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Democrat · U.S. House, Pennsylvania’s 5th district

Serving since Nov 13, 2018119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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11%
of statements claim credit, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats

11% of 1,988 statements claim credit (227 statements); the average for House Democrats is 23%. Ranks 203rd of 216, where 1st is the highest rate.

An AI model reads each of Scanlon’s posts on X, press releases, Congressional Record speeches and newsletters and marks whether it claims credit for an accomplishment. The rate is the share of statements marked; it is compared with the average among House Democrats and ranked against the same group.

At a glance

6 measures against House Democrats. 39% of Scanlon’s statements criticize a policy, in the top quarter of House Democrats (average 28%). Scanlon sits at −1.27 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 87% of House Democrats.

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

Party unity

100%

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

Credit claiming

11%

House Democrats average 23% · ranks 203rd of 216

Policy criticism

39%

House Democrats average 28% · ranks 23rd of 216

CSIP ideology

−1.27

More liberal than 87% of House Democrats · ± 0.02

From Pennsylvania, 2026

82%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 30th of 214 House Democrats

Bipartisanship

4.7%

House Democrats average 9.8% · ranks 184th of 216

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

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What Scanlon says

Scanlon stresses bipartisanship less than 84% of House Democrats. Bipartisanship in 4.7% of 1,988 statements, against 9.8% for the average House Democrat; 184th of 216.

An AI model reads each of Scanlon’s 1,988 statements in the 119th Congress (1,803 posts on X, 82 press releases, 75 Congressional Record speeches, 28 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 Democrats and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the 119th Congress

0%80%
Scanlon
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion1,387 statements
70%
73%
155th of 216
Policy criticism773 statements
39%
28%
23rd of 216
Credit claiming227 statements
11%
23%
203rd of 216
Personal attacks112 statements
6%
7%
109th of 216
Bipartisanship94 statements
5%
10%
184th of 216
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Scanlon's share of statements in each category against the House Democrats average.
RowScanlonPeers
Policy discussion70%73%
Policy criticism39%28%
Credit claiming11%23%
Personal attacks6%7%
Bipartisanship5%10%
1,988

statements classified

1,803 posts on X, 82 press releases, 75 Congressional Record speeches, 28 newsletters.

posts on X: 1,803 (90.7%)posts on X 1,803press releases: 82 (4.1%)Congressional Record speeches: 75 (3.8%)newsletters: 28 (1.4%)
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Scanlon's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X1,803
press releases82
Congressional Record speeches75
newsletters28
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Scanlon used extreme labels in 2.0% of statements, close to the peer average. 40 statements, most often aimed at Donald Trump; peers 1.9%.

  1. “extreme”21
  2. “radical”13
  3. “MAGA”5
  4. “far left”1
  5. “far right”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Donald Trump2
  2. Republicans2
  3. right-wing extremists2
  4. Trump2
  5. Trump administration2
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: 442025-02: 562025-03: 462025-04: 462025-05: 582025-06: 622025-07: 1302025-08: 1012025-09: 1442025-10: 1412025-11: 1182025-12: 1252026-01: 1592026-02: 1052026-03: 1192026-04: 1032026-05: 772026-06: 1072026-07: 672026-08: 442026-09: 822026-10: 54peak 159 · Jan ’26Personal attackspeak 16.1% · Feb ’25 · latest 3.7%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 2.3% of 44Personal attacks, 2025-02: 16.1% of 56Personal attacks, 2025-03: 15.2% of 46Personal attacks, 2025-04: 8.7% of 46Personal attacks, 2025-05: 3.5% of 58Personal attacks, 2025-06: 0.0% of 62Personal attacks, 2025-07: 6.2% of 130Personal attacks, 2025-08: 4.0% of 101Personal attacks, 2025-09: 4.9% of 144Personal attacks, 2025-10: 3.5% of 141Personal attacks, 2025-11: 1.7% of 118Personal attacks, 2025-12: 6.4% of 125Personal attacks, 2026-01: 6.9% of 159Personal attacks, 2026-02: 4.8% of 105Personal attacks, 2026-03: 3.4% of 119Personal attacks, 2026-04: 6.8% of 103Personal attacks, 2026-05: 6.5% of 77Personal attacks, 2026-06: 8.4% of 107Personal attacks, 2026-07: 6.0% of 67Personal attacks, 2026-08: 2.3% of 44Personal attacks, 2026-09: 8.5% of 82Personal attacks, 2026-10: 3.7% of 54Policy criticismpeak 52.5% · Oct ’25 · latest 7.4%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 38.6% of 44Policy criticism, 2025-02: 46.4% of 56Policy criticism, 2025-03: 41.3% of 46Policy criticism, 2025-04: 37.0% of 46Policy criticism, 2025-05: 37.9% of 58Policy criticism, 2025-06: 51.6% of 62Policy criticism, 2025-07: 52.3% of 130Policy criticism, 2025-08: 43.6% of 101Policy criticism, 2025-09: 39.6% of 144Policy criticism, 2025-10: 52.5% of 141Policy criticism, 2025-11: 49.1% of 118Policy criticism, 2025-12: 35.2% of 125Policy criticism, 2026-01: 20.8% of 159Policy criticism, 2026-02: 51.4% of 105Policy criticism, 2026-03: 47.9% of 119Policy criticism, 2026-04: 29.1% of 103Policy criticism, 2026-05: 32.5% of 77Policy criticism, 2026-06: 42.1% of 107Policy criticism, 2026-07: 35.8% of 67Policy criticism, 2026-08: 20.4% of 44Policy criticism, 2026-09: 17.1% of 82Policy criticism, 2026-10: 7.4% of 54Policy discussionpeak 96.3% · Oct ’26 · latest 96.3%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 54.5% of 44Policy discussion, 2025-02: 76.8% of 56Policy discussion, 2025-03: 80.4% of 46Policy discussion, 2025-04: 71.7% of 46Policy discussion, 2025-05: 62.1% of 58Policy discussion, 2025-06: 67.7% of 62Policy discussion, 2025-07: 67.7% of 130Policy discussion, 2025-08: 72.3% of 101Policy discussion, 2025-09: 52.1% of 144Policy discussion, 2025-10: 70.9% of 141Policy discussion, 2025-11: 57.6% of 118Policy discussion, 2025-12: 70.4% of 125Policy discussion, 2026-01: 81.8% of 159Policy discussion, 2026-02: 64.8% of 105Policy discussion, 2026-03: 65.5% of 119Policy discussion, 2026-04: 73.8% of 103Policy discussion, 2026-05: 67.5% of 77Policy discussion, 2026-06: 62.6% of 107Policy discussion, 2026-07: 85.1% of 67Policy discussion, 2026-08: 77.3% of 44Policy discussion, 2026-09: 80.5% of 82Policy discussion, 2026-10: 96.3% of 54Bipartisanshippeak 18.2% · Jan ’25 · latest 0.0%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 18.2% of 44Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 10.7% of 56Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 2.2% of 46Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 2.2% of 46Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 8.6% of 58Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 0.0% of 62Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 6.9% of 130Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 5.0% of 101Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 3.5% of 144Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 7.8% of 141Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 0.9% of 118Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 5.6% of 125Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 2.5% of 159Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 3.8% of 105Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 3.4% of 119Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 3.9% of 103Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 2.6% of 77Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 7.5% of 107Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 13.4% of 67Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 0.0% of 44Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 0.0% of 82Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 0.0% of 54Credit claimingpeak 27.8% · Oct ’26 · latest 27.8%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 20.4% of 44Credit claiming, 2025-02: 19.6% of 56Credit claiming, 2025-03: 26.1% of 46Credit claiming, 2025-04: 19.6% of 46Credit claiming, 2025-05: 6.9% of 58Credit claiming, 2025-06: 8.1% of 62Credit claiming, 2025-07: 6.2% of 130Credit claiming, 2025-08: 12.9% of 101Credit claiming, 2025-09: 12.5% of 144Credit claiming, 2025-10: 6.4% of 141Credit claiming, 2025-11: 5.9% of 118Credit claiming, 2025-12: 6.4% of 125Credit claiming, 2026-01: 6.9% of 159Credit claiming, 2026-02: 6.7% of 105Credit claiming, 2026-03: 10.9% of 119Credit claiming, 2026-04: 17.5% of 103Credit claiming, 2026-05: 18.2% of 77Credit claiming, 2026-06: 14.9% of 107Credit claiming, 2026-07: 16.4% of 67Credit claiming, 2026-08: 9.1% of 44Credit claiming, 2026-09: 6.1% of 82Credit claiming, 2026-10: 27.8% of 54Extreme labelspeak 9.1% · Jan ’25 · latest 1.8%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 9.1% of 44Extreme labels, 2025-02: 8.9% of 56Extreme labels, 2025-03: 6.5% of 46Extreme labels, 2025-04: 6.5% of 46Extreme labels, 2025-05: 1.7% of 58Extreme labels, 2025-06: 4.8% of 62Extreme labels, 2025-07: 2.3% of 130Extreme labels, 2025-08: 1.0% of 101Extreme labels, 2025-09: 2.1% of 144Extreme labels, 2025-10: 0.0% of 141Extreme labels, 2025-11: 0.0% of 118Extreme labels, 2025-12: 1.6% of 125Extreme labels, 2026-01: 0.6% of 159Extreme labels, 2026-02: 2.9% of 105Extreme labels, 2026-03: 0.0% of 119Extreme labels, 2026-04: 2.9% of 103Extreme labels, 2026-05: 0.0% of 77Extreme labels, 2026-06: 2.8% of 107Extreme labels, 2026-07: 0.0% of 67Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 44Extreme labels, 2026-09: 1.2% of 82Extreme labels, 2026-10: 1.8% of 54Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Scanlon, 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 ’25442.3%38.6%54.5%18.2%20.4%9.1%
Feb ’255616.1%46.4%76.8%10.7%19.6%8.9%
Mar ’254615.2%41.3%80.4%2.2%26.1%6.5%
Apr ’25468.7%37.0%71.7%2.2%19.6%6.5%
May ’25583.5%37.9%62.1%8.6%6.9%1.7%
Jun ’25620.0%51.6%67.7%0.0%8.1%4.8%
Jul ’251306.2%52.3%67.7%6.9%6.2%2.3%
Aug ’251014.0%43.6%72.3%5.0%12.9%1.0%
Sep ’251444.9%39.6%52.1%3.5%12.5%2.1%
Oct ’251413.5%52.5%70.9%7.8%6.4%0.0%
Nov ’251181.7%49.1%57.6%0.9%5.9%0.0%
Dec ’251256.4%35.2%70.4%5.6%6.4%1.6%
Jan ’261596.9%20.8%81.8%2.5%6.9%0.6%
Feb ’261054.8%51.4%64.8%3.8%6.7%2.9%
Mar ’261193.4%47.9%65.5%3.4%10.9%0.0%
Apr ’261036.8%29.1%73.8%3.9%17.5%2.9%
May ’26776.5%32.5%67.5%2.6%18.2%0.0%
Jun ’261078.4%42.1%62.6%7.5%14.9%2.8%
Jul ’26676.0%35.8%85.1%13.4%16.4%0.0%
Aug ’26442.3%20.4%77.3%0.0%9.1%0.0%
Sep ’26828.5%17.1%80.5%0.0%6.1%1.2%
Oct ’26543.7%7.4%96.3%0.0%27.8%1.8%
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 Scanlon’s words

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

Credit claiming

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

Oct 26, 2026 · Posts on X · policy discussion; credit claiming; Education · Source

Bipartisanship

An Update on the Philly Shipyard Dear neighbor, Shipbuilding continues to be one of our most pressing national security and industrial challenges, and Philly shipyard continues to rise to the challenge. Recently, I was honored to join Hanwha Philly Shipyard for a christening ceremony of NSMV T.S. L…

Jul 31, 2026 · Newsletters · policy discussion; bipartisanship; credit claiming; Armed Forces and National Security; Commerce; Labor and Employment

Extreme label

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

Oct 15, 2026 · Posts on X · policy discussion; Education; Economics and Public Finance; extreme label “extreme” aimed at Project 2025 · Source

Examples by category

Up to five recent statements in each category

Category

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

  1. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · International Affairs · target: Donald TrumpSource

  2. Press releases

    Scanlon, Welch, Blumenthal, Min Initiate Probe into Improper Influence of Cabinet Members in Trump Pardons Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government, today joined Senator Peter Welch (D-VT), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on The Constitution, Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), R…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Government Operations and Politics · Crime and Law Enforcement · Law · Environmental Protection · target: Trevor MiltonSource

  3. Posts on X

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

    personal attacksSource

  4. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Crime and Law Enforcement · Government Operations and Politics · target: Donald TrumpSource

  5. Posts on X

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

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

All 1,988 statements

Newest first, the 119th Congress

The full feed

Five statements at a time, newest first; filters apply to the statements loaded so far. Export saves the statements that match. Sources: 1,803 posts on X, 82 press releases, 75 Congressional Record speeches, 28 newsletters.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Health is what Scanlon talks about most: 29% of policy statements. Talk and legislation agree at 0.68 on a 0–1 scale (House Democrats average 0.67; 105th of 216).

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

What Scanlon talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
Scanlon
Peers
Health397 statements
29%
26%
Government Operations and Politics348 statements
25%
20%
Economics and Public Finance255 statements
18%
20%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues184 statements
13%
13%
Armed Forces and National Security169 statements
12%
16%
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Policy areas Scanlon talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Democrats average.
RowScanlonPeers
Health29%26%
Government Operations and Politics25%20%
Economics and Public Finance18%20%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues13%13%
Armed Forces and National Security12%16%
How to read the bars

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

Talks about · legislates on

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

Talks aboutLegislates onHealthHealth, talks about: 29% (House Democrats 26%)29%Health, legislates on: 13% (House Democrats 16%)13%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 25% (House Democrats 20%)25%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 14% (House Democrats 11%)14%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 18% (House Democrats 20%)18%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 0% (House Democrats 1%)0%Civil Rights and Liberties,Minority IssuesCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, talks about: 13% (House Democrats 13%)13%Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, legislates on: 5% (House Democrats 5%)5%Armed Forces and NationalSecurityArmed Forces and National Security, talks about: 12% (House Democrats 16%)12%Armed Forces and National Security, legislates on: 3% (House Democrats 7%)3%
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Scanlon's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Democrats, legislates on
Health29%26%13%16%
Government Operations and Politics25%20%14%11%
Economics and Public Finance18%20%0%1%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues13%13%5%5%
Armed Forces and National Security12%16%3%7%
0.68

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Democrats average 0.67. Ranks 105th of 216.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Scanlon sits at −1.27 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 87% of House Democrats. Approximate range −1.29 to −1.25, which understates the uncertainty; from 2,485 donors and 3,858 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”.

−1.27

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −1.29 to −1.25. From 2,485 donors and 3,858 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Scanlon −1.3House Democrats −1.0All House +0.3

The outlined dot is Scanlon, 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 Scanlon’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 Scanlon sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Democratsmedian −1.0Scanlon −1.3All Housemedian +0.3
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Scanlon's CSIP score of −1.27 placed against House Democrats, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Scanlon
House Democrats217−1.013%
All House439+0.36%
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 Scanlon 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 Scanlon.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Scanlon raised $1.3M in the 2026 cycle, below the House Democrats’ median of $2.0M. 13% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 82% 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
$1.3M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 562 itemized donors. House Democrats’ median $2.0M.

Where the money came from

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

Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Itemized individual (over $200): $631.8K (47.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $91.4K (6.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $91.4K (6.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $91.4K (6.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $91.4K (6.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $91.4K (6.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $91.4K (6.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $91.4K (6.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)PACs and other committees: $611.7K (45.8%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)47 squares$631.8K
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)7 squares$91.4K
  • PACs and other committees46 squares$611.7K
  • Party committees$1,392
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Sources of Scanlon's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$631.8K47.3%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$91.4K6.8%
PACs and other committees$611.7K45.8%
Party committees$1,3920.1%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

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

Receipts by cycle

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

2020 cycle: $1.5M$1.5M20202022 cycle: $1.6M$1.6M20222024 cycle: $1.5M$1.5M20242026 cycle: $1.3M$1.3M2026House Democrats median $2.0M
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Scanlon's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$1.5M
2022 cycle$1.6M
2024 cycle$1.5M
2026 cycle$1.3M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 82% came from Pennsylvania.

  1. Pennsylvania$377.8K
  2. New York$17.4K
  3. Massachusetts$15.9K
  4. District of Columbia$11.1K
  5. Virginia$8,750

Small donations

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

0%60%
Scanlon
Median
2026
13%
13%
2024
15%
13%
2022
17%
13%
2020
24%
13%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Democrats median
RowScanlonMedian
2026 cycle13%13%
2024 cycle15%13%
2022 cycle17%13%
2020 cycle24%13%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: $3,050WAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: $500MNIllinois: no dataILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: no dataMINew York: $17.4KNYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: $15.9KMAOregon: no dataORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: no dataINOhio: no dataOHPennsylvania: $377.8KPANew Jersey: $6,650NJConnecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: $7,250CAUtah: no dataUTColorado: $500CONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: no dataMOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $8,750VAMaryland: $2,314MDDelaware: $6,313DEArizona: $250AZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: $1,333NCSouth Carolina: no dataSCDistrict of Columbia: $11.1KDCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: $1,000GAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $500TXFlorida: $1,150FL
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Scanlon's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Pennsylvania$377.8K
New York$17.4K
Massachusetts$15.9K
District of Columbia$11.1K
Virginia$8,750
California$7,250
New Jersey$6,650
Delaware$6,313
Washington$3,050
Maryland$2,314
North Carolina$1,333
Florida$1,150
Georgia$1,000
Minnesota$500
Colorado$500
Texas$500
Arizona$250
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
New HampshireNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
IllinoisNo data
WisconsinNo data
MichiganNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
OregonNo data
NevadaNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
IndianaNo data
OhioNo data
ConnecticutNo data
UtahNo data
NebraskaNo data
MissouriNo data
KentuckyNo data
West VirginiaNo data
New MexicoNo data
KansasNo data
ArkansasNo data
TennesseeNo data
South CarolinaNo data
OklahomaNo data
LouisianaNo data
MississippiNo data
AlabamaNo data
HawaiiNo data
562

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

82%

from Pennsylvania

Of itemized individual dollars

How to read the map

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

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −1.50 to −1.25: 23%CSIP −1.25 to −1.00: 54%54%CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 21%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 1.8%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 0.4%← More liberalMore conservative →
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Ideology of Scanlon's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.50 to −0.25: 23% between −1.50 and −1.25, 54% between −1.25 and −1.00, 21% between −1.00 and −0.75.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.50 to −1.2523%
CSIP −1.25 to −1.0054%
CSIP −1.00 to −0.7521%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.501.8%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.250.4%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Scanlon’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Scanlon’s own score is −1.27.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. NOT EMPLOYED$169.7K 243 donors
  2. ATTORNEY$86.2K 94 donors
  3. RETIRED$19.7K 23 donors
  4. LAWYER$19.1K 30 donors
  5. CHAIRMAN$10.3K 4 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10.0K
  2. CENCORA, INC. PAC$10.0K
  3. COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA LOCAL 13000$10.0K
  4. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL, AIR, RAIL AND TRANSPORTATION WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION LEAGUE$10.0K
  5. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. BALLARD SPAHR LLP$12.8K 17 donors
  2. BALLARD SPAHR$9,750 17 donors
  3. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA$8,990 10 donors
  4. COZEN O'CONNOR$7,590 5 donors
  5. GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP$2,000 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Scanlon voted with the majority of House Democrats on 100% of party-line votes and missed 1.5% of 674 roll calls. House Democrats on average: 96.4% party unity, 96.9% attendance. Across all roll calls, Scanlon voted against the majority of House Democrats 10 times.

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

10

votes against the majority of House Democrats

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

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Scanlon
Peers
Rank
Attendance
98.5%
96.9%
91st of 217
Party unity
100%
96.4%
10th of 217
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Scanlon's attendance and party unity against House Democrats.
RowScanlonPeers
Attendance98.5%96.9%
Party unity100%96.4%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

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

Key votes

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

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

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

Votes most often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Scanlon most often

  1. Becca BalintD655 shared votes99%
  2. Bobby ScottD660 shared votes99%
  3. Diana DeGetteD652 shared votes99%
  4. Mark DeSaulnierD651 shared votes99%
  5. Jill TokudaD662 shared votes99%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Scanlon least often

  1. Chip RoyR624 shared votes16%
  2. Ralph NormanR591 shared votes17%
  3. Eric BurlisonR635 shared votes17%
  4. Andy BiggsR598 shared votes18%
  5. Josh BrecheenR631 shared votes18%
How to read the agreement lists

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

Full voting record

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

Back to topNext: Legislation

Legislation

Scanlon sponsored 28 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 466 others. 0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats average 4.9%; 171st of 207).

The bills Scanlon 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: 00Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored466 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 466466Cosponsored, In committee: 466466Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 1212Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 22Cosponsored, Became law: 11IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Scanlon sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored2828000
Cosponsored4664661221
How to read the blocks

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

0%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

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

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Eleanor Norton57
  2. Rashida Tlaib35
  3. Hank Johnson Jr.31
  4. Dwight Evans30
  5. Madeleine Dean26
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 Scanlon’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. 10895To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a Civic Education and Service Learning Grant Program, and for other purposes.SponsorOct 22, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 22, 2026
H.R. 10907To prohibit interference in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.CosponsorOct 22, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 22, 2026
H.Res. 1635Supporting the designation of October 23, 2026, as "National Marine Sanctuary Day".CosponsorOct 22, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Oct 22, 2026
H.Res. 1628Supporting the designation of the week beginning on October 10, 2026, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week".CosponsorOct 15, 2026In committeePublic Lands and Natural ResourcesReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Oct 15, 2026
H.R. 10774SWIMS Act of 2026CosponsorOct 9, 2026In committeeEnvironmental ProtectionReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 9, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 88 times in 90 days. Scanlon’s official site had 36 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Scanlon posted on Oct 26, 2026.

The lab crawls Scanlon’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 Scanlon 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.

Social accounts

Images Scanlon posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • A posed group photo of young Scouts wearing tan uniforms, blue neckerchiefs, and merit-badge-covered sashes, with several adults standing behind them. There is some small text on uniform patches and badges.
    A posed group photo of young Scouts wearing tan uniforms, blue neckerchiefs, and merit-badge-covered sashes, with several adults standing behind them. There is some small text on uniform patches and badges.View post
  • A woman speaks at a lectern to a seated group of uniformed scouts in a meeting room. A table with flowers and lit candles, a large television, and two flags are visible. There is text on clothing and objects.
    A woman speaks at a lectern to a seated group of uniformed scouts in a meeting room. A table with flowers and lit candles, a large television, and two flags are visible. There is text on clothing and objects.View post
  • A woman speaks at the front of a church or meeting hall to a seated audience of uniformed scouts. A large cross, television, flowers, candles, and two flags are visible.
    A woman speaks at the front of a church or meeting hall to a seated audience of uniformed scouts. A large cross, television, flowers, candles, and two flags are visible.View post
  • A group of people are gathered in a bright indoor room with large windows, tables, stools, and wall-mounted screens. Some people are seated while others stand near the center, as if attending a meeting or presentation. There is a small amount of visible text on an item at the right.
    A group of people are gathered in a bright indoor room with large windows, tables, stools, and wall-mounted screens. Some people are seated while others stand near the center, as if attending a meeting or presentation. There is a small amount of visible text on an item at the right.View post
  • A group of people are gathered in a large indoor lounge or cafeteria. Two people stand at the front addressing the seated audience, with tables, chairs, windows, wall-mounted screens, and framed pictures around the room. Some signs and screens contain text.
    A group of people are gathered in a large indoor lounge or cafeteria. Two people stand at the front addressing the seated audience, with tables, chairs, windows, wall-mounted screens, and framed pictures around the room. Some signs and screens contain text.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 Scanlon is most unusual among House Democrats, chosen by one rule for every official of every party. The candidates are the rate of each kind of statement and of extreme labels, party unity, attendance, the small-donor share, the in-state share and total receipts of the latest cycle, the share of sponsored bills that got out of committee, talk-to-bills agreement, and the CSIP score’s place within the party group.

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

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

Identifiers

Profile id
S001205
Bioguide
S001205
FEC candidate ids
H8PA07200

Bulk files with the same data for every official:

Freshness of this profile’s data

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

How the measures work

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

America’s Political Pulse · Polarization Research Lab

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