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Republican · U.S. House, Nebraska’s 3rd district

Serving since Jan 4, 2007119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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Portrait of Adrian Smith, rendered as a two-tone print
Official portrait
0.50
agreement between talk and bills (0 to 1), in the bottom tenth of House Republicans

Agreement 0.50 on a 0–1 scale; the average for House Republicans is 0.64. Ranks 210th of 221, where 1st is the closest match.

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

At a glance

6 measures against House Republicans. 3.6% of the 28 bills Smith sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of House Republicans. 0.9% of Smith’s individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less, in the bottom quarter of House Republicans (median 9.4%).

The measures on which Smith 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.

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.50

House Republicans average 0.64 · ranks 210th of 221

Out of committee

3.6%

House Republicans average 17% · ranks 199th of 216

Small donations, 2026

0.9%

House Republicans’ median 9.4% · ranks 196th of 220

Extreme labels

0.5%

House Republicans average 3.0% · ranks 193rd of 221

Bipartisanship

11%

House Republicans average 8.9% · ranks 61st of 221

CSIP ideology

+1.02

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

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

Back to topNext: What politicians say

What Smith says

Smith attacks opponents personally less than 65% of House Republicans. Personal attacks in 0.5% of 921 statements, against 2.1% for the average House Republican; 145th of 221.

An AI model reads each of Smith’s 921 statements in the 119th Congress (713 posts on X, 167 press releases, 30 Congressional Record speeches, 11 newsletters) and marks the kinds of statement it contains: a personal attack, criticism of a policy, discussion of policy, bipartisanship, credit claiming, and extreme labels. A statement can carry several. Every rate is compared with the average for House Republicans and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the 119th Congress

0%80%
Smith
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion626 statements
68%
68%
119th of 221
Credit claiming350 statements
38%
37%
114th of 221
Policy criticism135 statements
15%
15%
104th of 221
Bipartisanship103 statements
11%
9%
61st of 221
Personal attacks5 statements
1%
2%
145th of 221
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Smith's share of statements in each category against the House Republicans average.
RowSmithPeers
Policy discussion68%68%
Credit claiming38%37%
Policy criticism15%15%
Bipartisanship11%9%
Personal attacks1%2%
921

statements classified

713 posts on X, 167 press releases, 30 Congressional Record speeches, 11 newsletters.

posts on X: 713 (77.4%)posts on X 713press releases: 167 (18.1%)Congressional Record speeches: 30 (3.3%)newsletters: 11 (1.2%)
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Smith's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X713
press releases167
Congressional Record speeches30
newsletters11
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Smith used extreme labels in 0.5% of statements, 18% of the peer average. 5 statements; peers 3.0%.

  1. “radical”3
  2. “communist”1
  3. “extreme”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

No targets recorded.

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: 532025-04: 362025-05: 482025-06: 672025-07: 422025-08: 292025-09: 432025-10: 392025-11: 342025-12: 232026-01: 332026-02: 282026-03: 502026-04: 582026-05: 432026-06: 362026-07: 422026-08: 452026-09: 362026-10: 29peak 67 · Jun ’25Personal attackspeak 5.7% · Jan ’25 · latest 0.0%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 5.7% of 53Personal attacks, 2025-02: 1.8% of 54Personal attacks, 2025-03: 0.0% of 53Personal attacks, 2025-04: 0.0% of 36Personal attacks, 2025-05: 0.0% of 48Personal attacks, 2025-06: 0.0% of 67Personal attacks, 2025-07: 0.0% of 42Personal attacks, 2025-08: 0.0% of 29Personal attacks, 2025-09: 0.0% of 43Personal attacks, 2025-10: 0.0% of 39Personal attacks, 2025-11: 2.9% of 34Personal attacks, 2025-12: 0.0% of 23Personal attacks, 2026-01: 0.0% of 33Personal attacks, 2026-02: 0.0% of 28Personal attacks, 2026-03: 0.0% of 50Personal attacks, 2026-04: 0.0% of 58Personal attacks, 2026-05: 0.0% of 43Personal attacks, 2026-06: 0.0% of 36Personal attacks, 2026-07: 0.0% of 42Personal attacks, 2026-08: 0.0% of 45Personal attacks, 2026-09: 0.0% of 36Personal attacks, 2026-10: 0.0% of 29Policy criticismpeak 38.5% · Oct ’25 · latest 6.9%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 34.0% of 53Policy criticism, 2025-02: 29.6% of 54Policy criticism, 2025-03: 28.3% of 53Policy criticism, 2025-04: 19.4% of 36Policy criticism, 2025-05: 6.3% of 48Policy criticism, 2025-06: 7.5% of 67Policy criticism, 2025-07: 11.9% of 42Policy criticism, 2025-08: 13.8% of 29Policy criticism, 2025-09: 9.3% of 43Policy criticism, 2025-10: 38.5% of 39Policy criticism, 2025-11: 17.6% of 34Policy criticism, 2025-12: 13.0% of 23Policy criticism, 2026-01: 9.1% of 33Policy criticism, 2026-02: 10.7% of 28Policy criticism, 2026-03: 14.0% of 50Policy criticism, 2026-04: 6.9% of 58Policy criticism, 2026-05: 14.0% of 43Policy criticism, 2026-06: 5.6% of 36Policy criticism, 2026-07: 9.5% of 42Policy criticism, 2026-08: 2.2% of 45Policy criticism, 2026-09: 5.6% of 36Policy criticism, 2026-10: 6.9% of 29Policy discussionpeak 87.2% · Oct ’25 · latest 75.9%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 66.0% of 53Policy discussion, 2025-02: 79.6% of 54Policy discussion, 2025-03: 62.3% of 53Policy discussion, 2025-04: 77.8% of 36Policy discussion, 2025-05: 64.6% of 48Policy discussion, 2025-06: 65.7% of 67Policy discussion, 2025-07: 71.4% of 42Policy discussion, 2025-08: 62.1% of 29Policy discussion, 2025-09: 60.5% of 43Policy discussion, 2025-10: 87.2% of 39Policy discussion, 2025-11: 70.6% of 34Policy discussion, 2025-12: 60.9% of 23Policy discussion, 2026-01: 78.8% of 33Policy discussion, 2026-02: 82.1% of 28Policy discussion, 2026-03: 66.0% of 50Policy discussion, 2026-04: 70.7% of 58Policy discussion, 2026-05: 76.7% of 43Policy discussion, 2026-06: 61.1% of 36Policy discussion, 2026-07: 54.8% of 42Policy discussion, 2026-08: 51.1% of 45Policy discussion, 2026-09: 55.6% of 36Policy discussion, 2026-10: 75.9% of 29Bipartisanshippeak 26.4% · Jan ’25 · latest 10.3%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 26.4% of 53Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 18.5% of 54Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 15.1% of 53Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 22.2% of 36Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 8.3% of 48Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 7.5% of 67Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 11.9% of 42Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 10.3% of 29Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 0.0% of 43Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 2.6% of 39Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 11.8% of 34Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 4.3% of 23Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 12.1% of 33Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 3.6% of 28Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 14.0% of 50Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 8.6% of 58Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 25.6% of 43Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 16.7% of 36Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 2.4% of 42Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 2.2% of 45Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 2.8% of 36Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 10.3% of 29Credit claimingpeak 60.7% · Feb ’26 · latest 24.1%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 52.8% of 53Credit claiming, 2025-02: 50.0% of 54Credit claiming, 2025-03: 39.6% of 53Credit claiming, 2025-04: 44.4% of 36Credit claiming, 2025-05: 35.4% of 48Credit claiming, 2025-06: 38.8% of 67Credit claiming, 2025-07: 45.2% of 42Credit claiming, 2025-08: 31.0% of 29Credit claiming, 2025-09: 37.2% of 43Credit claiming, 2025-10: 33.3% of 39Credit claiming, 2025-11: 32.4% of 34Credit claiming, 2025-12: 26.1% of 23Credit claiming, 2026-01: 39.4% of 33Credit claiming, 2026-02: 60.7% of 28Credit claiming, 2026-03: 38.0% of 50Credit claiming, 2026-04: 31.0% of 58Credit claiming, 2026-05: 48.8% of 43Credit claiming, 2026-06: 38.9% of 36Credit claiming, 2026-07: 23.8% of 42Credit claiming, 2026-08: 24.4% of 45Credit claiming, 2026-09: 30.6% of 36Credit claiming, 2026-10: 24.1% of 29Extreme labelspeak 3.8% · Jan ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 3.8% of 53Extreme labels, 2025-02: 1.8% of 54Extreme labels, 2025-03: 1.9% of 53Extreme labels, 2025-04: 0.0% of 36Extreme labels, 2025-05: 2.1% of 48Extreme labels, 2025-06: 0.0% of 67Extreme labels, 2025-07: 0.0% of 42Extreme labels, 2025-08: 0.0% of 29Extreme labels, 2025-09: 0.0% of 43Extreme labels, 2025-10: 0.0% of 39Extreme labels, 2025-11: 0.0% of 34Extreme labels, 2025-12: 0.0% of 23Extreme labels, 2026-01: 0.0% of 33Extreme labels, 2026-02: 0.0% of 28Extreme labels, 2026-03: 0.0% of 50Extreme labels, 2026-04: 0.0% of 58Extreme labels, 2026-05: 0.0% of 43Extreme labels, 2026-06: 0.0% of 36Extreme labels, 2026-07: 0.0% of 42Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 45Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 36Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 29Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Smith, 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 ’25535.7%34.0%66.0%26.4%52.8%3.8%
Feb ’25541.8%29.6%79.6%18.5%50.0%1.8%
Mar ’25530.0%28.3%62.3%15.1%39.6%1.9%
Apr ’25360.0%19.4%77.8%22.2%44.4%0.0%
May ’25480.0%6.3%64.6%8.3%35.4%2.1%
Jun ’25670.0%7.5%65.7%7.5%38.8%0.0%
Jul ’25420.0%11.9%71.4%11.9%45.2%0.0%
Aug ’25290.0%13.8%62.1%10.3%31.0%0.0%
Sep ’25430.0%9.3%60.5%0.0%37.2%0.0%
Oct ’25390.0%38.5%87.2%2.6%33.3%0.0%
Nov ’25342.9%17.6%70.6%11.8%32.4%0.0%
Dec ’25230.0%13.0%60.9%4.3%26.1%0.0%
Jan ’26330.0%9.1%78.8%12.1%39.4%0.0%
Feb ’26280.0%10.7%82.1%3.6%60.7%0.0%
Mar ’26500.0%14.0%66.0%14.0%38.0%0.0%
Apr ’26580.0%6.9%70.7%8.6%31.0%0.0%
May ’26430.0%14.0%76.7%25.6%48.8%0.0%
Jun ’26360.0%5.6%61.1%16.7%38.9%0.0%
Jul ’26420.0%9.5%54.8%2.4%23.8%0.0%
Aug ’26450.0%2.2%51.1%2.2%24.4%0.0%
Sep ’26360.0%5.6%55.6%2.8%30.6%0.0%
Oct ’26290.0%6.9%75.9%10.3%24.1%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 Smith’s words

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

Bipartisanship

Smith Applauds EPA’s Continued Support of America’s Biofuels Industry Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03) released the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a supplemental rule to preserve Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume requirements for 2026 and…

Oct 13, 2026 · Press releases · policy discussion; bipartisanship; Agriculture and Food; Energy; Labor and Employment · Source

Personal attacks

Smith Releases Statement After Voting to Release the Epstein Files Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adrian Smith released the following statement after voting for H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act: “The crimes of Jeffrey Epstein are appalling. The American people deserve transparenc…

Nov 18, 2025 · Press releases · personal attacks; policy discussion; Crime and Law Enforcement; Government Operations and Politics; target: Jeffrey Epstein · Source

Extreme label

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

May 7, 2025 · Posts on X · policy discussion; credit claiming; Education; International Affairs; extreme label “communist” · 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. Press releases

    Smith Releases Statement After Voting to Release the Epstein Files Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adrian Smith released the following statement after voting for H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act: “The crimes of Jeffrey Epstein are appalling. The American people deserve transparency into who else participated, who else knew, and why Epstein received the treatment he did from prosecutors. “Today’s vo…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Crime and Law Enforcement · Government Operations and Politics · target: Jeffrey EpsteinSource

  2. Congressional Record

    Mr. Chair, the American people want us to have a thoughtful exchange here. I will hopefully contribute to that, especially when I hear some of the accusations made that are just off base, misleading, and false. Warren Buffett has paid a record amount in taxes. I think that is worth noting. That has been in the press very widely in the last few days. This budget framework delivers on House Republicans' and the Preside…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · bipartisanship · credit claiming · Taxation · Economics and Public FinanceSource

  3. Newsletters

    The Right to Life is Timeless Email from Rep. Adrian Smith Congressman Smith's E-news: January 25, 2025 In his inaugural address, President Trump showed he is committed to delivering the freedom, prosperity, and hopeful future Americans elected him to restore. As Pres. Reagan would say, "It's morning again in America." The Right to Life is Timeless This week, Washington was filled with Americans showing their suppor…

    personal attacks · policy criticism · policy discussion · credit claiming · Health · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · extreme label “radical”

  4. Press releases

    Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-NC), and Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the Fostering Autonomy in Independent Returns by Prohibiting Redundant and Extralegal Programs (FAIR PREP) Act. The legislation builds upon a bill introduced by Smith and Edwards in 2024 to prohibit the IRS from continuing or developing a successor to its in-house Direct File pilot…

    personal attacks · policy criticism · policy discussion · bipartisanship · credit claiming · Government Operations and Politics · Economics and Public Finance · TaxationSource

  5. Newsletters

    Safeguarding American Sovereignty Email from Rep. Adrian Smith Congressman Smith's E-news: January 11, 2025 On the opening day of the legislative year, I joined fellow House members and family members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. It is a privilege to serve Third District Nebraskans in the 119th Congress. Safeguarding American Sovereignty Ensuring the United States meets challenges we face around the world i…

    personal attacks · policy criticism · policy discussion · bipartisanship · credit claiming · International Affairs · Armed Forces and National Security · Crime and Law Enforcement · Law · Health

All 921 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: 713 posts on X, 167 press releases, 30 Congressional Record speeches, 11 newsletters.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Agriculture and Food is what Smith talks about most: 31% of policy statements, 3.4 times the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.50 on a 0–1 scale (House Republicans average 0.64; 210th 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 Smith talks about. The bills Smith sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Smith talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
Smith
Peers
Agriculture and Food191 statements
31%
9%
Foreign Trade and International Finance121 statements
19%
3%
Taxation100 statements
16%
10%
Energy91 statements
15%
9%
Economics and Public Finance76 statements
12%
19%
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Policy areas Smith talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Republicans average.
RowSmithPeers
Agriculture and Food31%9%
Foreign Trade and International Finance19%3%
Taxation16%10%
Energy15%9%
Economics and Public Finance12%19%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Smith’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 onAgriculture and FoodAgriculture and Food, talks about: 31% (House Republicans 9%)31%Agriculture and Food, legislates on: 6% (House Republicans 3%)6%Foreign Trade andInternational FinanceForeign Trade and International Finance, talks about: 19% (House Republicans 3%)19%Foreign Trade and International Finance, legislates on: 3% (House Republicans 1%)3%TaxationTaxation, talks about: 16% (House Republicans 10%)16%Taxation, legislates on: 29% (House Republicans 9%)29%EnergyEnergy, talks about: 15% (House Republicans 9%)15%Energy, legislates on: 1% (House Republicans 3%)1%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 12% (House Republicans 19%)12%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 1% (House Republicans 2%)1%
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Smith's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Republicans, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Republicans, legislates on
Agriculture and Food31%9%6%3%
Foreign Trade and International Finance19%3%3%1%
Taxation16%10%29%9%
Energy15%9%1%3%
Economics and Public Finance12%19%1%2%
0.50

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Republicans average 0.64. Ranks 210th of 221.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Smith sits at +1.02 on the CSIP scale, right of 0, more conservative than 55% of House Republicans. Approximate range +1.00 to +1.03, which understates the uncertainty; from 1,019 donors and 7,442 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”.

+1.02

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range +1.00 to +1.03. From 1,019 donors and 7,442 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

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

The outlined dot is Smith, 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 Smith’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 Smith sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Republicansmedian +1.0Smith +1.0All Housemedian +0.3
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Smith's CSIP score of +1.02 placed against House Republicans, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Smith
House Republicans221+1.055%
All House439+0.377%
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 Smith 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 Smith.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Smith raised $2.2M in the 2026 cycle, close to the House Republicans’ median of $2.2M. 0.9% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 48% of itemized individual money came from Nebraska.

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 206 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): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)Itemized individual (over $200): $438.2K (19.6%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)PACs and other committees: $1.6M (72.5%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $170.4K (7.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $170.4K (7.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $170.4K (7.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $170.4K (7.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $170.4K (7.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $170.4K (7.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $170.4K (7.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $170.4K (7.6%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)20 squares$438.2K
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$3,924
  • PACs and other committees72 squares$1.6M
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)8 squares$170.4K
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Sources of Smith's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$438.2K19.6%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$3,9240.2%
PACs and other committees$1.6M72.5%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$170.4K7.6%
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: $1.5M$1.5M20202022 cycle: $1.7M$1.7M20222024 cycle: $2.0M$2.0M20242026 cycle: $2.2M$2.2M2026House Republicans median $2.2M
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Smith's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Republicans median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$1.5M
2022 cycle$1.7M
2024 cycle$2.0M
2026 cycle$2.2M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 48% came from Nebraska.

  1. Nebraska$262.9K
  2. Texas$42.5K
  3. Florida$38.5K
  4. Virginia$31.8K
  5. New York$30.0K

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%
Smith
Median
2026
1%
9%
2024
2%
9%
2022
7%
9%
2020
6%
9%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Republicans median
RowSmithMedian
2026 cycle1%9%
2024 cycle2%9%
2022 cycle7%9%
2020 cycle6%9%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: $2,500NHWashington: $750WAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: no dataMNIllinois: $16.5KILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: no dataMINew York: $30.0KNYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: $1,250MAOregon: no dataORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: no dataINOhio: no dataOHPennsylvania: no dataPANew Jersey: $1,500NJConnecticut: $14.0KCTCalifornia: $19.0KCAUtah: $1,000UTColorado: no dataCONebraska: $262.9KNEMissouri: $18.0KMOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $31.8KVAMaryland: $5,000MDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: no dataAZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: $2,000KSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: $1,000NCSouth Carolina: $1,000SCDistrict of Columbia: $28.1KDCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: $11.0KALGeorgia: $14.0KGAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $42.5KTXFlorida: $38.5KFL
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Smith's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Nebraska$262.9K
Texas$42.5K
Florida$38.5K
Virginia$31.8K
New York$30.0K
District of Columbia$28.1K
California$19.0K
Missouri$18.0K
Illinois$16.5K
Connecticut$14.0K
Georgia$14.0K
Alabama$11.0K
Maryland$5,000
New Hampshire$2,500
Kansas$2,000
New Jersey$1,500
Massachusetts$1,250
Utah$1,000
North Carolina$1,000
South Carolina$1,000
Washington$750
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
MinnesotaNo data
WisconsinNo data
MichiganNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
OregonNo data
NevadaNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
IndianaNo data
OhioNo data
PennsylvaniaNo data
ColoradoNo data
KentuckyNo data
West VirginiaNo data
DelawareNo data
ArizonaNo data
New MexicoNo data
ArkansasNo data
TennesseeNo data
OklahomaNo data
LouisianaNo data
MississippiNo data
HawaiiNo data
206

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

48%

from Nebraska

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 Nebraska. 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: 0.2%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 0.3%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 0.7%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 1.4%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 1.1%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 2.0%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 21%CSIP +0.75 to +1.00: 57%57%CSIP +1.00 to +1.25: 16%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Smith's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.00 to +1.25: 21% between +0.50 and +0.75, 57% between +0.75 and +1.00, 16% between +1.00 and +1.25.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.00 to −0.750.2%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.500.3%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.250.7%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.001.4%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.251.1%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.502.0%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.7521%
CSIP +0.75 to +1.0057%
CSIP +1.00 to +1.2516%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Smith’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Smith’s own score is +1.02.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. RETIRED$88.6K 21 donors
  2. CEO$67.3K 18 donors
  3. PRESIDENT$38.5K 14 donors
  4. CHAIRMAN$31.5K 3 donors
  5. ATTORNEY$26.8K 9 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$10.0K
  2. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORTHODONTISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  3. AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10.0K
  4. AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$10.0K
  5. AMERICAN INVESTMENT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. DCI GROUP$18.6K 8 donors
  2. SAMPSON CONSTRUCTION$18.5K 3 donors
  3. BGR GROUP$2,500 3 donors
  4. BROWNSTEIN$2,500 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Smith voted with the majority of House Republicans on 98.0% of party-line votes and missed 1.6% of 674 roll calls. House Republicans on average: 97.1% party unity, 96.3% attendance. Across all roll calls, Smith voted against the majority of House Republicans 11 times.

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

11

votes against the majority of House Republicans

Party unity 98.0%, House Republicans average 97.1%, ranks 119th of 221. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Smith
Peers
Rank
Attendance
98.3%
96.3%
92nd of 221
Party unity
98.0%
97.1%
119th of 221
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Smith's attendance and party unity against House Republicans.
RowSmithPeers
Attendance98.3%96.3%
Party unity98.0%97.1%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

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

Key votes

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

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

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

Votes most often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Smith most often

  1. Mike JohnsonR515 shared votes99%
  2. John MoolenaarR661 shared votes99%
  3. Bill HuizengaR649 shared votes99%
  4. Dale StrongR646 shared votes99%
  5. Mike RogersR642 shared votes99%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Smith least often

  1. Adelita GrijalvaD384 shared votes24%
  2. Rashida TlaibD647 shared votes24%
  3. Delia RamirezD630 shared votes25%
  4. Gregorio CasarD568 shared votes26%
  5. Frederica WilsonD470 shared votes26%
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

Smith sponsored 28 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 254 others. 3.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans average 17%; 199th of 216).

The bills Smith 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

Sponsored28 billsSponsored, Introduced: 2828Sponsored, In committee: 2828Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 11Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored254 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 254254Cosponsored, In committee: 254254Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 2929Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 44Cosponsored, Became law: 44IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Smith sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored2828100
Cosponsored2542542944
How to read the blocks

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

3.6%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Republicans average 17%. Ranks 199th of 216.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Claudia Tenney30
  2. Randy Feenstra28
  3. Don Bacon27
  4. Carol Miller25
  5. Nathaniel Moran21
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 Smith’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. 10767Fair Play Enforcement ActSponsorOct 6, 2026In committeeTaxationReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Oct 6, 2026
H.Res. 1614Expressing support for the designation of October 4 through October 10, 2026, as "National 4-H Week".CosponsorOct 5, 2026In committeeAgriculture and FoodReferred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on 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. Oct 5, 2026
H.R. 10706Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid ActSponsorOct 1, 2026In committeeHealthReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Oct 1, 2026
H.Res. 1598Expressing support for American animal agriculture and recognizing its integral role in strengthening food security, lowering food costs, and reinforcing economic growth in the United States.CosponsorOct 1, 2026In committeeAgriculture and FoodReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Oct 1, 2026
H.R. 10552Karly Rain Wood ActCosponsorSep 24, 2026In committeeCrime and Law EnforcementReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Armed 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. Sep 24, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 108 times in 90 days. Smith’s official site had 43 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Smith posted on Oct 22, 2026.

The lab crawls Smith’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 Smith posts with a vision model.

Websites

  • Official site

    adriansmith.house.gov

    Last crawled Oct 25, 2026

    43

    pages crawled

    108

    changes in 90 days

  • Campaign site

    joinadrian.com

    Last crawled Oct 25, 2026

    23

    pages crawled

    26

    changes in 90 days

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 Smith posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • Three adults stand together for a posed photo inside a room. A framed picture and a doorway are visible behind them. There is text in the image.
    Three adults stand together for a posed photo inside a room. A framed picture and a doorway are visible behind them. There is text in the image.View post
  • A group of people pose outside in front of a large sign for an organization. The scene is on a sunny day beside a roadway and parking area. Text is visible on the sign and on papers held by one person.
    A group of people pose outside in front of a large sign for an organization. The scene is on a sunny day beside a roadway and parking area. Text is visible on the sign and on papers held by one person.View post
  • Several adults are seated in a lounge arranged in a circle, apparently having a discussion. Some are sitting on yellow sofas and others on patterned armchairs. There is text on a small sign and an exit sign.
    Several adults are seated in a lounge arranged in a circle, apparently having a discussion. Some are sitting on yellow sofas and others on patterned armchairs. There is text on a small sign and an exit sign.View post
  • A man in a suit sits at a white table inside a television newsroom. Desks, computer equipment, office chairs, and several overhead screens showing news broadcasts fill the background. Text is visible on the screens and on a blue sign above the newsroom.
    A man in a suit sits at a white table inside a television newsroom. Desks, computer equipment, office chairs, and several overhead screens showing news broadcasts fill the background. Text is visible on the screens and on a blue sign above the newsroom.View post
  • A group of people sit facing a man speaking at a table in a workshop or agricultural equipment showroom. The walls are covered with vintage business and product signs, and tools and equipment are visible. There is text throughout the image.
    A group of people sit facing a man speaking at a table in a workshop or agricultural equipment showroom. The walls are covered with vintage business and product signs, and tools and equipment are visible. There is text throughout the image.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 Smith 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
S001172
Bioguide
S001172
FEC candidate ids
H6NE03115

Bulk files with the same data for every official:

Freshness of this profile’s data

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

How the measures work

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

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