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Democrat · Georgia House, district 61

Serving since Jan 13, 2025GA 2025–26 session

Portrait of Mekyah McQueen, rendered as a two-tone print
Official portrait
15%
of roll calls missed, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Georgia House

Attendance 85%; the average within the Georgia House is 93.5%. Ranks 166th of 180, where 1st has the highest attendance. 1,391 roll calls in the GA 2025–26 session.

Attendance is the share of the roll calls McQueen could vote on where a yea, nay or present was recorded, ranked within the Georgia House. A missed vote has many causes, from illness to campaigning; the number says how often, not why.

At a glance

6 measures against the Georgia House. 83% of McQueen’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Georgia, in the bottom half of State House Democrats. McQueen sits at −0.76 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 70% of State House Democrats.

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

Attendance

85%

Georgia House average 93.5% · ranks 166th of 180 · 1,391 roll calls

Party unity

100%

Georgia House average 97.2% · ranks 20th of 178 · 35 votes against the majority of Georgia House Democrats

From Georgia, 2026

83%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 1454th of 1,983 State House Democrats

CSIP ideology

−0.76

More liberal than 70% of State House Democrats · ± 0.09

Itemized, 2026

$16.5K

State House Democrats’ median $40.4K · ranks 1432nd of 2,082

Out of committee

68%

Georgia House average 66% · ranks 82nd of 177

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

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What McQueen says

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

McQueen sits at −0.76 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 70% of State House Democrats. Approximate range −0.85 to −0.68, which understates the uncertainty; from 60 donors and 279 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”.

−0.76

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −0.85 to −0.68. From 60 donors and 279 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0McQueen −0.8State House Democrats −0.6Georgia House +0.4All State House +0.1

The outlined dot is McQueen, 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 McQueen’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 McQueen 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 −0.6McQueen −0.8Georgia Housemedian +0.4All State Housemedian +0.1
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McQueen's CSIP score of −0.76 placed against State House Democrats, Georgia House, All State House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of McQueen
State House Democrats2392−0.630%
Georgia House180+0.44%
All State House5324+0.113%
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 McQueen 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 McQueen.

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Money

McQueen reported $16.5K in the 2026 cycle, below the State House Democrats’ median of $40.4K. State filings report no small-donation total. 83% of itemized individual money came from Georgia.

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
$16.5K

itemized in the 2026 cycle

From 38 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): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)Individuals (itemized): $7,730 (46.9%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)PACs and other committees: $8,750 (53.1%)
  • Individuals (itemized)47 squares$7,730
  • PACs and other committees53 squares$8,750
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Sources of McQueen's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Individuals (itemized)$7,73046.9%
PACs and other committees$8,75053.1%
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, 2024 to 2026. The grey line is the State House Democrats’ median for 2026.

2024 cycle: $13.8K$13.8K20242026 cycle: $16.5K$16.5K2026State House Democrats median $40.4K
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McQueen's receipts by cycle against the 2026 State House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2024 cycle$13.8K
2026 cycle$16.5K

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 83% came from Georgia.

  1. Georgia$6,403
  2. Maryland$844
  3. Colorado$225
  4. District of Columbia$122
  5. New York$75

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: no dataWAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: no dataMNIllinois: no dataILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: no dataMINew York: $75NYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: no dataMAOregon: no dataORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: no dataINOhio: no dataOHPennsylvania: no dataPANew Jersey: no dataNJConnecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: no dataCAUtah: no dataUTColorado: $225CONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: no dataMOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: no dataVAMaryland: $844MDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: no dataAZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: no dataNCSouth Carolina: no dataSCDistrict of Columbia: $122DCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: $6,403GAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $61TXFlorida: no dataFL
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McQueen's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Georgia$6,403
Maryland$844
Colorado$225
District of Columbia$122
New York$75
Texas$61
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
New HampshireNo data
WashingtonNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
MinnesotaNo data
IllinoisNo data
WisconsinNo data
MichiganNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
MassachusettsNo data
OregonNo data
NevadaNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
IndianaNo data
OhioNo data
PennsylvaniaNo data
New JerseyNo data
ConnecticutNo data
CaliforniaNo data
UtahNo data
NebraskaNo data
MissouriNo data
KentuckyNo data
West VirginiaNo data
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
HawaiiNo data
FloridaNo data
38

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

83%

from Georgia

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

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. NOT EMPLOYED$400 4 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. CIVIL JUSTICE PAC, INC.$3,300
  2. CIVIL JUSTICE PAC$1,500
  3. COMMITTEE TO ELECT CAROLYN F. HUGLEY$1,000
  4. DEMOCRATIC EDUCATIONAL ACTION NETWORK-GEORGIA$1,000
  5. COMMITTEE OF AUTOMOBILE RETAIL DEALERS OF GEORGIA$700

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

No employers reported.

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

McQueen voted with the majority of Georgia House Democrats on 100% of party-line votes and missed 15% of 1,391 roll calls. Georgia House on average: 97.2% party unity, 93.5% attendance. Across all roll calls, McQueen voted against the majority of Georgia House Democrats 35 times.

1,391 roll calls McQueen could vote on in the GA 2025–26 session, compared with Georgia 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 McQueen voted with the majority of Georgia House Democrats. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

35

votes against the majority of Georgia House Democrats

Party unity 100%, Georgia House average 97.2%, ranks 20th of 178. 1,391 roll calls in the GA 2025–26 session.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
McQueen
Peers
Rank
Attendance
85%
93.5%
166th of 180
Party unity
100%
97.2%
20th of 178
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McQueen's attendance and party unity against Georgia House.
RowMcQueenPeers
Attendance85%93.5%
Party unity100%97.2%
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 GA 2025–26 session

Key votes
Party split (yea–nay)Why it’s key
Jun 23, 2026
HB 78
Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Local Calendar
NayWith majorityfailD 2–71 · R 94–0Democrats 2 yea, 71 nay; Republicans 94 yea, 0 naymuch discussed
Jun 23, 2026
SB 3
Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish
PASSAGE
NayWith majoritypassD 1–76 · R 93–3Democrats 1 yea, 76 nay; Republicans 93 yea, 3 naybecame law · close vote
Jun 23, 2026
HB 78
Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Local Calendar
NayWith majoritypassD 2–72 · R 95–0Democrats 2 yea, 72 nay; Republicans 95 yea, 0 naymuch discussed
Jun 23, 2026
HB 78
Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Local Calendar
NayWith majorityfailD 2–72 · R 95–0Democrats 2 yea, 72 nay; Republicans 95 yea, 0 naymuch discussed
Jun 22, 2026
HB 61
Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
Local Calendar
NayWith majoritypassD 0–75 · R 97–0Democrats 0 yea, 75 nay; Republicans 97 yea, 0 naymuch discussed
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 McQueen most often

  1. Bryce BerryD1,119 shared votes98%
  2. Dewey McClainD1,119 shared votes98%
  3. Akbar AliD687 shared votes98%
  4. El-Mahdi HollyD1,037 shared votes98%
  5. Inga WillisD1,024 shared votes98%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as McQueen least often

  1. Bill FincherR687 shared votes54%
  2. Charlice ByrdR1,127 shared votes54%
  3. Noelle KahaianR1,158 shared votes56%
  4. Mitchell HornerR1,113 shared votes63%
  5. Emory DunahooR1,119 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

GA 2025–26 session, loads in batches

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Legislation

McQueen sponsored 144 bills in the GA 2025–26 session; 11 became law. Cosponsored 0 others. 68% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House average 66%; 82nd of 177).

The bills McQueen sponsored and cosponsored in the GA 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 GA 2025–26 session

Sponsored144 billsSponsored, Introduced: 144144Sponsored, In committee: 103103Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 9898Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 1111Sponsored, Became law: 1111Cosponsored0 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 00Cosponsored, In committee: 00Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 00Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Cosponsored, Became law: 00IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills McQueen sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored144103981111
Cosponsored00000
How to read the blocks

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

68%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

Georgia House average 66%. Ranks 82nd of 177.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Park Cannon45
  2. Bryce Berry40
  3. Eric Bell35
  4. Inga Willis24
  5. Terry Cummings23
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 McQueen’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
HR 49B High ATL (BHIGHTV); outstanding contributions to hip-hop media, cultural preservation, and community engagement; recognizeSponsorJun 22, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedHouse Read and Adopted Jun 22, 2026
HR 48RAHBI; outstanding contributions to the arts, culture, and the State of Georgia; recognizeSponsorJun 22, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedHouse Read and Adopted Jun 22, 2026
HR 37Jackson, Bishop Reginald Thomas; condolencesSponsorJun 22, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedHouse Read and Adopted Jun 22, 2026
HR 19Georges, Debrah; commendSponsorJun 20, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedHouse Read and Adopted Jun 20, 2026
HR 11Independent redistricting commission; provide for creation and establishment - CASponsorJun 17, 2026IntroducedGovernment Operations and Politics(model)House Second Readers Jun 20, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that has not changed in 90 days. McQueen’s official site had 0 pages when last crawled.

The lab crawls McQueen’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 McQueen 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 McQueen posted

No images from McQueen’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.

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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 McQueen is most unusual among Georgia House, 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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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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