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Democrat · Michigan Senate, district 35

Serving since May 21, 2026MI 2025–26 session

Portrait of Chedrick Greene, rendered as a two-tone print
Official portrait
$1.7M
in itemized contributions in the 2026 cycle, in the top 5% of State Senate Democrats

The median for State Senate Democrats is $55.5K. Ranks 8th of 746, where 1st raised the most. 2,234 itemized donors.

Itemized contributions reported to the state in the 2026 cycle, ranked among State Senate Democrats. State filings leave small gifts out, and totals depend on whether the seat is up this cycle.

At a glance

6 measures against State Senate Democrats. Greene sits at −1.21 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State Senate Democrats. 57% of Greene’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Michigan, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Democrats.

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

Itemized, 2026

$1.7M

State Senate Democrats’ median $55.5K · ranks 8th of 746

CSIP ideology

−1.21

More liberal than 96% of State Senate Democrats · ± 0.07

Party unity

100%

Michigan Senate average 92.6% · ranks 3rd of 37 · 2 votes against the majority of Michigan Senate Democrats

From Michigan, 2026

57%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 650th of 714 State Senate Democrats

Attendance

100%

Michigan Senate average 95.5% · ranks 5th of 37 · 139 roll calls

Out of committee

33%

Michigan Senate average 38% · ranks 22nd of 38

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

Back to topNext: What politicians say

What Greene says

No statements for the MI 2025–26 session.No classified statements (posts, press releases, newsletters, floor speeches) in this time window.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

No policy statements for the MI 2025–26 session.No classified statements (posts, press releases, newsletters, floor speeches) in this time window.

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Greene sits at −1.21 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 96% of State Senate Democrats. Approximate range −1.27 to −1.14, which understates the uncertainty; from 2,223 donors and 80 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”.

−1.21

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −1.27 to −1.14. From 2,223 donors and 80 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Greene −1.2State Senate Democrats −0.7Michigan Senate −0.4All State Senate +0.1

The outlined dot is Greene, 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 Greene’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 Greene sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →State Senate Democratsmedian −0.7Greene −1.2Michigan Senatemedian −0.4All State Senatemedian +0.1
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Greene's CSIP score of −1.21 placed against State Senate Democrats, Michigan Senate, All State Senate.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Greene
State Senate Democrats825−0.74%
Michigan Senate38−0.40%
All State Senate1909+0.12%
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 Greene 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 Greene.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Greene reported $1.7M in the 2026 cycle, 30.1 times the State Senate Democrats’ median of $55.5K. State filings report no small-donation total. 57% of itemized individual money came from Michigan.

Campaign money from state campaign-finance 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. State filings report no small-gift total, so these figures add up itemized contributions only.

$1.7M

itemized in the 2026 cycle

From 2,234 itemized donors. State Senate Democrats’ median $55.5K.

Where the money came from

Each square is one percent of itemized contributions in the 2026 cycle.

Individuals (itemized): $221.3K (13.3%)Individuals (itemized): $221.3K (13.3%)Individuals (itemized): $221.3K (13.3%)Individuals (itemized): $221.3K (13.3%)Individuals (itemized): $221.3K (13.3%)Individuals (itemized): $221.3K (13.3%)Individuals (itemized): $221.3K (13.3%)Individuals (itemized): $221.3K (13.3%)Individuals (itemized): $221.3K (13.3%)Individuals (itemized): $221.3K (13.3%)Individuals (itemized): $221.3K (13.3%)Individuals (itemized): $221.3K (13.3%)Individuals (itemized): $221.3K (13.3%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)PACs and other committees: $612.6K (36.7%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)Party committees: $835.0K (50.0%)
  • Individuals (itemized)13 squares$221.3K
  • PACs and other committees37 squares$612.6K
  • Party committees50 squares$835.0K
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Sources of Greene's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Individuals (itemized)$221.3K13.3%
PACs and other committees$612.6K36.7%
Party committees$835.0K50.0%
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.

Receipts by cycle

Itemized contributions, 2026 to 2026. The grey line is the State Senate Democrats’ median for 2026.

2026 cycle: $1.7M$1.7M2026State Senate Democrats median $55.5K
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Greene's receipts by cycle against the 2026 State Senate Democrats median.
ItemValue
2026 cycle$1.7M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 57% came from Michigan.

  1. Michigan$126.1K
  2. California$27.7K
  3. New York$12.1K
  4. Washington$7,544
  5. Massachusetts$7,378

Small donations

State filings report no total for small gifts.

Not reported in state filings.

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: $76AKMaine: $345MEVermont: $208VTNew Hampshire: $454NHWashington: $7,544WAIdaho: $156IDMontana: $247MTNorth Dakota: $40NDMinnesota: $907MNIllinois: $2,516ILWisconsin: $447WIMichigan: $126.1KMINew York: $12.1KNYRhode Island: $90RIMassachusetts: $7,378MAOregon: $3,103ORNevada: $65NVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: $155IAIndiana: $201INOhio: $1,406OHPennsylvania: $1,845PANew Jersey: $1,878NJConnecticut: $971CTCalifornia: $27.7KCAUtah: $733UTColorado: $1,913CONebraska: $66NEMissouri: $297MOKentucky: $125KYWest Virginia: $23WVVirginia: $1,437VAMaryland: $4,597MDDelaware: $111DEArizona: $5,683AZNew Mexico: $274NMKansas: $346KSArkansas: $5ARTennessee: $570TNNorth Carolina: $801NCSouth Carolina: $157SCDistrict of Columbia: $1,276DCOklahoma: $110OKLouisiana: $135LAMississippi: $1,531MSAlabama: $154ALGeorgia: $748GAHawaii: $342HITexas: $2,400TXFlorida: $1,548FL
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Greene's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Michigan$126.1K
California$27.7K
New York$12.1K
Washington$7,544
Massachusetts$7,378
Arizona$5,683
Maryland$4,597
Oregon$3,103
Illinois$2,516
Texas$2,400
Colorado$1,913
New Jersey$1,878
Pennsylvania$1,845
Florida$1,548
Mississippi$1,531
Virginia$1,437
Ohio$1,406
District of Columbia$1,276
Connecticut$971
Minnesota$907
North Carolina$801
Georgia$748
Utah$733
Tennessee$570
New Hampshire$454
Wisconsin$447
Kansas$346
Maine$345
Hawaii$342
Missouri$297
New Mexico$274
Montana$247
Vermont$208
Indiana$201
South Carolina$157
Idaho$156
Iowa$155
Alabama$154
Louisiana$135
Kentucky$125
Delaware$111
Oklahoma$110
Rhode Island$90
Alaska$76
Nebraska$66
Nevada$65
North Dakota$40
West Virginia$23
Arkansas$5
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
2,234

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

57%

from Michigan

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

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. NOT EMPLOYED$86.9K 1,033 donors
  2. NO EMPLOYER$17.4K 181 donors
  3. RETIRED$8,465 56 donors
  4. ATTORNEY$7,280 21 donors
  5. PROFESSOR$5,441 16 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. MICHIGAN SENATE DEMOCRATIC FUND$805.6K
  2. MICHIGAN LABORERS POLITICAL LEAGUE$49.0K
  3. UAW MICHIGAN VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$48.0K
  4. MICHIGAN REGIONAL COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$45.3K
  5. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PEOPLE$35.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. NOT EMPLOYED - SAME ADDRESS$96.4K 190 donors
  2. SELF-EMPLOYED - SAME ADDRESS$16.3K 31 donors
  3. CITY OF SAGINAW$1,670 7 donors
  4. BAY COUNTY$1,250 3 donors
  5. MICHIGAN SENATE$1,026 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Greene voted with the majority of Michigan Senate Democrats on 100% of party-line votes and missed none of 139 roll calls. Michigan Senate on average: 92.6% party unity, 95.5% attendance. Across all roll calls, Greene voted against the majority of Michigan Senate Democrats 2 times.

139 roll calls Greene could vote on in the MI 2025–26 session, compared with Michigan Senate. 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 Greene voted with the majority of Michigan Senate Democrats. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

2

votes against the majority of Michigan Senate Democrats

Party unity 100%, Michigan Senate average 92.6%, ranks 3rd of 37. 139 roll calls in the MI 2025–26 session.

Attendance and party unity

The thick bar is Greene, the thin grey bar the Michigan Senate average. The scale runs from 80% to 100% to show the gap.

80%100%
Greene
Peers
Rank
Attendance
100%
95.5%
5th of 37
Party unity
100%
92.6%
3rd of 37
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Greene's attendance and party unity against Michigan Senate.
RowGreenePeers
Attendance100%95.5%
Party unity100%92.6%
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 MI 2025–26 session

Key votes
Party split (yea–nay)Why it’s key
Oct 14, 2026
HB 5356
Vehicles: title; requirements for transfer of title by a dealer; provide for. Amends 14, 41a, 78, 217, 217c, 233, 233a, 233b, 234, 238, 239, 240, 248, 248a, 248j, 249, 250, 258, 801b, 806 & 810a of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.14 et seq.) & adds sec. 9b.
PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 263 YEAS 31 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0
YeaWith majoritypassD 18–1 · R 13–2Democrats 18 yea, 1 nay; Republicans 13 yea, 2 nayparty crossover
Oct 1, 2026
SB 947
Natural resources: inland lakes; dam safety regulations; provide for. Amends and adds (See bill). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5485'26
ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 260 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
YeaWith majoritypassD 20–0 · R 14–2Democrats 20 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 14 yea, 2 nayparty crossover
Oct 1, 2026
HB 5485
Natural resources: inland lakes; dam safety regulations; provide for. Amends secs. 31502, 31503, 31504, 31505, 31506, 31507, 31508, 31509, 31510, 31511, 31513, 31515, 31516, 31517, 31518, 31520, 31521 & 31523 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.31502 et seq.) & adds secs. 31506a, 31509a, 31509b, 31517a, 31518a,
PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 247 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
YeaWith majoritypassD 20–0 · R 14–2Democrats 20 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 14 yea, 2 nayparty crossover
Oct 1, 2026
HB 4598
Crimes: organized; gift card fraud; provide for. Amends sec. 4 of 2012 PA 455 (MCL 752.1084).
PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 253 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
YeaWith majoritypassD 20–0 · R 16–0Democrats 20 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 16 yea, 0 naybecame law
Oct 1, 2026
SB 791
Highways: memorial; portion of I-475; designate as the "St. John Street Community Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 124.
PASSED ROLL CALL # 258 YEAS 33 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
YeaWith majoritypassD 20–0 · R 13–3Democrats 20 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 13 yea, 3 nayparty 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 Greene most often

  1. Sylvia SantanaD76 shared votes99%
  2. Sarah AnthonyD139 shared votes99%
  3. Stephanie ChangD139 shared votes99%
  4. Sue ShinkD139 shared votes99%
  5. Darrin CamilleriD139 shared votes99%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Greene least often

  1. Jonathan LindseyR131 shared votes51%
  2. Michele HoitengaR127 shared votes52%
  3. Ruth JohnsonR105 shared votes52%
  4. Thomas AlbertR139 shared votes53%
  5. Kevin DaleyR116 shared votes55%
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

MI 2025–26 session, loads in batches

Back to topNext: Legislation

Legislation

Greene sponsored 6 bills in the MI 2025–26 session; none became law. Cosponsored 12 others. 33% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Michigan Senate average 38%; 22nd of 38).

The bills Greene sponsored and cosponsored in the MI 2025–26 session, 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 MI 2025–26 session

Sponsored6 billsSponsored, Introduced: 66Sponsored, In committee: 66Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 22Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored12 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 1212Cosponsored, In committee: 1212Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 77Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 11Cosponsored, Became law: 00IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Greene sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored66200
Cosponsored1212710
How to read the blocks

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

33%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

Michigan Senate average 38%. Ranks 22nd of 38.

Cosponsorship partners

Colleagues who most often cosponsor with Greene, by number of shared bills in the MI 2025–26 session; the square shows their party.

  1. Erika Geiss11
  2. Darrin Camilleri10
  3. Stephanie Chang9
  4. Jeremy Moss8
  5. Sue Shink8
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 Greene’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
SB 1205Appropriations: supplemental; funding for the Michigan task force 1; provide for. Creates appropriation act.SponsorOct 14, 2026In committeeEmergency Management(model)REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Oct 14, 2026
SCR 16A concurrent resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for John Pappageorge, former member of the Michigan Senate and Michigan House of Representatives.CosponsorOct 14, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedENTIRE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SENATE AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR NAMED CO-SPONSORS Oct 14, 2026
SB 1207Labor: other; fair and open competition in governmental construction act; repeal. Repeals 2011 PA 98 (MCL 408.871 - 408.883).CosponsorOct 14, 2026In committeeLabor and Employment(model)REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR Oct 14, 2026
SB 1206Labor: other; local government labor regulatory limitation act; repeal. Repeals 2015 PA 105 (MCL 123.1381 - 123.1396).CosponsorOct 14, 2026In committeeLabor and Employment(model)SENATE CO-SPONSOR(S) NAMED: MALLORY MCMORROW Oct 27, 2026
SR 146A resolution of tribute offered as a memorial for John Joseph Henry Schwarz, M.D., former member of the Michigan Senate.CosponsorOct 14, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedENTIRE MEMBERSHIP OF THE SENATE AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR NAMED CO-SPONSORS Oct 14, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

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

Websites

No websites are tracked for this official.

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

No social accounts on file.

Images Greene posted

No images from Greene’s posts have been described.

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.

State floor speeches

No transcribed state floor speeches are matched to this legislator yet.

Floor speeches

Transcribed from chamber video or captions by the lab. They are not classified for kinds of statement.

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 Greene is most unusual among State Senate 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

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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 (state)Oct 21, 20267 days agoOpen States floor roll calls, 2019 on (none for AK and MO).
  • Bills (state)Oct 28, 2026todayOpen States bills and sponsors, 2019 on; stages from roll calls.
  • Campaign money (state)no dateState campaign-finance agencies, 2019 on; 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.
  • State floor speechesOct 21, 20267 days agoState floor speech turns (published transcripts and captions), 2020 on; not LLM-classified.

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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