Total votes
2,199
all sessions
Attendance
95%
117 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
98%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
129
bills & resolutions
Higher than 83% of chamber peers
Committees
0
assignments
Co-sponsorship network
Legislative network
Legislators build coalitions through co-sponsorship. These are the 10 lawmakers Sen. Obama 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
Donne E. Trotter
Closest allies
Ranked by bills co-sponsored together across all sessions.
01
Donne E. Trotter
8bills together
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02
Kimberly Lightford
8bills together
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03
Susan Garrett
8bills together
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04
Don Harmon
7bills together
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05
James T. Meeks
7bills together
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06
Jacqueline Y. Collins
7bills together
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07
Ira I. Silverstein
7bills together
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08
Karen A. Yarbrough
7bills together
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09
Charles G. Morrow, III
6bills together
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10
Iris Y. Martinez
6bills together
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