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Democrat · U.S. House, California’s 38th district

Serving since Jan 7, 2003119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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Portrait of Linda Sánchez, rendered as a two-tone print
Official portrait
0.60
agreement between talk and bills (0 to 1), in the bottom tenth of House Democrats

Agreement 0.60 on a 0–1 scale; the average for House Democrats is 0.67. Ranks 200th of 216, where 1st is the closest match.

How closely the mix of policy areas in Sánchez’s statements matches the mix in the bills Sánchez sponsors and cosponsors: 1 means the same areas in the same proportions, 0 means no overlap. Ranked among House Democrats.

At a glance

6 measures against House Democrats. 36% of Sánchez’s statements criticize a policy, in the top quarter of House Democrats (average 28%). 33% of Sánchez’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from California, in the bottom quarter of House Democrats.

The measures on which Sánchez 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.

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.60

House Democrats average 0.67 · ranks 200th of 216

Policy criticism

36%

House Democrats average 28% · ranks 37th of 216

From California, 2026

33%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 176th of 214 House Democrats

Out of committee

0%

House Democrats average 4.9% · ranks 171st of 207

Personal attacks

9.7%

House Democrats average 6.6% · ranks 49th of 216

CSIP ideology

−1.17

More liberal than 77% of House Democrats · ± 0.02

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

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What Sánchez says

Sánchez attacks opponents personally more than 77% of House Democrats. Personal attacks in 9.7% of 843 statements, against 6.6% for the average House Democrat; 49th of 216.

An AI model reads each of Sánchez’s 843 statements in the 119th Congress (678 posts on X, 130 press releases, 23 newsletters, 12 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%
Sánchez
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion642 statements
76%
73%
83rd of 216
Policy criticism302 statements
36%
28%
37th of 216
Credit claiming193 statements
23%
23%
100th of 216
Personal attacks82 statements
10%
7%
49th of 216
Bipartisanship81 statements
10%
10%
90th of 216
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Sánchez's share of statements in each category against the House Democrats average.
RowSánchezPeers
Policy discussion76%73%
Policy criticism36%28%
Credit claiming23%23%
Personal attacks10%7%
Bipartisanship10%10%
843

statements classified

678 posts on X, 130 press releases, 23 newsletters, 12 Congressional Record speeches.

posts on X: 678 (80.4%)posts on X 678press releases: 130 (15.4%)newsletters: 23 (2.7%)Congressional Record speeches: 12 (1.4%)
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Sánchez's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X678
press releases130
newsletters23
Congressional Record speeches12
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Sánchez used extreme labels in 1.2% of statements, below the peer average. 10 statements, most often aimed at Cato Institute; peers 1.9%.

  1. “extreme”4
  2. “far right”2

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Cato Institute1
  2. Donald Trump1
  3. ICE1
  4. immigration agenda1
  5. provisions1
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: 532025-02: 542025-03: 472025-04: 342025-05: 482025-06: 392025-07: 542025-08: 182025-09: 382025-10: 522025-11: 282025-12: 252026-01: 512026-02: 562026-03: 332026-04: 392026-05: 432026-06: 322026-07: 402026-08: 182026-09: 272026-10: 14peak 56 · Feb ’26Personal attackspeak 20.4% · Feb ’25 · latest 0.0%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 7.5% of 53Personal attacks, 2025-02: 20.4% of 54Personal attacks, 2025-03: 10.6% of 47Personal attacks, 2025-04: 14.7% of 34Personal attacks, 2025-05: 18.8% of 48Personal attacks, 2025-06: 5.1% of 39Personal attacks, 2025-07: 7.4% of 54Personal attacks, 2025-08: 5.6% of 18Personal attacks, 2025-09: 5.3% of 38Personal attacks, 2025-10: 3.9% of 52Personal attacks, 2025-11: 3.6% of 28Personal attacks, 2025-12: 12.0% of 25Personal attacks, 2026-01: 19.6% of 51Personal attacks, 2026-02: 5.4% of 56Personal attacks, 2026-03: 0.0% of 33Personal attacks, 2026-04: 15.4% of 39Personal attacks, 2026-05: 4.7% of 43Personal attacks, 2026-06: 12.5% of 32Personal attacks, 2026-07: 15.0% of 40Personal attacks, 2026-08: 0.0% of 18Personal attacks, 2026-09: 7.4% of 27Personal attacks, 2026-10: 0.0% of 14Policy criticismpeak 59.3% · Jul ’25 · latest 35.7%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 20.8% of 53Policy criticism, 2025-02: 55.6% of 54Policy criticism, 2025-03: 34.0% of 47Policy criticism, 2025-04: 35.3% of 34Policy criticism, 2025-05: 41.7% of 48Policy criticism, 2025-06: 46.2% of 39Policy criticism, 2025-07: 59.3% of 54Policy criticism, 2025-08: 44.4% of 18Policy criticism, 2025-09: 39.5% of 38Policy criticism, 2025-10: 53.8% of 52Policy criticism, 2025-11: 35.7% of 28Policy criticism, 2025-12: 20.0% of 25Policy criticism, 2026-01: 13.7% of 51Policy criticism, 2026-02: 50.0% of 56Policy criticism, 2026-03: 27.3% of 33Policy criticism, 2026-04: 23.1% of 39Policy criticism, 2026-05: 20.9% of 43Policy criticism, 2026-06: 43.8% of 32Policy criticism, 2026-07: 30.0% of 40Policy criticism, 2026-08: 11.1% of 18Policy criticism, 2026-09: 7.4% of 27Policy criticism, 2026-10: 35.7% of 14Policy discussionpeak 92.3% · Jun ’25 · latest 64.3%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 71.7% of 53Policy discussion, 2025-02: 85.2% of 54Policy discussion, 2025-03: 72.3% of 47Policy discussion, 2025-04: 61.8% of 34Policy discussion, 2025-05: 72.9% of 48Policy discussion, 2025-06: 92.3% of 39Policy discussion, 2025-07: 74.1% of 54Policy discussion, 2025-08: 77.8% of 18Policy discussion, 2025-09: 76.3% of 38Policy discussion, 2025-10: 84.6% of 52Policy discussion, 2025-11: 64.3% of 28Policy discussion, 2025-12: 56.0% of 25Policy discussion, 2026-01: 90.2% of 51Policy discussion, 2026-02: 78.6% of 56Policy discussion, 2026-03: 75.8% of 33Policy discussion, 2026-04: 82.0% of 39Policy discussion, 2026-05: 62.8% of 43Policy discussion, 2026-06: 75.0% of 32Policy discussion, 2026-07: 85.0% of 40Policy discussion, 2026-08: 66.7% of 18Policy discussion, 2026-09: 74.1% of 27Policy discussion, 2026-10: 64.3% of 14Bipartisanshippeak 19.6% · Feb ’26 · latest 7.1%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 13.2% of 53Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 13.0% of 54Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 14.9% of 47Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 2.9% of 34Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 6.3% of 48Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 5.1% of 39Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 7.4% of 54Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 0.0% of 18Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 13.2% of 38Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 7.7% of 52Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 0.0% of 28Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 12.0% of 25Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 3.9% of 51Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 19.6% of 56Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 12.1% of 33Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 2.6% of 39Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 18.6% of 43Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 12.5% of 32Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 5.0% of 40Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 5.6% of 18Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 14.8% of 27Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 7.1% of 14Credit claimingpeak 48.5% · Mar ’26 · latest 14.3%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 26.4% of 53Credit claiming, 2025-02: 16.7% of 54Credit claiming, 2025-03: 23.4% of 47Credit claiming, 2025-04: 23.5% of 34Credit claiming, 2025-05: 16.7% of 48Credit claiming, 2025-06: 2.6% of 39Credit claiming, 2025-07: 18.5% of 54Credit claiming, 2025-08: 16.7% of 18Credit claiming, 2025-09: 28.9% of 38Credit claiming, 2025-10: 15.4% of 52Credit claiming, 2025-11: 21.4% of 28Credit claiming, 2025-12: 24.0% of 25Credit claiming, 2026-01: 29.4% of 51Credit claiming, 2026-02: 35.7% of 56Credit claiming, 2026-03: 48.5% of 33Credit claiming, 2026-04: 23.1% of 39Credit claiming, 2026-05: 32.6% of 43Credit claiming, 2026-06: 18.8% of 32Credit claiming, 2026-07: 22.5% of 40Credit claiming, 2026-08: 5.6% of 18Credit claiming, 2026-09: 22.2% of 27Credit claiming, 2026-10: 14.3% of 14Extreme labelspeak 5.6% · Aug ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 1.9% of 53Extreme labels, 2025-02: 0.0% of 54Extreme labels, 2025-03: 0.0% of 47Extreme labels, 2025-04: 0.0% of 34Extreme labels, 2025-05: 0.0% of 48Extreme labels, 2025-06: 5.1% of 39Extreme labels, 2025-07: 0.0% of 54Extreme labels, 2025-08: 5.6% of 18Extreme labels, 2025-09: 0.0% of 38Extreme labels, 2025-10: 0.0% of 52Extreme labels, 2025-11: 0.0% of 28Extreme labels, 2025-12: 4.0% of 25Extreme labels, 2026-01: 0.0% of 51Extreme labels, 2026-02: 3.6% of 56Extreme labels, 2026-03: 3.0% of 33Extreme labels, 2026-04: 2.6% of 39Extreme labels, 2026-05: 0.0% of 43Extreme labels, 2026-06: 3.1% of 32Extreme labels, 2026-07: 0.0% of 40Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 18Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 27Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 14Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Sánchez, 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 ’25537.5%20.8%71.7%13.2%26.4%1.9%
Feb ’255420.4%55.6%85.2%13.0%16.7%0.0%
Mar ’254710.6%34.0%72.3%14.9%23.4%0.0%
Apr ’253414.7%35.3%61.8%2.9%23.5%0.0%
May ’254818.8%41.7%72.9%6.3%16.7%0.0%
Jun ’25395.1%46.2%92.3%5.1%2.6%5.1%
Jul ’25547.4%59.3%74.1%7.4%18.5%0.0%
Aug ’25185.6%44.4%77.8%0.0%16.7%5.6%
Sep ’25385.3%39.5%76.3%13.2%28.9%0.0%
Oct ’25523.9%53.8%84.6%7.7%15.4%0.0%
Nov ’25283.6%35.7%64.3%0.0%21.4%0.0%
Dec ’252512.0%20.0%56.0%12.0%24.0%4.0%
Jan ’265119.6%13.7%90.2%3.9%29.4%0.0%
Feb ’26565.4%50.0%78.6%19.6%35.7%3.6%
Mar ’26330.0%27.3%75.8%12.1%48.5%3.0%
Apr ’263915.4%23.1%82.0%2.6%23.1%2.6%
May ’26434.7%20.9%62.8%18.6%32.6%0.0%
Jun ’263212.5%43.8%75.0%12.5%18.8%3.1%
Jul ’264015.0%30.0%85.0%5.0%22.5%0.0%
Aug ’26180.0%11.1%66.7%5.6%5.6%0.0%
Sep ’26277.4%7.4%74.1%14.8%22.2%0.0%
Oct ’26140.0%35.7%64.3%7.1%14.3%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 Sánchez’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 17, 2026 · Posts on X · policy criticism; policy discussion; International Affairs; Foreign Trade and International Finance · Source

Personal attacks

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

Sep 2, 2026 · Posts on X · personal attacks; policy discussion; credit claiming; Public Lands and Natural Resources; Labor and Employment; Government Operations and Politics; target: Trump · Source

Extreme label

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

Jun 30, 2026 · Posts on X · personal attacks; policy discussion; Immigration; extreme label “extreme” aimed at Donald Trump; target: Donald Trump · Source

Examples by category

Up to five recent statements in each category

Category

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

  1. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Labor and Employment · Government Operations and Politics · target: TrumpSource

  2. Press releases

    Sánchez opening statement at hearing on critical resources, supply chains WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) delivered opening remarks at the full committee hearing on “Strategic Partnerships to Secure Critical Resources and Supply Chains.” Video of her opening statement is available HERE and the text follows: “Thank you, Chairman Smith. I’d like to begin this mo…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Armed Forces and National Security · Commerce · International Affairs · Economics and Public Finance · Energy · Environmental Protection · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Government Operations and Politics · Labor and Employment · Public Lands and Natural Resources · target: Donald TrumpSource

  3. Posts on X

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

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

  4. Press releases

    Sánchez on Canadian tariffs: Trump is unhinged WASHINGTON – Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement after President Trump announced a 50 percent tariff on certain Canadian goods under the obscure Section 338 authority, which lacks meaningful procedural requirements, including public consultation and congressional approval: “President Trump is compl…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Foreign Trade and International Finance · International Affairs · target: Donald TrumpSource

  5. Press releases

    Sánchez: Trump is focused on conspiracy theories, not solving Americans’ problems WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement after President Trump addressed the nation regarding his disproven conspiracy theories about widespread election fraud: “President Trump is reviving long-debunked conspiracy theories because he refuses to accept that he lost the 2020 election. Now he…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Government Operations and Politics · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Armed Forces and National Security · Immigration · Health · Taxation · target: TrumpSource

All 843 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: 678 posts on X, 130 press releases, 23 newsletters, 12 Congressional Record speeches.

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Policy

Economics and Public Finance is what Sánchez talks about most: 24% of policy statements, above the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.60 on a 0–1 scale (House Democrats average 0.67; 200th 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 Sánchez talks about. The bills Sánchez sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Sánchez talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
Sánchez
Peers
Economics and Public Finance157 statements
24%
20%
Foreign Trade and International Finance131 statements
20%
5%
Health131 statements
20%
26%
Immigration123 statements
19%
11%
Government Operations and Politics95 statements
15%
20%
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Policy areas Sánchez talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Democrats average.
RowSánchezPeers
Economics and Public Finance24%20%
Foreign Trade and International Finance20%5%
Health20%26%
Immigration19%11%
Government Operations and Politics15%20%
How to read the bars

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

Talks about · legislates on

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

Talks aboutLegislates onEconomics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 24% (House Democrats 20%)24%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 0% (House Democrats 1%)0%Foreign Trade andInternational FinanceForeign Trade and International Finance, talks about: 20% (House Democrats 5%)20%Foreign Trade and International Finance, legislates on: 5% (House Democrats 1%)5%HealthHealth, talks about: 20% (House Democrats 26%)20%Health, legislates on: 10% (House Democrats 16%)10%ImmigrationImmigration, talks about: 19% (House Democrats 11%)19%Immigration, legislates on: 4% (House Democrats 4%)4%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 15% (House Democrats 20%)15%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 9% (House Democrats 11%)9%
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Sánchez's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Democrats, legislates on
Economics and Public Finance24%20%0%1%
Foreign Trade and International Finance20%5%5%1%
Health20%26%10%16%
Immigration19%11%4%4%
Government Operations and Politics15%20%9%11%
0.60

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Democrats average 0.67. Ranks 200th of 216.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Sánchez sits at −1.17 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 77% of House Democrats. Approximate range −1.19 to −1.15, which understates the uncertainty; from 1,349 donors and 7,404 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”.

−1.17

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −1.19 to −1.15. From 1,349 donors and 7,404 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Sánchez −1.2House Democrats −1.0All House +0.3

The outlined dot is Sánchez, 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 Sánchez’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 Sánchez sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Democratsmedian −1.0Sánchez −1.2All Housemedian +0.3
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Sánchez's CSIP score of −1.17 placed against House Democrats, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Sánchez
House Democrats217−1.023%
All House439+0.311%
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 Sánchez 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 Sánchez.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Sánchez raised $1.9M in the 2026 cycle, close to the House Democrats’ median of $2.0M. 7.1% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 33% of itemized individual money came from California.

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
$1.9M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 250 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): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $417.9K (22.0%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $31.8K (1.7%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $31.8K (1.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)PACs and other committees: $1.4M (75.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $19.8K (1.0%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)22 squares$417.9K
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)2 squares$31.8K
  • PACs and other committees75 squares$1.4M
  • Party committees$33
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)1 squares$19.8K
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Sources of Sánchez's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$417.9K22.0%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$31.8K1.7%
PACs and other committees$1.4M75.3%
Party committees$330.0%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$19.8K1.0%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

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

Receipts by cycle

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

2020 cycle: $1.3M$1.3M20202022 cycle: $1.5M$1.5M20222024 cycle: $1.5M$1.5M20242026 cycle: $1.9M$1.9M2026House Democrats median $2.0M
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Sánchez's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$1.3M
2022 cycle$1.5M
2024 cycle$1.5M
2026 cycle$1.9M

Top donor states, 2026

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

  1. California$104.4K
  2. District of Columbia$76.5K
  3. Virginia$30.8K
  4. Maryland$26.6K
  5. Florida$25.0K

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%
Sánchez
Median
2026
7%
13%
2024
5%
13%
2022
3%
13%
2020
10%
13%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Democrats median
RowSánchezMedian
2026 cycle7%13%
2024 cycle5%13%
2022 cycle3%13%
2020 cycle10%13%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: $1,500MEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: no dataWAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: $2,000MNIllinois: $2,500ILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: $1,000MINew York: $3,785NYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: $6,250MAOregon: $2,000ORNevada: $1,500NVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: $500INOhio: $6,000OHPennsylvania: $3,000PANew Jersey: $2,000NJConnecticut: $2,000CTCalifornia: $104.4KCAUtah: no dataUTColorado: no dataCONebraska: $500NEMissouri: no dataMOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $30.8KVAMaryland: $26.6KMDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: $2,000AZNew Mexico: $3,500NMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: $1,000ARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: $2,000NCSouth Carolina: $500SCDistrict of Columbia: $76.5KDCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: $500LAMississippi: $500MSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: $500GAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $5,250TXFlorida: $25.0KFL
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Sánchez's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
California$104.4K
District of Columbia$76.5K
Virginia$30.8K
Maryland$26.6K
Florida$25.0K
Massachusetts$6,250
Ohio$6,000
Texas$5,250
New York$3,785
New Mexico$3,500
Pennsylvania$3,000
Illinois$2,500
Minnesota$2,000
Oregon$2,000
New Jersey$2,000
Connecticut$2,000
Arizona$2,000
North Carolina$2,000
Maine$1,500
Nevada$1,500
Michigan$1,000
Arkansas$1,000
Indiana$500
Nebraska$500
South Carolina$500
Louisiana$500
Mississippi$500
Georgia$500
AlaskaNo data
VermontNo data
New HampshireNo data
WashingtonNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
WisconsinNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
UtahNo data
ColoradoNo data
MissouriNo data
KentuckyNo data
West VirginiaNo data
DelawareNo data
KansasNo data
TennesseeNo data
OklahomaNo data
AlabamaNo data
HawaiiNo data
250

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

33%

from California

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

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −1.50 to −1.25: 0.9%CSIP −1.25 to −1.00: 48%48%CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 36%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 3.6%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 4.3%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 2.7%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 2.0%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 2.4%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 0.2%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Sánchez's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.50 to +0.75: 48% between −1.25 and −1.00, 36% between −1.00 and −0.75.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.50 to −1.250.9%
CSIP −1.25 to −1.0048%
CSIP −1.00 to −0.7536%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.503.6%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.254.3%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.002.7%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.252.0%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.502.4%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.750.2%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Sánchez’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Sánchez’s own score is −1.17.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. CONSULTANT$34.6K 16 donors
  2. ATTORNEY$30.8K 19 donors
  3. LOBBYIST$30.5K 6 donors
  4. MANAGING DIRECTOR$16.8K 8 donors
  5. GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS$16.3K 6 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$10.0K
  2. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$10.0K
  3. AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  4. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10.0K
  5. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. NFP$6,000 3 donors
  2. CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS$4,000 3 donors
  3. VITAS HEALTHCARE$4,000 3 donors
  4. MEHLMAN CONSULTING$3,677 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Sánchez voted with the majority of House Democrats on 99.3% of party-line votes and missed 1.6% of 674 roll calls. House Democrats on average: 96.4% party unity, 96.9% attendance. Across all roll calls, Sánchez voted against the majority of House Democrats 8 times.

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

8

votes against the majority of House Democrats

Party unity 99.3%, House Democrats average 96.4%, ranks 64th of 217. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Sánchez
Peers
Rank
Attendance
98.3%
96.9%
100th of 217
Party unity
99.3%
96.4%
64th of 217
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Sánchez's attendance and party unity against House Democrats.
RowSánchezPeers
Attendance98.3%96.9%
Party unity99.3%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 Sánchez most often

  1. Danny DavisD635 shared votes99%
  2. Dwight EvansD613 shared votes99%
  3. Christian MenefeeD254 shared votes99%
  4. Alma AdamsD661 shared votes99%
  5. Jill TokudaD660 shared votes99%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Sánchez least often

  1. Chip RoyR623 shared votes16%
  2. Ralph NormanR586 shared votes17%
  3. Andy BiggsR596 shared votes18%
  4. Eric BurlisonR631 shared votes18%
  5. Keith SelfR647 shared votes18%
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

Sánchez sponsored 21 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 344 others. 0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats average 4.9%; 171st of 207).

The bills Sánchez 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

Sponsored21 billsSponsored, Introduced: 2121Sponsored, In committee: 2121Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 00Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored344 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 344344Cosponsored, In committee: 344344Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 1010Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 11Cosponsored, Became law: 11IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Sánchez sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored2121000
Cosponsored3443441011
How to read the blocks

Ink blocks are bills Sánchez sponsored, ochre blocks bills Sánchez 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 Sánchez, by number of shared bills in the 119th Congress; the square shows their party.

  1. Eleanor Norton31
  2. Judy Chu30
  3. Danny Davis25
  4. Suzan DelBene25
  5. Dwight Evans25
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 Sánchez’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. 10628Biosimilars Access and Affordability ActCosponsorSep 28, 2026In committeeHealthReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 28, 2026
H.R. 10582Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization ActCosponsorSep 24, 2026In committeeTaxationReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Sep 24, 2026
H.R. 10612BASIC Act of 2026CosponsorSep 24, 2026In committeeEducationReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Sep 24, 2026
H.Res. 1559Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning on September 14, 2026, as "National Hispanic-Serving Institutions Week".CosponsorSep 17, 2026In committeeEducationReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Sep 17, 2026
H.R. 10421Transforming Education for the Future ActCosponsorSep 16, 2026In committeeEducationReferred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Science, Space, and Technology, Armed Services, and Agriculture, 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 16, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 51 times in 90 days. Sánchez’s official site had 38 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Sánchez posted on Oct 23, 2026.

The lab crawls Sánchez’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 Sánchez 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 Sánchez posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • Seven adults stand together on a stage under colored lights; several hold certificates. Musical equipment and speakers are visible around them, with a bright patterned screen behind. There is text on the certificates and equipment.
    Seven adults stand together on a stage under colored lights; several hold certificates. Musical equipment and speakers are visible around them, with a bright patterned screen behind. There is text on the certificates and equipment.View post
  • A group of women pose for a photo inside a decorated outdoor event tent. Colorful paper banners hang overhead, and tables and chairs with other guests are visible in the background. Some decorations contain text.
    A group of women pose for a photo inside a decorated outdoor event tent. Colorful paper banners hang overhead, and tables and chairs with other guests are visible in the background. Some decorations contain text.View post
  • A group of people stand on a stage under red lighting. A woman in yellow speaks into a microphone while holding a blue folder. Musical instruments and stage equipment are behind and around them. There is some text on a speaker.
    A group of people stand on a stage under red lighting. A woman in yellow speaks into a microphone while holding a blue folder. Musical instruments and stage equipment are behind and around them. There is some text on a speaker.View post
  • Three smiling women pose together for a photograph at a social gathering, with other people and a covered venue visible in the background. No prominent text is visible.
    Three smiling women pose together for a photograph at a social gathering, with other people and a covered venue visible in the background. No prominent text is visible.View post
  • A group of women gather in a covered outdoor patio area. Two women stand near a stone fireplace, one holding a microphone and speaking, while others sit in chairs facing them. One seated woman holds up a phone. There is some visible text on a sign and name tags.
    A group of women gather in a covered outdoor patio area. Two women stand near a stone fireplace, one holding a microphone and speaking, while others sit in chairs facing them. One seated woman holds up a phone. There is some visible text on a sign and name tags.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 Sánchez 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
S001156
Bioguide
S001156
FEC candidate ids
H2CA39078

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.

America’s Political Pulse · Polarization Research Lab

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