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Democrat · Oregon House, district 44

Serving since Feb 1, 2022OR 2025–26 session

Portrait of Travis Nelson, rendered as a two-tone print
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55%
of itemized money from Oregon donors, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats

55% of the itemized money from individuals in the 2026 cycle came from donors with an address in Oregon. Ranks 1787th of 1,983, where 1st is the highest share. 30 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 Oregon, ranked among State House Democrats. 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 State House Democrats. 6.3% of Nelson’s statements contain a personal attack, 2.5 times the State House Democrat average of 2.5%. Nelson sits at −0.86 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 81% of State House Democrats.

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

From Oregon, 2026

55%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 1787th of 1,983 State House Democrats

Personal attacks

6.3%

State House Democrats average 2.5% · ranks 106th of 764

Extreme labels

1.9%

State House Democrats average 1.0% · ranks 124th of 764

CSIP ideology

−0.86

More liberal than 81% of State House Democrats · ± 0.07

Bipartisanship

3.8%

State House Democrats average 2.9% · ranks 201st of 764

Policy criticism

13%

State House Democrats average 10% · ranks 239th of 764

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

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What Nelson says

Nelson attacks opponents personally more than 86% of State House Democrats. Personal attacks in 6.3% of 315 statements, against 2.5% for the average State House Democrat; 106th of 764.

An AI model reads each of Nelson’s 315 statements in the OR 2025–26 session (315 posts on X) 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 State House Democrats and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the OR 2025–26 session

0%80%
Nelson
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion131 statements
42%
39%
359th of 764
Policy criticism42 statements
13%
10%
239th of 764
Credit claiming41 statements
13%
14%
361st of 764
Personal attacks20 statements
6%
3%
106th of 764
Bipartisanship12 statements
4%
3%
201st of 764
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Nelson's share of statements in each category against the State House Democrats average.
RowNelsonPeers
Policy discussion42%39%
Policy criticism13%10%
Credit claiming13%14%
Personal attacks6%3%
Bipartisanship4%3%
315

statements classified

315 posts on X.

posts on X: 315 (100.0%)posts on X 315
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Nelson's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X315
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Nelson used extreme labels in 1.9% of statements, 2.0 times the peer average. 6 statements, most often aimed at democracy; peers 1.0%.

  1. “fascist”2
  2. “radical”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. democracy1
  2. our democracy1
  3. Right wing1
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 OR 2025–26 session

Statements2025-01: 192025-02: 302025-03: 212025-04: 182025-05: 282025-06: 332025-07: 122025-08: 102025-09: 112025-10: 362025-11: 112025-12: 112026-01: 52026-02: 62026-03: 82026-04: 72026-05: 102026-06: 72026-07: 12026-08: 62026-09: 72026-10: 18peak 36 · Oct ’25Personal attackspeak 22.2% · Oct ’26 · latest 22.2%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 0.0% of 19Personal attacks, 2025-02: 3.3% of 30Personal attacks, 2025-03: 9.5% of 21Personal attacks, 2025-04: 11.1% of 18Personal attacks, 2025-05: 3.6% of 28Personal attacks, 2025-06: 9.1% of 33Personal attacks, 2025-07: 16.7% of 12Personal attacks, 2025-08: 10.0% of 10Personal attacks, 2025-09: 0.0% of 11Personal attacks, 2025-10: 2.8% of 36Personal attacks, 2025-11: 0.0% of 11Personal attacks, 2025-12: 0.0% of 11Personal attacks, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-05: 0.0% of 10Personal attacks, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-10: 22.2% of 18Policy criticismpeak 33.3% · Feb ’25 · latest 0.0%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 21.1% of 19Policy criticism, 2025-02: 33.3% of 30Policy criticism, 2025-03: 19.1% of 21Policy criticism, 2025-04: 11.1% of 18Policy criticism, 2025-05: 10.7% of 28Policy criticism, 2025-06: 9.1% of 33Policy criticism, 2025-07: 16.7% of 12Policy criticism, 2025-08: 20.0% of 10Policy criticism, 2025-09: 18.2% of 11Policy criticism, 2025-10: 5.6% of 36Policy criticism, 2025-11: 0.0% of 11Policy criticism, 2025-12: 18.2% of 11Policy criticism, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-05: 10.0% of 10Policy criticism, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-10: 0.0% of 18Policy discussionpeak 66.7% · Oct ’26 · latest 66.7%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 47.4% of 19Policy discussion, 2025-02: 53.3% of 30Policy discussion, 2025-03: 57.1% of 21Policy discussion, 2025-04: 44.4% of 18Policy discussion, 2025-05: 57.1% of 28Policy discussion, 2025-06: 36.4% of 33Policy discussion, 2025-07: 41.7% of 12Policy discussion, 2025-08: 30.0% of 10Policy discussion, 2025-09: 45.5% of 11Policy discussion, 2025-10: 13.9% of 36Policy discussion, 2025-11: 27.3% of 11Policy discussion, 2025-12: 54.5% of 11Policy discussion, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-05: 40.0% of 10Policy discussion, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-10: 66.7% of 18Bipartisanshippeak 11.1% · Apr ’25 · latest 5.6%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 0.0% of 19Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 3.3% of 30Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 0.0% of 21Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 11.1% of 18Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 10.7% of 28Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 9.1% of 33Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 0.0% of 12Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 0.0% of 10Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 9.1% of 11Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 0.0% of 36Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 0.0% of 11Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 0.0% of 11Bipartisanship, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 0.0% of 10Bipartisanship, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 5.6% of 18Credit claimingpeak 35.7% · May ’25 · latest 11.1%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 0.0% of 19Credit claiming, 2025-02: 13.3% of 30Credit claiming, 2025-03: 14.3% of 21Credit claiming, 2025-04: 22.2% of 18Credit claiming, 2025-05: 35.7% of 28Credit claiming, 2025-06: 24.2% of 33Credit claiming, 2025-07: 16.7% of 12Credit claiming, 2025-08: 10.0% of 10Credit claiming, 2025-09: 0.0% of 11Credit claiming, 2025-10: 2.8% of 36Credit claiming, 2025-11: 9.1% of 11Credit claiming, 2025-12: 9.1% of 11Credit claiming, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-05: 10.0% of 10Credit claiming, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-10: 11.1% of 18Extreme labelspeak 20.0% · Aug ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 0.0% of 19Extreme labels, 2025-02: 0.0% of 30Extreme labels, 2025-03: 4.8% of 21Extreme labels, 2025-04: 11.1% of 18Extreme labels, 2025-05: 0.0% of 28Extreme labels, 2025-06: 0.0% of 33Extreme labels, 2025-07: 0.0% of 12Extreme labels, 2025-08: 20.0% of 10Extreme labels, 2025-09: 0.0% of 11Extreme labels, 2025-10: 2.8% of 36Extreme labels, 2025-11: 0.0% of 11Extreme labels, 2025-12: 0.0% of 11Extreme labels, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-02: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-03: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-05: 0.0% of 10Extreme labels, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-09: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 18Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Nelson, 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 ’25190.0%21.1%47.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Feb ’25303.3%33.3%53.3%3.3%13.3%0.0%
Mar ’25219.5%19.1%57.1%0.0%14.3%4.8%
Apr ’251811.1%11.1%44.4%11.1%22.2%11.1%
May ’25283.6%10.7%57.1%10.7%35.7%0.0%
Jun ’25339.1%9.1%36.4%9.1%24.2%0.0%
Jul ’251216.7%16.7%41.7%0.0%16.7%0.0%
Aug ’251010.0%20.0%30.0%0.0%10.0%20.0%
Sep ’25110.0%18.2%45.5%9.1%0.0%0.0%
Oct ’25362.8%5.6%13.9%0.0%2.8%2.8%
Nov ’25110.0%0.0%27.3%0.0%9.1%0.0%
Dec ’25110.0%18.2%54.5%0.0%9.1%0.0%
Jan ’265— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Feb ’266— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Mar ’268— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Apr ’267— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
May ’26100.0%10.0%40.0%0.0%10.0%0.0%
Jun ’267— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Jul ’261— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Aug ’266— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Sep ’267— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
Oct ’261822.2%0.0%66.7%5.6%11.1%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 OR 2025–26 session, the same span as the rates above, including months with no statements. A month with fewer than 10 statements is hatched, not shaded: one or two posts would swing its rate to 0% or 100%. 8 months are hatched here.

In Nelson’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.

Oct 8, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy discussion; bipartisanship; credit claiming; Health; Labor and Employment · Source

Personal attacks

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

Oct 26, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · personal attacks; policy discussion; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; Health; target: Christine Drazan · Source

Extreme label

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

Oct 5, 2025 · Posts on X (state legislators) · extreme label “extreme” aimed at Right wing · 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 (state legislators)

    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 · Health · target: Christine DrazanSource

  2. Posts on X (state legislators)

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Armed Forces and National Security · Health · Agriculture and Food · Government Operations and Politics · target: Trump FamilySource

  3. Posts on X (state legislators)

    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 · target: Christine DrazanSource

  4. Posts on X (state legislators)

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Government Operations and Politics · target: Donald TrumpSource

  5. Posts on X (state legislators)

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Health · Labor and Employment · target: TrumpSource

All 315 statements

Newest first, the OR 2025–26 session

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: 315 posts on X.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Health is what Nelson talks about most: 40% of policy statements, 2.7 times the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.61 on a 0–1 scale (State House Democrats average 0.54; 148th of 503).

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 Nelson talks about. The bills Nelson sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Nelson talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the OR 2025–26 session

0%45%
Nelson
Peers
Health53 statements
40%
15%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues22 statements
17%
10%
Labor and Employment16 statements
12%
6%
Economics and Public Finance12 statements
9%
11%
Government Operations and Politics12 statements
9%
15%
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Policy areas Nelson talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the State House Democrats average.
RowNelsonPeers
Health40%15%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues17%10%
Labor and Employment12%6%
Economics and Public Finance9%11%
Government Operations and Politics9%15%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Nelson’s policy statements in an area; the thin grey bar is the average share for State 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 45%. Grey ticks are the State House Democrats averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onHealthHealth, talks about: 40% (State House Democrats 15%)40%Health, legislates on: 29% (State House Democrats 15%)29%Civil Rights and Liberties,Minority IssuesCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, talks about: 17% (State House Democrats 10%)17%Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, legislates on: 7% (State House Democrats 4%)7%Labor and EmploymentLabor and Employment, talks about: 12% (State House Democrats 6%)12%Labor and Employment, legislates on: 16% (State House Democrats 6%)16%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 9% (State House Democrats 11%)9%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 0% (State House Democrats 2%)0%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 9% (State House Democrats 15%)9%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 5% (State House Democrats 8%)5%
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Nelson's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutState House Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onState House Democrats, legislates on
Health40%15%29%15%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues17%10%7%4%
Labor and Employment12%6%16%6%
Economics and Public Finance9%11%0%2%
Government Operations and Politics9%15%5%8%
0.61

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

State House Democrats average 0.54. Ranks 148th of 503.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Nelson sits at −0.86 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 81% of State House Democrats. Approximate range −0.93 to −0.80, which understates the uncertainty; from 207 donors and 612 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”.

−0.86

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −0.93 to −0.80. From 207 donors and 612 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Nelson −0.9State House Democrats −0.6Oregon House −0.6All State House +0.1

The outlined dot is Nelson, 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 Nelson’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 Nelson sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →State House Democratsmedian −0.6Nelson −0.9Oregon Housemedian −0.6All State Housemedian +0.1
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Nelson's CSIP score of −0.86 placed against State House Democrats, Oregon House, All State House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Nelson
State House Democrats2392−0.619%
Oregon House60−0.622%
All State House5324+0.19%
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 Nelson 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 Nelson.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Nelson reported $68.6K in the 2026 cycle, above the State House Democrats’ median of $40.4K. State filings report no small-donation total. 55% of itemized individual money came from Oregon.

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.

Election cycle
$68.6K

itemized in the 2026 cycle

From 30 itemized donors. State House Democrats’ median $40.4K.

Where the money came from

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

Individuals (itemized): $9,056 (13.2%)Individuals (itemized): $9,056 (13.2%)Individuals (itemized): $9,056 (13.2%)Individuals (itemized): $9,056 (13.2%)Individuals (itemized): $9,056 (13.2%)Individuals (itemized): $9,056 (13.2%)Individuals (itemized): $9,056 (13.2%)Individuals (itemized): $9,056 (13.2%)Individuals (itemized): $9,056 (13.2%)Individuals (itemized): $9,056 (13.2%)Individuals (itemized): $9,056 (13.2%)Individuals (itemized): $9,056 (13.2%)Individuals (itemized): $9,056 (13.2%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)PACs and other committees: $59.5K (86.8%)
  • Individuals (itemized)13 squares$9,056
  • PACs and other committees87 squares$59.5K
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Sources of Nelson's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Individuals (itemized)$9,05613.2%
PACs and other committees$59.5K86.8%
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.

Receipts by cycle

Itemized contributions, 2022 to 2026. The grey line is the State House Democrats’ median for 2026.

2022 cycle: $109.6K$109.6K20222024 cycle: $72.6K$72.6K20242026 cycle: $68.6K$68.6K2026State House Democrats median $40.4K
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Nelson's receipts by cycle against the 2026 State House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2022 cycle$109.6K
2024 cycle$72.6K
2026 cycle$68.6K

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 55% came from Oregon.

  1. Oregon$4,955
  2. Washington$2,651
  3. California$1,450

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: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: $2,651WAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: no dataMNIllinois: no dataILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: no dataMINew York: no dataNYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: no dataMAOregon: $4,955ORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: no dataINOhio: no dataOHPennsylvania: no dataPANew Jersey: no dataNJConnecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: $1,450CAUtah: no dataUTColorado: no dataCONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: no dataMOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: no dataVAMaryland: no dataMDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: no dataAZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: no dataNCSouth Carolina: no dataSCDistrict of Columbia: no dataDCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: no dataGAHawaii: no dataHITexas: no dataTXFlorida: no dataFL
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Nelson's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Oregon$4,955
Washington$2,651
California$1,450
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
New HampshireNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
MinnesotaNo data
IllinoisNo data
WisconsinNo data
MichiganNo data
New YorkNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
MassachusettsNo data
NevadaNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
IndianaNo data
OhioNo data
PennsylvaniaNo data
New JerseyNo data
ConnecticutNo data
UtahNo data
ColoradoNo data
NebraskaNo data
MissouriNo data
KentuckyNo data
West VirginiaNo data
VirginiaNo data
MarylandNo data
DelawareNo data
ArizonaNo data
New MexicoNo data
KansasNo data
ArkansasNo data
TennesseeNo data
North CarolinaNo data
South CarolinaNo data
District of ColumbiaNo data
OklahomaNo data
LouisianaNo data
MississippiNo data
AlabamaNo data
GeorgiaNo data
HawaiiNo data
TexasNo data
FloridaNo data
30

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

55%

from Oregon

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

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. REGISTERED NURSE$1,750 3 donors
  2. NOT EMPLOYED$555 4 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. OREGON NURSES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20.0K
  2. CITIZEN ACTION FOR POLITICAL EDUCATION$5,000
  3. COALITION FOR A HEALTHY OREGON PAC$3,500
  4. OREGON HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION PAC$3,500
  5. ALLCARE PHYSICIANS PAC$3,000

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. WSNA$650 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Nelson voted with the majority of Oregon House Democrats on 97.6% of party-line votes and missed 5.0% of 1,009 roll calls. Oregon House on average: 91.6% party unity, 88% attendance. Across all roll calls, Nelson voted against the majority of Oregon House Democrats 24 times.

1,009 roll calls Nelson could vote on in the OR 2025–26 session, compared with Oregon House. 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 Nelson voted with the majority of Oregon House Democrats. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

24

votes against the majority of Oregon House Democrats

Party unity 97.6%, Oregon House average 91.6%, ranks 26th of 60. 1,009 roll calls in the OR 2025–26 session.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Nelson
Peers
Rank
Attendance
94.9%
88%
22nd of 60
Party unity
97.6%
91.6%
26th of 60
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Nelson's attendance and party unity against Oregon House.
RowNelsonPeers
Attendance94.9%88%
Party unity97.6%91.6%
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 OR 2025–26 session

Key votes
Party split (yea–nay)Why it’s key
Mar 6, 2026
HB 4075
Relating to hospital finance; and declaring an emergency.
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Wright, Nosse. Passed.
YeaWith majoritypassD 20–15 · R 21–0Democrats 20 yea, 15 nay; Republicans 21 yea, 0 naybecame law · party crossover
Mar 6, 2026
SB 5701
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.
YeaWith majoritypassD 33–0 · R 15–4Democrats 33 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 15 yea, 4 naybecame law · party crossover
Mar 6, 2026
SB 1502
Relating to proposed legislative measures to be filed by the Secretary of State; and prescribing an effective date.
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Elmer. Passed.
YeaWith majoritypassD 32–1 · R 18–0Democrats 32 yea, 1 nay; Republicans 18 yea, 0 naybecame law
Mar 6, 2026
HB 5204
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed.
YeaWith majoritypassD 35–0 · R 3–16Democrats 35 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 3 yea, 16 naybecame law · party crossover
Mar 6, 2026
SB 5702
Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Third reading. Carried by Nosse. Passed.
YeaWith majoritypassD 33–0 · R 16–2Democrats 33 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 16 yea, 2 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 Nelson most often

  1. Andrea ValderramaD708 shared votes98%
  2. Jason KropfD917 shared votes98%
  3. Lisa FragalaD941 shared votes98%
  4. Nathan SosaD833 shared votes97%
  5. Willy ChotzenD936 shared votes97%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Nelson least often

  1. Jami CateR658 shared votes55%
  2. Dwayne YunkerR724 shared votes60%
  3. Werner ReschkeR712 shared votes62%
  4. Alek SkarlatosR812 shared votes62%
  5. Virgle OsborneR745 shared votes63%
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

OR 2025–26 session, loads in batches

Back to topNext: Legislation

Legislation

Nelson sponsored 94 bills in the OR 2025–26 session; 25 became law. Cosponsored 166 others. 48% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Oregon House average 50%; 32nd of 59).

The bills Nelson sponsored and cosponsored in the OR 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 OR 2025–26 session

Sponsored94 billsSponsored, Introduced: 9494Sponsored, In committee: 9494Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 3131Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 2929Sponsored, Became law: 2525Cosponsored166 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 166166Cosponsored, In committee: 166166Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 100100Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 9191Cosponsored, Became law: 8383IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Nelson sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored9494312925
Cosponsored1661661009183
How to read the blocks

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

48%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

Oregon House average 50%. Ranks 32nd of 59.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Mark Gamba84
  2. Deb Patterson83
  3. James Manning81
  4. Lew Frederick73
  5. Lesly Muñoz58
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 Nelson’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 1501Relating to the Moda Center; and declaring an emergency.CosponsorFeb 9, 2026Became lawGovernment Operations and Politics(model)Effective date, March 31, 2026. Apr 6, 2026
HB 4154Relating to student attendance data; and declaring an emergency.CosponsorFeb 2, 2026Became lawEducation(model)Chapter 69, (2026 Laws): Effective date March 31, 2026. Apr 6, 2026
HB 4147Relating to medical assistance; prescribing an effective date.SponsorFeb 2, 2026Passed one chamberHealth(model)In committee upon adjournment. Mar 7, 2026
HB 4132Relating to veterans; and prescribing an effective date.CosponsorFeb 2, 2026Became lawArmed Forces and National Security(model)Chapter 117, (2026 Laws): Effective date July 1, 2026. Apr 13, 2026
HB 4094Relating to compensation for certain unused paid time off upon termination of employment; prescribing an effective date.SponsorFeb 2, 2026In committeeLabor and Employment(model)In committee upon adjournment. Mar 7, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 1 time in 90 days. Nelson’s official site had 1 page when last crawled on Sep 1, 2026.

The lab crawls Nelson’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 Nelson 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.

Images Nelson posted

No images from Nelson’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 Nelson is most unusual among State 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
e2a96554-b503-4aad-856c-84266386e957
Open States
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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 (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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