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Republican · U.S. House, Pennsylvania’s 11th district

Serving since Jan 3, 2017119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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15%
of itemized money from Pennsylvania donors, in the bottom tenth of House Republicans

15% of the itemized money from individuals in the 2026 cycle came from donors with an address in Pennsylvania. Ranks 202nd of 216, where 1st is the highest share. 112 itemized donors.

Only donors who give more than $200 are reported with an address, so this is the share of that itemized money from donors living in Pennsylvania, ranked among House Republicans. Small gifts are not counted either way. Candidates running statewide or for federal office often draw more money from out of state.

At a glance

6 measures against House Republicans. 0.4% of Smucker’s statements use an extreme label, in the bottom tenth of House Republicans (average 3.0%). 14% of Smucker’s statements use bipartisan language, 1.6 times the House Republican average of 8.9%.

The measures on which Smucker 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.

From Pennsylvania, 2026

15%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 202nd of 216 House Republicans

Extreme labels

0.4%

House Republicans average 3.0% · ranks 201st of 221

Bipartisanship

14%

House Republicans average 8.9% · ranks 38th of 221

Small donations, 2026

2.9%

House Republicans’ median 9.4% · ranks 161st of 220

Personal attacks

0.5%

House Republicans average 2.1% · ranks 155th of 221

CSIP ideology

+0.91

Right of 0, the centre of the scale · ± 0.02

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

Back to topNext: What politicians say

What Smucker says

Smucker attacks opponents personally less than 69% of House Republicans. Personal attacks in 0.5% of 1,068 statements, against 2.1% for the average House Republican; 155th of 221.

An AI model reads each of Smucker’s 1,068 statements in the 119th Congress (812 posts on X, 107 Congressional Record speeches, 103 press releases, 46 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%
Smucker
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion691 statements
65%
68%
148th of 221
Credit claiming417 statements
39%
37%
101st of 221
Policy criticism181 statements
17%
15%
70th of 221
Bipartisanship152 statements
14%
9%
38th of 221
Personal attacks5 statements
0%
2%
155th of 221
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Smucker's share of statements in each category against the House Republicans average.
RowSmuckerPeers
Policy discussion65%68%
Credit claiming39%37%
Policy criticism17%15%
Bipartisanship14%9%
Personal attacks0%2%
1,068

statements classified

812 posts on X, 107 Congressional Record speeches, 103 press releases, 46 newsletters.

posts on X: 812 (76.0%)posts on X 812Congressional Record speeches: 107 (10.0%)press releases: 103 (9.6%)newsletters: 46 (4.3%)
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Smucker's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X812
Congressional Record speeches107
press releases103
newsletters46
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Smucker used extreme labels in 0.4% of statements, 12% of the peer average. 4 statements, most often aimed at far-left; peers 3.0%.

  1. “extreme”1
  2. “far left”1
  3. “woke”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. far-left1
  2. Pentagon1
  3. policy concessions1
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: 602025-02: 522025-03: 542025-04: 502025-05: 582025-06: 482025-07: 322025-08: 492025-09: 662025-10: 522025-11: 472025-12: 532026-01: 672026-02: 692026-03: 422026-04: 642026-05: 452026-06: 462026-07: 562026-08: 242026-09: 232026-10: 11peak 69 · Feb ’26Personal attackspeak 6.4% · Nov ’25 · latest 0.0%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 0.0% of 60Personal attacks, 2025-02: 0.0% of 52Personal attacks, 2025-03: 0.0% of 54Personal attacks, 2025-04: 0.0% of 50Personal attacks, 2025-05: 0.0% of 58Personal attacks, 2025-06: 0.0% of 48Personal attacks, 2025-07: 3.1% of 32Personal attacks, 2025-08: 0.0% of 49Personal attacks, 2025-09: 0.0% of 66Personal attacks, 2025-10: 1.9% of 52Personal attacks, 2025-11: 6.4% of 47Personal attacks, 2025-12: 0.0% of 53Personal attacks, 2026-01: 0.0% of 67Personal attacks, 2026-02: 0.0% of 69Personal attacks, 2026-03: 0.0% of 42Personal attacks, 2026-04: 0.0% of 64Personal attacks, 2026-05: 0.0% of 45Personal attacks, 2026-06: 0.0% of 46Personal attacks, 2026-07: 0.0% of 56Personal attacks, 2026-08: 0.0% of 24Personal attacks, 2026-09: 0.0% of 23Personal attacks, 2026-10: 0.0% of 11Policy criticismpeak 36.5% · Oct ’25 · latest 18.2%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 15.0% of 60Policy criticism, 2025-02: 17.3% of 52Policy criticism, 2025-03: 22.2% of 54Policy criticism, 2025-04: 24.0% of 50Policy criticism, 2025-05: 13.8% of 58Policy criticism, 2025-06: 22.9% of 48Policy criticism, 2025-07: 12.5% of 32Policy criticism, 2025-08: 10.2% of 49Policy criticism, 2025-09: 10.6% of 66Policy criticism, 2025-10: 36.5% of 52Policy criticism, 2025-11: 29.8% of 47Policy criticism, 2025-12: 24.5% of 53Policy criticism, 2026-01: 16.4% of 67Policy criticism, 2026-02: 8.7% of 69Policy criticism, 2026-03: 21.4% of 42Policy criticism, 2026-04: 7.8% of 64Policy criticism, 2026-05: 15.6% of 45Policy criticism, 2026-06: 15.2% of 46Policy criticism, 2026-07: 7.1% of 56Policy criticism, 2026-08: 8.3% of 24Policy criticism, 2026-09: 21.7% of 23Policy criticism, 2026-10: 18.2% of 11Policy discussionpeak 90.9% · Oct ’26 · latest 90.9%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 38.3% of 60Policy discussion, 2025-02: 65.4% of 52Policy discussion, 2025-03: 51.8% of 54Policy discussion, 2025-04: 64.0% of 50Policy discussion, 2025-05: 58.6% of 58Policy discussion, 2025-06: 50.0% of 48Policy discussion, 2025-07: 62.5% of 32Policy discussion, 2025-08: 69.4% of 49Policy discussion, 2025-09: 60.6% of 66Policy discussion, 2025-10: 65.4% of 52Policy discussion, 2025-11: 72.3% of 47Policy discussion, 2025-12: 73.6% of 53Policy discussion, 2026-01: 86.6% of 67Policy discussion, 2026-02: 60.9% of 69Policy discussion, 2026-03: 73.8% of 42Policy discussion, 2026-04: 79.7% of 64Policy discussion, 2026-05: 66.7% of 45Policy discussion, 2026-06: 58.7% of 46Policy discussion, 2026-07: 55.4% of 56Policy discussion, 2026-08: 79.2% of 24Policy discussion, 2026-09: 69.6% of 23Policy discussion, 2026-10: 90.9% of 11Bipartisanshippeak 27.3% · Oct ’26 · latest 27.3%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 15.0% of 60Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 21.1% of 52Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 16.7% of 54Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 20.0% of 50Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 17.2% of 58Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 2.1% of 48Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 21.9% of 32Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 8.2% of 49Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 18.2% of 66Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 7.7% of 52Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 14.9% of 47Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 22.6% of 53Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 10.4% of 67Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 13.0% of 69Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 16.7% of 42Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 18.8% of 64Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 2.2% of 45Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 8.7% of 46Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 12.5% of 56Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 4.2% of 24Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 21.7% of 23Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 27.3% of 11Credit claimingpeak 66.0% · Dec ’25 · latest 18.2%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 30.0% of 60Credit claiming, 2025-02: 44.2% of 52Credit claiming, 2025-03: 25.9% of 54Credit claiming, 2025-04: 24.0% of 50Credit claiming, 2025-05: 34.5% of 58Credit claiming, 2025-06: 20.8% of 48Credit claiming, 2025-07: 40.6% of 32Credit claiming, 2025-08: 49.0% of 49Credit claiming, 2025-09: 47.0% of 66Credit claiming, 2025-10: 34.6% of 52Credit claiming, 2025-11: 42.5% of 47Credit claiming, 2025-12: 66.0% of 53Credit claiming, 2026-01: 47.8% of 67Credit claiming, 2026-02: 49.3% of 69Credit claiming, 2026-03: 50.0% of 42Credit claiming, 2026-04: 51.6% of 64Credit claiming, 2026-05: 35.6% of 45Credit claiming, 2026-06: 39.1% of 46Credit claiming, 2026-07: 32.1% of 56Credit claiming, 2026-08: 4.2% of 24Credit claiming, 2026-09: 17.4% of 23Credit claiming, 2026-10: 18.2% of 11Extreme labelspeak 3.9% · Oct ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 1.7% of 60Extreme labels, 2025-02: 0.0% of 52Extreme labels, 2025-03: 0.0% of 54Extreme labels, 2025-04: 0.0% of 50Extreme labels, 2025-05: 0.0% of 58Extreme labels, 2025-06: 0.0% of 48Extreme labels, 2025-07: 0.0% of 32Extreme labels, 2025-08: 0.0% of 49Extreme labels, 2025-09: 0.0% of 66Extreme labels, 2025-10: 3.9% of 52Extreme labels, 2025-11: 0.0% of 47Extreme labels, 2025-12: 1.9% of 53Extreme labels, 2026-01: 0.0% of 67Extreme labels, 2026-02: 0.0% of 69Extreme labels, 2026-03: 0.0% of 42Extreme labels, 2026-04: 0.0% of 64Extreme labels, 2026-05: 0.0% of 45Extreme labels, 2026-06: 0.0% of 46Extreme labels, 2026-07: 0.0% of 56Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 24Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 23Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 11Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Smucker, 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 ’25600.0%15.0%38.3%15.0%30.0%1.7%
Feb ’25520.0%17.3%65.4%21.1%44.2%0.0%
Mar ’25540.0%22.2%51.8%16.7%25.9%0.0%
Apr ’25500.0%24.0%64.0%20.0%24.0%0.0%
May ’25580.0%13.8%58.6%17.2%34.5%0.0%
Jun ’25480.0%22.9%50.0%2.1%20.8%0.0%
Jul ’25323.1%12.5%62.5%21.9%40.6%0.0%
Aug ’25490.0%10.2%69.4%8.2%49.0%0.0%
Sep ’25660.0%10.6%60.6%18.2%47.0%0.0%
Oct ’25521.9%36.5%65.4%7.7%34.6%3.9%
Nov ’25476.4%29.8%72.3%14.9%42.5%0.0%
Dec ’25530.0%24.5%73.6%22.6%66.0%1.9%
Jan ’26670.0%16.4%86.6%10.4%47.8%0.0%
Feb ’26690.0%8.7%60.9%13.0%49.3%0.0%
Mar ’26420.0%21.4%73.8%16.7%50.0%0.0%
Apr ’26640.0%7.8%79.7%18.8%51.6%0.0%
May ’26450.0%15.6%66.7%2.2%35.6%0.0%
Jun ’26460.0%15.2%58.7%8.7%39.1%0.0%
Jul ’26560.0%7.1%55.4%12.5%32.1%0.0%
Aug ’26240.0%8.3%79.2%4.2%4.2%0.0%
Sep ’26230.0%21.7%69.6%21.7%17.4%0.0%
Oct ’26110.0%18.2%90.9%27.3%18.2%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 Smucker’s words

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

Bipartisanship

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

Oct 8, 2026 · Posts on X · policy discussion; bipartisanship; credit claiming; Health · Source

Personal attacks

Smucker Votes to Release Epstein Files WASHINGTON– Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted in favor of H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The House of Representatives passed the bill, which would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, with overwh…

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

Extreme label

Rep. Smucker E-Newsletter: Holiday Cheer and a Productive Year! | | | | | | Hello - If you were forwarded this email, make sure to subscribe to my e-newsletter here! In this edition of my e-newsletter, I want to wish you and your family a very, merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and a joyous New Year…

Dec 21, 2025 · Newsletters · policy discussion; credit claiming; Economics and Public Finance; Taxation; Health; Energy; Armed Forces and National Security; Immigration; Government Operations and Politics; Labor and Employment; extreme label “woke” aimed at Pentagon

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

    Smucker Votes to Release Epstein Files WASHINGTON– Today, Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted in favor of H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The House of Representatives passed the bill, which would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, with overwhelming, nearly unanimous support. “Transparency is essential for a trustworthy and accountable government. Chairman Come…

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

  2. Press releases

    Smucker Votes to End Democrats’ Historically Cruel Government Shutdown Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) released the following statement after voting to reopen the federal government and end the Democrats’ unnecessary and cruel government shutdown: “The historic nightmare of the Democrats’ shutdown is now over. Democrats admitted to using the American people as political leverage. Thankfully, enough Senate Democrats came t…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Economics and Public Finance · Government Operations and Politics · Agriculture and Food · Armed Forces and National Security · target: Congressional DemocratsSource

  3. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy criticism · policy discussion · credit claiming · Agriculture and Food · Government Operations and Politics · target: Chuck SchumerSource

  4. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · target: Lloyd SmuckerSource

  5. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · target: DemocratsSource

All 1,068 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: 812 posts on X, 107 Congressional Record speeches, 103 press releases, 46 newsletters.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Economics and Public Finance is what Smucker talks about most: 34% of policy statements, 1.8 times the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.63 on a 0–1 scale (House Republicans average 0.64; 151st 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 Smucker talks about. The bills Smucker sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Smucker talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%37%
Smucker
Peers
Economics and Public Finance233 statements
34%
19%
Taxation195 statements
28%
10%
Health143 statements
21%
15%
Government Operations and Politics97 statements
14%
19%
Armed Forces and National Security87 statements
13%
24%
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Policy areas Smucker talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Republicans average.
RowSmuckerPeers
Economics and Public Finance34%19%
Taxation28%10%
Health21%15%
Government Operations and Politics14%19%
Armed Forces and National Security13%24%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Smucker’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 37%. Grey ticks are the House Republicans averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onEconomics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 34% (House Republicans 19%)34%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 5% (House Republicans 2%)5%TaxationTaxation, talks about: 28% (House Republicans 10%)28%Taxation, legislates on: 26% (House Republicans 9%)26%HealthHealth, talks about: 21% (House Republicans 15%)21%Health, legislates on: 25% (House Republicans 11%)25%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 14% (House Republicans 19%)14%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 6% (House Republicans 12%)6%Armed Forces and NationalSecurityArmed Forces and National Security, talks about: 13% (House Republicans 24%)13%Armed Forces and National Security, legislates on: 3% (House Republicans 8%)3%
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Smucker's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Republicans, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Republicans, legislates on
Economics and Public Finance34%19%5%2%
Taxation28%10%26%9%
Health21%15%25%11%
Government Operations and Politics14%19%6%12%
Armed Forces and National Security13%24%3%8%
0.63

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Republicans average 0.64. Ranks 151st of 221.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Smucker sits at +0.91 on the CSIP scale, right of 0, more liberal than 64% of House Republicans. Approximate range +0.90 to +0.93, which understates the uncertainty; from 1,053 donors and 4,952 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”.

+0.91

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range +0.90 to +0.93. From 1,053 donors and 4,952 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Smucker +0.9House Republicans +1.0All House +0.3

The outlined dot is Smucker, 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 Smucker’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 Smucker sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Republicansmedian +1.0Smucker +0.9All Housemedian +0.3
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Smucker's CSIP score of +0.91 placed against House Republicans, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Smucker
House Republicans221+1.036%
All House439+0.368%
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 Smucker 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 Smucker.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Smucker raised $1.9M in the 2026 cycle, below the House Republicans’ median of $2.2M. 2.9% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 15% of itemized individual money came from Pennsylvania.

Campaign money from Federal Election Commission filings, as aggregates only; the lab never shows an individual donor. Campaigns must report by name every person who gives them more than $200 in a cycle (“itemized”); smaller gifts are reported only as one total (“unitemized”), so donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations describe itemized donors only.

Election cycle
$1.9M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 112 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): $242.2K (13.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $242.2K (13.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $242.2K (13.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $242.2K (13.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $242.2K (13.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $242.2K (13.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $242.2K (13.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $242.2K (13.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $242.2K (13.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $242.2K (13.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $242.2K (13.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $242.2K (13.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $242.2K (13.1%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)PACs and other committees: $1.0M (56.0%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $566.7K (30.6%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)13 squares$242.2K
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$7,104
  • PACs and other committees56 squares$1.0M
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)31 squares$566.7K
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Sources of Smucker's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$242.2K13.1%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$7,1040.4%
PACs and other committees$1.0M56.0%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$566.7K30.6%
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: $1.4M$1.4M20202022 cycle: $1.6M$1.6M20222024 cycle: $1.8M$1.8M20242026 cycle: $1.9M$1.9M2026House Republicans median $2.2M
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Smucker's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Republicans median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$1.4M
2022 cycle$1.6M
2024 cycle$1.8M
2026 cycle$1.9M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 15% came from Pennsylvania.

  1. New York$74.7K
  2. Pennsylvania$40.8K
  3. Virginia$40.8K
  4. California$35.3K
  5. Maryland$26.3K

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%
Smucker
Median
2026
3%
9%
2024
9%
9%
2022
5%
9%
2020
4%
9%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Republicans median
RowSmuckerMedian
2026 cycle3%9%
2024 cycle9%9%
2022 cycle5%9%
2020 cycle4%9%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: no dataWAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: no dataMNIllinois: no dataILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: no dataMINew York: $74.7KNYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: no dataMAOregon: no dataORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: no dataINOhio: no dataOHPennsylvania: $40.8KPANew Jersey: no dataNJConnecticut: $6,500CTCalifornia: $35.3KCAUtah: $7,000UTColorado: $14.0KCONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: no dataMOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $40.8KVAMaryland: $26.3KMDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: no dataAZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: $1,000NCSouth Carolina: no dataSCDistrict of Columbia: $17.8KDCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: no dataGAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $9,866TXFlorida: $3,310FL
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Smucker's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
New York$74.7K
Pennsylvania$40.8K
Virginia$40.8K
California$35.3K
Maryland$26.3K
District of Columbia$17.8K
Colorado$14.0K
Texas$9,866
Utah$7,000
Connecticut$6,500
Florida$3,310
North Carolina$1,000
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
New HampshireNo data
WashingtonNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
MinnesotaNo data
IllinoisNo data
WisconsinNo data
MichiganNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
MassachusettsNo data
OregonNo data
NevadaNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
IndianaNo data
OhioNo data
New JerseyNo data
NebraskaNo data
MissouriNo data
KentuckyNo data
West VirginiaNo data
DelawareNo data
ArizonaNo data
New MexicoNo data
KansasNo data
ArkansasNo data
TennesseeNo data
South CarolinaNo data
OklahomaNo data
LouisianaNo data
MississippiNo data
AlabamaNo data
GeorgiaNo data
HawaiiNo data
112

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

15%

from Pennsylvania

Of itemized individual dollars

How to read the map

Every state the same size. Darker states gave more itemized money; hatched states had no itemized donors; the outlined state is Pennsylvania. Gifts of $200 or less carry no address and are left out.

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 0.7%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 23%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 5.7%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 7.6%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 5.5%CSIP +0.75 to +1.00: 53%53%CSIP +1.00 to +1.25: 4.6%CSIP +1.25 to +1.50: 0.2%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Smucker's itemized donors in 2026, from −0.50 to +1.50: 23% between −0.25 and 0.00, 5.7% between 0.00 and +0.25, 7.6% between +0.25 and +0.50, 5.5% between +0.50 and +0.75, 53% between +0.75 and +1.00.
ItemValue
CSIP −0.50 to −0.250.7%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.0023%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.255.7%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.507.6%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.755.5%
CSIP +0.75 to +1.0053%
CSIP +1.00 to +1.254.6%
CSIP +1.25 to +1.500.2%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Smucker’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Smucker’s own score is +0.91.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. RETIRED$23.3K 11 donors
  2. CONSULTANT$22.5K 15 donors
  3. REAL ESTATE$19.5K 5 donors
  4. ATTORNEY$15.0K 10 donors
  5. CEO$12.6K 5 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$10.0K
  2. AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PAC$10.0K
  3. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  4. ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$10.0K
  5. BUILDING AMERICA'S REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATION PAC$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. CAPITOL TAX PARTNERS$6,500 3 donors
  2. ALSTON BIRD LLP$3,000 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Smucker voted with the majority of House Republicans on 98.7% of party-line votes and missed 2.8% of 674 roll calls. House Republicans on average: 97.1% party unity, 96.3% attendance. Across all roll calls, Smucker voted against the majority of House Republicans 10 times.

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

10

votes against the majority of House Republicans

Party unity 98.7%, House Republicans average 97.1%, ranks 83rd of 221. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Smucker
Peers
Rank
Attendance
97.1%
96.3%
146th of 221
Party unity
98.7%
97.1%
83rd of 221
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Smucker's attendance and party unity against House Republicans.
RowSmuckerPeers
Attendance97.1%96.3%
Party unity98.7%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 Smucker most often

  1. Mike JohnsonR504 shared votes99%
  2. Ashley HinsonR646 shared votes99%
  3. Laurel LeeR626 shared votes99%
  4. Julia LetlowR615 shared votes98%
  5. Rudy YakymR655 shared votes98%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Smucker least often

  1. Adelita GrijalvaD376 shared votes23%
  2. Rashida TlaibD642 shared votes24%
  3. Delia RamirezD623 shared votes24%
  4. Gregorio CasarD561 shared votes25%
  5. Frederica WilsonD469 shared votes25%
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

Smucker sponsored 32 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 143 others. 9.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans average 17%; 150th of 216).

The bills Smucker 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

Sponsored32 billsSponsored, Introduced: 3232Sponsored, In committee: 3232Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 33Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 11Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored143 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 143143Cosponsored, In committee: 143143Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 1515Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 33Cosponsored, Became law: 33IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Smucker sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored3232310
Cosponsored1431431533
How to read the blocks

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

9.4%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Republicans average 17%. Ranks 150th of 216.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Mike Kelly25
  2. Claudia Tenney21
  3. Brian Fitzpatrick19
  4. Mike Carey13
  5. Carol Miller13
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 Smucker’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. 10224To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6 Pennsylvania Avenue in Matamoras, Pennsylvania, as the "PFC Edward Kuhn Memorial Post Office".CosponsorSep 2, 2026In committeeGovernment Operations and PoliticsReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Sep 2, 2026
H.R. 9811Anti-Fraud Fund Act of 2026CosponsorJul 21, 2026In committeeHealthReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. Jul 21, 2026
H.R. 9721Fiscal Sponsorship Transparency Act of 2026SponsorJul 16, 2026In committeeTaxationOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15. Jul 22, 2026
H.R. 9701Daughters of the American Revolution Membership Integrity Act.CosponsorJul 15, 2026In committeeGovernment Operations and PoliticsReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Jul 15, 2026
H.R. 9672Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2026CosponsorJul 14, 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. Jul 14, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 46 times in 90 days. Smucker’s official site had 32 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Smucker posted on Oct 26, 2026.

The lab crawls Smucker’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 Smucker 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 Smucker posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • Two men are talking in an indoor office or workspace. An older man wearing glasses and a light blue shirt smiles while facing a younger bearded man in the foreground. No visible text.
    Two men are talking in an indoor office or workspace. An older man wearing glasses and a light blue shirt smiles while facing a younger bearded man in the foreground. No visible text.View post
  • A group of men stand in a machine shop. An older man demonstrates a milling machine to another man while two young men watch. There is text on clothing and machinery.
    A group of men stand in a machine shop. An older man demonstrates a milling machine to another man while two young men watch. There is text on clothing and machinery.View post
  • An older man and a younger person wearing glasses look upward at equipment in what appears to be a laboratory or workshop. The younger person raises an arm toward the equipment. There is text on the younger person's shirt.
    An older man and a younger person wearing glasses look upward at equipment in what appears to be a laboratory or workshop. The younger person raises an arm toward the equipment. There is text on the younger person's shirt.View post
  • Several men stand around and inspect industrial machinery in a workshop or manufacturing facility. One man wears a shirt with a graphic design on the back, and another appears to hold a small green item above him. There is text on the machinery and clothing.
    Several men stand around and inspect industrial machinery in a workshop or manufacturing facility. One man wears a shirt with a graphic design on the back, and another appears to hold a small green item above him. There is text on the machinery and clothing.View post
  • Two men in suits pose together, holding an open certificate in front of a large display showing a vintage newspaper and an illustration of a hospital building. Text is visible throughout the display and on the certificate.
    Two men in suits pose together, holding an open certificate in front of a large display showing a vintage newspaper and an illustration of a hospital building. Text is visible throughout the display and on the certificate.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 Smucker 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
S001199
Bioguide
S001199
FEC candidate ids
H6PA16320

Bulk files with the same data for every official:

Freshness of this profile’s data

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

How the measures work

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

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