 such votes. High agreement with members of the other party is common on routine votes.

Full voting record

119th Congress (2025–27), loads in batches

Back to topNext: Legislation

Legislation

Lee sponsored 24 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 535 others. 0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats average 4.9%; 171st of 207).

The bills Lee 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

Sponsored24 billsSponsored, Introduced: 2424Sponsored, In committee: 2424Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 00Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored535 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 535535Cosponsored, In committee: 535535Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 66Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Cosponsored, Became law: 00IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Lee sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored2424000
Cosponsored535535600
How to read the blocks

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

0%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Democrats average 4.9%. Ranks 171st of 207.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Rashida Tlaib131
  2. Eleanor Norton123
  3. Hank Johnson Jr.67
  4. Delia Ramirez63
  5. Ilhan Omar62
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 Lee’s bills; the toggle shows more.

Bill list

Sponsored and cosponsored, with status and policy area; five are shown, the toggle shows the rest

Bills sponsored and cosponsored
H.R. 10841Securing Elections From AI Deception ActCosponsorOct 19, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Oct 19, 2026
H.R. 10807Get the Flock Out of Our Communities ActCosponsorOct 13, 2026In committeeCrime and Law EnforcementReferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 13, 2026
H.R. 10651End Tax Breaks for Dark Money ActCosponsorOct 1, 2026In committeeTaxationReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Oct 1, 2026
H.Res. 1603Expressing concern about the growing problem of book banning and the proliferation of threats to freedom of expression in the United States.CosponsorOct 1, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Oct 1, 2026
H.R. 10585Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice ActCosponsorSep 24, 2026In committeeLabor and EmploymentReferred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. Sep 24, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 37 times in 90 days. Lee’s official site had 29 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Lee posted on Oct 26, 2026.

The lab crawls Lee’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 Lee 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 Lee posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • Two people sit behind a long conference table in a meeting room. One person raises a hand while the other listens. A potted palm, chairs, a door, and a wooden podium are visible. There is no prominent text.
    Two people sit behind a long conference table in a meeting room. One person raises a hand while the other listens. A potted palm, chairs, a door, and a wooden podium are visible. There is no prominent text.View post
  • Three adults are standing and talking inside a formal room. A woman and two men face one another near a wooden podium; one man holds a cup. A cross hangs in an arched wall niche behind them, with plants, chairs, and patterned carpet around the room. A logo and other text are visible.
    Three adults are standing and talking inside a formal room. A woman and two men face one another near a wooden podium; one man holds a cup. A cross hangs in an arched wall niche behind them, with plants, chairs, and patterned carpet around the room. A logo and other text are visible.View post
  • A group of people sits around a large conference table in a formal meeting room. Cups, plates, and food are on the table, with a lectern and a potted plant in the background. Some text is visible on the lectern.
    A group of people sits around a large conference table in a formal meeting room. Cups, plates, and food are on the table, with a lectern and a potted plant in the background. Some text is visible on the lectern.View post
  • A group of people are seated around tables in a large, ornate meeting room, appearing to participate in a discussion. There is no prominent visible text.
    A group of people are seated around tables in a large, ornate meeting room, appearing to participate in a discussion. There is no prominent visible text.View post
  • A community gathering in a large indoor hall. People sit and stand around information tables while several speakers address the crowd from a small stage. The room is decorated with string lights and a chandelier, and signs and other text are visible.
    A community gathering in a large indoor hall. People sit and stand around information tables while several speakers address the crowd from a small stage. The room is decorated with string lights and a chandelier, and signs and other text are visible.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 Lee is most unusual among House Democrats, chosen by one rule for every official of every party. The candidates are the rate of each kind of statement and of extreme labels, party unity, attendance, the small-donor share, the in-state share and total receipts of the latest cycle, the share of sponsored bills that got out of committee, talk-to-bills agreement, and the CSIP score’s place within the party group.

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

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

Identifiers

Profile id
L000602
Bioguide
L000602
FEC candidate ids
H2PA18200

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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