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Republican · U.S. House, Kansas’s 2nd district

Serving since Jan 3, 2025119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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Portrait of Derek Schmidt, rendered as a two-tone print
Official portrait
88%
of itemized money from Kansas donors, in the top 5% of House Republicans

88% of the itemized money from individuals in the 2026 cycle came from donors with an address in Kansas. Ranks 4th of 216, where 1st is the highest share. 478 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 Kansas, 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. 78% of Schmidt’s statements discuss policy, in the top quarter of House Republicans (average 68%). 14% of Schmidt’s statements use bipartisan language, 1.6 times the House Republican average of 8.9%.

The measures on which Schmidt 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 Kansas, 2026

88%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 4th of 216 House Republicans

Policy discussion

78%

House Republicans average 68% · ranks 35th of 221

Bipartisanship

14%

House Republicans average 8.9% · ranks 40th of 221

Attendance

99.2%

House Republicans average 96.3% · ranks 40th of 221 · 674 roll calls

Extreme labels

0.7%

House Republicans average 3.0% · ranks 182nd of 221

CSIP ideology

+1.03

Right of 0, the centre of the scale · ± 0.04

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

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What Schmidt says

Schmidt stresses bipartisanship more than 81% of House Republicans. Bipartisanship in 14% of 827 statements, against 8.9% for the average House Republican; 40th of 221.

An AI model reads each of Schmidt’s 827 statements in the 119th Congress (633 posts on X, 91 newsletters, 76 Congressional Record speeches, 27 press releases) 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%
Schmidt
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion641 statements
78%
68%
35th of 221
Credit claiming333 statements
40%
37%
90th of 221
Bipartisanship117 statements
14%
9%
40th of 221
Policy criticism86 statements
10%
15%
168th of 221
Personal attacks11 statements
1%
2%
104th of 221
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Schmidt's share of statements in each category against the House Republicans average.
RowSchmidtPeers
Policy discussion78%68%
Credit claiming40%37%
Bipartisanship14%9%
Policy criticism10%15%
Personal attacks1%2%
827

statements classified

633 posts on X, 91 newsletters, 76 Congressional Record speeches, 27 press releases.

posts on X: 633 (76.5%)posts on X 633newsletters: 91 (11.0%)Congressional Record speeches: 76 (9.2%)press releases: 27 (3.3%)
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Schmidt's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X633
newsletters91
Congressional Record speeches76
press releases27
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Schmidt used extreme labels in 0.7% of statements, 24% of the peer average. 6 statements, most often aimed at America First; peers 3.0%.

  1. “far left”2
  2. “radical”2

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. America First1
  2. California policies1
  3. Congressional Democrats1
  4. far-left base1
  5. sanctuary policies1
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: 202025-02: 282025-03: 442025-04: 292025-05: 402025-06: 242025-07: 82025-08: 42025-09: 142025-10: 162025-11: 152025-12: 212026-01: 522026-02: 552026-03: 462026-04: 462026-05: 712026-06: 642026-07: 412026-08: 882026-09: 682026-10: 33peak 88 · Aug ’26Personal attackspeak 6.8% · Mar ’25 · latest 0.0%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 0.0% of 20Personal attacks, 2025-02: 3.6% of 28Personal attacks, 2025-03: 6.8% of 44Personal attacks, 2025-04: 3.5% of 29Personal attacks, 2025-05: 0.0% of 40Personal attacks, 2025-06: 4.2% of 24Personal attacks, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-09: 0.0% of 14Personal attacks, 2025-10: 6.3% of 16Personal attacks, 2025-11: 0.0% of 15Personal attacks, 2025-12: 0.0% of 21Personal attacks, 2026-01: 0.0% of 52Personal attacks, 2026-02: 3.6% of 55Personal attacks, 2026-03: 2.2% of 46Personal attacks, 2026-04: 0.0% of 46Personal attacks, 2026-05: 0.0% of 71Personal attacks, 2026-06: 1.6% of 64Personal attacks, 2026-07: 0.0% of 41Personal attacks, 2026-08: 0.0% of 88Personal attacks, 2026-09: 0.0% of 68Personal attacks, 2026-10: 0.0% of 33Policy criticismpeak 35.7% · Sep ’25 · latest 3.0%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 0.0% of 20Policy criticism, 2025-02: 14.3% of 28Policy criticism, 2025-03: 18.2% of 44Policy criticism, 2025-04: 17.2% of 29Policy criticism, 2025-05: 20.0% of 40Policy criticism, 2025-06: 25.0% of 24Policy criticism, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-09: 35.7% of 14Policy criticism, 2025-10: 6.3% of 16Policy criticism, 2025-11: 20.0% of 15Policy criticism, 2025-12: 9.5% of 21Policy criticism, 2026-01: 13.5% of 52Policy criticism, 2026-02: 1.8% of 55Policy criticism, 2026-03: 13.0% of 46Policy criticism, 2026-04: 6.5% of 46Policy criticism, 2026-05: 8.5% of 71Policy criticism, 2026-06: 14.1% of 64Policy criticism, 2026-07: 2.4% of 41Policy criticism, 2026-08: 3.4% of 88Policy criticism, 2026-09: 7.3% of 68Policy criticism, 2026-10: 3.0% of 33Policy discussionpeak 94.1% · Sep ’26 · latest 84.9%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 70.0% of 20Policy discussion, 2025-02: 78.6% of 28Policy discussion, 2025-03: 77.3% of 44Policy discussion, 2025-04: 69.0% of 29Policy discussion, 2025-05: 67.5% of 40Policy discussion, 2025-06: 70.8% of 24Policy discussion, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-09: 71.4% of 14Policy discussion, 2025-10: 75.0% of 16Policy discussion, 2025-11: 66.7% of 15Policy discussion, 2025-12: 66.7% of 21Policy discussion, 2026-01: 69.2% of 52Policy discussion, 2026-02: 70.9% of 55Policy discussion, 2026-03: 76.1% of 46Policy discussion, 2026-04: 91.3% of 46Policy discussion, 2026-05: 87.3% of 71Policy discussion, 2026-06: 89.1% of 64Policy discussion, 2026-07: 73.2% of 41Policy discussion, 2026-08: 68.2% of 88Policy discussion, 2026-09: 94.1% of 68Policy discussion, 2026-10: 84.9% of 33Bipartisanshippeak 33.3% · Dec ’25 · latest 24.2%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 0.0% of 20Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 7.1% of 28Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 13.6% of 44Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 20.7% of 29Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 10.0% of 40Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 4.2% of 24Bipartisanship, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 14.3% of 14Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 25.0% of 16Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 13.3% of 15Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 33.3% of 21Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 9.6% of 52Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 7.3% of 55Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 6.5% of 46Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 17.4% of 46Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 18.3% of 71Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 20.3% of 64Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 9.8% of 41Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 4.5% of 88Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 26.5% of 68Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 24.2% of 33Credit claimingpeak 64.3% · Sep ’25 · latest 51.5%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 30.0% of 20Credit claiming, 2025-02: 46.4% of 28Credit claiming, 2025-03: 61.4% of 44Credit claiming, 2025-04: 48.3% of 29Credit claiming, 2025-05: 45.0% of 40Credit claiming, 2025-06: 45.8% of 24Credit claiming, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-09: 64.3% of 14Credit claiming, 2025-10: 25.0% of 16Credit claiming, 2025-11: 33.3% of 15Credit claiming, 2025-12: 52.4% of 21Credit claiming, 2026-01: 34.6% of 52Credit claiming, 2026-02: 38.2% of 55Credit claiming, 2026-03: 30.4% of 46Credit claiming, 2026-04: 30.4% of 46Credit claiming, 2026-05: 42.3% of 71Credit claiming, 2026-06: 34.4% of 64Credit claiming, 2026-07: 48.8% of 41Credit claiming, 2026-08: 14.8% of 88Credit claiming, 2026-09: 54.4% of 68Credit claiming, 2026-10: 51.5% of 33Extreme labelspeak 12.5% · Oct ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 5.0% of 20Extreme labels, 2025-02: 0.0% of 28Extreme labels, 2025-03: 2.3% of 44Extreme labels, 2025-04: 3.5% of 29Extreme labels, 2025-05: 2.5% of 40Extreme labels, 2025-06: 0.0% of 24Extreme labels, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-09: 0.0% of 14Extreme labels, 2025-10: 12.5% of 16Extreme labels, 2025-11: 0.0% of 15Extreme labels, 2025-12: 0.0% of 21Extreme labels, 2026-01: 0.0% of 52Extreme labels, 2026-02: 0.0% of 55Extreme labels, 2026-03: 0.0% of 46Extreme labels, 2026-04: 0.0% of 46Extreme labels, 2026-05: 0.0% of 71Extreme labels, 2026-06: 0.0% of 64Extreme labels, 2026-07: 0.0% of 41Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 88Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 68Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 33Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Schmidt, 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 ’25200.0%0.0%70.0%0.0%30.0%5.0%
Feb ’25283.6%14.3%78.6%7.1%46.4%0.0%
Mar ’25446.8%18.2%77.3%13.6%61.4%2.3%
Apr ’25293.5%17.2%69.0%20.7%48.3%3.5%
May ’25400.0%20.0%67.5%10.0%45.0%2.5%
Jun ’25244.2%25.0%70.8%4.2%45.8%0.0%
Jul ’258— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Aug ’254— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Sep ’25140.0%35.7%71.4%14.3%64.3%0.0%
Oct ’25166.3%6.3%75.0%25.0%25.0%12.5%
Nov ’25150.0%20.0%66.7%13.3%33.3%0.0%
Dec ’25210.0%9.5%66.7%33.3%52.4%0.0%
Jan ’26520.0%13.5%69.2%9.6%34.6%0.0%
Feb ’26553.6%1.8%70.9%7.3%38.2%0.0%
Mar ’26462.2%13.0%76.1%6.5%30.4%0.0%
Apr ’26460.0%6.5%91.3%17.4%30.4%0.0%
May ’26710.0%8.5%87.3%18.3%42.3%0.0%
Jun ’26641.6%14.1%89.1%20.3%34.4%0.0%
Jul ’26410.0%2.4%73.2%9.8%48.8%0.0%
Aug ’26880.0%3.4%68.2%4.5%14.8%0.0%
Sep ’26680.0%7.3%94.1%26.5%54.4%0.0%
Oct ’26330.0%3.0%84.9%24.2%51.5%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%. 2 months are hatched here.

In Schmidt’s words

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

Personal attacks

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

Jun 9, 2026 · Posts on X · personal attacks; policy discussion; bipartisanship; Immigration; Government Operations and Politics; Economics and Public Finance; target: Schumer · Source

Bipartisanship

Derek's Docket [Rep. Derek Schmidt's header image] Friend, Over the past two years, we’ve made meaningful progress in Congress on the issues that matter most to Kansas families. Despite the political noise, we’ve delivered results by advancing legislation to provide tax relief for working familie…

Oct 23, 2026 · Newsletters · policy discussion; bipartisanship; credit claiming; Health; Crime and Law Enforcement; Housing and Community Development; Finance and Financial Sector; Taxation; Science, Technology, Communications; Families

Extreme label

Derek's Docket | | Friends, It has now been four weeks since the House passed a bipartisan bill to keep the government funded. Chuck Schumer and the Senate Democrats this week have continued their filibuster blockade against the House's clean continuing resolution, so the federal government remains…

Oct 17, 2025 · Newsletters · policy discussion; bipartisanship; credit claiming; Economics and Public Finance; Science, Technology, Communications; Government Operations and Politics; Armed Forces and National Security; Commerce; Taxation; extreme label “far left” aimed at far-left base

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 · bipartisanship · Immigration · Government Operations and Politics · Economics and Public Finance · target: SchumerSource

  2. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Armed Forces and National Security · target: Chuck Schumer, Hakeem JeffriesSource

  3. Newsletters

    Derek's Docket | | It was busy on Capitol Hill this past week, and I am grateful a handful of key legislative and administrative items are underway with the potential to create a positive impact for our country. | | Earlier this week, I joined my colleagues in the House of Representatives in passing the Housing for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 6644) to make housing more affordable and increasing homeownership by cutti…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · bipartisanship · credit claiming · Housing and Community Development · Government Operations and Politics · Economics and Public Finance · Immigration · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Agriculture and Food · target: Chuck Schumer

  4. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · bipartisanship · Economics and Public Finance · Government Operations and Politics · target: Chuck SchumerSource

  5. Newsletters

    Derek's Docket | | Friends, Three weeks ago today, the House passed a bipartisan bill to keep the government funded through November 21. Because Senate Democrats continue to block that clean continuing resolution in the Senate -- voting against it seven times now -- the federal government has now been shut down for 10 days. Many critical federal workers, including our military, air traffic controllers, TSA agents an…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · bipartisanship · credit claiming · Economics and Public Finance · Government Operations and Politics · Armed Forces and National Security · Health · Transportation and Public Works · extreme label “radical” aimed at Congressional Democrats · target: Chuck Schumer

All 827 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: 633 posts on X, 91 newsletters, 76 Congressional Record speeches, 27 press releases.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Armed Forces and National Security is what Schmidt talks about most: 25% of policy statements. Talk and legislation agree at 0.68 on a 0–1 scale (House Republicans average 0.64; 67th 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 Schmidt talks about. The bills Schmidt sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Schmidt talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
Schmidt
Peers
Armed Forces and National Security158 statements
25%
24%
Crime and Law Enforcement152 statements
24%
12%
Government Operations and Politics135 statements
21%
19%
Commerce123 statements
19%
9%
Economics and Public Finance120 statements
19%
19%
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Policy areas Schmidt talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Republicans average.
RowSchmidtPeers
Armed Forces and National Security25%24%
Crime and Law Enforcement24%12%
Government Operations and Politics21%19%
Commerce19%9%
Economics and Public Finance19%19%
How to read the bars

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

Talks about · legislates on

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

Talks aboutLegislates onArmed Forces and NationalSecurityArmed Forces and National Security, talks about: 25% (House Republicans 24%)25%Armed Forces and National Security, legislates on: 11% (House Republicans 8%)11%Crime and Law EnforcementCrime and Law Enforcement, talks about: 24% (House Republicans 12%)24%Crime and Law Enforcement, legislates on: 12% (House Republicans 9%)12%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 21% (House Republicans 19%)21%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 11% (House Republicans 12%)11%CommerceCommerce, talks about: 19% (House Republicans 9%)19%Commerce, legislates on: 4% (House Republicans 2%)4%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 19% (House Republicans 19%)19%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 2% (House Republicans 2%)2%
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Schmidt's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Republicans, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Republicans, legislates on
Armed Forces and National Security25%24%11%8%
Crime and Law Enforcement24%12%12%9%
Government Operations and Politics21%19%11%12%
Commerce19%9%4%2%
Economics and Public Finance19%19%2%2%
0.68

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Republicans average 0.64. Ranks 67th of 221.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Schmidt sits at +1.03 on the CSIP scale, right of 0, more conservative than 58% of House Republicans. Approximate range +1.00 to +1.07, which understates the uncertainty; from 789 donors and 669 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”.

+1.03

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range +1.00 to +1.07. From 789 donors and 669 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

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

The outlined dot is Schmidt, 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 Schmidt’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 Schmidt sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Republicansmedian +1.0Schmidt +1.0All Housemedian +0.3
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Schmidt's CSIP score of +1.03 placed against House Republicans, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Schmidt
House Republicans221+1.058%
All House439+0.379%
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 Schmidt 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 Schmidt.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Schmidt raised $1.8M in the 2026 cycle, below the House Republicans’ median of $2.2M. 6.8% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 88% of itemized individual money came from Kansas.

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
$1.8M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 478 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): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Itemized individual (over $200): $990.9K (55.9%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $72.3K (4.1%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $72.3K (4.1%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $72.3K (4.1%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $72.3K (4.1%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)PACs and other committees: $642.8K (36.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $67.0K (3.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $67.0K (3.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $67.0K (3.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $67.0K (3.8%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)56 squares$990.9K
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)4 squares$72.3K
  • PACs and other committees36 squares$642.8K
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)4 squares$67.0K
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Sources of Schmidt's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$990.9K55.9%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$72.3K4.1%
PACs and other committees$642.8K36.3%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$67.0K3.8%
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, 2024 to 2026. The grey line is the House Republicans’ median for 2026.

2024 cycle: $1.2M$1.2M20242026 cycle: $1.8M$1.8M2026House Republicans median $2.2M
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Schmidt's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Republicans median.
ItemValue
2024 cycle$1.2M
2026 cycle$1.8M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 88% came from Kansas.

  1. Kansas$1.1M
  2. Missouri$23.9K
  3. Virginia$23.3K
  4. California$17.5K
  5. Florida$17.0K

Small donations

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

0%60%
Schmidt
Median
2026
7%
9%
2024
4%
9%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Republicans median
RowSchmidtMedian
2026 cycle7%9%
2024 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: $2,000MNIllinois: $14.0KILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: no dataMINew York: no dataNYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: no dataMAOregon: no dataORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: no dataINOhio: $2,700OHPennsylvania: no dataPANew Jersey: no dataNJConnecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: $17.5KCAUtah: no dataUTColorado: $7,500CONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: $23.9KMOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $23.3KVAMaryland: $6,520MDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: no dataAZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: $1.1MKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: no dataNCSouth Carolina: no dataSCDistrict of Columbia: $7,215DCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: $3,500GAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $16.6KTXFlorida: $17.0KFL
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Schmidt's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Kansas$1.1M
Missouri$23.9K
Virginia$23.3K
California$17.5K
Florida$17.0K
Texas$16.6K
Illinois$14.0K
Colorado$7,500
District of Columbia$7,215
Maryland$6,520
Georgia$3,500
Ohio$2,700
Minnesota$2,000
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
New HampshireNo data
WashingtonNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
WisconsinNo data
MichiganNo data
New YorkNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
MassachusettsNo data
OregonNo data
NevadaNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
IndianaNo data
PennsylvaniaNo data
New JerseyNo data
ConnecticutNo data
UtahNo data
NebraskaNo data
KentuckyNo data
West VirginiaNo data
DelawareNo data
ArizonaNo data
New MexicoNo data
ArkansasNo data
TennesseeNo data
North CarolinaNo data
South CarolinaNo data
OklahomaNo data
LouisianaNo data
MississippiNo data
AlabamaNo data
HawaiiNo data
478

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

88%

from Kansas

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

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 0.1%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 0.1%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 0.0%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 0.1%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 0.7%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 1.8%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 4.3%CSIP +0.75 to +1.00: 31%CSIP +1.00 to +1.25: 62%62%CSIP +1.25 to +1.50: 0.1%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Schmidt's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.00 to +1.50: 31% between +0.75 and +1.00, 62% between +1.00 and +1.25.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.00 to −0.750.1%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.500.1%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.250.0%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.000.1%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.250.7%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.501.8%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.754.3%
CSIP +0.75 to +1.0031%
CSIP +1.00 to +1.2562%
CSIP +1.25 to +1.500.1%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Schmidt’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Schmidt’s own score is +1.03.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. RETIRED$223.2K 119 donors
  2. CEO$152.6K 20 donors
  3. HOMEMAKER$92.7K 14 donors
  4. BUSINESS OWNER$60.0K 24 donors
  5. AGRICULTURE$49.0K 4 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. SEABOARD CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  2. AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$10.0K
  3. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  4. NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  5. GROWTH ENERGY PAC$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. AMERICAN WARRIOR, INC.$3,000 3 donors
  2. ACG ADVOCACY$1,500 3 donors
  3. BETTIS ASPHALT & CONSTRUCTION, INC.$1,500 3 donors
  4. GNBANK, NA$750 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Schmidt voted with the majority of House Republicans on 98.7% of party-line votes and missed 0.7% of 674 roll calls. House Republicans on average: 97.1% party unity, 96.3% attendance. Across all roll calls, Schmidt voted against the majority of House Republicans 30 times.

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

30

votes against the majority of House Republicans

Party unity 98.7%, House Republicans average 97.1%, ranks 75th of 221. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Schmidt
Peers
Rank
Attendance
99.2%
96.3%
40th of 221
Party unity
98.7%
97.1%
75th of 221
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Schmidt's attendance and party unity against House Republicans.
RowSchmidtPeers
Attendance99.2%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 Schmidt most often

  1. Mike JohnsonR516 shared votes98%
  2. Mark E. GreenR172 shared votes97%
  3. James ComerR653 shared votes97%
  4. Tracey MannR667 shared votes97%
  5. Pat FallonR661 shared votes97%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Schmidt least often

  1. Rashida TlaibD653 shared votes21%
  2. Delia RamirezD636 shared votes22%
  3. Gregorio CasarD571 shared votes22%
  4. Adelita GrijalvaD387 shared votes22%
  5. Frederica WilsonD476 shared votes23%
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

Schmidt sponsored 18 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 339 others. 11% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans average 17%; 127th of 216).

The bills Schmidt 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

Sponsored18 billsSponsored, Introduced: 1818Sponsored, In committee: 1818Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 22Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 11Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored339 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 339339Cosponsored, In committee: 339339Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 4444Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 77Cosponsored, Became law: 77IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Schmidt sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored1818210
Cosponsored3393394477
How to read the blocks

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

11%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Republicans average 17%. Ranks 127th of 216.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Tracey Mann43
  2. Donald Davis29
  3. Barry Moore25
  4. Ben Cline23
  5. Sharice Davids22
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 Schmidt’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. 10793To modify the authority of Department of Defense for installation support services and intergovernmental support agreements, and for other purposes.SponsorOct 9, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Oct 9, 2026
H.R. 10490Born to Invest Act of 2026CosponsorSep 17, 2026In committeeTaxationReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Sep 17, 2026
H.R. 10293Rural Emergency Hospital Designation Improvement ActCosponsorSep 3, 2026In committeeHealthReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Sep 3, 2026
H.Res. 1511Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, honoring the memory of the victims, recognizing the courage and sacrifice of the heroes who answered the call to serve, acknowledging the charitable organizations that continue to support survivors and victims' familiesCosponsorSep 3, 2026In committeeCrime and Law EnforcementReferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Armed Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs, Homeland Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Sep 3, 2026
H.R. 10092GATE Act of 2026CosponsorAug 13, 2026In committeeScience, Technology, CommunicationsReferred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Aug 13, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 43 times in 90 days. Schmidt’s official site had 26 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Schmidt posted on Oct 26, 2026.

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

Websites

  • Official site

    schmidt.house.gov

    Last crawled Oct 25, 2026

    26

    pages crawled

    43

    changes in 90 days

  • Campaign site

    derekschmidt.com

    Last crawled Oct 25, 2026

    2

    pages crawled

    2

    changes in 90 days

How to read the counts

“Pages crawled” is the size of the site at the last crawl; “changes in 90 days” counts pages whose text differed from the previous crawl. Sites change for many routine reasons, such as new press releases, so a high count is not by itself notable.

Images Schmidt posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • Two men talk beneath a large outdoor canopy at a crowded event. Several people stand in the background, and signage is partially visible. There is text in the image.
    Two men talk beneath a large outdoor canopy at a crowded event. Several people stand in the background, and signage is partially visible. There is text in the image.View post
  • Two men are talking beneath a canopy at an outdoor nighttime gathering. Tables, chairs, and other people are visible in the background. There is text on one man's hoodie.
    Two men are talking beneath a canopy at an outdoor nighttime gathering. Tables, chairs, and other people are visible in the background. There is text on one man's hoodie.View post
  • A man talks with two boys on a running track at night. Trees and a parked trailer are visible behind them, and there is text on the boys' clothing.
    A man talks with two boys on a running track at night. Trees and a parked trailer are visible behind them, and there is text on the boys' clothing.View post
  • A helicopter flies over a grassy field where several riders on horseback gallop past. People watch and take photos in the foreground, with large stone buildings in the background. No visible text.
    A helicopter flies over a grassy field where several riders on horseback gallop past. People watch and take photos in the foreground, with large stone buildings in the background. No visible text.View post
  • A helicopter flies over a grassy field where several riders on horseback pass in front of large stone buildings. Spectators watch and take photos in the foreground. A sign with text is visible at the right edge.
    A helicopter flies over a grassy field where several riders on horseback pass in front of large stone buildings. Spectators watch and take photos in the foreground. A sign with text is visible at the right edge.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 Schmidt 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
S001228
Bioguide
S001228
FEC candidate ids
H4KS02164

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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