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Republican · U.S. House, Georgia’s 7th district

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

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Portrait of Rich McCormick, rendered as a two-tone print
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4.3%
of sponsored bills got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of House Republicans

4.3% of 23 sponsored bills got out of committee; the average for House Republicans is 17%. Ranks 193rd of 216, where 1st is the highest share.

The share of bills McCormick sponsored that a committee reported out or a chamber passed, ranked among House Republicans. Members of the majority party and committee chairs move more bills, so the rank reflects position as well as effort.

At a glance

6 measures against House Republicans. The policy areas McCormick talks about and legislates on agree at 0.69 on a 0–1 scale, in the top quarter of House Republicans. 30% of McCormick’s statements claim credit, in the bottom quarter of House Republicans (average 37%).

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

Out of committee

4.3%

House Republicans average 17% · ranks 193rd of 216

Attendance

99.5%

House Republicans average 96.3% · ranks 28th of 221 · 674 roll calls

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.69

House Republicans average 0.64 · ranks 49th of 221

Credit claiming

30%

House Republicans average 37% · ranks 170th of 221

CSIP ideology

+1.18

More conservative than 74% of House Republicans · ± 0.02

Party unity

98.9%

House Republicans average 97.1% · ranks 56th of 221 · 34 votes against the majority of House Republicans

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

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What McCormick says

McCormick attacks opponents personally less than 66% of House Republicans. Personal attacks in 0.5% of 1,573 statements, against 2.1% for the average House Republican; 148th of 221.

An AI model reads each of McCormick’s 1,573 statements in the 119th Congress (1,423 posts on X, 63 press releases, 55 newsletters, 32 Congressional Record speeches) and marks the kinds of statement it contains: a personal attack, criticism of a policy, discussion of policy, bipartisanship, credit claiming, and extreme labels. A statement can carry several. Every rate is compared with the average for House Republicans and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the 119th Congress

0%80%
McCormick
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion1,027 statements
65%
68%
143rd of 221
Credit claiming468 statements
30%
37%
170th of 221
Policy criticism196 statements
12%
15%
138th of 221
Bipartisanship88 statements
6%
9%
143rd of 221
Personal attacks8 statements
1%
2%
148th of 221
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McCormick's share of statements in each category against the House Republicans average.
RowMcCormickPeers
Policy discussion65%68%
Credit claiming30%37%
Policy criticism12%15%
Bipartisanship6%9%
Personal attacks1%2%
1,573

statements classified

1,423 posts on X, 63 press releases, 55 newsletters, 32 Congressional Record speeches.

posts on X: 1,423 (90.5%)posts on X 1,423press releases: 63 (4.0%)newsletters: 55 (3.5%)Congressional Record speeches: 32 (2.0%)
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McCormick's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X1,423
press releases63
newsletters55
Congressional Record speeches32
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

McCormick used extreme labels in 0.9% of statements, 31% of the peer average. 15 statements, most often aimed at Democrats; peers 3.0%.

  1. “radical”6
  2. “communist”4
  3. “far left”3
  4. “woke”2

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Democrats3
  2. radical left2
  3. Biden administration1
  4. Communist1
  5. Communist Control1
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: 382025-02: 522025-03: 742025-04: 542025-05: 612025-06: 642025-07: 432025-08: 402025-09: 712025-10: 672025-11: 442025-12: 392026-01: 482026-02: 842026-03: 612026-04: 662026-05: 412026-06: 572026-07: 772026-08: 1122026-09: 1992026-10: 181peak 199 · Sep ’26Personal attackspeak 2.8% · Sep ’25 · latest 0.0%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 0.0% of 38Personal attacks, 2025-02: 0.0% of 52Personal attacks, 2025-03: 0.0% of 74Personal attacks, 2025-04: 0.0% of 54Personal attacks, 2025-05: 0.0% of 61Personal attacks, 2025-06: 0.0% of 64Personal attacks, 2025-07: 2.3% of 43Personal attacks, 2025-08: 0.0% of 40Personal attacks, 2025-09: 2.8% of 71Personal attacks, 2025-10: 0.0% of 67Personal attacks, 2025-11: 0.0% of 44Personal attacks, 2025-12: 0.0% of 39Personal attacks, 2026-01: 0.0% of 48Personal attacks, 2026-02: 1.2% of 84Personal attacks, 2026-03: 0.0% of 61Personal attacks, 2026-04: 0.0% of 66Personal attacks, 2026-05: 0.0% of 41Personal attacks, 2026-06: 1.8% of 57Personal attacks, 2026-07: 0.0% of 77Personal attacks, 2026-08: 1.8% of 112Personal attacks, 2026-09: 0.5% of 199Personal attacks, 2026-10: 0.0% of 181Policy criticismpeak 37.3% · Oct ’25 · latest 13.3%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 7.9% of 38Policy criticism, 2025-02: 11.5% of 52Policy criticism, 2025-03: 9.5% of 74Policy criticism, 2025-04: 1.8% of 54Policy criticism, 2025-05: 14.8% of 61Policy criticism, 2025-06: 14.1% of 64Policy criticism, 2025-07: 11.6% of 43Policy criticism, 2025-08: 10.0% of 40Policy criticism, 2025-09: 22.5% of 71Policy criticism, 2025-10: 37.3% of 67Policy criticism, 2025-11: 20.4% of 44Policy criticism, 2025-12: 12.8% of 39Policy criticism, 2026-01: 10.4% of 48Policy criticism, 2026-02: 13.1% of 84Policy criticism, 2026-03: 18.0% of 61Policy criticism, 2026-04: 6.1% of 66Policy criticism, 2026-05: 7.3% of 41Policy criticism, 2026-06: 8.8% of 57Policy criticism, 2026-07: 9.1% of 77Policy criticism, 2026-08: 7.1% of 112Policy criticism, 2026-09: 9.6% of 199Policy criticism, 2026-10: 13.3% of 181Policy discussionpeak 86.2% · Oct ’26 · latest 86.2%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 34.2% of 38Policy discussion, 2025-02: 51.9% of 52Policy discussion, 2025-03: 48.6% of 74Policy discussion, 2025-04: 53.7% of 54Policy discussion, 2025-05: 68.8% of 61Policy discussion, 2025-06: 75.0% of 64Policy discussion, 2025-07: 62.8% of 43Policy discussion, 2025-08: 62.5% of 40Policy discussion, 2025-09: 53.5% of 71Policy discussion, 2025-10: 58.2% of 67Policy discussion, 2025-11: 50.0% of 44Policy discussion, 2025-12: 66.7% of 39Policy discussion, 2026-01: 70.8% of 48Policy discussion, 2026-02: 51.2% of 84Policy discussion, 2026-03: 60.7% of 61Policy discussion, 2026-04: 65.1% of 66Policy discussion, 2026-05: 41.5% of 41Policy discussion, 2026-06: 50.9% of 57Policy discussion, 2026-07: 71.4% of 77Policy discussion, 2026-08: 78.6% of 112Policy discussion, 2026-09: 76.9% of 199Policy discussion, 2026-10: 86.2% of 181Bipartisanshippeak 21.3% · May ’25 · latest 1.1%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 0.0% of 38Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 5.8% of 52Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 9.5% of 74Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 5.6% of 54Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 21.3% of 61Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 3.1% of 64Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 4.7% of 43Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 2.5% of 40Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 12.7% of 71Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 10.4% of 67Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 9.1% of 44Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 2.6% of 39Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 6.3% of 48Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 7.1% of 84Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 1.6% of 61Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 13.6% of 66Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 14.6% of 41Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 14.0% of 57Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 0.0% of 77Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 0.0% of 112Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 0.5% of 199Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 1.1% of 181Credit claimingpeak 46.5% · Jul ’25 · latest 23.8%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 39.5% of 38Credit claiming, 2025-02: 44.2% of 52Credit claiming, 2025-03: 32.4% of 74Credit claiming, 2025-04: 31.5% of 54Credit claiming, 2025-05: 44.3% of 61Credit claiming, 2025-06: 25.0% of 64Credit claiming, 2025-07: 46.5% of 43Credit claiming, 2025-08: 37.5% of 40Credit claiming, 2025-09: 40.8% of 71Credit claiming, 2025-10: 22.4% of 67Credit claiming, 2025-11: 27.3% of 44Credit claiming, 2025-12: 28.2% of 39Credit claiming, 2026-01: 27.1% of 48Credit claiming, 2026-02: 30.9% of 84Credit claiming, 2026-03: 16.4% of 61Credit claiming, 2026-04: 33.3% of 66Credit claiming, 2026-05: 17.1% of 41Credit claiming, 2026-06: 24.6% of 57Credit claiming, 2026-07: 45.5% of 77Credit claiming, 2026-08: 17.0% of 112Credit claiming, 2026-09: 27.6% of 199Credit claiming, 2026-10: 23.8% of 181Extreme labelspeak 6.0% · Oct ’25 · latest 1.1%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 2.6% of 38Extreme labels, 2025-02: 0.0% of 52Extreme labels, 2025-03: 0.0% of 74Extreme labels, 2025-04: 0.0% of 54Extreme labels, 2025-05: 0.0% of 61Extreme labels, 2025-06: 4.7% of 64Extreme labels, 2025-07: 0.0% of 43Extreme labels, 2025-08: 0.0% of 40Extreme labels, 2025-09: 1.4% of 71Extreme labels, 2025-10: 6.0% of 67Extreme labels, 2025-11: 2.3% of 44Extreme labels, 2025-12: 0.0% of 39Extreme labels, 2026-01: 0.0% of 48Extreme labels, 2026-02: 0.0% of 84Extreme labels, 2026-03: 0.0% of 61Extreme labels, 2026-04: 0.0% of 66Extreme labels, 2026-05: 0.0% of 41Extreme labels, 2026-06: 1.8% of 57Extreme labels, 2026-07: 1.3% of 77Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 112Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.5% of 199Extreme labels, 2026-10: 1.1% of 181Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for McCormick, 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 ’25380.0%7.9%34.2%0.0%39.5%2.6%
Feb ’25520.0%11.5%51.9%5.8%44.2%0.0%
Mar ’25740.0%9.5%48.6%9.5%32.4%0.0%
Apr ’25540.0%1.8%53.7%5.6%31.5%0.0%
May ’25610.0%14.8%68.8%21.3%44.3%0.0%
Jun ’25640.0%14.1%75.0%3.1%25.0%4.7%
Jul ’25432.3%11.6%62.8%4.7%46.5%0.0%
Aug ’25400.0%10.0%62.5%2.5%37.5%0.0%
Sep ’25712.8%22.5%53.5%12.7%40.8%1.4%
Oct ’25670.0%37.3%58.2%10.4%22.4%6.0%
Nov ’25440.0%20.4%50.0%9.1%27.3%2.3%
Dec ’25390.0%12.8%66.7%2.6%28.2%0.0%
Jan ’26480.0%10.4%70.8%6.3%27.1%0.0%
Feb ’26841.2%13.1%51.2%7.1%30.9%0.0%
Mar ’26610.0%18.0%60.7%1.6%16.4%0.0%
Apr ’26660.0%6.1%65.1%13.6%33.3%0.0%
May ’26410.0%7.3%41.5%14.6%17.1%0.0%
Jun ’26571.8%8.8%50.9%14.0%24.6%1.8%
Jul ’26770.0%9.1%71.4%0.0%45.5%1.3%
Aug ’261121.8%7.1%78.6%0.0%17.0%0.0%
Sep ’261990.5%9.6%76.9%0.5%27.6%0.5%
Oct ’261810.0%13.3%86.2%1.1%23.8%1.1%
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 McCormick’s words

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

Bipartisanship

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

Oct 20, 2026 · Posts on X · policy discussion; bipartisanship; International Affairs; Armed Forces and National Security · Source

Personal attacks

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

Sep 1, 2026 · Posts on X · personal attacks; target: Richard Garcia-Hernandez, Nathan Aldrich · Source

Extreme label

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

Oct 11, 2026 · Posts on X · policy discussion; Government Operations and Politics; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; extreme label “communist” aimed at Communist Control · 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: Richard Garcia-Hernandez, Nathan AldrichSource

  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: Anthony FauciSource

  3. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Government Operations and Politics · target: Anthony FauciSource

  4. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy criticism · policy discussion · Health · Economics and Public Finance · target: Tim WalzSource

  5. Congressional Record

    Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor and recognize the career of one of our Nation's greatest spy catchers. My constituent, Marvin ``Dell'' Spry, spent nearly 20 years in the FBI running counterintelligence operations to keep our country safe. Mr. Spry ran the FBI investigations that caught Aldrich Ames, a high- ranking CIA official who betrayed his country for money and spent nearly one decade spying for the Soviet Union. I…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Armed Forces and National Security · Crime and Law EnforcementSource

All 1,573 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: 1,423 posts on X, 63 press releases, 55 newsletters, 32 Congressional Record speeches.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Armed Forces and National Security is what McCormick talks about most: 31% of policy statements, above the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.69 on a 0–1 scale (House Republicans average 0.64; 49th of 221).

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

What McCormick talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
McCormick
Peers
Armed Forces and National Security316 statements
31%
24%
Science, Technology, Communications200 statements
19%
7%
Health162 statements
16%
15%
Economics and Public Finance161 statements
16%
19%
Government Operations and Politics153 statements
15%
19%
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Policy areas McCormick talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Republicans average.
RowMcCormickPeers
Armed Forces and National Security31%24%
Science, Technology, Communications19%7%
Health16%15%
Economics and Public Finance16%19%
Government Operations and Politics15%19%
How to read the bars

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

Talks about · legislates on

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

Talks aboutLegislates onArmed Forces and NationalSecurityArmed Forces and National Security, talks about: 31% (House Republicans 24%)31%Armed Forces and National Security, legislates on: 15% (House Republicans 8%)15%Science, Technology,CommunicationsScience, Technology, Communications, talks about: 19% (House Republicans 7%)19%Science, Technology, Communications, legislates on: 4% (House Republicans 3%)4%HealthHealth, talks about: 16% (House Republicans 15%)16%Health, legislates on: 14% (House Republicans 11%)14%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 16% (House Republicans 19%)16%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 2% (House Republicans 2%)2%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 15% (House Republicans 19%)15%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 10% (House Republicans 12%)10%
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McCormick's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Republicans, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Republicans, legislates on
Armed Forces and National Security31%24%15%8%
Science, Technology, Communications19%7%4%3%
Health16%15%14%11%
Economics and Public Finance16%19%2%2%
Government Operations and Politics15%19%10%12%
0.69

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Republicans average 0.64. Ranks 49th of 221.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

McCormick sits at +1.18 on the CSIP scale, right of 0, more conservative than 74% of House Republicans. Approximate range +1.16 to +1.20, which understates the uncertainty; from 3,250 donors and 1,886 roll calls.

CSIP, the lab’s Common-Space Ideal Point, places every official, federal and state, on one left–right scale, estimated from roll-call votes, who gives money to whom, and the text of statements. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it; 0 is the centre of the scale, not a definition of “moderate”.

+1.18

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range +1.16 to +1.20. From 3,250 donors and 1,886 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0McCormick +1.2House Republicans +1.0All House +0.3

The outlined dot is McCormick, 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 McCormick’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 McCormick sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Republicansmedian +1.0McCormick +1.2All Housemedian +0.3
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McCormick's CSIP score of +1.18 placed against House Republicans, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of McCormick
House Republicans221+1.074%
All House439+0.387%
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 McCormick 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 McCormick.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

McCormick raised $2.2M in the 2026 cycle, close to the House Republicans’ median of $2.2M. 3.2% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 42% of itemized individual money came from Georgia.

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
$2.2M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 240 itemized donors. House Republicans’ median $2.2M.

Where the money came from

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

Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Itemized individual (over $200): $478.9K (22.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $16.0K (0.7%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)PACs and other committees: $569.8K (26.4%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $1.1M (50.7%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)22 squares$478.9K
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)1 squares$16.0K
  • PACs and other committees26 squares$569.8K
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)51 squares$1.1M
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Sources of McCormick's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$478.9K22.2%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$16.0K0.7%
PACs and other committees$569.8K26.4%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$1.1M50.7%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

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

Receipts by cycle

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

2020 cycle: $2.7M$2.7M20202022 cycle: $4.6M$4.6M20222024 cycle: $2.2M$2.2M20242026 cycle: $2.2M$2.2M2026House Republicans median $2.2M
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McCormick's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Republicans median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$2.7M
2022 cycle$4.6M
2024 cycle$2.2M
2026 cycle$2.2M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 42% came from Georgia.

  1. Georgia$175.0K
  2. Texas$59.6K
  3. California$40.2K
  4. Florida$24.3K
  5. Virginia$21.5K

Small donations

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

0%60%
McCormick
Median
2026
3%
9%
2024
10%
9%
2022
22%
9%
2020
15%
9%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Republicans median
RowMcCormickMedian
2026 cycle3%9%
2024 cycle10%9%
2022 cycle22%9%
2020 cycle15%9%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: $250VTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: no dataWAIdaho: $100IDMontana: $500MTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: no dataMNIllinois: $7,000ILWisconsin: $1,050WIMichigan: $1,000MINew York: $750NYRhode Island: $500RIMassachusetts: $100MAOregon: $1,500ORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: no dataINOhio: $1,000OHPennsylvania: $1,050PANew Jersey: $47NJConnecticut: $5,000CTCalifornia: $40.2KCAUtah: $40UTColorado: $12.2KCONebraska: $600NEMissouri: no dataMOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: $300WVVirginia: $21.5KVAMaryland: $9,400MDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: $600AZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: $2,000ARTennessee: $2,375TNNorth Carolina: $11.3KNCSouth Carolina: $4,300SCDistrict of Columbia: $11.8KDCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: $15.0KLAMississippi: $1,500MSAlabama: $7,250ALGeorgia: $175.0KGAHawaii: $50HITexas: $59.6KTXFlorida: $24.3KFL
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McCormick's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Georgia$175.0K
Texas$59.6K
California$40.2K
Florida$24.3K
Virginia$21.5K
Louisiana$15.0K
Colorado$12.2K
District of Columbia$11.8K
North Carolina$11.3K
Maryland$9,400
Alabama$7,250
Illinois$7,000
Connecticut$5,000
South Carolina$4,300
Tennessee$2,375
Arkansas$2,000
Oregon$1,500
Mississippi$1,500
Wisconsin$1,050
Pennsylvania$1,050
Michigan$1,000
Ohio$1,000
New York$750
Nebraska$600
Arizona$600
Montana$500
Rhode Island$500
West Virginia$300
Vermont$250
Idaho$100
Massachusetts$100
Hawaii$50
New Jersey$47
Utah$40
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
New HampshireNo data
WashingtonNo data
North DakotaNo data
MinnesotaNo data
NevadaNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
IndianaNo data
MissouriNo data
KentuckyNo data
DelawareNo data
New MexicoNo data
KansasNo data
OklahomaNo data
240

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

42%

from Georgia

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 Georgia. 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: 0.6%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 0.1%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 0.9%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 1.6%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 1.9%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 8.1%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 14%CSIP +0.75 to +1.00: 22%CSIP +1.00 to +1.25: 49%49%CSIP +1.25 to +1.50: 1.5%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of McCormick's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.00 to +1.50: 8.1% between +0.25 and +0.50, 14% between +0.50 and +0.75, 22% between +0.75 and +1.00, 49% between +1.00 and +1.25.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.00 to −0.750.6%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.500.1%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.250.9%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.001.6%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.251.9%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.508.1%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.7514%
CSIP +0.75 to +1.0022%
CSIP +1.00 to +1.2549%
CSIP +1.25 to +1.501.5%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of McCormick’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; McCormick’s own score is +1.18.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. CEO$89.8K 21 donors
  2. RETIRED$59.4K 54 donors
  3. PRESIDENT$34.4K 7 donors
  4. PHYSICIAN$24.1K 20 donors
  5. CONSULTANT$17.5K 11 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10.0K
  2. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$10.0K
  3. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$10.0K
  4. COX ENTERPRISES PAC (COXPAC) INC.$10.0K
  5. DELTA AIR LINES PAC$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. GI ALLIANCE$1,750 3 donors
  2. JACKSON EMC$900 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

McCormick voted with the majority of House Republicans on 98.9% of party-line votes and missed 0.4% of 674 roll calls. House Republicans on average: 97.1% party unity, 96.3% attendance. Across all roll calls, McCormick voted against the majority of House Republicans 34 times.

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

34

votes against the majority of House Republicans

Party unity 98.9%, House Republicans average 97.1%, ranks 56th of 221. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
McCormick
Peers
Rank
Attendance
99.5%
96.3%
28th of 221
Party unity
98.9%
97.1%
56th of 221
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McCormick's attendance and party unity against House Republicans.
RowMcCormickPeers
Attendance99.5%96.3%
Party unity98.9%97.1%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

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

Key votes

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

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

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

Votes most often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as McCormick most often

  1. Mark E. GreenR172 shared votes98%
  2. Mike JohnsonR520 shared votes97%
  3. Beth Van DuyneR667 shared votes97%
  4. Ronny JacksonR653 shared votes96%
  5. Scott DesJarlaisR642 shared votes96%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as McCormick least often

  1. Delia RamirezD638 shared votes21%
  2. Rashida TlaibD656 shared votes21%
  3. Adelita GrijalvaD386 shared votes21%
  4. Frederica WilsonD480 shared votes21%
  5. Jan SchakowskyD626 shared votes22%
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

McCormick sponsored 23 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 317 others. 4.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans average 17%; 193rd of 216).

The bills McCormick 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

Sponsored23 billsSponsored, Introduced: 2323Sponsored, In committee: 2323Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 11Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored317 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 317317Cosponsored, In committee: 317317Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 3333Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 11Cosponsored, Became law: 11IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills McCormick sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored2323100
Cosponsored3173173311
How to read the blocks

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

4.3%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Republicans average 17%. Ranks 193rd of 216.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Buddy Carter28
  2. Michael Lawler24
  3. Donald Davis24
  4. Jennifer Kiggans21
  5. Barry Loudermilk20
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 McCormick’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. 10784To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide home ownership assistance, and for other purposes.SponsorOct 9, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Oct 9, 2026
H.R. 10737To amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to promote transparency in science, and for other purposes.CosponsorOct 5, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Oct 5, 2026
H.R. 10745Yaeli Martinez Child Protection ActCosponsorOct 5, 2026In committeeFamiliesReferred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Oct 5, 2026
H.R. 10690Capital Loss Inflation Fairness ActCosponsorOct 1, 2026In committeeTaxationReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Oct 1, 2026
H.R. 10501Communist Control Act of 2026SponsorSep 17, 2026In committeeGovernment Operations and PoliticsReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Sep 17, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 49 times in 90 days. McCormick’s official site had 22 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images McCormick posted on Oct 26, 2026.

The lab crawls McCormick’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 McCormick 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 McCormick posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • A speaker presents to an audience seated at tables in a conference room. A projection screen and a standing banner are visible at the front, and there is text on them.
    A speaker presents to an audience seated at tables in a conference room. A projection screen and a standing banner are visible at the front, and there is text on them.View post
  • A conference or presentation in a large meeting room. Attendees sit at tables facing several people standing near a projection screen at the front. There is some text on the screen and on a banner.
    A conference or presentation in a large meeting room. Attendees sit at tables facing several people standing near a projection screen at the front. There is some text on the screen and on a banner.View post
  • A POLITICO morning cybersecurity newsletter graphic with a torn-paper text panel above a photograph of a man in a blue suit seated at a desk, writing during a hearing. A microphone and papers are on the desk, with a government building visible in the background.
    A POLITICO morning cybersecurity newsletter graphic with a torn-paper text panel above a photograph of a man in a blue suit seated at a desk, writing during a hearing. A microphone and papers are on the desk, with a government building visible in the background.View post
  • A dark blue technology-themed graphic featuring a glowing digital globe connected by network lines above circuit boards. Large neon lettering is centered, with a congressional campaign logo near the bottom.
    A dark blue technology-themed graphic featuring a glowing digital globe connected by network lines above circuit boards. Large neon lettering is centered, with a congressional campaign logo near the bottom.View post
  • A campaign-style graphic shows a group of uniformed military personnel posing around a tan military vehicle outdoors. Large lettering appears across the top, with a smaller political branding mark near the bottom.
    A campaign-style graphic shows a group of uniformed military personnel posing around a tan military vehicle outdoors. Large lettering appears across the top, with a smaller political branding mark near the bottom.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 McCormick is most unusual among House Republicans, chosen by one rule for every official of every party. The candidates are the rate of each kind of statement and of extreme labels, party unity, attendance, the small-donor share, the in-state share and total receipts of the latest cycle, the share of sponsored bills that got out of committee, talk-to-bills agreement, and the CSIP score’s place within the party group.

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

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

Identifiers

Profile id
M001218
Bioguide
M001218
FEC candidate ids
H0GA07273

Bulk files with the same data for every official:

Freshness of this profile’s data

  • What politicians sayOct 27, 20261 days agoMembers of Congress: tweets since 2017; press releases, newsletters and floor speeches since 2022. State legislators: tweets since May 2024. Governors: tweets since January 2025. Labels from an LLM classifier.
  • Roll calls (Congress)Sep 30, 202628 days agoVoteview roll calls, 113th Congress (2013) on.
  • Bills (Congress)Oct 22, 20266 days agoGovInfo BILLSTATUS: sponsors, cosponsors, actions, CRS policy area.
  • Campaign money (FEC)Oct 22, 20266 days agoFEC committee financial summaries (totals, small donations) and itemized contributions (donor counts, states, employers), cycles 2020-2026; aggregates only.
  • Ideology (CSIP)Oct 25, 20263 days agoCommon-Space Ideal Points (CSIP), current validated run.
  • WebsitesOct 25, 20263 days agoWeekly crawls of federal sites since April 2026; monthly state crawls since June 2026.
  • ImagesOct 28, 2026todayImages in members' tweets with vision-model descriptions.

How the measures work

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

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