Total votes
4,122
all sessions
Attendance
99%
24 missed
Higher than 93% of chamber peers
With party
97%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
2%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
312
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
9
assignments
Co-sponsorship network
Legislative network
Legislators build coalitions through co-sponsorship. These are the 10 lawmakers Sen. Hester co-sponsors with most often: a window into their policy partnerships, their coalition within the caucus, and the rare cases where they reach across the aisle.
Top partners
10
Within party
10
Across aisle
0
Strongest tie
Ben Gilmore
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Ben Gilmore
110bills together
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02
Blake Johnson
103bills together
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03
Missy Irvin
99bills together
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04
Breanne Davis
94bills together
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05
Scott Flippo
93bills together
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06
Dave Wallace
88bills together
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07
Jane English
84bills together
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08
Kim Hammer
83bills together
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09
Howard Beaty
78bills together
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10
Jonathan Dismang
75bills together
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