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

Serving since Jan 6, 2015119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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Portrait of Bonnie Watson Coleman, rendered as a two-tone print
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92%
of House Democrats score to the right of Coleman on the CSIP scale

CSIP score −1.34 (approximate range −1.36 to −1.32, which understates the uncertainty); negative is left of the scale’s centre, positive right. From 1,663 donors and 6,196 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 Coleman sits among House Democrats, not how far from the centre.

At a glance

6 measures against House Democrats. 15% of Coleman’s statements contain a personal attack, 2.3 times the House Democrat average of 6.6%. 65% of Coleman’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom quarter of House Democrats (average 73%).

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

Party unity

100%

House Democrats average 96.4% · ranks 10th of 217 · 14 votes against the majority of House Democrats

CSIP ideology

−1.34

More liberal than 92% of House Democrats · ± 0.02

Personal attacks

15%

House Democrats average 6.6% · ranks 18th of 216

Policy discussion

65%

House Democrats average 73% · ranks 191st of 216

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.72

House Democrats average 0.67 · ranks 32nd of 216

Credit claiming

17%

House Democrats average 23% · ranks 150th of 216

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

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What Coleman says

Coleman attacks opponents personally more than 91% of House Democrats. Personal attacks in 15% of 1,277 statements, against 6.6% for the average House Democrat; 18th of 216.

An AI model reads each of Coleman’s 1,277 statements in the 119th Congress (1,047 posts on X, 193 press releases, 25 Congressional Record speeches, 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 Democrats and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the 119th Congress

0%80%
Coleman
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion825 statements
65%
73%
191st of 216
Policy criticism364 statements
28%
28%
110th of 216
Credit claiming222 statements
17%
23%
150th of 216
Personal attacks196 statements
15%
7%
18th of 216
Bipartisanship95 statements
7%
10%
131st of 216
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Coleman's share of statements in each category against the House Democrats average.
RowColemanPeers
Policy discussion65%73%
Policy criticism28%28%
Credit claiming17%23%
Personal attacks15%7%
Bipartisanship7%10%
1,277

statements classified

1,047 posts on X, 193 press releases, 25 Congressional Record speeches, 12 newsletters.

posts on X: 1,047 (82.0%)posts on X 1,047press releases: 193 (15.1%)Congressional Record speeches: 25 (2.0%)newsletters: 12 (0.9%)
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Coleman's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X1,047
press releases193
Congressional Record speeches25
newsletters12
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Coleman used extreme labels in 1.9% of statements, close to the peer average. 24 statements, most often aimed at Trump; peers 1.9%.

  1. “extreme”12
  2. “fascist”3
  3. “radical”2
  4. “MAGA”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Trump4
  2. Trump administration2
  3. Vought2
  4. anti-choice extremists1
  5. Bondi1
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: 612025-02: 872025-03: 892025-04: 662025-05: 722025-06: 782025-07: 692025-08: 222025-09: 1002025-10: 852025-11: 472025-12: 562026-01: 522026-02: 592026-03: 562026-04: 502026-05: 692026-06: 512026-07: 412026-08: 132026-09: 342026-10: 20peak 100 · Sep ’25Personal attackspeak 30.8% · Aug ’26 · latest 10.0%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 8.2% of 61Personal attacks, 2025-02: 18.4% of 87Personal attacks, 2025-03: 12.4% of 89Personal attacks, 2025-04: 22.7% of 66Personal attacks, 2025-05: 11.1% of 72Personal attacks, 2025-06: 14.1% of 78Personal attacks, 2025-07: 20.3% of 69Personal attacks, 2025-08: 18.2% of 22Personal attacks, 2025-09: 17.0% of 100Personal attacks, 2025-10: 14.1% of 85Personal attacks, 2025-11: 8.5% of 47Personal attacks, 2025-12: 25.0% of 56Personal attacks, 2026-01: 21.1% of 52Personal attacks, 2026-02: 18.6% of 59Personal attacks, 2026-03: 7.1% of 56Personal attacks, 2026-04: 10.0% of 50Personal attacks, 2026-05: 10.1% of 69Personal attacks, 2026-06: 17.6% of 51Personal attacks, 2026-07: 17.1% of 41Personal attacks, 2026-08: 30.8% of 13Personal attacks, 2026-09: 14.7% of 34Personal attacks, 2026-10: 10.0% of 20Policy criticismpeak 46.0% · Feb ’25 · latest 0.0%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 27.9% of 61Policy criticism, 2025-02: 46.0% of 87Policy criticism, 2025-03: 38.2% of 89Policy criticism, 2025-04: 28.8% of 66Policy criticism, 2025-05: 26.4% of 72Policy criticism, 2025-06: 29.5% of 78Policy criticism, 2025-07: 39.1% of 69Policy criticism, 2025-08: 36.4% of 22Policy criticism, 2025-09: 31.0% of 100Policy criticism, 2025-10: 31.8% of 85Policy criticism, 2025-11: 27.7% of 47Policy criticism, 2025-12: 23.2% of 56Policy criticism, 2026-01: 23.1% of 52Policy criticism, 2026-02: 18.6% of 59Policy criticism, 2026-03: 30.4% of 56Policy criticism, 2026-04: 14.0% of 50Policy criticism, 2026-05: 26.1% of 69Policy criticism, 2026-06: 37.3% of 51Policy criticism, 2026-07: 7.3% of 41Policy criticism, 2026-08: 23.1% of 13Policy criticism, 2026-09: 8.8% of 34Policy criticism, 2026-10: 0.0% of 20Policy discussionpeak 92.3% · Aug ’26 · latest 65.0%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 57.4% of 61Policy discussion, 2025-02: 72.4% of 87Policy discussion, 2025-03: 67.4% of 89Policy discussion, 2025-04: 59.1% of 66Policy discussion, 2025-05: 59.7% of 72Policy discussion, 2025-06: 74.4% of 78Policy discussion, 2025-07: 68.1% of 69Policy discussion, 2025-08: 50.0% of 22Policy discussion, 2025-09: 55.0% of 100Policy discussion, 2025-10: 58.8% of 85Policy discussion, 2025-11: 53.2% of 47Policy discussion, 2025-12: 69.6% of 56Policy discussion, 2026-01: 84.6% of 52Policy discussion, 2026-02: 59.3% of 59Policy discussion, 2026-03: 60.7% of 56Policy discussion, 2026-04: 52.0% of 50Policy discussion, 2026-05: 65.2% of 69Policy discussion, 2026-06: 60.8% of 51Policy discussion, 2026-07: 75.6% of 41Policy discussion, 2026-08: 92.3% of 13Policy discussion, 2026-09: 85.3% of 34Policy discussion, 2026-10: 65.0% of 20Bipartisanshippeak 14.3% · Dec ’25 · latest 0.0%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 4.9% of 61Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 9.2% of 87Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 6.7% of 89Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 12.1% of 66Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 8.3% of 72Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 9.0% of 78Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 4.3% of 69Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 0.0% of 22Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 8.0% of 100Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 9.4% of 85Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 6.4% of 47Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 14.3% of 56Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 5.8% of 52Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 6.8% of 59Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 8.9% of 56Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 4.0% of 50Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 7.2% of 69Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 7.8% of 51Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 2.4% of 41Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 0.0% of 13Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 8.8% of 34Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 0.0% of 20Credit claimingpeak 27.6% · Feb ’25 · latest 10.0%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 14.8% of 61Credit claiming, 2025-02: 27.6% of 87Credit claiming, 2025-03: 18.0% of 89Credit claiming, 2025-04: 15.2% of 66Credit claiming, 2025-05: 18.1% of 72Credit claiming, 2025-06: 12.8% of 78Credit claiming, 2025-07: 5.8% of 69Credit claiming, 2025-08: 4.5% of 22Credit claiming, 2025-09: 10.0% of 100Credit claiming, 2025-10: 14.1% of 85Credit claiming, 2025-11: 21.3% of 47Credit claiming, 2025-12: 25.0% of 56Credit claiming, 2026-01: 19.2% of 52Credit claiming, 2026-02: 27.1% of 59Credit claiming, 2026-03: 26.8% of 56Credit claiming, 2026-04: 16.0% of 50Credit claiming, 2026-05: 17.4% of 69Credit claiming, 2026-06: 17.6% of 51Credit claiming, 2026-07: 21.9% of 41Credit claiming, 2026-08: 23.1% of 13Credit claiming, 2026-09: 14.7% of 34Credit claiming, 2026-10: 10.0% of 20Extreme labelspeak 8.8% · Sep ’26 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 3.3% of 61Extreme labels, 2025-02: 1.1% of 87Extreme labels, 2025-03: 1.1% of 89Extreme labels, 2025-04: 0.0% of 66Extreme labels, 2025-05: 1.4% of 72Extreme labels, 2025-06: 7.7% of 78Extreme labels, 2025-07: 2.9% of 69Extreme labels, 2025-08: 0.0% of 22Extreme labels, 2025-09: 0.0% of 100Extreme labels, 2025-10: 4.7% of 85Extreme labels, 2025-11: 0.0% of 47Extreme labels, 2025-12: 1.8% of 56Extreme labels, 2026-01: 3.9% of 52Extreme labels, 2026-02: 0.0% of 59Extreme labels, 2026-03: 0.0% of 56Extreme labels, 2026-04: 0.0% of 50Extreme labels, 2026-05: 0.0% of 69Extreme labels, 2026-06: 2.0% of 51Extreme labels, 2026-07: 0.0% of 41Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 13Extreme labels, 2026-09: 8.8% of 34Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 20Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Coleman, 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 ’25618.2%27.9%57.4%4.9%14.8%3.3%
Feb ’258718.4%46.0%72.4%9.2%27.6%1.1%
Mar ’258912.4%38.2%67.4%6.7%18.0%1.1%
Apr ’256622.7%28.8%59.1%12.1%15.2%0.0%
May ’257211.1%26.4%59.7%8.3%18.1%1.4%
Jun ’257814.1%29.5%74.4%9.0%12.8%7.7%
Jul ’256920.3%39.1%68.1%4.3%5.8%2.9%
Aug ’252218.2%36.4%50.0%0.0%4.5%0.0%
Sep ’2510017.0%31.0%55.0%8.0%10.0%0.0%
Oct ’258514.1%31.8%58.8%9.4%14.1%4.7%
Nov ’25478.5%27.7%53.2%6.4%21.3%0.0%
Dec ’255625.0%23.2%69.6%14.3%25.0%1.8%
Jan ’265221.1%23.1%84.6%5.8%19.2%3.9%
Feb ’265918.6%18.6%59.3%6.8%27.1%0.0%
Mar ’26567.1%30.4%60.7%8.9%26.8%0.0%
Apr ’265010.0%14.0%52.0%4.0%16.0%0.0%
May ’266910.1%26.1%65.2%7.2%17.4%0.0%
Jun ’265117.6%37.3%60.8%7.8%17.6%2.0%
Jul ’264117.1%7.3%75.6%2.4%21.9%0.0%
Aug ’261330.8%23.1%92.3%0.0%23.1%0.0%
Sep ’263414.7%8.8%85.3%8.8%14.7%8.8%
Oct ’262010.0%0.0%65.0%0.0%10.0%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 Coleman’s words

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

Bipartisanship

Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and congratulate Cake Artist Grace ``Grey'' Pak and her team for their success in creating the America250 National Birthday Cake this past July. Inspired by the longstanding tradition of marking milestone birthdays with cake, in January 2026, Grace ``Grey'' Pak, foun…

Sep 28, 2026 · Congressional Record · bipartisanship · Source

Personal attacks

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

Oct 19, 2026 · Posts on X · personal attacks; policy discussion; International Affairs; target: Trump · Source

Extreme label

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

Sep 21, 2026 · Posts on X · policy discussion; Health; Science, Technology, Communications; extreme label “extreme” aimed at Trump · Source

Examples by category

Up to five recent statements in each category

Category

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

  1. Posts on X

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

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

  2. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Armed Forces and National SecuritySource

  3. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Health · Government Operations and Politics · target: RFK Jr.Source

  4. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Armed Forces and National Security · target: Pete HegsethSource

  5. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Law · target: Donald TrumpSource

All 1,277 statements

Newest first, the 119th Congress

The full feed

Five statements at a time, newest first; filters apply to the statements loaded so far. Export saves the statements that match. Sources: 1,047 posts on X, 193 press releases, 25 Congressional Record speeches, 12 newsletters.

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Policy

Health is what Coleman talks about most: 33% of policy statements, above the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.72 on a 0–1 scale (House Democrats average 0.67; 32nd 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 Coleman talks about. The bills Coleman sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Coleman talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%36%
Coleman
Peers
Health270 statements
33%
26%
Economics and Public Finance175 statements
21%
20%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues166 statements
20%
13%
Government Operations and Politics155 statements
19%
20%
Crime and Law Enforcement116 statements
14%
9%
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Policy areas Coleman talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Democrats average.
RowColemanPeers
Health33%26%
Economics and Public Finance21%20%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues20%13%
Government Operations and Politics19%20%
Crime and Law Enforcement14%9%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Coleman’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 36%. Grey ticks are the House Democrats averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onHealthHealth, talks about: 33% (House Democrats 26%)33%Health, legislates on: 23% (House Democrats 16%)23%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 21% (House Democrats 20%)21%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 1% (House Democrats 1%)1%Civil Rights and Liberties,Minority IssuesCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, talks about: 20% (House Democrats 13%)20%Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, legislates on: 7% (House Democrats 5%)7%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 19% (House Democrats 20%)19%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 12% (House Democrats 11%)12%Crime and Law EnforcementCrime and Law Enforcement, talks about: 14% (House Democrats 9%)14%Crime and Law Enforcement, legislates on: 9% (House Democrats 7%)9%
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Coleman's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Democrats, legislates on
Health33%26%23%16%
Economics and Public Finance21%20%1%1%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues20%13%7%5%
Government Operations and Politics19%20%12%11%
Crime and Law Enforcement14%9%9%7%
0.72

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Democrats average 0.67. Ranks 32nd of 216.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

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Ideology

Coleman sits at −1.34 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 92% of House Democrats. Approximate range −1.36 to −1.32, which understates the uncertainty; from 1,663 donors and 6,196 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”.

−1.34

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −1.36 to −1.32. From 1,663 donors and 6,196 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

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

The outlined dot is Coleman, 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 Coleman’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 Coleman sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Democratsmedian −1.0Coleman −1.3All Housemedian +0.3
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Coleman's CSIP score of −1.34 placed against House Democrats, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Coleman
House Democrats217−1.07%
All House439+0.33%
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 Coleman 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 Coleman.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Coleman raised $955.7K in the 2024 cycle, below the House Democrats’ median of $1.5M. 9.4% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 80% of itemized individual money came from New Jersey.

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
$955.7K

raised in the 2024 cycle

From 278 itemized donors. House Democrats’ median $1.5M.

Where the money came from

Each square is one percent of 2024-cycle receipts, from FEC summary totals.

Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $363.7K (38.1%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $37.9K (4.0%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $37.9K (4.0%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $37.9K (4.0%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $37.9K (4.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)PACs and other committees: $553.9K (58.0%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)38 squares$363.7K
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)4 squares$37.9K
  • PACs and other committees58 squares$553.9K
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Sources of Coleman's money, 2024 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$363.7K38.1%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$37.9K4.0%
PACs and other committees$553.9K58.0%
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, 2020 to 2024. The grey line is the House Democrats’ median for 2024.

2020 cycle: $806.7K$806.7K20202022 cycle: $930.5K$930.5K20222024 cycle: $955.7K$955.7K2024House Democrats median $1.5M
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Coleman's receipts by cycle against the 2024 House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$806.7K
2022 cycle$930.5K
2024 cycle$955.7K

Top donor states, 2024

Itemized contributions by donor state. 80% came from New Jersey.

  1. New Jersey$269.7K
  2. New York$19.2K
  3. District of Columbia$10.8K
  4. Pennsylvania$9,995
  5. Maryland$9,949

Small donations

Gifts of $200 or less as a share of individual money, by cycle. The thin grey bar is the 2024 House Democrats’ median.

0%60%
Coleman
Median
2024
9%
9%
2022
14%
9%
2020
20%
9%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Democrats median
RowColemanMedian
2024 cycle9%9%
2022 cycle14%9%
2020 cycle20%9%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: no dataWAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: $205MNIllinois: $275ILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: no dataMINew York: $19.2KNYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: no dataMAOregon: no dataORNevada: $5,500NVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: no dataINOhio: no dataOHPennsylvania: $9,995PANew Jersey: $269.7KNJConnecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: $500CAUtah: no dataUTColorado: $1,000CONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: no dataMOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $3,050VAMaryland: $9,949MDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: no dataAZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: no dataNCSouth Carolina: no dataSCDistrict of Columbia: $10.8KDCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: no dataGAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $1,000TXFlorida: $4,750FL
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Coleman's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2024 cycle
StateValue
New Jersey$269.7K
New York$19.2K
District of Columbia$10.8K
Pennsylvania$9,995
Maryland$9,949
Nevada$5,500
Florida$4,750
Virginia$3,050
Colorado$1,000
Texas$1,000
California$500
Illinois$275
Minnesota$205
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
New HampshireNo data
WashingtonNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
WisconsinNo data
MichiganNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
MassachusettsNo data
OregonNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
IndianaNo data
OhioNo data
ConnecticutNo data
UtahNo data
NebraskaNo data
MissouriNo data
KentuckyNo data
West VirginiaNo data
DelawareNo data
ArizonaNo data
New MexicoNo data
KansasNo data
ArkansasNo data
TennesseeNo data
North CarolinaNo data
South CarolinaNo data
OklahomaNo data
LouisianaNo data
MississippiNo data
AlabamaNo data
GeorgiaNo data
HawaiiNo data
278

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

80%

from New Jersey

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 New Jersey. 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: 22%CSIP −1.25 to −1.00: 49%49%CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 21%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 3.7%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 2.6%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 1.4%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 0.1%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Coleman's itemized donors in 2024, from −1.50 to +0.25: 22% between −1.50 and −1.25, 49% between −1.25 and −1.00, 21% between −1.00 and −0.75.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.50 to −1.2522%
CSIP −1.25 to −1.0049%
CSIP −1.00 to −0.7521%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.503.7%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.252.6%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.001.4%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.250.1%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Coleman’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Coleman’s own score is −1.34.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2024 cycle.

  1. NOT EMPLOYED$73.0K 79 donors
  2. ATTORNEY$30.8K 21 donors
  3. RETIRED$29.6K 16 donors
  4. CEO$21.3K 7 donors
  5. OWNER$17.7K 10 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2024 cycle.

  1. ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  2. AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$10.0K
  3. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC$10.0K
  4. AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  5. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2024 cycle.

  1. BEIGENE$13.4K 3 donors
  2. PRINCETON UNIVERSITY$11.2K 7 donors
  3. WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON$8,599 3 donors
  4. THOMAS EDISON STATE UNIVERSITY$3,900 3 donors
  5. THE DASCHLE GROUP$2,500 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

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Votes

Coleman voted with the majority of House Democrats on 100% of party-line votes and missed 1.0% of 674 roll calls. House Democrats on average: 96.4% party unity, 96.9% attendance. Across all roll calls, Coleman voted against the majority of House Democrats 14 times.

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

14

votes against the majority of House Democrats

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

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Coleman
Peers
Rank
Attendance
98.9%
96.9%
66th of 217
Party unity
100%
96.4%
10th of 217
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Coleman's attendance and party unity against House Democrats.
RowColemanPeers
Attendance98.9%96.9%
Party unity100%96.4%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

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

Key votes

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

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

  1. LaMonica McIverD664 shared votes100%
  2. Valerie FousheeD656 shared votes100%
  3. Suzanne BonamiciD658 shared votes99%
  4. Emily RandallD647 shared votes99%
  5. Danny DavisD639 shared votes99%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Coleman least often

  1. Chip RoyR628 shared votes16%
  2. Ralph NormanR591 shared votes17%
  3. Eric BurlisonR636 shared votes17%
  4. Andy BiggsR602 shared votes17%
  5. Josh BrecheenR635 shared votes17%
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

Coleman sponsored 53 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 681 others. 1.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats average 4.9%; 129th of 207).

The bills Coleman 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

Sponsored53 billsSponsored, Introduced: 5353Sponsored, In committee: 5353Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 11Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored681 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 681681Cosponsored, In committee: 681681Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 1818Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 44Cosponsored, Became law: 22IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Coleman sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored5353100
Cosponsored6816811842
How to read the blocks

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

1.9%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Democrats average 4.9%. Ranks 129th of 207.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Eleanor Norton171
  2. Rashida Tlaib129
  3. Hank Johnson Jr.91
  4. Shri Thanedar75
  5. André Carson69
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 Coleman’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. 10875To amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to lower the Medicare eligibility age to 50, and for other purposes.CosponsorOct 22, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Oct 22, 2026
H.Res. 1634Expressing support for the recognition of October 26, 2026, as Intersex Awareness Day, and supporting the goals and ideals of Intersex Awareness Day.CosponsorOct 22, 2026In committeeCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Oct 22, 2026
H.R. 10841Securing Elections From AI Deception ActCosponsorOct 19, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Oct 19, 2026
H.R. 10853Yemen TPS ActCosponsorOct 19, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Oct 19, 2026
H.R. 10826Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE ActCosponsorOct 15, 2026In committeeImmigrationReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Oct 15, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 105 times in 90 days. Coleman’s official site had 39 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Coleman posted on Oct 16, 2026.

The lab crawls Coleman’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 Coleman 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 Coleman posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • A promotional poster for World Food Day, showing a colorful assortment of fresh produce, nuts, and grains spilling from a paper grocery bag against a pale green and blue background. Large white lettering and smaller text appear at the bottom.
    A promotional poster for World Food Day, showing a colorful assortment of fresh produce, nuts, and grains spilling from a paper grocery bag against a pale green and blue background. Large white lettering and smaller text appear at the bottom.View post
  • A pink promotional graphic features a Polish flag flying from a flagpole beneath large red lettering. Additional text appears at the bottom.
    A pink promotional graphic features a Polish flag flying from a flagpole beneath large red lettering. Additional text appears at the bottom.View post
  • A pastel gradient poster announcing LGBTQ+ History Month, with large white lettering and a year at the bottom.
    A pastel gradient poster announcing LGBTQ+ History Month, with large white lettering and a year at the bottom.View post
  • A clean election-themed logo on a white background, featuring a large red check mark, bold navy lettering, and an outline of New Jersey. Text appears in the logo.
    A clean election-themed logo on a white background, featuring a large red check mark, bold navy lettering, and an outline of New Jersey. Text appears in the logo.View post
  • A colorful textured poster with large centered lettering announcing an Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration and a date near the bottom.
    A colorful textured poster with large centered lettering announcing an Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebration and a date near the bottom.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 Coleman 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
W000822
Bioguide
W000822
FEC candidate ids
H4NJ12149

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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