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Democrat · U.S. House, California’s 12th district

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

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Portrait of Lateefah Simon, rendered as a two-tone print
Official portrait
97%
of House Democrats score to the right of Simon on the CSIP scale

CSIP score −1.52 (approximate range −1.55 to −1.48, which understates the uncertainty); negative is left of the scale’s centre, positive right. From 1,974 donors and 662 roll calls.

CSIP places every official on one left–right scale estimated from roll-call votes, campaign donations and the text of statements; 0 is the centre of the scale, not a definition of moderate. The share says where Simon sits among House Democrats, not how far from the centre.

At a glance

6 measures against House Democrats. 15% of the 13 bills Simon sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of House Democrats. 86% of Simon’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from California, in the top tenth of House Democrats.

The measures on which Simon 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.

CSIP ideology

−1.52

More liberal than 97% of House Democrats · ± 0.03

Out of committee

15%

House Democrats average 4.9% · ranks 13th of 207

From California, 2026

86%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 19th of 214 House Democrats

Policy discussion

80%

House Democrats average 73% · ranks 30th of 216

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.72

House Democrats average 0.67 · ranks 28th of 216

Bipartisanship

4.6%

House Democrats average 9.8% · ranks 186th of 216

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

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What Simon says

Simon attacks opponents personally less than 77% of House Democrats. Personal attacks in 2.6% of 614 statements, against 6.6% for the average House Democrat; 169th of 216.

An AI model reads each of Simon’s 614 statements in the 119th Congress (461 posts on X, 62 press releases, 58 Congressional Record speeches, 33 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%
Simon
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion494 statements
80%
73%
30th of 216
Credit claiming135 statements
22%
23%
108th of 216
Policy criticism120 statements
20%
28%
166th of 216
Bipartisanship28 statements
5%
10%
186th of 216
Personal attacks16 statements
3%
7%
169th of 216
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Simon's share of statements in each category against the House Democrats average.
RowSimonPeers
Policy discussion80%73%
Credit claiming22%23%
Policy criticism20%28%
Bipartisanship5%10%
Personal attacks3%7%
614

statements classified

461 posts on X, 62 press releases, 58 Congressional Record speeches, 33 newsletters.

posts on X: 461 (75.1%)posts on X 461press releases: 62 (10.1%)Congressional Record speeches: 58 (9.4%)newsletters: 33 (5.4%)
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Simon's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X461
press releases62
Congressional Record speeches58
newsletters33
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Simon used extreme labels in 0.8% of statements, below the peer average. 5 statements, most often aimed at amendments; peers 1.9%.

  1. “extreme”3
  2. “radical”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. amendments1
  2. radical inclusion1
  3. Republican Party1
  4. Republicans1
  5. SAVE Act1
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: 882025-02: 1182025-03: 502025-04: 272025-05: 182025-06: 712025-07: 672025-08: 452025-09: 222025-10: 32025-11: 22025-12: 42026-01: 52026-02: 52026-03: 112026-04: 112026-05: 172026-06: 172026-07: 122026-08: 32026-09: 92026-10: 9peak 118 · Feb ’25Personal attackspeak 18.2% · Mar ’26 · latest 8.3%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 1.1% of 88Personal attacks, 2025-02: 2.5% of 118Personal attacks, 2025-03: 2.0% of 50Personal attacks, 2025-04: 0.0% of 27Personal attacks, 2025-05: 0.0% of 18Personal attacks, 2025-06: 2.8% of 71Personal attacks, 2025-07: 1.5% of 67Personal attacks, 2025-08: 6.7% of 45Personal attacks, 2025-09: 0.0% of 22Personal attacks, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-03: 18.2% of 11Personal attacks, 2026-04: 18.2% of 11Personal attacks, 2026-05: 0.0% of 17Personal attacks, 2026-06: 0.0% of 17Personal attacks, 2026-07: 8.3% of 12Personal attacks, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticismpeak 33.3% · Jul ’26 · latest 33.3%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 22.7% of 88Policy criticism, 2025-02: 21.2% of 118Policy criticism, 2025-03: 26.0% of 50Policy criticism, 2025-04: 14.8% of 27Policy criticism, 2025-05: 27.8% of 18Policy criticism, 2025-06: 18.3% of 71Policy criticism, 2025-07: 11.9% of 67Policy criticism, 2025-08: 6.7% of 45Policy criticism, 2025-09: 13.6% of 22Policy criticism, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-03: 9.1% of 11Policy criticism, 2026-04: 27.3% of 11Policy criticism, 2026-05: 17.6% of 17Policy criticism, 2026-06: 23.5% of 17Policy criticism, 2026-07: 33.3% of 12Policy criticism, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussionpeak 100.0% · Apr ’26 · latest 100.0%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 84.1% of 88Policy discussion, 2025-02: 83.0% of 118Policy discussion, 2025-03: 76.0% of 50Policy discussion, 2025-04: 40.7% of 27Policy discussion, 2025-05: 66.7% of 18Policy discussion, 2025-06: 81.7% of 71Policy discussion, 2025-07: 70.2% of 67Policy discussion, 2025-08: 84.4% of 45Policy discussion, 2025-09: 86.4% of 22Policy discussion, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-03: 81.8% of 11Policy discussion, 2026-04: 100.0% of 11Policy discussion, 2026-05: 94.1% of 17Policy discussion, 2026-06: 82.3% of 17Policy discussion, 2026-07: 100.0% of 12Policy discussion, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanshippeak 27.3% · Mar ’26 · latest 8.3%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 5.7% of 88Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 2.5% of 118Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 2.0% of 50Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 0.0% of 27Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 0.0% of 18Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 2.8% of 71Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 1.5% of 67Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 0.0% of 45Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 0.0% of 22Bipartisanship, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 27.3% of 11Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 9.1% of 11Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 17.6% of 17Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 11.8% of 17Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 8.3% of 12Bipartisanship, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claimingpeak 72.7% · Mar ’26 · latest 66.7%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 9.1% of 88Credit claiming, 2025-02: 12.7% of 118Credit claiming, 2025-03: 6.0% of 50Credit claiming, 2025-04: 3.7% of 27Credit claiming, 2025-05: 16.7% of 18Credit claiming, 2025-06: 21.1% of 71Credit claiming, 2025-07: 14.9% of 67Credit claiming, 2025-08: 17.8% of 45Credit claiming, 2025-09: 13.6% of 22Credit claiming, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-03: 72.7% of 11Credit claiming, 2026-04: 63.6% of 11Credit claiming, 2026-05: 70.6% of 17Credit claiming, 2026-06: 47.1% of 17Credit claiming, 2026-07: 66.7% of 12Credit claiming, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labelspeak 9.1% · Mar ’26 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 0.0% of 88Extreme labels, 2025-02: 0.0% of 118Extreme labels, 2025-03: 0.0% of 50Extreme labels, 2025-04: 3.7% of 27Extreme labels, 2025-05: 0.0% of 18Extreme labels, 2025-06: 0.0% of 71Extreme labels, 2025-07: 0.0% of 67Extreme labels, 2025-08: 0.0% of 45Extreme labels, 2025-09: 4.5% of 22Extreme labels, 2025-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-03: 9.1% of 11Extreme labels, 2026-04: 9.1% of 11Extreme labels, 2026-05: 0.0% of 17Extreme labels, 2026-06: 5.9% of 17Extreme labels, 2026-07: 0.0% of 12Extreme labels, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-10: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Simon, 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 ’25881.1%22.7%84.1%5.7%9.1%0.0%
Feb ’251182.5%21.2%83.0%2.5%12.7%0.0%
Mar ’25502.0%26.0%76.0%2.0%6.0%0.0%
Apr ’25270.0%14.8%40.7%0.0%3.7%3.7%
May ’25180.0%27.8%66.7%0.0%16.7%0.0%
Jun ’25712.8%18.3%81.7%2.8%21.1%0.0%
Jul ’25671.5%11.9%70.2%1.5%14.9%0.0%
Aug ’25456.7%6.7%84.4%0.0%17.8%0.0%
Sep ’25220.0%13.6%86.4%0.0%13.6%4.5%
Oct ’253— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Nov ’252— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Dec ’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)
Jan ’265— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Feb ’265— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Mar ’261118.2%9.1%81.8%27.3%72.7%9.1%
Apr ’261118.2%27.3%100.0%9.1%63.6%9.1%
May ’26170.0%17.6%94.1%17.6%70.6%0.0%
Jun ’26170.0%23.5%82.3%11.8%47.1%5.9%
Jul ’26128.3%33.3%100.0%8.3%66.7%0.0%
Aug ’263— (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 ’269— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Oct ’269— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
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%. 8 months are hatched here.

In Simon’s words

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

Bipartisanship

Congresswoman Simon, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Honoring Landmark Olmstead Court Decision Supporting Americans with Disabilities on 27th Anniversary WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Simon (CA-12) alongside Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Mary Gay Scanlon…

Oct 7, 2026 · Press releases · policy criticism; policy discussion; bipartisanship; credit claiming; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; Health; Law · Source

Personal attacks

Congresswomen Simon, Pressley, and Kamlager-Dove Introduce Resolution to Advance Reproductive Justice and Support Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recognition of the 250th anniversary of American independence and the work still to be done to create a nation that lives up to the founding ideals of libe…

Jul 13, 2026 · Press releases · personal attacks; policy discussion; credit claiming; Agriculture and Food; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; Education; Immigration; Families; Health; Labor and Employment; target: Trump · Source

Extreme label

Mr. Speaker, I thank Ranking Member McGovern and Ms. Scanlon for the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the rule and to the dangerous Republican reconciliation bill. One of my colleagues just talked about taking us back. One of the things that I think folks can agree with all over thi…

Jun 9, 2026 · Congressional Record · policy criticism; policy discussion; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; Immigration; Health; Government Operations and Politics; Economics and Public Finance; Families; extreme label “extreme” aimed at Republican Party · Source

Examples by category

Up to five recent statements in each category

Category

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

  1. Press releases

    Congresswomen Simon, Pressley, and Kamlager-Dove Introduce Resolution to Advance Reproductive Justice and Support Families WASHINGTON, D.C. – In recognition of the 250th anniversary of American independence and the work still to be done to create a nation that lives up to the founding ideals of liberty and justice for all, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) and Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Sydney Kamlager-…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Agriculture and Food · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Education · Immigration · Families · Health · Labor and Employment · target: TrumpSource

  2. Press releases

    Congresswoman Simon Votes for War Powers Resolution, Condemns Trump’s Illegal War in Iran WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) voted for H. Con. Res. 40, a War Powers Resolution that would direct President Trump to remove United States Armed Forces from Iran and end all hostilities. The vote failed to pass the House of Representatives by 213 to 214. Congresswoman Simon released the followi…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Armed Forces and National Security · International Affairs · target: Donald TrumpSource

  3. Press releases

    Congresswoman Lateefah Simon’s Statement on Trump’s Threats to Iran OAKLAND, CA – Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) released the following statement: "The President of the United States’ threats this morning calling for an entire civilization to die are chilling and sickening. “Trump has already violated the Constitution by waging war without the authorization of Congress. His announcement now of intent to commi…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Armed Forces and National Security · International Affairs · Law · Government Operations and Politics · target: TrumpSource

  4. Newsletters

    Congresswoman Simon’s February Recap: The People’s State of the Union and Black History Month and Lunar New Year Celebrations in the East Bay [Rep. Lateefah Simon's header image] Dear political, I hope you are doing well, as we head into March, I wanted to reach out to let you know about the work I’ve been doing in the East Bay and in Washington this past month. In the district, I held my first town hall of the y…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · bipartisanship · credit claiming · Agriculture and Food · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Government Operations and Politics · Housing and Community Development · Immigration · Science, Technology, Communications · Transportation and Public Works · target: Donald Trump

  5. Press releases

    Congresswoman Simon Votes to Stop President Trump’s Illegal Military Actions in Iran, Opposes Another Open-Ended War in the Middle East WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) voted for H.Con.Res. 38, Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran to stop President…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · bipartisanship · Armed Forces and National Security · International Affairs · Economics and Public Finance · Education · Housing and Community Development · Agriculture and Food · target: Donald TrumpSource

All 614 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: 461 posts on X, 62 press releases, 58 Congressional Record speeches, 33 newsletters.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues is what Simon talks about most: 34% of policy statements, 2.7 times the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.72 on a 0–1 scale (House Democrats average 0.67; 28th 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 Simon talks about. The bills Simon sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Simon talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%38%
Simon
Peers
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues169 statements
34%
13%
Health142 statements
29%
26%
Government Operations and Politics122 statements
25%
20%
Economics and Public Finance110 statements
22%
20%
Immigration76 statements
15%
11%
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Policy areas Simon talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Democrats average.
RowSimonPeers
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues34%13%
Health29%26%
Government Operations and Politics25%20%
Economics and Public Finance22%20%
Immigration15%11%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Simon’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 38%. Grey ticks are the House Democrats averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onCivil Rights and Liberties,Minority IssuesCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, talks about: 34% (House Democrats 13%)34%Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, legislates on: 7% (House Democrats 5%)7%HealthHealth, 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: 12% (House Democrats 11%)12%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 22% (House Democrats 20%)22%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 0% (House Democrats 1%)0%ImmigrationImmigration, talks about: 15% (House Democrats 11%)15%Immigration, legislates on: 7% (House Democrats 4%)7%
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Simon's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Democrats, legislates on
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues34%13%7%5%
Health29%26%13%16%
Government Operations and Politics25%20%12%11%
Economics and Public Finance22%20%0%1%
Immigration15%11%7%4%
0.72

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Democrats average 0.67. Ranks 28th of 216.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Simon sits at −1.52 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 97% of House Democrats. Approximate range −1.55 to −1.48, which understates the uncertainty; from 1,974 donors and 662 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”.

−1.52

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −1.55 to −1.48. From 1,974 donors and 662 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Simon −1.5House Democrats −1.0All House +0.3

The outlined dot is Simon, 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 Simon’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 Simon sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Democratsmedian −1.0Simon −1.5All Housemedian +0.3
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Simon's CSIP score of −1.52 placed against House Democrats, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Simon
House Democrats217−1.02%
All House439+0.31%
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 Simon 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 Simon.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Simon raised $1.7M in the 2026 cycle, below the House Democrats’ median of $2.0M. 7.7% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 86% of itemized individual money came from California.

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

Election cycle
$1.7M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 750 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): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.2M (70.7%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $100.9K (5.9%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $100.9K (5.9%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $100.9K (5.9%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $100.9K (5.9%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $100.9K (5.9%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $100.9K (5.9%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)PACs and other committees: $330.9K (19.4%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $68.0K (4.0%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $68.0K (4.0%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $68.0K (4.0%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $68.0K (4.0%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)71 squares$1.2M
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)6 squares$100.9K
  • PACs and other committees19 squares$330.9K
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)4 squares$68.0K
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Sources of Simon's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$1.2M70.7%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$100.9K5.9%
PACs and other committees$330.9K19.4%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$68.0K4.0%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

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

Receipts by cycle

Total receipts, 2024 to 2026. The grey line is the House Democrats’ median for 2026.

2024 cycle: $2.2M$2.2M20242026 cycle: $1.7M$1.7M2026House Democrats median $2.0M
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Simon's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2024 cycle$2.2M
2026 cycle$1.7M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 86% came from California.

  1. California$887.4K
  2. District of Columbia$23.9K
  3. Florida$21.5K
  4. Maryland$18.8K
  5. New York$13.1K

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%
Simon
Median
2026
8%
13%
2024
12%
13%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Democrats median
RowSimonMedian
2026 cycle8%13%
2024 cycle12%13%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: $425VTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: $7,500WAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: no dataMNIllinois: $2,000ILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: $1,000MINew York: $13.1KNYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: $6,750MAOregon: $400ORNevada: $600NVWyoming: $4,000WYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: no dataINOhio: $333OHPennsylvania: $8,250PANew Jersey: $12.8KNJConnecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: $887.4KCAUtah: no dataUTColorado: $1,575CONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: $666MOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $7,000VAMaryland: $18.8KMDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: no dataAZNew Mexico: $250NMKansas: $3,000KSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: no dataNCSouth Carolina: no dataSCDistrict of Columbia: $23.9KDCOklahoma: $500OKLouisiana: $1,350LAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: $300GAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $13.0KTXFlorida: $21.5KFL
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Simon's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
California$887.4K
District of Columbia$23.9K
Florida$21.5K
Maryland$18.8K
New York$13.1K
Texas$13.0K
New Jersey$12.8K
Pennsylvania$8,250
Washington$7,500
Virginia$7,000
Massachusetts$6,750
Wyoming$4,000
Kansas$3,000
Illinois$2,000
Colorado$1,575
Louisiana$1,350
Michigan$1,000
Missouri$666
Nevada$600
Oklahoma$500
Vermont$425
Oregon$400
Ohio$333
Georgia$300
New Mexico$250
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
New HampshireNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
MinnesotaNo data
WisconsinNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
IndianaNo data
ConnecticutNo data
UtahNo data
NebraskaNo data
KentuckyNo data
West VirginiaNo data
DelawareNo data
ArizonaNo data
ArkansasNo data
TennesseeNo data
North CarolinaNo data
South CarolinaNo data
MississippiNo data
AlabamaNo data
HawaiiNo data
750

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

86%

from California

Of itemized individual dollars

How to read the map

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

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −2.00 to −1.75: 0.0%CSIP −1.75 to −1.50: 15%CSIP −1.50 to −1.25: 26%CSIP −1.25 to −1.00: 47%47%CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 9.4%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 1.2%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 0.4%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 0.0%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 0.1%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Simon's itemized donors in 2026, from −2.00 to +0.75: 15% between −1.75 and −1.50, 26% between −1.50 and −1.25, 47% between −1.25 and −1.00, 9.4% between −1.00 and −0.75.
ItemValue
CSIP −2.00 to −1.750.0%
CSIP −1.75 to −1.5015%
CSIP −1.50 to −1.2526%
CSIP −1.25 to −1.0047%
CSIP −1.00 to −0.759.4%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.501.2%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.250.4%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.250.0%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.750.1%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Simon’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Simon’s own score is −1.52.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. NOT EMPLOYED$301.2K 215 donors
  2. ATTORNEY$51.8K 44 donors
  3. INVESTOR$34.5K 10 donors
  4. LAWYER$31.3K 15 donors
  5. PRESIDENT$30.4K 13 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  2. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10.0K
  3. BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA PAC (SHIELD PAC)$10.0K
  4. INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS$10.0K
  5. LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. EXELIXIS INC.$12.5K 3 donors
  2. UCSF$8,530 4 donors
  3. PENUMBRA$3,000 4 donors
  4. KAISER PERMANENTE$2,100 4 donors
  5. UC BERKELEY$1,500 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Simon voted with the majority of House Democrats on 99.3% of party-line votes and missed 1.8% of 674 roll calls. House Democrats on average: 96.4% party unity, 96.9% attendance. Across all roll calls, Simon voted against the majority of House Democrats 21 times.

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

21

votes against the majority of House Democrats

Party unity 99.3%, House Democrats average 96.4%, ranks 60th of 217. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Simon
Peers
Rank
Attendance
98.2%
96.9%
106th of 217
Party unity
99.3%
96.4%
60th of 217
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Simon's attendance and party unity against House Democrats.
RowSimonPeers
Attendance98.2%96.9%
Party unity99.3%96.4%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

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

Key votes

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

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

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

Votes most often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Simon most often

  1. Christian MenefeeD255 shared votes99%
  2. Joaquin CastroD640 shared votes99%
  3. Robert GarciaD623 shared votes99%
  4. LaMonica McIverD659 shared votes98%
  5. Maxine DexterD654 shared votes98%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Simon least often

  1. Chip RoyR624 shared votes16%
  2. Ralph NormanR587 shared votes17%
  3. Eric BurlisonR632 shared votes18%
  4. Andy BiggsR598 shared votes18%
  5. Keith SelfR651 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

Simon sponsored 13 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 697 others. 15% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats average 4.9%; 13th of 207).

The bills Simon 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

Sponsored13 billsSponsored, Introduced: 1313Sponsored, In committee: 1313Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 11Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored697 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 697697Cosponsored, In committee: 697697Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 1212Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Cosponsored, Became law: 00IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Simon sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored1313100
Cosponsored6976971200
How to read the blocks

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

15%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Democrats average 4.9%. Ranks 13th of 207.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Eleanor Norton147
  2. Rashida Tlaib113
  3. Hank Johnson Jr.74
  4. Shri Thanedar65
  5. André Carson64
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 Simon’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. 10858CARE for Blood Cancer Act of 2026CosponsorOct 22, 2026In committeeHealthReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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. 1637Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the pay disparity between disabled women and nondisabled men.SponsorOct 22, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Oct 22, 2026
H.R. 10853Yemen TPS ActCosponsorOct 19, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Oct 19, 2026
H.R. 10820Epstein Wall Street Records Act of 2026CosponsorOct 15, 2026In committeeFinance and Financial SectorReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Oct 15, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 81 times in 90 days. Simon’s official site had 30 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Simon posted on Sep 15, 2025.

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

Websites

  • Official site

    simon.house.gov

    Last crawled Oct 25, 2026

    30

    pages crawled

    81

    changes in 90 days

  • Campaign site

    www.lateefahsimon.com

    Last crawled Oct 25, 2026

    32

    pages crawled

    21

    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 Simon posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • A woman wearing white glasses and a teal jacket speaks to an audience in a hall, holding a microphone and papers while gesturing. Curtains and seated attendees are visible. There is text on the papers, but it is not legible.
    A woman wearing white glasses and a teal jacket speaks to an audience in a hall, holding a microphone and papers while gesturing. Curtains and seated attendees are visible. There is text on the papers, but it is not legible.View post
  • A crowded public meeting in a large room. An audience is seated and standing while a woman speaks at a lectern on the right; several people are taking photos or recording. A person in a wheelchair is near the center, and a computer monitor is visible in the foreground. Text appears on clothing and the monitor.
    A crowded public meeting in a large room. An audience is seated and standing while a woman speaks at a lectern on the right; several people are taking photos or recording. A person in a wheelchair is near the center, and a computer monitor is visible in the foreground. Text appears on clothing and the monitor.View post
  • A woman stands at the front of a large indoor public space, facing rows of seated attendees. The room has a high ceiling with circular lights and strings of small decorative lights. There is some visible signage and other text.
    A woman stands at the front of a large indoor public space, facing rows of seated attendees. The room has a high ceiling with circular lights and strings of small decorative lights. There is some visible signage and other text.View post
  • Several women are standing together and talking in a formal meeting room. Microphones, a U.S. flag, and a large display screen are visible in the background. No prominent text is visible.
    Several women are standing together and talking in a formal meeting room. Microphones, a U.S. flag, and a large display screen are visible in the background. No prominent text is visible.View post
  • A group of people stands on a stage in a U.S. House of Representatives press room. One person speaks at a podium while others stand beside them, with an audience and photographers in the foreground. There are flags, official seals, and signage in the background.
    A group of people stands on a stage in a U.S. House of Representatives press room. One person speaks at a podium while others stand beside them, with an audience and photographers in the foreground. There are flags, official seals, and signage in the background.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 Simon 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
S001231
Bioguide
S001231
FEC candidate ids
H4CA12154

Bulk files with the same data for every official:

Freshness of this profile’s data

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

How the measures work

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

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