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

Serving since Jan 3, 2023119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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Portrait of Derrick Van Orden, rendered as a two-tone print
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12%
of itemized money from Wisconsin donors, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans

12% of the itemized money from individuals in the 2026 cycle came from donors with an address in Wisconsin. Ranks 207th of 216, where 1st is the highest share. 4,718 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 Wisconsin, 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. Orden raised $9.1M in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of House Republicans (median $2.2M). Orden missed 8.3% of 674 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of House Republicans (average 96.3%).

The measures on which Orden 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 Wisconsin, 2026

12%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 207th of 216 House Republicans

Raised, 2026

$9.1M

House Republicans’ median $2.2M · ranks 11th of 220

Attendance

91.6%

House Republicans average 96.3% · ranks 199th of 221 · 674 roll calls

Small donations, 2026

37%

House Republicans’ median 9.4% · ranks 37th of 220

Policy criticism

9.4%

House Republicans average 15% · ranks 178th of 221

CSIP ideology

+1.03

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

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

Back to topNext: What politicians say

What Orden says

Orden criticizes policies less than 80% of House Republicans. Policy criticism in 9.4% of 702 statements, against 15% for the average House Republican; 178th of 221.

An AI model reads each of Orden’s 702 statements in the 119th Congress (616 posts on X, 74 press releases, 12 newsletters) and marks the kinds of statement it contains: a personal attack, criticism of a policy, discussion of policy, bipartisanship, credit claiming, and extreme labels. A statement can carry several. Every rate is compared with the average for House Republicans and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the 119th Congress

0%80%
Orden
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion464 statements
66%
68%
137th of 221
Credit claiming284 statements
40%
37%
87th of 221
Policy criticism66 statements
9%
15%
178th of 221
Bipartisanship40 statements
6%
9%
140th of 221
Personal attacks11 statements
2%
2%
90th of 221
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Orden's share of statements in each category against the House Republicans average.
RowOrdenPeers
Policy discussion66%68%
Credit claiming40%37%
Policy criticism9%15%
Bipartisanship6%9%
Personal attacks2%2%
702

statements classified

616 posts on X, 74 press releases, 12 newsletters.

posts on X: 616 (87.7%)posts on X 616press releases: 74 (10.5%)newsletters: 12 (1.7%)
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Orden's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X616
press releases74
newsletters12
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Orden used extreme labels in 2.1% of statements, below the peer average. 15 statements, most often aimed at Democrats; peers 3.0%.

  1. “radical”10
  2. “far left”2
  3. “extreme”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Democrats4
  2. Muslim mullahs2
  3. individuals1
  4. Iranian regime1
  5. left1
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: 212025-02: 212025-03: 202025-04: 172025-05: 272025-06: 302025-07: 262025-08: 102025-09: 152025-10: 392025-11: 222025-12: 252026-01: 472026-02: 752026-03: 682026-04: 212026-05: 402026-06: 622026-07: 422026-08: 342026-09: 272026-10: 13peak 75 · Feb ’26Personal attackspeak 14.3% · Feb ’25 · latest 0.0%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 0.0% of 21Personal attacks, 2025-02: 14.3% of 21Personal attacks, 2025-03: 5.0% of 20Personal attacks, 2025-04: 0.0% of 17Personal attacks, 2025-05: 0.0% of 27Personal attacks, 2025-06: 3.3% of 30Personal attacks, 2025-07: 11.5% of 26Personal attacks, 2025-08: 0.0% of 10Personal attacks, 2025-09: 0.0% of 15Personal attacks, 2025-10: 2.6% of 39Personal attacks, 2025-11: 4.5% of 22Personal attacks, 2025-12: 0.0% of 25Personal attacks, 2026-01: 0.0% of 47Personal attacks, 2026-02: 0.0% of 75Personal attacks, 2026-03: 0.0% of 68Personal attacks, 2026-04: 0.0% of 21Personal attacks, 2026-05: 0.0% of 40Personal attacks, 2026-06: 1.6% of 62Personal attacks, 2026-07: 0.0% of 42Personal attacks, 2026-08: 0.0% of 34Personal attacks, 2026-09: 0.0% of 27Personal attacks, 2026-10: 0.0% of 13Policy criticismpeak 38.5% · Oct ’25 · latest 0.0%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 19.1% of 21Policy criticism, 2025-02: 19.1% of 21Policy criticism, 2025-03: 10.0% of 20Policy criticism, 2025-04: 11.8% of 17Policy criticism, 2025-05: 7.4% of 27Policy criticism, 2025-06: 10.0% of 30Policy criticism, 2025-07: 11.5% of 26Policy criticism, 2025-08: 10.0% of 10Policy criticism, 2025-09: 20.0% of 15Policy criticism, 2025-10: 38.5% of 39Policy criticism, 2025-11: 9.1% of 22Policy criticism, 2025-12: 0.0% of 25Policy criticism, 2026-01: 6.4% of 47Policy criticism, 2026-02: 5.3% of 75Policy criticism, 2026-03: 8.8% of 68Policy criticism, 2026-04: 4.8% of 21Policy criticism, 2026-05: 7.5% of 40Policy criticism, 2026-06: 4.8% of 62Policy criticism, 2026-07: 4.8% of 42Policy criticism, 2026-08: 0.0% of 34Policy criticism, 2026-09: 11.1% of 27Policy criticism, 2026-10: 0.0% of 13Policy discussionpeak 92.3% · Oct ’26 · latest 92.3%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 81.0% of 21Policy discussion, 2025-02: 81.0% of 21Policy discussion, 2025-03: 70.0% of 20Policy discussion, 2025-04: 58.8% of 17Policy discussion, 2025-05: 59.3% of 27Policy discussion, 2025-06: 80.0% of 30Policy discussion, 2025-07: 80.8% of 26Policy discussion, 2025-08: 90.0% of 10Policy discussion, 2025-09: 33.3% of 15Policy discussion, 2025-10: 66.7% of 39Policy discussion, 2025-11: 31.8% of 22Policy discussion, 2025-12: 64.0% of 25Policy discussion, 2026-01: 59.6% of 47Policy discussion, 2026-02: 54.7% of 75Policy discussion, 2026-03: 64.7% of 68Policy discussion, 2026-04: 61.9% of 21Policy discussion, 2026-05: 65.0% of 40Policy discussion, 2026-06: 62.9% of 62Policy discussion, 2026-07: 66.7% of 42Policy discussion, 2026-08: 82.3% of 34Policy discussion, 2026-09: 85.2% of 27Policy discussion, 2026-10: 92.3% of 13Bipartisanshippeak 19.1% · Feb ’25 · latest 0.0%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 14.3% of 21Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 19.1% of 21Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 5.0% of 20Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 5.9% of 17Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 3.7% of 27Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 6.7% of 30Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 7.7% of 26Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 0.0% of 10Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 0.0% of 15Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 10.3% of 39Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 0.0% of 22Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 16.0% of 25Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 0.0% of 47Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 2.7% of 75Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 10.3% of 68Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 0.0% of 21Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 5.0% of 40Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 8.1% of 62Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 2.4% of 42Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 0.0% of 34Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 3.7% of 27Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 0.0% of 13Credit claimingpeak 80.0% · Aug ’25 · latest 30.8%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 61.9% of 21Credit claiming, 2025-02: 61.9% of 21Credit claiming, 2025-03: 50.0% of 20Credit claiming, 2025-04: 35.3% of 17Credit claiming, 2025-05: 44.4% of 27Credit claiming, 2025-06: 26.7% of 30Credit claiming, 2025-07: 69.2% of 26Credit claiming, 2025-08: 80.0% of 10Credit claiming, 2025-09: 33.3% of 15Credit claiming, 2025-10: 38.5% of 39Credit claiming, 2025-11: 22.7% of 22Credit claiming, 2025-12: 40.0% of 25Credit claiming, 2026-01: 29.8% of 47Credit claiming, 2026-02: 45.3% of 75Credit claiming, 2026-03: 45.6% of 68Credit claiming, 2026-04: 28.6% of 21Credit claiming, 2026-05: 35.0% of 40Credit claiming, 2026-06: 37.1% of 62Credit claiming, 2026-07: 33.3% of 42Credit claiming, 2026-08: 29.4% of 34Credit claiming, 2026-09: 40.7% of 27Credit claiming, 2026-10: 30.8% of 13Extreme labelspeak 13.3% · Sep ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 0.0% of 21Extreme labels, 2025-02: 0.0% of 21Extreme labels, 2025-03: 0.0% of 20Extreme labels, 2025-04: 0.0% of 17Extreme labels, 2025-05: 3.7% of 27Extreme labels, 2025-06: 10.0% of 30Extreme labels, 2025-07: 0.0% of 26Extreme labels, 2025-08: 0.0% of 10Extreme labels, 2025-09: 13.3% of 15Extreme labels, 2025-10: 2.6% of 39Extreme labels, 2025-11: 0.0% of 22Extreme labels, 2025-12: 0.0% of 25Extreme labels, 2026-01: 0.0% of 47Extreme labels, 2026-02: 2.7% of 75Extreme labels, 2026-03: 4.4% of 68Extreme labels, 2026-04: 0.0% of 21Extreme labels, 2026-05: 2.5% of 40Extreme labels, 2026-06: 3.2% of 62Extreme labels, 2026-07: 0.0% of 42Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 34Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 27Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 13Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Orden, 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 ’25210.0%19.1%81.0%14.3%61.9%0.0%
Feb ’252114.3%19.1%81.0%19.1%61.9%0.0%
Mar ’25205.0%10.0%70.0%5.0%50.0%0.0%
Apr ’25170.0%11.8%58.8%5.9%35.3%0.0%
May ’25270.0%7.4%59.3%3.7%44.4%3.7%
Jun ’25303.3%10.0%80.0%6.7%26.7%10.0%
Jul ’252611.5%11.5%80.8%7.7%69.2%0.0%
Aug ’25100.0%10.0%90.0%0.0%80.0%0.0%
Sep ’25150.0%20.0%33.3%0.0%33.3%13.3%
Oct ’25392.6%38.5%66.7%10.3%38.5%2.6%
Nov ’25224.5%9.1%31.8%0.0%22.7%0.0%
Dec ’25250.0%0.0%64.0%16.0%40.0%0.0%
Jan ’26470.0%6.4%59.6%0.0%29.8%0.0%
Feb ’26750.0%5.3%54.7%2.7%45.3%2.7%
Mar ’26680.0%8.8%64.7%10.3%45.6%4.4%
Apr ’26210.0%4.8%61.9%0.0%28.6%0.0%
May ’26400.0%7.5%65.0%5.0%35.0%2.5%
Jun ’26621.6%4.8%62.9%8.1%37.1%3.2%
Jul ’26420.0%4.8%66.7%2.4%33.3%0.0%
Aug ’26340.0%0.0%82.3%0.0%29.4%0.0%
Sep ’26270.0%11.1%85.2%3.7%40.7%0.0%
Oct ’26130.0%0.0%92.3%0.0%30.8%0.0%
How to read the strips

Each row is one kind of statement; each cell is a month, shaded against that row’s own peak (darker = closer to the peak), with the peak and the latest value written at the right. The top row counts statements. The strip covers every month of the 119th Congress, the same span as the rates above, including months with no statements. A month with fewer than 10 statements is hatched, not shaded: one or two posts would swing its rate to 0% or 100%.

In Orden’s words

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

Bipartisanship

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

Sep 14, 2026 · Posts on X · policy discussion; bipartisanship; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; Health · Source

Policy criticism

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

Sep 17, 2026 · Posts on X · policy criticism; policy discussion; Energy; Transportation and Public Works; Housing and Community Development · Source

Extreme label

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

Jun 24, 2026 · Posts on X · policy discussion; International Affairs; extreme label “radical” aimed at Iranian regime · Source

Examples by category

Up to five recent statements in each category

Category

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

  1. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Health · target: Tony EversSource

  2. Press releases

    Rep. Van Orden Statement on Government Reopening WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after the federal government reopened: “After more than 40 days of chaos caused by the Democrats’ unnecessary, harmful, and utterly foolish shutdown, the federal government is finally reopening. From day one, House Republicans did our job. We passed clean, responsible funding bill…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Economics and Public Finance · Agriculture and Food · Transportation and Public Works · Labor and Employment · Government Operations and Politics · target: Chuck SchumerSource

  3. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · target: TammySource

  4. Press releases

    Van Orden Applauds Committee Passage of FY26 National Defense Authorization Act WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Navy SEAL veteran Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after voting to pass the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) out of the House Armed Services Committee: “Under the Biden administration, the world was a much more dangerous place due to shee…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Armed Forces and National Security · Commerce · International Affairs · Health · Crime and Law Enforcement · Science, Technology, Communications · target: Joe BidenSource

  5. Press releases

    Van Orden Votes for Tax Breaks for Families, Small Business Growth, SNAP & Medicaid Protection WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) released the following statement after voting to pass H.R.1 – the One, Big, Beautiful Bill: “This bill is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Americans – our seniors, veterans, families, farmers, manufacturers, and most vulnerable populations. “My Democrat col…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Taxation · Commerce · Health · Agriculture and Food · Immigration · target: Democrat colleaguesSource

All 702 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: 616 posts on X, 74 press releases, 12 newsletters.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Armed Forces and National Security is what Orden talks about most: 26% of policy statements. Talk and legislation agree at 0.68 on a 0–1 scale (House Republicans average 0.64; 66th 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 Orden talks about. The bills Orden sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Orden talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
Orden
Peers
Armed Forces and National Security121 statements
26%
24%
Agriculture and Food112 statements
24%
9%
Health93 statements
20%
15%
Economics and Public Finance50 statements
11%
19%
Government Operations and Politics49 statements
11%
19%
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Policy areas Orden talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Republicans average.
RowOrdenPeers
Armed Forces and National Security26%24%
Agriculture and Food24%9%
Health20%15%
Economics and Public Finance11%19%
Government Operations and Politics11%19%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Orden’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: 26% (House Republicans 24%)26%Armed Forces and National Security, legislates on: 29% (House Republicans 8%)29%Agriculture and FoodAgriculture and Food, talks about: 24% (House Republicans 9%)24%Agriculture and Food, legislates on: 8% (House Republicans 3%)8%HealthHealth, talks about: 20% (House Republicans 15%)20%Health, legislates on: 9% (House Republicans 11%)9%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 11% (House Republicans 19%)11%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 1% (House Republicans 2%)1%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 11% (House Republicans 19%)11%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 10% (House Republicans 12%)10%
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Orden'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 Security26%24%29%8%
Agriculture and Food24%9%8%3%
Health20%15%9%11%
Economics and Public Finance11%19%1%2%
Government Operations and Politics11%19%10%12%
0.68

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Republicans average 0.64. Ranks 66th of 221.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Orden sits at +1.03 on the CSIP scale, right of 0, more conservative than 58% of House Republicans. Approximate range +1.02 to +1.05, which understates the uncertainty; from 11,227 donors and 1,814 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 +1.02 to +1.05. From 11,227 donors and 1,814 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

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

The outlined dot is Orden, 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 Orden’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 Orden sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Republicansmedian +1.0Orden +1.0All Housemedian +0.3
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Orden's CSIP score of +1.03 placed against House Republicans, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Orden
House Republicans221+1.057%
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 Orden 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 Orden.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Orden raised $9.1M in the 2026 cycle, 4.2 times the House Republicans’ median of $2.2M. 37% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 12% of itemized individual money came from Wisconsin.

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
$9.1M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 4,718 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): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $3.3M (36.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $2.0M (21.8%)PACs and other committees: $1.3M (13.8%)PACs and other committees: $1.3M (13.8%)PACs and other committees: $1.3M (13.8%)PACs and other committees: $1.3M (13.8%)PACs and other committees: $1.3M (13.8%)PACs and other committees: $1.3M (13.8%)PACs and other committees: $1.3M (13.8%)PACs and other committees: $1.3M (13.8%)PACs and other committees: $1.3M (13.8%)PACs and other committees: $1.3M (13.8%)PACs and other committees: $1.3M (13.8%)PACs and other committees: $1.3M (13.8%)PACs and other committees: $1.3M (13.8%)PACs and other committees: $1.3M (13.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $2.5M (27.8%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)36 squares$3.3M
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)22 squares$2.0M
  • PACs and other committees14 squares$1.3M
  • Party committees$21.8K
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)28 squares$2.5M
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Sources of Orden's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$3.3M36.4%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$2.0M21.8%
PACs and other committees$1.3M13.8%
Party committees$21.8K0.2%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$2.5M27.8%
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, 2020 to 2026. The grey line is the House Republicans’ median for 2026.

2020 cycle: $2.0M$2.0M20202022 cycle: $6.4M$6.4M20222024 cycle: $7.7M$7.7M20242026 cycle: $9.1M$9.1M2026House Republicans median $2.2M
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Orden's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Republicans median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$2.0M
2022 cycle$6.4M
2024 cycle$7.7M
2026 cycle$9.1M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 12% came from Wisconsin.

  1. Texas$402.3K
  2. Wisconsin$365.3K
  3. Florida$303.1K
  4. California$280.9K
  5. Virginia$149.5K

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%
Orden
Median
2026
37%
9%
2024
44%
9%
2022
39%
9%
2020
25%
9%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Republicans median
RowOrdenMedian
2026 cycle37%9%
2024 cycle44%9%
2022 cycle39%9%
2020 cycle25%9%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: $7,337AKMaine: $6,001MEVermont: $1,569VTNew Hampshire: $2,129NHWashington: $39.9KWAIdaho: $27.4KIDMontana: $12.0KMTNorth Dakota: $2,454NDMinnesota: $58.3KMNIllinois: $98.7KILWisconsin: $365.3KWIMichigan: $78.8KMINew York: $88.4KNYRhode Island: $773RIMassachusetts: $79.3KMAOregon: $20.9KORNevada: $22.2KNVWyoming: $11.3KWYSouth Dakota: $4,940SDIowa: $8,721IAIndiana: $56.2KINOhio: $62.3KOHPennsylvania: $80.9KPANew Jersey: $38.8KNJConnecticut: $25.6KCTCalifornia: $280.9KCAUtah: $28.9KUTColorado: $38.8KCONebraska: $4,266NEMissouri: $29.7KMOKentucky: $15.5KKYWest Virginia: $4,914WVVirginia: $149.5KVAMaryland: $32.2KMDDelaware: $1,705DEArizona: $95.5KAZNew Mexico: $23.3KNMKansas: $40.0KKSArkansas: $41.8KARTennessee: $47.5KTNNorth Carolina: $72.4KNCSouth Carolina: $39.6KSCDistrict of Columbia: $12.1KDCOklahoma: $18.3KOKLouisiana: $31.9KLAMississippi: $29.2KMSAlabama: $41.5KALGeorgia: $109.7KGAHawaii: $6,938HITexas: $402.3KTXFlorida: $303.1KFL
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Orden's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Texas$402.3K
Wisconsin$365.3K
Florida$303.1K
California$280.9K
Virginia$149.5K
Georgia$109.7K
Illinois$98.7K
Arizona$95.5K
New York$88.4K
Pennsylvania$80.9K
Massachusetts$79.3K
Michigan$78.8K
North Carolina$72.4K
Ohio$62.3K
Minnesota$58.3K
Indiana$56.2K
Tennessee$47.5K
Arkansas$41.8K
Alabama$41.5K
Kansas$40.0K
Washington$39.9K
South Carolina$39.6K
New Jersey$38.8K
Colorado$38.8K
Maryland$32.2K
Louisiana$31.9K
Missouri$29.7K
Mississippi$29.2K
Utah$28.9K
Idaho$27.4K
Connecticut$25.6K
New Mexico$23.3K
Nevada$22.2K
Oregon$20.9K
Oklahoma$18.3K
Kentucky$15.5K
District of Columbia$12.1K
Montana$12.0K
Wyoming$11.3K
Iowa$8,721
Alaska$7,337
Hawaii$6,938
Maine$6,001
South Dakota$4,940
West Virginia$4,914
Nebraska$4,266
North Dakota$2,454
New Hampshire$2,129
Delaware$1,705
Vermont$1,569
Rhode Island$773
4,718

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

12%

from Wisconsin

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

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −1.50 to −1.25: 0%CSIP −1.25 to −1.00: 0%CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 0.0%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 0.0%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 0.1%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 0.8%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 0.6%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 1.4%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 3.3%CSIP +0.75 to +1.00: 21%CSIP +1.00 to +1.25: 72%72%CSIP +1.25 to +1.50: 1.0%CSIP +1.50 to +1.75: 0.0%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Orden's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.50 to +1.75: 21% between +0.75 and +1.00, 72% between +1.00 and +1.25.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.50 to −1.250%
CSIP −1.25 to −1.000%
CSIP −1.00 to −0.750.0%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.500.0%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.250.1%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.000.8%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.250.6%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.501.4%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.753.3%
CSIP +0.75 to +1.0021%
CSIP +1.00 to +1.2572%
CSIP +1.25 to +1.501.0%
CSIP +1.50 to +1.750.0%
How to read the columns

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

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. RETIRED$2.4M 3,861 donors
  2. CEO$106.3K 26 donors
  3. PHYSICIAN$34.3K 31 donors
  4. PRESIDENT$32.1K 17 donors
  5. ENGINEER$25.8K 16 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. 31 DAYS PAC$10.0K
  2. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$10.0K
  3. AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10.0K
  4. AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10.0K
  5. AMERICAN SECURITY PAC$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. WALMART$1,346 4 donors
  2. USPS$474 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Orden voted with the majority of House Republicans on 96.6% of party-line votes and missed 8.3% of 674 roll calls. House Republicans on average: 97.1% party unity, 96.3% attendance. Across all roll calls, Orden voted against the majority of House Republicans 23 times.

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

23

votes against the majority of House Republicans

Party unity 96.6%, House Republicans average 97.1%, ranks 176th of 221. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Orden
Peers
Rank
Attendance
91.6%
96.3%
199th of 221
Party unity
96.6%
97.1%
176th of 221
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Orden's attendance and party unity against House Republicans.
RowOrdenPeers
Attendance91.6%96.3%
Party unity96.6%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 Orden most often

  1. Mike JohnsonR480 shared votes98%
  2. Doug LamalfaR319 shared votes97%
  3. Robert LattaR617 shared votes97%
  4. Gregory MurphyR553 shared votes97%
  5. James BairdR582 shared votes97%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Orden least often

  1. Adelita GrijalvaD351 shared votes24%
  2. Rashida TlaibD606 shared votes24%
  3. Delia RamirezD589 shared votes24%
  4. Gregorio CasarD544 shared votes25%
  5. Frederica WilsonD450 shared votes25%
How to read the agreement lists

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

Full voting record

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

Back to topNext: Legislation

Legislation

Orden sponsored 30 bills in the 119th Congress; 2 became law. Cosponsored 414 others. 13% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans average 17%; 103rd of 216).

The bills Orden 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

Sponsored30 billsSponsored, Introduced: 3030Sponsored, In committee: 3030Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 44Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 22Sponsored, Became law: 22Cosponsored414 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 414414Cosponsored, In committee: 414414Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 3535Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 33Cosponsored, Became law: 22IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Orden sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored3030422
Cosponsored4144143532
How to read the blocks

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

13%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Republicans average 17%. Ranks 103rd of 216.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Tony Wied32
  2. Michael Lawler27
  3. Eugene Vindman27
  4. Claudia Tenney26
  5. Donald Davis24
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 Orden’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. 10740To designate Ukraine under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide certain nationals of Ukraine with continued eligibility for temporary protected status, and for other purposes.CosponsorOct 5, 2026In committeeImmigrationReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Oct 5, 2026
H.R. 10556VA Hiring Integrity Act of 2026CosponsorSep 24, 2026In committeeArmed Forces and National SecurityReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Sep 24, 2026
H.R. 10478Aid and Attendance Assistance for Veterans ActCosponsorSep 17, 2026In committeeArmed Forces and National SecurityReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Sep 17, 2026
H.Res. 1564Recognizing September 17, 2026, as National Teach Ag Day.CosponsorSep 17, 2026In committeeAgriculture and FoodReferred to the House Committee on Agriculture. Sep 17, 2026
H.R. 10443American Procurement Improvement Act of 2026CosponsorSep 16, 2026In committeeGovernment Operations and PoliticsReferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Sep 16, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 45 times in 90 days. Orden’s official site had 25 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Orden posted on Oct 17, 2026.

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

Websites

How to read the counts

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

Social accounts

Images Orden posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • Seven adults pose in a hallway for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, with several holding scissors near a red ribbon. Posters and signs are visible in the background, and there is text in the image.
    Seven adults pose in a hallway for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, with several holding scissors near a red ribbon. Posters and signs are visible in the background, and there is text in the image.View post
  • A large group of people stand on a stage behind an oversized ceremonial check, with a projected event announcement and organization logos on the screen behind them. Red curtains frame the stage. Text appears throughout the image.
    A large group of people stand on a stage behind an oversized ceremonial check, with a projected event announcement and organization logos on the screen behind them. Red curtains frame the stage. Text appears throughout the image.View post
  • Three men stand around a workshop table as one explains equipment to the other two. The table holds mechanical and pneumatic training apparatus, a laptop, and a plastic parts container. Text is visible on a label and in the background.
    Three men stand around a workshop table as one explains equipment to the other two. The table holds mechanical and pneumatic training apparatus, a laptop, and a plastic parts container. Text is visible on a label and in the background.View post
  • Several people stand in a large warehouse aisle surrounded by tall storage racks and stacked boxes. In the foreground, a person wears a bright yellow-green shirt with a large logo on the back, while another person in a plaid shirt and cap looks at a handheld device. Other people are visible nearby. There is text on the shirt and on some boxes.
    Several people stand in a large warehouse aisle surrounded by tall storage racks and stacked boxes. In the foreground, a person wears a bright yellow-green shirt with a large logo on the back, while another person in a plaid shirt and cap looks at a handheld device. Other people are visible nearby. There is text on the shirt and on some boxes.View post
  • Several people are talking inside a large warehouse, with tall shelves full of boxes and goods in the background. Some white wrapped materials lie on the floor, and there are small signs with text on the shelves and clothing.
    Several people are talking inside a large warehouse, with tall shelves full of boxes and goods in the background. Some white wrapped materials lie on the floor, and there are small signs with text on the shelves and clothing.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 Orden 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
V000135
Bioguide
V000135
FEC candidate ids
H0WI03175

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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